Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-29
Proposed 4memd-
memtS to Charter:

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For the information of the voter The Observer herewith pubhe
the proposed amendments to the city charter to be submitted to thu
legal for their approval rejection special election
be held on Wednesday, June 10 next:
Be it resolved by the city council of the city of Dallas
Section That following amendment of
City Dallas Oregon be initiated and be submitted
the legal voters Of the City of Dallas Oregon Special Election
be held at the time and place hereinafter named tow
Section That Section &c Of the Charter Of the City Dallas
Oregon being Act of the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Oregon entitled GAN ACT incorporate City Dallas Polk
County Oregon and provide charter therefor and repeal all
Acts parts of Acts heretofore passed incorporate the Town of
Dallas, City Dallas, said County State all
ments thereto whether in conflict with this Act otherwise
proved by the of the State of February 4 1901
be and the hereby amended read follows owit
Section &C. The Council shall ascertain and determine nearly
possible the cost OF the proposed improvement and notice shall
given by Police Judge by City Council
by publication thereof successive of
published in said City, by five days personal Of such notice
by the CITY Marshal on all properly owners OF property within the
limits of the improvements which notice shall contain the of
the estimated cost Of the said Improvement the street part there
of within limits improvement;
meeting specifying the time and place thereof for the of
ppoonng the cost of such and assessing each
part thereof liable therefor its pro-
poronae share of such And each lot thereof tract
of land within the limits of such shall be liable for the
full cost making the the half of the street front of and
abutg thereon and also the cost of all that Of street nec
ons by sidewalks and curb including curb around park
strips the and to the extent that the property
is liable for sidewalk improvement street improvement which fronts
abus adjacent to such streets where such
ordered be made at the of the property
abung fronting adjacent heeo provided that all
crossWaks intersections all Streets otherwise
inabve provided shall be improved the expense of the City of
Dallas and paid out of the General Fund of said City
it resolved by the city council of the city of Dallas:
Section l. That amendment to the Charter of the City of
shall authorize empower the City Council of said City, and
sell negotiable interest bearing bonds the amount 5oOO
for the of acquiring real estate for City Park and County
Fair other public said City, be and the hereby
the legal voters of said City of Dallas and shall
be submitted said legal voters of said City for their rejection
approval special election be held said City the 10th day
june 1914 which special election hereby designated special
for said purpose, in the required by law
Section That said proposed amendment follows owit:
That the Charter Of the City of Dallas Oregon, be,
and the hereby amended by the addition thereto Section
51-A, which Section shall read as follows, to-wit:
Section 51A The City of Dallas Oregon is hereby authorized
corporate limits of said City, for the of providing suitable
site for the location Of the Polk County Fair and for
providing the inhabitants of the said City with City Park and
said City shall purchase real estate for said and
thereafter real purchased shall be for said
said City of Dallas shall have the sell the
otherwise the in the interest of the inhabitants of said
City Dallas may directed by Ordinance said
City, In the purchase of site for County Fair all of the
embraced within the proposed site need located with
corporate City, shall be sufficient said
shall consist of real estate being parcel and part of which
located within such corporate limits For the purposes heabove
FORTH the said City of Dallas Oregon hereby authorized and
empowered to and sell negotiable interest bearing bonds
of said City of Dallas than from the date
$5oooOO which said shall
interest exceed the rate of SO payable annually
annually at the option of the City Council of said City, and
by Ordinance provided and the issue and sale of said bonds herein
authorized shall be regulated and carried out herein contemplated by
Ordinance of said City of Dallas for that and said City Council
Dallas Oregon hereby authorized directed carry
make this Section all
by Ordinance The arising from sale of the bonds
shall other purpose than the
particularly mentioned this Section.
ARGUMENT.
TO THE ELECTORS OF DALLAS, OREGON:
year last March the Rowel consisting of sixteen
this City placed the market. 1t many of the
desirable site for the County Grounds
the 100000
until such time the City would find convenient buy
for County Fair purposes.
The men bought paid follows:
II. L. j. M. Fuller L.
N. L. Guy, Oscar Hayer N. Woods, F. j. Coad, c. N.
Hayter, San c. Shu p A. Fnseth H.
Campbell and Henry Ser.
These bought with the understanding that would be
the price they paid for it, when this
could be effected.
When the matter of locating the County Fair before the
County who represented Dallas the stated
Dallas would furnish the Fair Site the Fair permanently
order furnish
retain the County Fair inst
The spenddy located for Fair and