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THE MORNING ASTOniAN, ASTOltIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1008. CITV ADVERTISEMENTS. f CITY Aje! F ADVERTISEMENTS. CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice Is hereby Riven, thnt an In itiative Petition, sinned by over fwo hundred electors of the City of Asto ria has been tiled wltv the undersign ed Auditor and Police Judge ot the City of Astoria, demanding thnt the hereinafter mentioned proposed a mendment to the Charter of the City of Astoria shall be submitted to the legal electors of the City of Astoria for their approval or reiectlon, at the general election to be held on the 12th dav of December. A. 1 190. and the tenor and effect thereof being as follows: ...... An amendment to section im 01 vac iXuSot orihM'- 7. i., -An .:t n Incorporate the! entitled "An Act to incorporate the, 1, In t'hU " n,n v 1 Octofer 0th "; Bee or he Uretary o Cltv of Astoria, Ore iron nnuroved Filed in the otflce of the Secretary State February entitled An Act i imorporaie i!. .-i,,!,,,, i'.imiv mn of Oregon. City of Astoria in Clatsop County : ' c a tsop i t ' wt im lW AnVl State of OreKon. and to rep.al an Act .V?.." ..,r... .m I- vstorla Kih 1M1" muklne' CisJ. De anil uie Hume is iinvu, ........ l"lon elective a S'JvhI bv adding the follow lug provision. ?S?!lATViih ( vsirilto be known jts Section v thA water commission fixing the term of oltlce at eiRht years. rS the method of lllUns vacancies in the Board. BE IT ENACTED BT THE ELECT- ORS OF THE CITT OF ASTORIA: ., ,, 1it . .-it Phnrtr of'ot employees in any or tna aioremru That section HI of said cnarter ot rfenartmeuts tier day. th Citv of Astoria an." Act of the Le- i uoir-.ael.". I,.7' ?L t-nit-i glsVtive assembly of the Stat of Ore- j ""'!:.. .1 JSo f AiT ai.-u m.n.liJ as. a tA rA,1 9fl fnllOWS Section 143, The Commission shall fill any vacancy that may occur In that body by death, resignation, re moval from the city, or otherwise, by the appointment of a peron to be a -member therof who Is a bona fide resident and tax payer of the city: and five members of the commission shall constitutea quorum for the pur pose of organization, as well as the transaction of all other business. The present commission shall hold Office untlll the first Monday in Janu ary. 10J, and until their successors shall have been elected and have Qualified, and at the Reneral election hA hAidVn the second Wednesday of tinR of nine members shall be elected, twn of which members shall be elected from each ward, and one at large, one; more sureties. In a sunt to be fixed member from each ward shall be elec- i bv ordinance, conditional that such ted for the term of four years, and 1 contractor will pay all persons per on from each ward for the term off forming labor or furnishing material eight vears and the commissioner at , n executing the contract upon which large shall be elected for the term of . any such person furnishing labor or eight years, and the successors of each ! material shall have a right to bring shall be elected for the full term of: suit in the name of the City of Asto elght years, so that one member of the rla, which suit shall be prosecuted to water commission from each ward final judgment as a suit In equity for shall be elected every four years, and i the bn!it of all persons Interested. the term of efflce shall be eight years; and until their successors are elected , u,.rt IiHin. ntinnrtMi. nnd nnv nerson and have auaiinea. and any person i a-iolnted to fill a vacancy shall hold; for the remainder of the unexpired ! term. j This amendment shall take effect ; and be in force on the first Monday: In January. 1907. OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City j of Astoria. Oregon, Dated at Astoria. Oregon. 1st. A. D., 1906. November 11-1-81 NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. XTa.im ta t.nAl.w wl,an Oiot an Tn ltiatlve Petition, signed by over two mendment to the Charter of the City hundred electors of the City of Asto- of Astpna shall be submitted to the rla. has been filed with the undersign- ' leeal electors of the City of Astoria for ed. Auditor and Police Judge ot the their approval or rejection at the Citv of Astoria, demanding that the ; eer.eral election to be heH on the 12th hereinafter mentioned proposed a- fav of Decejnber, A D.. 1906. and rrendment to the Charter of the City the tenor and effect thereof being as of Astoria shall be submitted to the 'follows: legal electors of the City of Astoria for An amendement to Section 108 of their approval or rejection, at the the Charter of the City of Astoria, general election to be held on the 12th : providing the method of assessing dav of December. A. D.. 1906, and; damages and benefits in laying out the tenor and effect thereof being aa widening and opening streets and al-follows- 'ey8r an prowling the method of An amendment to section 40 of the ' collecting as-sments levied for that Charter of the City of Astoria, deft- purpose. ning the duties of the Mayor and pro it the rows' d and glv- i viding that he shall R'-e thai ar.d ordinances are enforced ino- the nvfir ttie i.ower I . snsnend from service anv officer ' emnlweS ofTh Police force fire ,ier.r'mc-nt 2tri-.t dennrtmint -t'nd rXr'r.le- narfmenf who shall refuse to enforce part mem wnp snail ruu yy eniorie the laws and ordinances of the City. ov tt pviwpn r;v tup "ft pot. ' iji, i A. ..j. or.s or HE CITT OF ;.ST0P.I.'.: That section 40 of the Charter of the City of As-orla, being s-'10" ' of an Act of the Legislative ASernmy of the fctateof Oregon approved r en- ruarv la. Hs99. and entitled An Act to to Incorporate the City of Aftoria in Clatsop County fetate of Or-gon and to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Citv of Astoria in p 9 r n i Clatson County state 01 Oregon, ana to repeal an act eniniea An a .i 10 m , corporate the City 01 Astoria in Clatsop County, Oregon, Approved . October m. ISj, riiea in me omce of the Secretary or btate, ffeoruarv is, . 1891.." be and the same is nereoy ; natMl ,,,, take an oa,n f;,ithfullv amended to read as follows: . t0 discharge the du'ies assigned Section 40,-The Mayor is the eje- , the anJ Hhan th(.n or on any oth,.r cutlve of the Municipal corporation dav t0 wh,(.h thfiy m.iv adJourn not and as such must exercise a careful , xr-eedlng one week, proceed to view mipervlslon1. ovr its general affairs ,he r,rol,osi.,i street or nllev, and and subordinate officers, and see tjat : t0 af!fle,s ;inil determine" boiw the laws relating to the City, and the mu(.h 1(.HS valuable, if anv, any ordinances and regulations of the . ,an(1)l tenements, hereditaments, or Council are enforced and, in order to , premises, or any part thereof, through enable the Mayor to enforce all the or over whlch or anv part of w-nich, laws and ordinances of the City he BUf.h str(.f.t or alf,y Ifl t0 h )a),j outi Bhall have the power to suspend from , established, or widened, will be rend service any officer or employee of the. erp(1 by tn ,aync out. establishing Police Force, Fire Department, fctreet , or wldenlng of such street or alley, Denartment and .Surveyors Depart-,and lf gevera) partieB have different ment of the City, who shall refuse to, estates or interests in anv lot, or parts enforce the laws and ordinances i of . thereof, or any Improvements thereof, the City, pending an investigation j the dalI,ages of which each of said by the Common Council of -he City perHons wllj respectively sustain, ac of Astoria, and shall forthwith re- coraing to the rules of law, In suits port such suspension to the Common of partition, and nhall also make a lust Council, and unless such officer is x"!and equitable estimate and assessment onorated by a majority vote of theof ,ne va,U(; of the benefits and ad Council within thirty days after the;vantaKeH of Rtreet or a,ey fl0 Mayor shall have filed notice of his , t0 bfi lald out egtablljshed or widened, suspension with the City Auditor, the , ag the cafle m be to thft reHpectve office of such negligent official shall . owrners lesseeSi or other persons In be deemed vacant. It is his duty an- j terested in any lands, tenements, he nually at the regular meeting of ; reditaments, and premises, any part Council, appointed by this Act, to of whlcn l3 reqUred for the opening, communicate by message to the coun- iayln(r outi or widening of such street ell, a genera statement of the condi- or gjjpy ani1 of tne value of the bene tlon of affairs of the Municipal Cor- flts aniJ advantages of such street potation, and to recommend the adop- 0r aey in exoess 0f the damages tion of such measures as he may deem wnch any such owner or lessee, or expedient and proper, and to make other pers0n interested, will sustain such special communication to theiby TPeLHon or tbe opening, laylnir out, Council from time to time as he may , PStabllHhing or widening of such street think proper and useful. . or alley, and of the value of the benefits This amendment shall take effect ! and advantages of such street or alley, anil be In force on the first Monday . 1o the respective owners, lessees, or in January, 1907. other persons Interested In any lands, OLOF ANDERSON, tenements hereditaments, and preml Auditor and Police Judge of the CItyIBes not required for the purpos- of Astoria. Oregon, j en of laying out, opening, estab- Dated at Astoria, Oregon, November ; lis.hing and widening any such street 1st, A. D., 1900. ll-l-8tor aleyi but fronting on or to the . i front thereof, or being at, and with NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. xTntioa i fcorohv e-lven Oint on Tn-1 ltiatlve Petition, signed bv over two .each side thereof, and which the said hundred electors of the City of Asto-! viewers shall deem to be benefit ted rla. has been filed with the undersign" I bv such street or alley. In respect to ed Auditor and Police Judge of the i the respective estates and Interest of Citv of Astoria, demanding that the i such owners, lessees, and other per herelnafter mentioned proposed a-1 sons Interested In any lands, tene mendment to the Charter of the City! ments hereditaments, and premises, of Astoria shall be submitted to the i and shall report such assessment to legal electors of the City of Astoria for! the next session of the Council. The their approval or reiectlon, at the i respective sums so assessed by said general election to be held on the 12th ! viewers on the owners, lessees, or oth C.a.v of December, A. D 1906, and er persons Interested in the lands ten- the tenor and effect thereof belnR as 'l Anamen lnvnt to the Charter of the City of Astoria tixlng eight hours as fb ataminrii ior a uhjb wuk, t &n i Hi.. minimum wages of em pioyees of the City, and that eljlsen or tnose wno n-ve unmmi "r" ' ...,i.,n .i hecome such shall be cm I,.. iKu i'Iiv mni nrovidlng thai contractors shall be required to Rive bond conditioned for ins payment ui all persons -rtoruung inoor or iu- nishinjr material in executing m wu tract. RF. IT ENACTED HY THE RUX'T OKS OF THE C1TT OF ASTOIUA: Tiiat the Charter of the City of As- ! an act of "An act to incorporate i o " CU tsop County Oregon, approved Uctober SO. lSIs." Filed In the utile ot the tcre.ary of State .February 14. 157. First. F.tght hours -ll institute ...lav- work for all employees of the City of Astoria in the Street. Water, Street-car and Liith Department, employed under the proper ottlclals. rJr,r ' hall the minimum wages Seoona l wo iionarsi anu rmj gu h! Vhose whS lhave declared their intention to oe- Dm, such shall be eliitable to per form contract or any other work for the city. Fourth. Every contract for work to he performed for the city must pro vide that in the performance of the contract. eiRht hours shall be the maximum hours of labor on any cal endar days. Any contract for work to be performed for th City which does not comply with the provisions of this section shall be null and void, and any officer who shall siRn the same shall be uilty of misfeasance and upon proof of such misfeasance, shall be removed from office. r .T.- Fifth. Any contractor who snail structlon of any public work snail be required to give bond, with two or xh!- ev ndment shall take effect d tw. force en the firs; Monday ir Tmi.i.rv in jmiaarv. 1K07. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Oregon. Dated at Astoria Oregon. November i8t. A. D.. 1906. ll-l-8t . NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND- MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice is hereby given, that an In itiative Petition, signed bv over two hundred electors of the City of Asto ria, has been filed with the undersign ed. Auditor and Police Jjidge of the City of Astoria, demanding that the hereinafter mentioned proposed a BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECT- ORS OF TIIF CITT OF STORIA: aI;" ", 1 ' ' 1 That section 10S of the charter ofilslative assembly of the State of Ore- thh City of Astoria, being section 108 , gon. approved February l... 19 and of an a,t f th assemWv I'nllJleJ "An Act to incorporate tne of the State of Oregon, approv-d F-b Citv of Astoria, in Clatsop County. ) .- . Bnfifi,.,t a a,-t i:... of i ireiron ntid to repeal an Act to incorporate the City of Astoria In Chvsoo County, State of Oregon, and ! . .,mi,,i , 1 I ! I'J I I..ai ti tl CL. .COl-OICi lll nln - ; corporate the city of Astoiia in Clat - sup County, State of Oregon, find to repeal an Act entitled-An Act to tncor- porate the CHv of Astoria in Clatsop, rouri,y Oregon, approved October 20. j ,.-,. f , . . ,h m tnp r(.tfirv ot s,ate tvbruarv 18, 1891. be I a:,i the fame Is hereby amended so as t , fol0ws: I Section 108. The Auditor and Po- 1!., T...1 t. n 1 1 l..r.,l;n,.l., ,.n,l n ', lire JU'me o.lll iiioiir-jicxu'-i y auu ill. x t flve y,, before the time as- siinu.d for such meeting, cause such vif.wets t0 he notified of their ap- ointment and the ti me and nlace of ! h meetinB an,i su,.h viewers shall ! t tn time , nf1 riUlC(. dKl. in half the distance of the nxt street or alley thereto, and also with in one hundred feet of the boundary I of the street or alley to be laid out onenod. established or widened, on ements. hereditaments, or premises, 1 that one Councilman at large "d om deemed by the said viewer to be ben- j half of the members of the t ouncll efltt.il bv the laving out, opening es-! from the respective wards shall be tabllshlng or widening of anv such elected every io e:ir and until said street or nllev. under the provisions general election uu the second edmts ot this Act shall be a lieu or charge, d.-iv In December, inns, there shall be on the estate and Interest of the re-1 ether election of otttvrr of the specllve owners, lessees, and other, otv nd the present elected and iiual persons Interested In such lands, ten- j ;it,l otrWr of the t'ltv of Astoria ..munis, hereditaments and nremtses h., mIiuII be In office on the llrst Mon- for and on account of which the said respective sums shall be assessed by said viewers uiKvn the said resiiecthc owners, lessees, or other persons In-i until the first Monday In January fol terest ed tlierele nnd rtmll be enter.nl lowing said election In December, in the docket of the City Liens, In I isios. Iik manner tts an assessment f -r ;.-, Inn S There shall be electel street Improvements In said City ofibv the ununited voters of the cltv of Astoria; and the sld owners, lessees ,st.itla, the following named (itllcers, and other persons Interested as itforc-s i,t.vt : siild shall, moreover, be respectively , Mayor. Treasurer, Auditor and and severally liable to pay such ass-( 'ollt, judge, ttoi tiev, Superintend" essment. and In case no appeal is ta-; ,,,,, f streets and a Surveyor who ken as to any such assessment benefits shall be the oltlcers uf this Municipal the said assessment shall be paid to ( nitlon and hold their ottle for the City Treasurer of the City of As-i nvo v.ais and uulll their su.crssnrs torta wUhln ten days fivnn the explr- i,,.-. tj,..-t,. 1 diid imalltlel, snbh'ct to atlou f the time limited for appeal ; , ,.movnl bv the t'onunou ('ouncll by or th.- same snatt be ueemed d.im- iiueni and. thereupon. Whenever the council so otder. shall be collected m like manner as provided for the col- lection of delinquent street assess- ments by the act Incorporating the City of Astoria. All moneys arising front sucn assessments or nenems shall be kept In a separate fund, to bo applicable to tn? satisfaction or the damages assessed to the owners und oiher nersons interested in oron- erty taken for the purpose of laving out. opfiilng. establishing, or widening trie street or ntiry in wincn sucii oen- , ve irs thereafter elits are assessed. The llablllt- to Pv i ' section 11. There shall be ft gener a tax, except the benettts provided inll( ,.,.,uoii In the Cltv of Astoria on this Act. to satisfy any such asses- ,h. ,.,.0nd Wednesday In December. Id ment or damage, shall not disqualify i,miallv. and In the even vears. aiw person from serving as sucn view- This amendment shall take effect and be In force on the first Monday in January. 1907. OI.OF ANDERSON. Auditor and. Police Judge of the Cltv ot Astoria, Oregon. Dated at Astoria. Oregon, November 1st. A. I)-. 10. ll-l-t NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice Is hereby Riven, that an In itiative Petition, signed by over two hundred electors of the City of Asto ria, has been tlH'd with the undersign ed. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, demanding that the hereinafter mentioned proposed a mendment to the Charter of the City of Astoria shall be submitted to the legal electors of the City of Astoria for their approval or reiectlon, at the general election to be held on the l2th lav of December. A. D.. 1906. and the tenor and effect thereof being as i follows: ! An amendment to sections 4. 5. 6, . , 11. 12. 127 and 118 of the Charter of! the City of Astoria, being sections 4, , ' te- m of two vears, so that live Coim- 8. 11. 12, 127. and lis of an Act of,,iien shall be elected every two the Legislative Assembly of the State , vears: and provided further, that the , 0rPKOn approed February 15. 1M9 ; . ....... .. . ..... ... ... . anu eniuieu .-wi iu mtuu'oi nic : nn.j rouce junge. rniperintennem m the City of Astoria, in Clatsop County. streets, and Surveyor w ho shall bo in State of Oregon," and to repeal an Act ; ortiee on the first Monday In January, entitled "An act to Incorporate the Mm7. and their successor shall con Clty of Astoria In Clatsop County. t,iue In office until the (Irst Monday State of Oregon." and to repeal an ! in January, 1909. and the suecesnors Act entitled "An Act to Incorporate the1 of each shall be elected at the o. n City of Astoria In Clatsop County, i eral Kle- tlon on the second Wednes Oregon, approved October 20. 187s. I day In December. 1908, for the term tiled In the office of the Secretary of. of two vears from the first Monday In State. February 1 1891." Creating ; January. ln. four wards and defining the boundar-! Section 127. When an additional les thereof, and providing for two ward Is created bv the Council, the councllmen from each ward nnd one j two Councllmen from each ward councilman at large, fixing the time j shall, at the flrsit election therefor of election bl-annually on the second . be elected for the term of two years Wednesday. In December In the even and four venrs respectively, nnd the years and providing that the term of voting and returns therefor shall take Councllmen shall be four years and I place and be made nccordlni'lv nnd all ottlclals of the city of Astoria In their successors shall be elected for office when this Act takes effect shall ; the full term of four venrs. hold until the 1st Monday In Junu;iry; Section 118. The Police Force of 1909 and extending the term of oltlce the cltv of Astoria nti til be npieimed of each police commissioner one year; j nnd organized bv three Police Corn- and providing that commencing with , rnlssloners of the Cltv of Astoria. the election of 1908 one police com- j who shall exercise the powers duties, mlssloner shall be elected every two ,md authority hereinafter enurnern- years and a person appointed to till tod. The Police Commissioners shall the vacancy shall hold the remainder ; be residents, voters and tnv nnvers of the unexpired term. of the Cltv of Astoria, nnd nil vio-aii- it rvirrrn itv TUP FT I-'CT-: r occurring In the Hoard shall be BE IT ENACTED lit illt kL,lA,l mio.I bv appointment made bv the ORS OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA: ; yavor of the City of Astoria, bv the .i- consent of n mnlorltv of the Common That Heetions 4. 5. 6. S. 11. 12. 12. -voin. lt m continue for the roninlnder and 118 of the Charter of the City of Astoria, being sections 4, ... 6, S. 11, , cn'itled "An Act to Incorporate the op - of Astoria, in ci.itsop county. , ...,. ,.r ...,,, ..,1 In r...;.l no .-o t f. - ..H Ot V71C,V,. ' I entitled "An act to Incorporate the jolty of Astoria In Clatsop County. Oregon. Approved Oct. -'U. ttiu. rnea in the ollice of the Secretary of State February IS. lS'Jl." be and the same ar(. hereby atiiended so as to read as follows: Section 4. Foi niclpal Itepreseji I or the purpose of Mu- i sejitnllon tlie City of Astoria is hereby divided Into four . . r, ,1 l.r. l..,,ri(l, rd.tf tl,..re.,f "rtl'is. mi'j iii't o.u...i.i . . -...... shall be as follows, until changed by i ordinance to-wit: ; The first ward shall comprise all the nortion of the city of Astoria . Ivlng West of the center line of Fifth , Street, extended a sullii b'nt distance North and houih to int"rect inei()nr policemen. Second. Remove or North and South lines of the City of mispend anv member of the Police Astoria. The second ward shall corn- Force. Including the Chief nt,d Cnp prlse all that portion of the City of Otlnsi. for anv cause which they nmv Astoria Ivlng between the -Fast line deem suHlfJen. to tie stated n order of the First ward and the center line , nf removal or susfrioriHlott Third, of Fourteenth Street, extending a suf : Make till nessarv or convenient ficlent distance North and '' iiith to rules or regulation for the orgnnlxa intersect the North and South lines !ton nnd conduct of Mild Police Force, of the City of Astoria: The Third for the care and mnnpgement of the ward shall embrace all that portion of. city Prison, for receiving and hear the (.'itv of Astoria lying between the nK 0f complaints against anv metn Kast line of the Second ward and the . her of said Force, for the removal or center line of Thlrty-llfth Street, ex- suspension of anv member of said tended a sufficient distance North ' Force, nnd they inav adopt rules nnd and South to Intersect the North and regulations not Inconsistent with Ihe South lines of the City of Astoria, c?itv Charter for the management, and the fourth ward shall comprise ; control, and organization of the Po all that portion of the City of Asto-, Ce Force. rla lying Fast of the East boundary. The present. Police Commissioner, of the Third Ward; and the Common r. H. Page, and his successor In of Councll, by Ordinance, may create flee In case of resignation or vacancy additional wards or change the boun- i from other cause shall continue In darles of those established, and when office until Ihe first Mondav In Janu It creates an additional ward the nry, 1000, and his successor shall be Council may apnolnt two Councllmen elected on Ihe second Wednesdny In from such ward to hold until the next TJecember. utOS. and the present Po election, at which election one Coun- ee CommlsHloner, Martin Foard, nnd cllman from each of said additional his successor In case of an nppolnt wards shall be elected for the term ment to fill a vacancy caused bv his of two years and one for the terri of resignation, death or removal, or four years and the successors of each otherwise, shall continue In office tin shall be elected for the term of four tf I the first Monday In January. 1911 years, so that one Councilman from and his successor shall be elected on each ward shall be elected every two the second Wednesday In December, years. , 1010. and the present Police commls- Section 5. Pitch ward now estab- sloner. T. F. I.nurln. nnd his success llshed and any additional ward that or, shall continue In olfice until the may hereafter be establlshd Is entitled first Monday In January 1913, and his to elect two members of the Common successor shall be ejected on the sec Council, ond Wednesday In December, 1012, Section C. That from and after the and at said respective times nbnve general election to be held on the designated In Ihe even years the sue second Wednesday in December, 1908, cessors of each of said respective Po the members of the Common (.'ouncll lice Commissioners shall be elected from each ward shall be elected to a for the full term of six years so that term of four years and shall hold their one Police Commissioner' shall go out office until their successors be elected, of office every two years, and qualified, and one Councilman at This amendment shall take effect large shall be elected for a term of nnd be In force on the first Monday two years; but at said election one In January, 10fi7, member of the Council from each OJ.OF ANDT'lHSON', ward shall he elected for a term of Auditor mid Police Judge of the City four year s, and one Councilman at of A hi orln flrmmn large snail oe eicci'-u ny uie election of the City of Astoria, as a whole, for the term of two years, and one Coun cilman from each ward for the term of two years, and thereafter the suc cessors to eauh of the Councllmen from the respective wards shall be elected for the full term of four years, to hold their office until tneir success- ors are elected and qualified, and one hundred electors of the Ct- of Aslo Oouncllman at large shall he elected rla. hn been filed wllh the underslgn for the full term of two years and so ed. Auditor and Police Judge of the dav In January In the venr following the adoption of this Act, and their xucccssoi s sh.ill continue In otflce and with a concurrence or a majority ,,f ih iii,.mti,.rs Iheieuf for nm feaS- hhIuiiHoii or Incompetency and . provided, that the Treasurer. Auditor I ,,,j -o,- Judge. Superintendent of 1 snwii SnrVevor nrv.1 Mavor who , ,tuin t. in oltlce on the first Monday In . ij,,,,,,,,.,. 1.1,1: n,i ,u r Hiiccessors. i i,all ,.0ntnue and hold oltlce until ; t,,, t,H. Mouilav In January, Vmi. .....i ,,,.ir .,.,. .r shall bn i-l.cled .),.. j Wednesday In December, tSiH. for the term of two vears, and every two m i,0 nri(, election under this Act to be held on the second Wednesday In December. 1908. Section 12. All oltlcers required to be elected bv this Act shall lie elected bv the qualified voters of the Cltv or ward as the case may be. at the Gen eral Election next preceding the expi ration of the term of the then Incum bent of the oltlce. provided that the Coumilmen In office when this Act takes effect, which shall constitute the Councllmen In office on the first Monday In January. IU07. and Ihelr successors, shall continue In office until the first Monday In January, 1909. and their successors shall be elected on the second Wednesday In December. 1908. at which time a full Council consisting of two Councllmen from each ward and one Cinmcllmnn at I.arge shall be elected. At said election one Councilman from earh ward shall be elected for the term of two years, and n Councltmun at large for the term of two years and one Councilman from each ward shall be elected for the term or four years. nnd the successors of eaeh shall be elected for th full term of four vears thereafter. eMceptlng Coma llnmn at t ..rut. who shall b i le. ted for the Mavor. Attorney. Treasurer Auditor ..... . . . , .... . , . ...... j f ,he unexpired term. The Commls Po,-.prs shrill take the oa'h of oltlce required by otfier i'ity nilp ers iitvt ., ,.,,.,. uon th- discharge of thf.,r ,lul.., tl,,on the flr-q Mondav In January after tlielr election. The im-.-d of Police Commissioner shall i,i,i ,,,.i. .,.,i i. n a....). tIr)e n they shall ngree tipnn bv vote, nt a room to be nrovldcd tiv .1... r - II 1 .... .. .1... in,. i. I MM Ol "I! IMIIHH 'Hl'l Wl'. ll'HI keen a record of their urocemllngs. yr,ca meptnes of the Hoard reny y,e called bv the President try giving rK,fce to the other member of the time nm obled thereof. The Auditor nnd Police .Indire shall act as Clerk of said Hoard nnd slmil rertirv to the f'ommrtn Cosincll the nn'mes of all oithiiom a nriiilnted to ottlce bv said Hoard. The Hoard of police Commls- .. 1 . U .. I. I.. II..I. A..- Lionel n IIII.1 J I w ' I iinij it i lorn uil- tv. within said Citv. to organize, gov- Prn and conduct a Police Force Wthln the Cltv of Astoria, and lo that nd may: First. Annolnt a Chief nf Police one or room Onotalns of police, nnd a suitable number of ve jjated it. Astoria. Oregon. November 1st. A. D 100fi. ll-1-8t NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice Is hereby given, that nn Tn- llla.tive Petition Hltrnn1 tiv ocer fur. Cllv of Astoria, demanding thai (he hereinafter mentioned propound a uiemlmctit to the Clmrtcr of the City of Astoria shall be submitted to the legal electors of the Cltv of Astoria for their approval or reiectlon, at the reneral election to bn held on I he U'lh dav of December. A. D HB, and the tenor and effect thereof being as follows: An amendment to section 133 of th Charter of the City of Astoria, fixing the limit of Indebtedness at JO.dtM Oil and defining the assets and liabilities to be taken Into consideration In fixing such limit. UK IT KNACTKD HY THW KU'ICT OltS OF TlIK CITY OF ASTOIUA: That section 133 of the Chnrter of the Cltv of Astoria being section IS.' of an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Stale of Oregon, approved Feb ruaiv 15. 199. and entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Astoria In t'latsop Countv. Stale of Oregon."-and Co repeal all Act entitled "An Act to Incorporate 'he Cltv of Astoria, In Clatsop Countv. Slate of oiogon," nnd to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to In, in tunato th Cllv of Astoria In Clatsop Count v, Oregon," approved (iclober "nth, 1878, "Filed In the office of the Secretary of Slate February iNth. ISM." be tltut the Mime Is hereby .iincn. led no a to read as follows: Section IS;', The net Indebtedness of the Cllv of Astoria shall never ex ceed the sum of f230.ono.vi). and any debt or liability Incurred In violation of this section, except a otherwise provided for In this Act. whether by hoi i owl hk iiionev, loaning the credit or the City or otherwise, shall be null and void and of no effect. In estima ting the Indebtedness of the Cltv pro vided for In this section, as well a other IndelitedneM provided for In this Act no asset or resources shall be taken Into consideration excepting rent estate with Improvements thereon, at the amount the same shall have cost the cltv, tnxes due the city, nnd street assessments due the city, and money In the hands of the Treasurer of the Cltv of Astoria, nnd nil warrants Is sued, and liabilities Incurred, whether for salurles of olffters or for ordinary running expenses of the city, whether Incurred voluntarily or Involuntarily, and nil unpaid Interest upon munlcl tml bonds und warrants, except where thete is cash on hand accumulated In Ihe fund for the payment thereof, and excepting warrant Issued upon a special ftimlt 1t Improvement of streets, where the fund Is to be raised by assessment upon property to de fray the cost nnd expense of Im proving !-rt street, shall he taken and censldered lo be part of said Indebt edness This amendment shall take effect and be in force on the ftrt Monday in January. 1907. OI.OF ANI'KltSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the Cltv of Astoria, Oregon, Dated at Astoria i iregon, November 1st. A. D.. 1906. ll-l-Ht NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice Is hereby given, that nn In itiative Petition, signed bv over two hundred elector of the Cltv of Asto ria, has been filed with the undersign ed. Auditor and Police Judge of Ihe Cltv of Astoria, demanding that the hereinafter mentioned proposed -mendment to the Charter of the City of Astoria shall tie submitted to the legal elector of the Cltv of Astoria fr their npproval or reiectlon, at the general election to be held on the 13th dav of December, A. 1.. t. and the tenor and effect thereof being n follows: An amendment to section 119 of the Chatter of the Cltv of Astoria, exemp ting the Cllv from liability for dama ge for accident or Inlurfe upon anv street, wiles Ihe claim I filed wllh the Auditor and Police Judge within thirty dav frnl the time of ihe nccl dent, exempting Councllmen from lia bility for word uttered 111 debate and Using ihelr salary at $100.00 per year. I1F. IT F.N'AOTF.D It V TltM FI.FCT OltS OF TIIK CITV OF ASToUIA: That section U"J of the Charter of ll-n I'llu ,.f lulnrlii l.,.li,tf tffw-llnn 1 'Ml of an A t of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon approved Feb ruary l;i. iv.cj, ami eniiueu nil m'l i to Incorporate the Cltv of Astoria In Clatsop County, j-tute of Oregon." nnd to repeal an Act entitled An ACl to incorporate the Cltv of Astoria In In Cla'sop County, State of Oregon, and to repeal an act entitled "An net in Incur! ni, ite the Cltv of AstnSla In Clatsop County, Oregon," Approved October 20, 1S7. "Filed In the oltlce of the Secretary of Slate February ID, 1S91," bo and the same I hereby amended so us to read as follows: Section no, A rsotnher of the Com mon Council, for words uttered in debate therein, nhall not be questioned In any other place and no member of the Common Council shall In any manner be liable for nny damages resulting from a defective condition of anv street, alley or highway there of, and the City of Astoria shall In no case be liable for tiny damages resul ting from a defect in nny street alley or high -way thereof unless the per son claiming lich daumire siuill, within thirty days from the time of the accident or Injury, file with the Auditor and police Judge, under oath a s'atement of his or her claim, sln tlng the time nnd place of the acci dent or Injury arid the nature thereof, and the "t sons present. If anv, nndthe Mavor and each member of the Com mon Council shall receive n salary of lino. 00 per year, from which shnll be deducted by the Auditor and Police Judge the sum of l.'i.OO for each time that the Mayor or a member of (he Council shall be absent from any reg ular meeting of the Council. This Minendmcnt shall take effect nnd be In force on the flrsl Monday In January, 1907, OI.OF AN DICKSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, ( iregon. Haled at Astoria. Oregon, November 1st, A. D 1906. 11-1-St NOTICE OF PROP08ED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice Is herebv given, that nn In itiative petition, signed by over two hundred electors, of the City of Asto ria, has been filed wllh the undersign ed. Auditor and Police Judge of the city of Asforln, demanding that the hereinafter rnenlloned proposed a mendmefil to the Charter of the City of Astoria shall be submitted to the legal elector of Hie City of Astoria for Ihelr approval or rejection, at the general election to ho held on the 12th dnv of December, . D 190H, and the tenor and effect Thereof being as follows: An amendment, to section 75 of the Charter of the Cll" of As toria, providing for the manner of mttklng assessments to defray! the coss and expenses of Improving ' reels, find providing 1ha,t assess ments rnav be levied, without regard lo the assesMed valuathfii of the prop erty, I!IC IT KNAOTICD TiY TfTIO ELECT ORS OF THH CITY OF ASTOUIA; Thai Section 75 of Ihe Charter of Ihe Cllv of Astoria, being section 75 of ti n Act of the Deglslatl vo Assembly of the State of Oregon, approved Feb ruary 15, 1890, and entitled "An Act to to Incnifttnrnti' the Oily ntf Astoria Clatsop Countv, Slate of Oregon," and to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Clly of Astoria, Clatsop County Oregon," and to re peal an Act entitled "An Act to Incor porate Ihe City of AMttutn, Clatsop County, ritale of Oregon, Apprtiv4 October Mid, x;. "Filed lit the oltlce of the Km i clary of Hlate, I'Vhrunry IK, 1H1 Im und the Hume I hMiy iiuieiided so as to nad MS follows: Section If., Whenever any special IIMReSMtUctlt I to be mad pro Itlln upon the lot and luomlsn u nf special itsesmeul illslilcl lU'conllng to (h heltolH", Ihe Council Mhftll, l.y resolution or onliuntice, either nt the time nf ordering th improvement or repair, or before or nfior the lltiw, illicit the snuiv lo be limdrt by the Hoard of Aesors, mid shall slnte therein tho ninouul to be eod, uu4 dcMcmh or dcniHimio tli lot and premise or locality consiitutlng the ditlc til bn need, 1'poti re ceiving "iii'h order or direction the Hoard of Arsui shall mnka out nn anneniuiicni toll oideilng nnd desert Plug therein nil lulu, premise and parcel of laud lobe iisxend, nnd ihe valuation thereof wllh the liuiiie of In "I Mi-, if known, and shall levy tlicieoii nil.! HK.iltmt ui (t pnou Mn amount to im uaumm-d. in the mnnimr directed by the Council and the provision of Mil Act applicable In iinciti!cnt. They shall nsc upon each lot or pan el of laud u h rela tive inn Hon of Ihe whola Hum lo be levied n shall bn tiiopottlnnal to Ihe estimated benefit resulting to such lot or parcel of land from the Improvement; und when Ntn h assess ment I completed, they shall report the same in the Council. The coats and expense of any Improvement which may bn defrayed by pecal assessment shall Include tliJ cent of survey, plan, lnpiton, rsninl, advmtlneincM, and com uf construe lion. Title amendment shall mke effect and Imi in funo on the first Monday iu January. I90T, OUIK ANDF.HSON. ' Auditor and Pollen Judge of III City of Astoria. Oregon. !aic, nt Axlorla. Oregon, November 1st, A. P.. 1HQ8, ll-i-K NOTICE OF PR0P03E0 AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice I hereby given. Ihnt an In itiative Petition, lgnnl by over two hundred r lector of I be City Of Asto ria, has lieon filed with Ihe undersign ed Auditor and Pollen Judge of the city of Astoria, dnmundiiiM that the hereinafter mentioned proponed a iiii'iiiliiieni lii tho Charter of the City of Astoria slmll be submitted lo the legal pie. tot of the CKy of Astoria for t In lr iipnroval or rejection, nt lh general i lnrtlon lo be Jirld on the 12th lit v of December, A. D pout, nnd the tenor nnd effect thereof being as follows: An amendment In section M of the Chail-T of the City of Alorln. defi ning the dutle of the Scei Intend enl or Street, and making It hi duty to Inspect the reimtructlett of slreel Improvement, nnd rwer nnd with lh City Surveyor nnd Commute on Street" ftivt public Way certify In writing of the completion 0f the same, and to perform other work, UK IT F.NAOTF.D HY THK F.l.F.CT- OILS OF TIIIC CITT OF AHTOHIA: Thnt section SI of the Charter of the CHv of Astoria, being section 5l of nn net of the legislative assembly of Hie Slate of Oregon, approved Feb ruary U. 1SU. nnd entitled "An Act to lo Incorporate the City of Astoria, In eiulnup County. Hint of Oregon." and () repeal an Art entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City oU Astoria. In Clin son count v Stat e of Oregon," nnd to repeal nn Act entitled "An Act lo Incorporate the City of Astoria. In Clatsop County, Oregon," Approved October no. 1879, "Filed m (he nmce of the H"rrvury f Slate, February IS. IvjI. be and thn name I hereby amend ed o a In rend ns follows: Section f,t, It shall be Ihe duty of the Superintendent uf street lo In spect the construction or Improve ment of nil street, alleys or high way of the Cltv of Astoria and Ihe construction of nil sewer of the Cltv of As'orla, nnd together with ihe City Survevonr and Committee on Streets and Public H'nvs, to certify In writing iof the completion of ihe snme. n re quired bv Ihe enntiaet for the Im nrovement thereof, before acceptance thereof; nnd lo superintend the work Performed In ihe repair, rolling or cleaning of the streets, nnd ho shnll perforin such other duties ns may be, at any time, n nulled of him by ordi nance, and ns are required of him by this Act, nnd he shnll be allowed not to exceed three deputies who shall be unpointed by hltn subject to the ap proval of n mnlorlly of the Common Council. This iiincndment shall take effect nnd bo In force on the first Monday In Jnnuary, 1907. OI.OF ANDICRSON. Auditor nnd Police Judge of the City of Astoria, Oregon. Dated nt Astoria Oregon. November 1st. A. 1).. 190R U-l-gt NOTICE, XOTICK 'IS HKHKHY filVKV, THAT the Common Council of th City of Aatorin lias declared its determination and Intention to entnhlish the grade on Irving Avenue from the West line of 8th street to the West line of 0th street, so thnt the grade when to es tablished will be at the following ele vation shove the base of grades ai established by Ordinance No. 71 of the City of Astoria, to-witi At the crossing of Irving Avenue and 8th street at 187.S feet above the base of gribles on the North side, and 100.5 feet above the base of grades on the South side. At the crossing of Irving Avenue and Olh street at 107 feet above the base of grades on tho North side and 170 feet above the Imsfl of grades on the South side and between said pointi so designated the street shall be on ft straight and even slope. OLOF ANDI'TRSON. Auditor and Police. Judge of tho City of Astoria. 10.28-llt NOTICE. NOTICE IS IIEMEnY OIVRN THAT the Committee on Streets and Pub lic Ways, the Superintendent of Streets nnd the City Surveyor, have died a certificate of completion for the Improvement of Alameda avenue. from a point 10 feet west of Ihe cen ter line of Columbia avenue to the west line of Ilwnco avenue by John Wuoplo and John Mnkaln, the con tractors, In nccordnnce with general ordinance number 3188, and the con tract therefor. That unless objec tions are filed against the same, the same will be accepted by ordinance at the next regular meeting of ths Common Council, OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Dated Astoria, Nov. 2, 1900. 11-2-St