East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-02

ment, which has been or may hereafter be
made BY the City. has been or shall here
after be set aside, annulled. declared or
rendered void, or its enforcement refused
BY any court Of this state, or any Federal
court, having jurisdiction therein, whether
directly or by virtue Of any decision OF such
court, or when the council shall be In doubt
as to the validity of such assessment, or
any part thereof, the council may, BY ordi-
nance, make new assessment, OF re ASSESS
ment, upon the lots, blocks or parcels Of
land which have been benefited by such
Improvement to the extent Of their respec.
tive and proportionate shares OF the full
value thereof Such ee-assessment shall be
based upon the special and peculiar bene-
fit OF such improvement to the respective
parcels Of land assessed. at the time Of its
original making, but shall not exceed the
amount Of such original assessment In
terest thereon from the date Of delInquency
OF the original assessment may be added
at the discretion Of the Council. Such re-
assessment shall be made in an equitable
manner. as nearly as may be In accordance
with the law In force at the time 1t Is
made; but the Council may adopt a diff
ferent plan Of apportionment OF benefits.
when in Its Judgment essential, to secure
an equitable reassessment. The proceed
ings required by this Charter to be had
prior to the making of the original as
sessment shall not be required to be taken
or had within the intent Of this Section
Such re-assessment shall be made and shall
become charge upon the property upon
which the same Is laid Notwithstanding the
omission, failure or neglect Of any officer
body or person to comply with the provisions
OF this Charter connected with -or relating
to such improvement and original assess.
ment and notwithstanding the proceedings
Of the Council or Of any officers contractor
or other person connected with such work
or Improvement may have been Irregular or
defective, whether such irreguiarity or de-
feet be jurisdictional or otherwise Such
re-assessment shall not be made In case OF
street improvement wherein remon.
STRANGE sufficient In law to defeat the or.
lginal Improvement shall have been filed
The Council shall by resolution declare the
district that has been or will be, benefited
by the improvement for which the re-as-
sessment is to be or shall be made. and
shall direct the Recorder or City Engineer
| to prepare preliminary re assessment up-
on the property included therein within a
time to be fixed by said resolution Upon
the passage Of such resolution the Recorder
| snail, as soon thereafter as such re assess
ment Is prepared, give notice BY ten sue.
cessive publications In some daily newspa.
per published In The City OF Pendleton. tha,
such re-assessment Is on file In his office
giving the date Of the passage Of the reso-
luton directing the making OF the same
| and the time at which the Council will hear
and consider objections to said re-assess.
| ment by parties aggrieved thereby. and
warning such persons not to depart until
| such re-assessment has been completed The
Recorder shall forthwith mail TO the own.
er OF each lot or part thereof, or tract o.
| i6nu, affected by such re-assessment or TO
his agent. II the postoffice address Of either
| De Known to the Recorder a notice OF such
| re assessment. and II such postoffice ad.
dress be unknown, then such notice shall be
directed to such owner or agent at Pendle-
ton, Oregon. The owner or owners OF any
property which is assessed on such re-as.
sessment, or any person having an interest
therein, may, within ten days from the last
publication herein provided. file with the
Recorder their objections In writing to such
reassessment. At the time appointed In
such notice the Council shall hear and de.
termine all objections which have been filed
by any party interested The Council shall
nave power to adjourn such hearing from
time TO time and shall have the power. In
its discretion. to revise and correct or TO
set aside and order the remaking OF such
re-assessment. and shall pass an ordinance
approving and confirming such re assess
ment as corrected and remade by II. and
such decision shall be final liberalization
OF the regularity, validity and correctness
OF the re-assessment. except as herein 9th
erwlse provided. when said re re.assessment
is completed and confirmed II shall be en-.
tered In the Docket OF City Liens and shah
be enforced and collected In the same man
ner that other assessments for local I'm.
provements are enforced and collected un,
der this Charter and the laws governing
the city. All sums paid upon the former
. assessment shall be credited 10 the property
on account OF Wnlcn the same were pnlfL
as OF the date OF such payment And when
IL has been attempted 10 sell property for
any assessment and such sale Is found o.
declared void. upon Fire making Of the rs
assessment the property shall be- tesold ana
the proceeds OF such sale shah be paid IL
the purchaser at the former void sale o.
his assigns. But no proceedings shan b.
Instituted for such reassessment unless
within ten years OF the passage Of the reso-
luton of Intention for the making OF the
original work lmpr or repair
; This notice Is published pursuant 20 or.
der OF the Common Council, the first pub
lication hereof being made March i6 1914.
Dated Pendleton. Oregon, March 10,
1914
TuoS FlrZ GERALD.
City Recorder