East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-01
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN.
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered a 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
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
of Pendleton to incur additional indebt-
edness not exceeding $40,000.00 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.
tS9. tS9 Fss. 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 S4O,.
100000, 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
constructing, ana completing the cOnstruc-
ton of, a gravity system of water works to
supply said City and its Inhabitants and the
Inhabitants Of the territory adjoining the
City and the territory in the vicinity OF such
gravity system with water, to exempt 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
dleton may incur.
Ra tod hv ha nf 10 ~ ~
Pendleton:
The People of The City of Pendleton do
Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter of The City of Pendle-
ton, Umatila County, Oregon, shall be am.
ended by adding thereto a section to be
numbered SECTION l A, which shall read
as follows:
SECTION l A. That The City of Pen
dleton shall have power and authority, ant
is hereby empowered and authorized, to in
cur an Indebtedness not exceeding $40,
10000. in addition to the Indebtedness al
ready authorized, and to issue. sell and dis
pose Of negotiable bonds to evidence sucl
| Indebtedness, to an amount not exceedin,
S40,O00.00, in addition to all bonds here
tofore authorized to be issued, for the pur
poses OF constructing and completing tn
construction Of, gravity system of waite
works to supply said City and its inhabi
tants and the inhabitants OF the territor
adjoining the City and in the vicinity o
said gravity system with water. The bond
issued pursuant to this Section shall b
known as WATER BONDS, Series C,
shall have those words written. printed o
| engraved thereon, and shall be numbere
consecutively, commencing with number
and II the whole amount Of bonds author
lied by this Section shall not be issued O
the same time. any subsequent issue sha
be numbered commencing with the numbe
next following the last number issued |
the next preceding issue OF said bonds y
bond issued pursuant to the provisions
this Section shall be subject or liable to an
taxation, and none of them, nor any II
debtedness evidenced by them. shall /
taken into account In computing the her
tofore authorized Indebtedness which II
City of Pendleton may incur.
III.
. The following is the form and number
which the measure. will be printed on Il
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITIO'
Charter Amendment providing for re-asses
ment OF property assessed. or liable
assessment, for the opening. altering
In any manner improving Of any stree
, construction or repair of sewers, or (,
any kind Of local Improvement heret
| fore or hereafter made by The City
Pendleton.
Vote YES or NO.
4S$ 4Ss Ns Yes
The full title and text of such measul
Is as follows:
A BILL
To propose by initiative petition An A
to amend the Charter OF The City Of Pc
. dleton, Umatilla County, State Of Orego
and to provide for the. re assessment Of pr
, perty assessed. or liable to assessment. Z,
the opening, altering, grading. paving
Improving OF any street. or the constru
tton. reconstruction or repair OF any sewe
or for any kind of local Improvement whlC
has been, or may hereafter be, made
said City.
Be 1t Enacted by The People OF The CT
of Pendleton
The People of The City OF Pendleton ,
Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter of The City OF Pc
dleton, umatilla County, Oregon shall
amended by adding thereto section to
numbered SECTION 1B, TO read as follows
I SECTION l II. That whenever an a
sessment for the opening. altering. gradin
paving or improving OF any street. or Il
construction, reconstruction or repair
any sewer or for any kind of local improy