East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-28

ment. which has been or may hereafter b.
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 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 fula
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 ite
, original making, but shall not exceed the
amount OF such original assessment In
terest thereon from the date Of delinquency
OF the original assessment may be added
at the discretion Of the Council. Such re-
assessment shall be made In an eqnitable
manner, as nearly as may be In accordance
with the law In force at the time IL In
made; but the Council may adopt a diff
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
or had within the intent of this Section.
such re-assessment shall be made and shat,
become 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 proceedinxn
OF the Council or Of any officers. contractoe
or other person connected with such work
or improvement may have been irregular or
cefecuve, whether such irregularity or DE-
fect be jurisdictional or otherwise Such
lre-assessment shall not be made In case OF
street improvement wherein remon. .
STRANGE sufficient in law to defeat the or
lginal improvement shall have been filef
Inc Council shall by resolution declare the
district that has been or will be, benefited
by the Improvement for which the ress.
sessment Is to be or shall be made .nn
snail direct the Recorder or City Enrinae,
TO prepare preliminary re assessment uu.
on the property included therein within n
,hu .lne 70 oe ilxed oy said resolution UpOs
the passage OF such resolution the Recorder
snail, as soon thereafter as such re assers
ment is prepared, give notice BY ten suc
cessrve publications In some daily newsna
per puoilsned In The City Of Pendleton, that
! such re-assessment is on file In his office
giving the date OF the passage OF the reso
| iutlon directing the making of the sam.
ana the time at which the Council viii hear
anu consider objections to said re assess
hent py parties aggrieved thereby. ana
warming such persons not to aensrf mt.
such re-assessment. has been rompletad ,T.hs
Recorder shall forthwith mail TO the own
er OF eacn lot or part thereof, or tract a,
lsnu, atiected by such re-assessment. or 10
MS agent, IL the postoffice address of eiths~
De known to the Recorder a notice Of snch
re-assessment, and IL such postoffica aa
9ress De unknown. then such notice shall b.
r,reeseu ,nn o 20 sucn owner or agent at Pendle.
, ten. oregon. The owner or owners OF any
property which is assessed on such re a.
sessment, or any person having an INTEREST
nnSIsa rneIeln, may within ten days from the lass
ppuos.lon p herein provided. file with the
recorder their objections 10 writing 10 snch
re-assessment. At the time appointed In
sucn notice the Council shall hear and A.
,ermine all objections which have been file,
Sy any party interested. The Council shall
nave power to adjourn such hearing fror,
time TO time and shall have the power. IN
lts discretion. to revise and correct or Ia
SET aside and order the remakIng OF such
neasseSsment, and shall pass an ordinance
approving and confirming such re-assess
inent as corrected and remnde nv I, ana
such decision shall be a final deternination
! OF the regularity. validity and CORRECTNESS,
% on Ine assessment. except as herein 9th.
erwise provided. When said re asssSs ,,e,,
Is completed and confirmed II shall be an
,ereu IN the Docket OF City Liens and shnl
De enforced and collected In the same man.
ner that other assessments for local i'm
provements are enforced and collected nm
der this Charter and the laws eoyernj.g
| tue city All sums paid upon the former
assessment shall he credited TO the property
on account of which the same were paid.
as or the date of suck payment And when
mas been attempted to sell property Zoe
any assessment and such sale IL found OF
ueciared void. upon the making OF the re.
assessment the property shall b. renold ana
tne proceeds OF such sale shall be paid To
inc purchaser at the former void sale or
MS assigns But no proceedings shall bs
instituted FOR such re-asaessmsnt unless
within ten years Of the passage OF the reso-
| lutlop OF Intention for the making OF the
original work, Improvement or repair
This notice is published pursuant 10 or.
der ot the Common Council the first pub.
hcatlon hereof being made March 10. iDta.
1914. '''" i"'
THos FITz GERALD,
City IscoEdsr.