East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-31

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, o.
any part thereof, the council may, by oryIi..
nance, make 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 Se-assessment shall be
based upon the special and peculiar bepe
tit OF such improvement to the respective
parcels of land assessed, at the time Of n,
original making, but shall not exceed ths
amount OF such original assessment In
terest thereon from the date Of delinquency
OF the original assessment may be added
at tne discretion OF the Council. Such re-
assessment shall be made in an equitable
manner. as nearly as may be In accordaucs
with the law in force at the time 1t Ia
made but the Council may adopt a dir.
Ierent 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 bad
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
beay or person to comply with the provisions
Of this Charter connected with or relatipc
10 such Improvement and original assess.
ment and notwithstanding the proceedings
OF the Council or OF any officers, contractor
OF otner person connected with such work
OF Improvement may have been irregular or
9etectiye, whether such irregularity or de-
feet be jurisdictional or otherwise. Such
re-assessment shall not be made In case OF
street Improvement wherein a remon
saipd, stfance sufficient In law to defeat the or
iginal improvement shall have been filed
Inc Council shall by resolution declare the
uistrict that has been or will be- bensfitel
oy the Improvement for which the re-as
ss ssssment Is to be or shall be made and
snail direct the Recorder or CITY Engineey
to prepare preliminary re-assessment mn.
on the property included therein within a
Time TO be fixed by said resolution. Upon
tne passage OF such resolution the Recorder
snail, as soon thereafter as such re a ssess
ment Is prepared give notice hy ten an.
cessive publications in some daily newsna
per published In The City OF Pendieton. tha,
such reassessment Is on file in his office
s,,.g ss..Ing tne date OF the passage OF the reso.
lution directing the making Of the same
ana the time at which the Council will hear
ana consider objections to said re-assess
ment by parties aggrieved thereby. and
Warning such persons not to depart until
- cOmDlofnd a
recorder shall forthwith mail to ths ,wn
sr OF each lot or part thereof or tract OF
iand, affected by such re assessment. or 70
MS agent, II the postoffice address OF either
" known 10 the Recorder. notice OF such
.e-assessment re and II such postoffice ad
dress De unknown. then such notice shall he
uirecteu 10 such owner or agent at Pendle
ten, oregon. The owner or owners OF anv
properly which is assessed on such reas
sessment, or any person having an Interes,
there'n, may within ten days from tho lac,
publication herein provided. file with ths
recorder their objections In writing 10 such
ss re assessment; At the time appointed In
such notice the Council shall hear ana aa
termine all objections which have hsen fti,,,
py any party interested The Council shall
nave power to adjourn such hearing from
time TO time and shall have the power. In
US is uisc,e'lon: TO revise and correct or To-
ser aside and order the remakng OF such
re-assessment, and shall pass nm ordinapc.
approving and confirming such re-axscss
iuent as corrected and remade by IL and
sucn decision shall be a final determination
.. the regularity. validity and correctness
OF the re-assessment except as herein OH
erwise provided. When said re assessmen,
Is completed and confirmed II shall he on
,ered IN the Docket OF City Liens aud shall
Ue e.ioreeu and collected In the same man.
ner that other assessments for local i'm.
proNeinents are enforced and collected nm.
ger this charter and the laws governing
tne city. All sums paid upon the former
assessment snail be credited to the property
on account OF which the same were pald
as OF the date OF such payment And when
u mas been attempted to sell property for
my assessment and such sale II found or
declared void. upon the making OF the re.
ssment the property shall be resold and
the proceeds OF such sale shall h. n,Is to
inc purchaser at the former void sale or
his assigns: But no proceedings shall b.
instituted Tor such re-essessment uni.e.
WITHIN ten years OF the passage os the reas,
h..
Original work, Improvement or repnfr
IRIS notice is published pursuant 20 or.
ger OF the Common Council. the first pub.
ucatlon hereor being made March 10. 1914,
90 natsd fsndl"ton. Oregon, March 10,
THos FIrz GERALD,
City Eseordsr