East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-27
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered q 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
official ballot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
of Pendleton to incur additional indebt
edness not exceeding s4O,OOOOO 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, 80
tSG tSI. fss. Ne.
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, Umatila County. Oregon, and to au
thoriZe and empower said City to incur an
addition Indebtedness, not exceeding S40..
10000, 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, and completing the construc-
tion of, gravity system of water works to
supply said City and It's 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 eyi.
denced by them. shall be taken into &C.
count in computing the heretofore author.
ized Indebtedness which The City Of Pen.
dleton may incur.
Be it Enacted by the People of The City of
Pendeton:
The People of The City Of Pendleton do
| Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter Of The City Of Pendle-
ton, Umatilla County, Oregon, shall be am.
ended by adding thereto section to he
numbered SECTION A. which shall read
as follows:
SECTION A. That The City Of Pen.
dleton shall have power and authority, and
| is hereby empowered and authorized, 10 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 such
| Indebtedness. to an amount not exceeding
S40,000.0O, in addition to all bonds here
! tofore authorized to be issued, for the pur.
poses OF constructing and completing the
construction Of, a gravity system Of water
works to supply said City and Its inhabi-
| tants and the inhabitants OF the territory
adjoining the City and in the vicinity of
! said gravity system with water. The bonds
Issued pursuant to this Section shall be
known as WATER BONDS, Series c c."
| shall have those words written, printed or
engraved thereon. and shall be numbered
conseeutively. commencing with number l.
and II the whole amount of bonds author,
lied by this Section shall not be issued at
/ the same time, any subsequent issue shall
be numbered commencing with the number
next following the last number issued in
| the next preceding issue of said bonds No
bond issued pursuant to the provisions OF
this Section shall be subject or liable to any
| taxation, and none of them. nor any in
debtedness evidenced by them. shall be
| taken into account in computing the here
tofore authorized indebtedness which The
City of Pendleton may incur.
The following is the form and number in
which the measure Will be printed on the
official ballot: ,-
PROPOSED By INITIATIVE PETITION.
Charter Amendment providing for re assess
ment OF property assessed. or liable to
assessment. for the opening, altering or
In any manner improving Of any street
construction or repair of sewers or for
any kind Of local Improvement hereto
fore or hereafter made by The City o,
Pendleton.
Vote YES or NO.
4o2. Yes.
4Q3 No
The full title and text of such measure
Is as follows
BILL
To propose by initiative petition An Ac,
to amend the Charter OF The City OF Pen.
dleton, Umatilla County, State OF Oregon
snd 10 provide for the re assessment OF pro
perty assessed, or liable to assessment. for
the opening. altering, grading. paving OF
Improving of any street. or the construc
ton, 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 de
Ordain as Follows.
That the Charter OF The City Of Pen
dleton. Umatilla County. Oregon shall b,
amended by adding thereto a section 10 b.
numbered SECTION l r. to read as follows
SECTION l II. That whenever an as
sessment for the opening altering, grading
paving or Improving Of any street. or the
construction, reconstruction or repair o'
any sewer or for any kind Of local Improve