East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-11

402 Yes.
i The full title and text of such measure
Is as follows:
ABILL
To propose by initiative petition An Act
to amend the Charter of The City of Pen.
dleton, Umatilla County, State Of Oregon.
end to provide for the re-assessment of pro-
perty assessed, or liable to assessment, for
the opening, altering, grading paving or
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 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 Pen
dleton, umatilla County, Oregon shall be
amended by adding thereto a section to be
numbered SECTION 1B, to read as follows !:
SECTION 1 B. That whenever an as.
| sessment for the opening, altering, grading,
paving or Improving Of any street, or the
construction. reconstruction or repair Of
ment, which has been or may hereafter be
made by the City, has been or shall here
| after be set aside, annulled, declared OF
rendered void, or Its enforcement refused
oy any court OF this state, OF 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, OF
any part thereof, the council may, by ordi
nance make a new assessment, or 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 Pe-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
or 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 re-assessment. 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 a 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 irreguarity or de
! feet be jurisdictional or otherwise. Such
re-assessment shall not be made in case Of
a street Improvement wherein remon
STRANGE sufficient in law to defeat the or
iginal 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 q
time to be fixed by said resolution. Upon
the passage Of such resolution the Recorder
shall, 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. that
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 OF
land, affected by such re-assessment. or to
his agent, IL the postoffice address of either
be 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
u therein. may within ten days from the last
publication herein provided, file with the