East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-30

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, oe
any part thereof, the council may, by ordi
nance, make a 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 fun
value thereof Such Se-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
| 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 diff
ferent plan OF apportionment OK benefits
when in its judgment essential, to secure
J an equitable re e-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 reassessment snafl be made and shaie
|
which the same is laid, notwithstanding the
omission, failure or neglect of any officer
Docy 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 irregularity or de-
feet be jurisdictlonal or otherwise Such
re assessment shall not be made in case OF
a street improvement wherein 4 remou-
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 viii be- benefited
by the Improvement for which the re.ass
sessment Is to be or shall be mnde ans
snail direct the Recorder or City Engineer;
TO prepare preliminary re-assessment uu,
on the property included therein within ~
time TO be fixed by said resolution. Upor.
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 newsna
per published in The City Of Pendieton tina.
such re-assessment Is on file In his offics
giving the date of the passage Of the reso-
au.,on alrecting the making Of the sane
and the time at which the Council viii hear
and consider objections to said re-assess
ment by parties aggrieyed thereby. ana
warning such persons not to depart untig
Suen Sn, re.assessment has been completed. The
n
er or each lot or part thereof or tract Of
,snu' aitected by such re assessment or TO
ms agent II the postoffice address OF either
oe known to the Recorder. notice OF such
.eassessment. and IL such postoffice nd.
dress be unknown, then such notice shall bs
uirected 10 such owner or agent Mt Pendle-
ton, Oregon. The owner or owners OF an,
properly which Is assessed on such re as.
sessneht' or any person having an interest
therein. may within ten days from the las,
puolication herein provided, file with The
recorder their objections In writing to such
srSssessment; sneh .a At the time appointed In
sucn notice the Council shall hear and dc.
termine all objections which have been filed
ey any party Interested. The Council shnlI
nave power to adjourn such hearing from
time ;,a A. 10 time and shall have the power, Ia
i,s discretion. to revise aud correct or q,
SET aside and order the rep,aking of such
reassessment. and shall pass an ordIpanc.
approving and confirming such re. assess
men snen' as corrected and remade by Il. nna
suen uecision snail be a final determination
OF the regularity. validity ana correctness
OF the re assessment. except as herein 9th
erwise provided When said re assegsmene
completed and confirmed Il shalt be en-.
.eIeu IN the Docket OF City Liens and shalt
De enforced aud collected In the sarne man
ner that other assessments for local i'm
provements are enforced and collected an.
yer thls Charter and the laws governing
tue city' All sums paid upon the former
assessment shall be credited 10 the property
on account OF which the same were paid
as OF the date OF suck payment. And when
u mas been attempted to sell property foT
any assessment and such sale Il found or
declared void. upon the making Of the re-
assessment the property shall be- resoid ana
the proceeds OF such sale shall be paid to
tne purchaser at the former void sale os
MS assigns. But no proceedings shall b-s
instituted for such reassessmsnt unless
within ten years OF the passage 81 the reeo
tuition OF intention for the making of the
original work, Improvement or repair.
Ihis notice IL psblished pursuant 10 Or,
ger OF the Common Council the first prb
"eauon hereof belns made March 10. 1914
1914. ."
! THos rirz GERALD.