East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-04
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered speci-
al election to be held April %, 1914, to vote
on measures proposed BY Initiative Petition
filed with the City Recorder and transmit
ted to the Common Council, as follows;
The following is the form and number In
which the measure will be printed on the
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
Of Pendleton to Incur additional indebt-
issue bonds therefor, for purposes Of con-
structing, and completing construction OF,
gravity system Of water works, and ex-
empting bonds from taxation.
Vote YES or NO.
tS9. 4S1 Yes. Ns.
The full title and text of such measure Is
as follows:
To propose by initiative petition an Act
to amend the Charter Of The City Of Pen
dleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, and to au
addition Indebtedness, not exceeding $40,.
10000, to that already authorized. and to
issue, sell and dispose of negotiable bonds
therefor, to an amount not exceeding $4O,-
10000. in addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized to be issued for the purposes Of
constructing, and completing the construc,
tiou of, gravity system of water works to
supply said City and Its inhabitants and the
inhabitants of the territory adjoining the
City and the territory In the vicinity Of such
gravity system with water, to exempt such
bonds from taxation, and declaring that
none of them, nor any Indebtedness evil
denced by them, shall be taken into ac.
count in computing the heretofore author.
lied Indebtedness which The City Of Pen
dleton may incur
Be it Enacted by the People Of The City of
Pendleton:
The People of The City of Pendleton do
0rdain as Follows:
That the Charter Of The City Of Pendle-
ton, Umatilla County, Oregon, shall be am
ended by adding thereto a section to be
numbered SECTION l A, which shall read
as follows:
SECTION A. That The City Of Pen.
dleton shall have power and authority, and
is hereby empowered and authorized. to In
cur an Indebtedness not exceeding $40,
10000, in addition to the indebtedness al,
| ready authorized and to issue. sell and dis
pose of negotiable bonds TO evidence such
indebtedness, to an amount not exceeding
S40,0O0.00, In addition to all bonds here
tofore authorized to be issued, for the pur.
poses of constructing and completing the
construction Of. gravity system Of water
works to supply said City and its inhabi
tants and the inhabitants Of the territory
adjoining the City and in the vicinity Of
said gravity system with water. The bond.
issued pursuant to this Section shall bs
known as WATER BONDS, Series c c.
shall have those words written, printed OF
engraved thereon. and shall be numbered
| consecutively, commencing with number 1
and II the whole amount Of bonds author
lied by this Section shall not be issued a
the same time, any subsequent issue shal
be numbered commencing with the numbe
next following the last number issued II
the next preceding issue of said bonds n,
bond issued pursuant to the provisions O
this Section shall be subject or liable to an,
taxation, and none Of them, nor any iu
debtedness evidenced by them, shall b
taken into account in computing the here
tofore authorized Indebtedness which TIL
City of Pendleton may incur.
| ii.
The following is the form and number 4
which the measure will be printed on tn
| official ballot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Charter Amendment providing for re-assess
ment Of property assessed, or liable I
assessment. for the opening. altering O
in any manner improving OF any stree,
construction or repair of sewers, or 10
any kind OF local Improvement, hereto
fore or hereafter made by The City G
Pendleton.
Vote YES or NO.
The full title and text of such measur
Is as follows:
BILL
To propose by initiative petition An AS
to amend the Charter Of The City OF Per
dleton. Umatilla County, State Of Oregon
and TO provide for the re-assessment OF pr,
perty assessed, or liable to assessment. fo
the opening. altering. grading. paving G
Improving OF any street. or the constru,
tion, reconstruction or repair OF any sewe
or for any kind Of local Improvement whlc
has been, or may hereafter be, made
said City.
BE Il Enacted by The People Of The Cit
OF Pendleton
The People of The City Of Pendleton d
0rdain as Follows:
That the Charter OF The City OF Pei
dleton. Umatilla County. Oregon shall |
amended by adding thereto section to ,
numbered SECTION 1B, to read as follows
SECTION 1 Il. That whenever an a
sessment for the opening, altering, gradin
paving or Improving Of any street, or Il
construction. reconstruction or repair
any sewer or for any kind of local lmproy