Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-24
CHARTER CHANGES
TODE VOTED ON DEC. 4
Would Limit Contracting
Power Of City and Give Pre-
ference to Local Labor

In the city election pamphlets now
being sent to the voters tor the elec.
tion on December are the. two meas.
ures printed in ,ull. The first concerns
1.-the limiting of the contracting power
iof the city, regulation of the planting
of trees and other vegetation in the
city, and giving preference to local la
Dor.
The section containing the amend.
ment to the charter is as follows:
Section "a. Any contract entered
into for or ON behalf of the City Of
Salem for q period of longer than five
(5) years, shall be null and void from
the date Of such contract. In the exc
cution of any contract for public work
by the city, or by any contractor, CON
tracing firm, or corporation, prefer
cnce shall be given in the employment
of labor to citizens of the United
States who are bona fide residents OF
the city.
"The common council shall have the
power TO prohibit, regulate and controi
the planting, trimming. growing, use,
preservation and maintenance of all
shade and ornamental trees, shrubs
plants and flowers in the streets, alleys
and public ways. The common council
shall have power to provide by ordi
nance for the removal of weeds and
all rank vegetation growing upon va
cant lots and in the. streets and public
places OF the city, and to make the cX
pense Of such removal lien upon the
property upon which such weeds and
vegetation may be, or upon the prop
erty abutting upon the streets upon
which such weeds and rank vcgeta-
tion may be found; provided, that ten
(l0) days notice is first given the in
terested property owners
Another Proposed Change
The second charter amendment sub
mitted gives the council power to pro,
vide by ordinance for the collection of
liens upon property that now is or may
hereafter become delinquent. The text
of the amendment is as follows:
''Section 80. A sum of money as
sessed upon property under the author
ity OF the charter and ordinances Of
the City of Salem, c,ts not be collected
until BY order of the council ten (l0)
days notice thereof is given by the re-
corder by personal service upon the
properly owner, or if personal service
cannot be had within the City of Sns
lem, the notice may be served by pub
LEGATION thereof for ten (l0) days in
a daily newspaper published in the
city of Salem, and n copy of such no.
tice shall be mailed to the post office
address of such property owner when
such post office address is known; such
notice must substantially contain the
matter required to be entered in the
docket of city liens concerning such as
scssment. The common council shall
have power to provide by ordinance
for the collection of all liens upon prop
erty authorized by the charter and
ordinances Of the city of Salem which
now are or may hereafter become de.
linquent, either by a sale OF such prop.
erty, or by the issuance and sale of
certificates of delinquency and fore
closure of such certificates by the own.
er thereof by suit in the circuit court
Of the state of Oregon for Marion
county in the manner now provided by
law for the issuance of certificates Of
delinquency for state and county taxes
aud the foreclosure thereof. F"