East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-25

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN
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
official ballot:
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
Of Pendleton to incur additional indebt-
edness not exceeding 100000 and to
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.
4S1. 4S1 yss. Ns
The full title and text of such measure is
as follows:
A BILL
To propose by initiative petition an Act
to amend the Charter OF The City of Pen
dleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, and to au
thoriZe and empower said City to incur an
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 S40.-
10000. in addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized to be issued for the purposes Of
I
tion of, gravity system of water works to
supply said City and Its inhabitants and the
I inhabitants of the territory adjoining the
City and the territory In the vicinity of such
bonds from taxation, and declaring that
none of them, nor any Indebtedness evil
denced by them, shall be taken into &C,
count in computing the heretofore author.
lied Indebtedness which The City of Pen
Be it Enacted by the People of The City Of
Pendleton
The People of The City Of Pendleton do
Ordain 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
S40.00000, 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 bonds
issued pursuant to this Section shall be
known as WATER BONDS, Series c c."
shall have those words written. printed or
engraved thereon, and shall be numbered
| consecutively, commencing with number l.
and II the whole amount Of bonds author.
lied by this Section shall not be issued at
the same time, any subsequent issue shall
be numbered commencing with the number
next following the last number issued in
the next preceding issue of said bonds No
bond issued pursuant to the provisions of
this Section shall be subject or liable TO any
| taxation, and none OF them, nor any in
debtedness evidenced by them. shall be
taken into account in computing the here
tofore authorized Indebtedness which The
City of PendletOn may incur.
The following is the form and number In
which the measure will be printed on the
official ballot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Charter Amendment providing for re-assess.
ment OF property assessed, or liable 70
! assessment, for the opening. altering or
In any manner improving OF any street,
| construction or repair of sewers. or for
any kind of local Improvement. hereto
fore or hereafter made by The City oI
Vote YES or NO
4Ss tSs Yes Yes
The. full title and text OF such measure
A BILL
To propose by initiative petition An Act
TO amend the Charter of The City of Pen
dleton. Umatilla County, State OF Oregon
snd to provide for the re-assessment OF pro
perty assessed, or liable to assessment foi
the opening. altering, grading, paving OF
improving OF any street. or the construc.
tion, reconstruction or repair OF any sewer
or for any kind OF local Improvement which
has been, or may hereafter be, made by
said City.
BE 1t Enacted by The People OF The City
of Pendleton
The People OF The City Of Pendle,on dc
Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter OF The City OF Pen
dleton. Umatilla County, Oregon shall bs
amended by adding thereto a section TO Be
numbered SECTION I'D, to read as follows
SECTION l II. That whenever an as
sessment for the opening. altering. grading
paving or Improving OF any street. or the
construction, reconstruction or repair o,
any sewer or for any kind Of local improve