TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1900. THE MORNING ASTORIA N, ASTORIA, OREGON. CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Xottce Is hereby given, that an In itiative Petition, signed by over r.vo hundred elector or the City of Asto ria has been tiled wlf- the undersiz ed Auditor and Police Judge of the Cltv of Astoria, demanding that the hereinafter mentioned proposed a niendment to the Charter of the City of Astoria shall be submitted to the legal electors of the City of Astoria for their approval or rejection, at the Iteneml election to be held on the l.tti dav of December. A. IX. W. " the tenor and effect thereof being as follows: , , An amendment to section 143 of lac Charter of the City of Astoria, hem section H3 of an Act of the legisla tive assembly of the State on'non. armroved February ir.th. 1M9. and entitled "An act to Incorporai e ine City of Astoria in Clatsop count). State of Oregon, and to repeal an Act entitled "An Act t Incorporate the City of Astoria In Clatsop vount. State of Oregon, and to reical an Art entitled "An Act to incorporate the City of Astoria. In Clatso county. Oregon, approved October 20th. l!.. Filed in the office of the Svretary of State February ISth. 1S91". making the water commission elective and fixing the term of othYe at eight year Increasing the number of commission ers to nine members and providing the method of tilling vacancies In the Board. BE IT EXACTED BY THE ELECT ORS OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA: That section 143 of said Charter of the Citv of Astoria an Act of the Le gislative assembly of the State of Ore gon, be and the same Is rereby una mended so as to read as follows: Section 143. The Commission shall fill any vacancy that my 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 . . ont av narAP fit ttlA C.ltV! and five members of the commission hall constitutea quorum for the pur pose of organization, as well as the transaction of all other business. The present commission shall hold office untill the first Monday in Janu ary 1909, and until their successors shall have been elected and have qualified, and at the generai election to be held on the second Wednesday of December, 190S a commission consis ting of nine members shall be elected, two of which members shall be elected from each ward, and one at large, one member from each ward shall be elec ted for the term of four years, and one from each ward for the term of eight years and the commissioner at large shall be elected for the term of eight vears. and the successors of each shall be elected for the full term of eight vears, so that one member of tae water' commission from each ward shall be elected every four yars, and the term of office shall be eight years and until their successors are elected and have qualified, and any person a-'winted to fill a vacancy shall hold for the remainder of the unexpired teThls amendment shall take effect and be in force on the first Monday in January, 1907. OLOF AXDERSOX, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Oregon. Dated at Astoria. Oregon. November 1st. A. D.. 1906. ll-l-8t NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Xotice is hereby given, that an In itiative Petition, signed by over two hundred electors of the City of Asto ria has been filed with the undersign ed Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, demanding that the hereinafter mentioned proposed a rrendment to the Charter of the City of Astoria shall be submitted to the legal electors of the City of Astoria for their approval or rejection, at the general election to be held on the 12th dav of December. A. D.. 1906. and the tenor and effect thereof being as follows: , JA . An amendment to section 40 of the Charter of the City of Astoria, defi ning the duties of the Mayor and pro viding that he shall se thnt the laws and ordinances are enforced, and giv ing the Mayor the power to suspend from service anv orncer or tmpioec im service any umcer or cnnnvjc , the Police force, fire department, i Street department and surveyors de partment who shall refuse to enforce the laws and ordinances of the City. BE IT EXACTED BY THE ELECT ORS OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA: That section 40 of the Charter of the City of As'orta, being section ; of an Act oi tne uegiswuve A!in i nf iho Ktnte of nreeon approved r en- , ruarv 15. and entitled "An Act to to Incorporate the City of Astoria in Clatsop County. State of Oregon and to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Citv of Astoria in Clatson County. State of Oregon, and to repeal an act entitled An Act to in corporate the City of Astoria in Clatsop Count v. Oreson," Approved October 20. 1876." Filed In the office of the Secretary of State. February IS, 1891.." be and the same Is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 40, -The Mayor is the exe cutive of the Municipal corporation and as such must exercise a careful supervision ovr its general affairs and subordinate officers, and f-ee that the laws relating to the City, and the ordinances and regulations of the Council are enforced and, in order t0 enable the Mayor to enforce all the lawa anA nrdinanrps or tne '.lly. ne shail have the power to suspend from -. d from I service any officer or employee oi tne , esrvine ariv officer or employee oi tne , fOllce roree, tirt ubiuhcui, ,."'? Department and Surveyors Depart ment of the City, who shall refuse to enforce the laws and ordinances of the City, pending an investigation by the Common Council of he City of Astoria, and shall forthwith re port such suspension to the Common Council, and unless such officer is ex onerated by a majority vote of the Council within thirty days after the Mavor shall have filed notice of his suspension with the City Auditor, the office of such negligent official shall be deemed vacant. is nis amy an n n nllv at th reeular meeting of tie it I Council, appointed by this Act, communicate bv message to the Coun cil, a general statement of the condi tion of affairs of the Municipal cor poration, and to recommend the adop tion of such measures as he mav deem expedient nnd proper, and to make such special communication to the Council from time to time as he may think proper and useful. 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 of Astoria. Oregon, Dated at Astoria. Oregon, Xovember 1st. 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 Judge of the Citv 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 a pproval or reject ion, at the general election to be held on the 12th 'lav of December, A. D.. 1906, and CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. the tenor and effect thereof being as follows; An amendment to the- Charter of the City of Astoria fixing eight hours as the standard for a days work, and f'.'.'ift in the minimum wages of em ployees of the CUy, nnd that cltiitens or 'those wlio lvve declared their In tention to become such shall be em tiloved by the Cltv, and providing that contractors shall be required to give bond conditioned for the payment of nil persons -rformlng labor or fur nishing material In executing the con tract. HE IT EXACTED BY THE ELECT ORS OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA: That the Charter of the City of As toria, being tin act of the legislative assembly of the State of Oregon ap proved February 15. 1S99, and entitled "An net to Incorporate the City of As toria in Clatsop County. State of Ore gon and to reiveal an act entitled'An Act to incorporate the City of Astoria in Clatsop County, State of Oregon, iiM.l i,i t.neitl nit net entitled An Act to Incorporate the City of Astoria in Clatsop County. Oregon, approved October 20, 1-ST6." Filed in the oHlce of the secretary of State February IS, 1S91. be and the same Is hereby amen ded by adding the following provision, to be known as Section 157: .wtin.. i-.T i.l mi. Kiirht hours work shall constitute a days work for all employees of the City or Astoria In the Street. Water, Street-car and Llgh Department, employed under the proper officials. . Second Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, shall be the minimum wages of employees in any of the aforemen tioned departments, per day. Third. Onlv citizens of the United States of America and those who have declared their intention to be come such shall be eligable to per form contract or any other work for lh cltv- . . Fourth. Every contract for work to be performed for the city must pro vide that in the performance of the contract, eight hours shall be the maximum hours of labor on any cal endar days. Any contract for work to be performed for th City whlcn does not comply with the provisions of this section shall be null and void, and any officer who shall sign the same shall be ruilty of misfeasance and upon proof of such misfeasance, shall be removed from office. Fifth. Any contractor who shall undertake any contract for the con struction of any public work saall be re.iuired to Elve bond, with two or more sureties. In a sum to be fixed bv ordinance, conditional that such ...ill . , nil nam ,11 ftor I Ullll iictv'l nil, v forming labor or furnishing material In executing the contract upon which any such person furnishing labor or material shall have a right to bring suit in the name of the City of Asto ria, which suit shall be prosecuted to final ludement as a suit in equity for Ko .,..nt ryf nil nrnna Interested. This am ndment shall take effect and be In force on the first Monday in January, 1907. OLOF AXDERSOX. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Oregon. Dated at Astoria, Oregon. Xovember 1st. A. D.. 1906. ll-l-St NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Xotice is hereby given, that an In itiative Petition, slened bv over two hundred electors of the City of Asto ria, has been filed with tne undersign ed. Auditor and Police Jjiige or the Citv of Astoria, demanding mat tne hereinafter mentioned proposed a- mendment to the Charter or tne city of Astoria shall be submitted to the legal electors of the City of ABtoria for their approval or rejection, at the general election to be held on the 12th !av of December. A. D.. 1906. and the tenor and effect thereof being as follows: . An amendement to Section 108 of t, (-"Vicirtor of ihs City of Astoria. providing the method of assessing damages and benefits in laying out widening and opening streets and al leys, and providing the method of collecting assessments levied for that purpose. EE IT EXACTED RY ORS OF THE CITY THE ELECT OF ASTORIA: That section 10S of the Charter ff . . ... of As'oria. being section vn nf an act of the le?islative assembly of the State of Oregon, approv-d F'-b ruarv II. 1'J'J, and entitled "An act to iiK-orp'irfito the City of Astoria in Clatsop County, State of Oregon, and to repeal an act entitled An Act to in corporate the City of Astorl'i in Clat sop (,v untv. State of Oregon, and to ,...r,..r,l !.n Act entitled-'. In Act to incor- .;r.lte th ... .... - . -- City of Astor ia in .tatsop i-iiori. approved October 20, count v O ... 1 filed in the office of tne see- iretarv of S'ate February 1 IvJl. ' nr.il the same is hereby amended so as 1 to read as follows: Section 108. The Auditor and Po 1 lice Judge shall Immediately arid at i least five day before the time as I slimed for such meeting, cause such i viewers to be notified of their ap pointment and the time and place of such meeting, and such viewers shall ; rr,t..t n 1 tV.o time :ind Tiiace dcOlT- nated. ;md take an oath faithfully to discharge the du'ies assigned them, and shall then, or on any other dav to which thev may adjourn, not i exceeding on week, proceed to view the proposed street or alley, and i to assess and determine how I much less valuable, If any. any 1 lands, tenements, hereditaments, or i premises, or any part thereof, through i or over which, or any part of which, .-iiji.ji ui tin' j n, iw ...1.1!,. .t,ln,1 .fill Vi i-nnrl- such street or alley is to he- laid out ere(j hy tnp oro,i v. th lnvinrr nut estati Ishinu lavlner out. establishing or widening of sucn street; or aney; and if several parties have different estates or Interests in any lot, or parts thereof, or any improvements thereof, the damages of which each of said persons will respectively sustain, ac cording to the rules of law, In suits of partition, and shall also make a Just and equitable estimate and assessment of the value of the benefits and ad vantages of such street, or alley, so to be laid out, established or widened, as the case may be, to the respective owners, lessees, or other persons In terested in any lands, tenements, he reditaments, and premises, any part r.r 1,(1, ta v.-iiilrori or tha nripnlri? laylntr out, or widening of such street or alley, and of the value of the bene fits and advantages of such street or alley In excess of the damages which any such owner or lessee, or other person Interested, will sustaJn by reason of the opening, laylne out, establishing or widening of such street or alley, and of the value of the benefits and advantages of such street or alley, to the respective owners, lessees, or other persons interested In any lands, tenements hereditaments, and premi ses not required for the purpos es of laying out, opening, estab lishing and widening any such street or alley, but fronting on or to the front thereof, or being at, and with in half the distance of the next street or alley thereto, and also with in one hundred feet of the boundary of the street or alley to be laid out owned, established or widened, on each side thereof, and which the said viewers shall deem to be benefitted bv such street or alley, in respect to the respective estates and Interest of such owners, lessees, and other per sons Interested In any lands, tene ments hereditaments, and premises, and shall report such assessment to the next session of the Council. The respective sums so assessed by said viewers on the owners, lessees, or oth er persons Interested In the lands ten- CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. cmeitts. hereditaments, or premises, deemed by the said viewers to be ben efitted bv the laying out, opening es tablishing or widening of anv such street or allow under the provision of this Act shall be a lien or charge on the estate and Interest of the re spective owners, lessees, nnd outer Persons Interested In such lands, ten ements, hereditaments mid premises for ami on account of which the said respective sums , shall bo assessed by said viewers upon the said respective owners lessees, or other persons In terested therole and shall be entered In the docket of the City Liens, In like manner as an assessment for street impiwements in said City of Astoria; and the sld owners, lessees and other persons Interested as afore said shall, moreover, be respectively ,.,) M..v,i'iillv liable to pay such ass essment, and In case no appeal Is tit b... .... i.i mil- Mtii'h assessment bcnetli the said assessment shall be pall to the Cltv Treasurer of mo i oi . ...i.. ..'ut.t.. ..,. .Iiivm finm fh. evtilr ailon of the time limited for appeal or the same shall be deemed dcllu ,.n.,m mi, I t li ii 1 1 1 H n. whenever the ...in M.. II .. oritur, sii ill be collected III iiL., in imiiir in nt'iiv itl.'d for the col l.i..tliiii ,t li.-liimiieiit street assess in..,, i i,v tii.. mi lncoi porallitit the City of Astoria. All moneys arising from such assessments or benefit .li ill h.. Went In a separate fund, to i. niiDlleiible to the satisfaction i he dnmiiires assessed to the owners and other persons Interested in prop- h.i iiiii'iuiH. of hivllitf out", opening, establ'shlng. or widening the street or alley in wiiien sucn own etlts are assessed. The llublllt" to pay a tax. except the benefits provided In Kl., A..r t. anflufV nllv Mlli'h nSSCSS- ment" or' damages, shall' not disqualify anv person from serving as sucti view er. This amendment shall take effect and be In force on the first Monday In January, 1907. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the Citv of Astoria. Oregon. Dated at Astoria. Oregon. November 1st. A. D.. MS. ll-l-M NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Xotice is hereby given, that an In itiative Petition, signed by over two hundred electors of the City of Asto ria has been tiled with the undersign ed Auditor and police Judge of the citv of Astoria, demanding that tiie hereinafter mentioned proposed a- memtment to tne t nancr oi me voj of Astoria shall be submitted to the lesal electors of the City of Astoria for their approval or refection. t the general election to be held on the 12th dav of December. A. D.. 1906. and the tenor and effect thereof being us follows: . . An amendment to sections 4. a. t. x. 11. 12. 127 and 1 IS of the Charter of the City of Astoria, being sections 4, ;.. s. 11. 12. 127, and lis of an Act or the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, approved February IS. ls'J9 and entitled "An act to Incorporate the Cltv of Astoria, in Clatsop County. State of Oregon," and to repeal an Act entitled "An net to incorporate the City of Astoria In Clatsop County, State of nregnn," and to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Astoria in Clatsop County. Oregon, approved October 20. lS.b tiled In the office of the Secretary .,f L-,i,rnriiu w mil" Creatltiir four wards and defining the boundar ies thereof, and providing tor iwu counclltnen from each wan! and one councilman at large, fixing the time of election bl-annually on the second Wednesday, In Iw-emhcr in tne even vears and providing that the term of Cnuncilmen shall be four years and all officials of the citv of Astoria In office when this Act takes effect shall hold until the 1st Monday In January 19UU and extending the term of office of each police commissioner one year: and providing that commencing wtn the election or I'JOS one ponce com missioner shall be elected every two years and a person appointed to till the vacancy shall hold the remainder of the unexpired term. HE IT EXACTED KY THE ELECT-j OKS OF TIIE CITY OF ASTOIUA: j That sections 4. 5, 6. 8. 11. 12. 127! and 118 of the Charter of the Uty or j Astoria, being "ec'lmis 4, .". i. h. 11. j VI. 127. and 118 of an A. t l me leg- Islative assembly of the S'at.; of Ore- 0:1 approved l-'-tjruarv ' ',,J iu,,J J titi'l'-d "An Act to incorporate tne jtv of Astoria, in ouuson County.! State of Oregon, and to repeal nil Alt, ,.n-iii,.,i Act t.i incorpoiate th.si Clt- i,l Astoria, in Clatsop Countv, State of Oregon., and 10 rceal an act entitled "An act to Incorporate the city of Astoria In Cla'sop County. Oregon" Approved Oct. 20 1870. "1 lied in the office of the Secretary of State l'ebruaiy 18. 1891." be and the same i.re ea. h hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section I. For the put-pose nf Mu nicipal Representation the City of Astoria is hereby divided into four wards and the boundaries thereof Khali be as follows, until changed by ordinance to-wlt: Tie- first ward shall comprise nil the ior-iori of the City of Astoria lyit.g 'et of the center line of KlftJi Street, extended a sufficient distance Noith and South to Intersect the North and South lines of th" City of Astoria The second ward "hall com prise all that portion of the City of Astoria lying between the East line of the First ward and the center line of Fourteenth Street, extending a suf ficient dboance North and "outh to Intersect the North and South lines of the City of Astoria. The Third ward shall embrace all that nortion of the city of Astoria lying between the East line of the Second ward and tne center line of Thlrty-tifth Street, ex tended a sufficient distance North and South to intersect the North and South lines of the City of Astoria, and the fourth ward shall comprise all that portion of the City of Asto ria lying East of the East boundary of the Thjrd Ward; and the Common Council, by Ordinance, may create additional wards or change the boun daries of those established, and when it creates an additional ward the Council may apnolnt. two Oounellmen from such ward to hold until the next election, at which election one Coun cilman from each of said additional wards shall be elected for the term of two years and one for the term of four years and the successors of each shall be elected for the term of four years, so that one Councilman from each ward shall be elected every two years. Section 5. Each ward now estab lished and any additional ward that may hereafter be establlshd Is entitled to elect two members of the Common Council. Section 6. That from and after I he general election to he held on the second Wednesday In December, 1908, the members of the Common Council from each ward shall be elected to a term of four years and Khali fjold their office until their successors be elected and qualified, and one Councilman tit large shall be elected tor a term of two years; but at said eh- Men on member of tho Council from each ward shall be elected for a term of four years, and one Councilman at large Rhall be elected by the electors or the City of Astoria, as a whole, for the term of two years, and one Coun cilman from each ward for Ihe term of two years, and thereafter the suc cessors to each of the Oounellmen from the respective wards shall be elected for the full term of four years, to hold their office until (heir success ors are elected and qualified, and one: Councilman at large shall be elected for the full term of two years and so CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. that one Oounctliimtmt large, nnd on half of the member of tile Council frmn tha ifiNiiectlvn wards shall be elected every two veur and until said .1 I iil.K'flim in, (he second WedlieH dav In iDeoember, ltms, there shall be no lit her election of officers of the citv mi, I Id iu'eNKtit elected and nUlll Itlml officer of tho Cltv of Alorlu hIhiII li,. In office on the tli st Moll dav In January In the vetir following the adopllon of this Act, ami their NIICCIirtSnt'M shall continue In office in in., hem Monday In January fol lowlnit said election 111 December. U'OS. , , yi.udliiii 8 There shall be clecto 1 bv the uuallfled voters of Ihe cltv of Astoria, the following named officers, to-wlt; ,, , A Mavor. TreaHiiter. Auditor nnd ioll..i .Indue At I 111 Of V. Stlll'Tllltelld Kin of Streets and ii Surveyor who mIi . II I,., th., nfficci of this Municipal Corporation and bold their office for two veins and until their siiicisioi ,irn uleeltiil 11 tut otiallllcd. Subject to removal by the Common Council by and with a concurrence of ii majority of the nieinlieis thereof, for malfeas ance. Inattention or Incompetency mid ...i.i.l..,i ilci Hi., Treasurer. Auditor .ml Polio Judiie. Superintendent of Streets, Surveyor ntvil Mavor who shall be In office on (ho Hi st Monday In January. 1 V'i7. and their successors, shall continue and hold office until it,.. Him Mniiibiv In J notary. I'.KC and their muccCsiois shall be elected at thetleiieral Election on th" second Wedncs lav 111 December. UMS, for Ihe term of two VeaiS. Mild every two ears thereafter. Section II. There shall be a gener al election In the Cltv of Astoria on the second Wednesday In iH-ceinber. Id hihiiimIIv and In the even vears. Tii.. tlmt elei'ilon under this Act to be held on the second Wednesday In December, 1908. , . . Section 12. All officers required to be elected bv this Act shall be elected bv the qualified voter of the Cltv or ward as the case mav be. at the Oen ernt Election next preceding the expi ration of the term of the then Incum bent of the office provided that the Counclltnen In ottlcr when thl Act takes effect, which shall constitute the Counclltnen In office on the first Monday in January. I9t)7. and their successor, shall continue In office until the first Monday In January. l"Jti9. and Ihelr successors shall be elected on the second Wednesday In lN-cember. l!ns. nt which time n full Council consisting of two Cuuncllnicn from each ward and one Councilman nt Large shall be elected. At said election one Councilman from each ward shall bp elected for the term of two veurs. and n Councilman at large for the term or two years and one Councilman from each ward shall be elected for the term of four years, and the toiccessot s of earn "hall be rd.-ct-d for the full term of four ye.it thereafter excepting Coiitirllnmn at Larue, who shall be . le. te for the te'tu of two yearn, so that live Conn t llmen shall "be elected everv two vears; and provhb-d further, that the Mayor. Attorney. Treasurer Auditor 'in. I I'oll.i. .TuiIl-,. Sunerlntetident of Streets, and Surveyor who shall be In office on the tlrsi .Mommy in j iounr., I'm? anil their successor shall con tinue In office until the first Monday In January. In9, and the succe-soi i of each shall be ted at tne i.en- eral Election on t!o secomi Humw dav In December. 19'iS, for the term of two years from the first Mot. day In January. Ho9. S'-ctlon 12". When an additional ward Is created bv the Council, the two Oounellmen from each ward shall, at the first election therefor be elected for the term of two years and four vears respectively, and 'he votltie and returns therefor shall tak" place tilol be made acrordmelv and their successor shall be elected for the full term of four vears. Section 111. The I'ellce V o-co of the Cltv of Astoria shall be npoolnted and oriranlzed bv threr. foil, e Com missioners of the cpv of Astoria, who shall exercise the t.owers ilutles. and authority hereinafter enumera ted. The Police Commissioners infill he residents, voters and tax i avers of the Cltv of Astoria, and all vacan cies occurring In the Hoard shall be filled t.y ritipolntnteet undo bv the Mavor of the Cltv of Astoria, by the commit of n maturity of the Common Council to continue for the remainder of the unevidte! term, Th Commls lit,, (in drill take Hie o:t'(i "f office i. -outre! bv other '"Itv O'Mci-rs and ,.,..(. r noon th" illcmin;e "f tlalr ,!nt i.-a ti', on the flt-t Monday In Jat.M-o-v aCler their election. The l!,i"d of I'ollcc Co',itnlso,,..! fdiiill hold their stated mei-'lt'gs ' ""oh time as I hey sh.'t'l aercn m,ti bv vote. "' a room to he tirovl led by Ha- Common Council and th v hall ke..p a. reco'd of their oro.cpdltl'fS, Si, eclat rjiectlni's of the Hoard may he called by the Preldent by clvlmr ro'ice to the o'tier member of 111" time n- d obl.'ct thereof. The Auditor and Police .Tudt'e ! : 1 1! ti'-t a Clerk fif said Hoard and shall certify to th" Common Council the h:,'iii,. of all persons appointed to office bv said Hoard. The Hoard of Police Commis sioners has power and It. ts their du ty within said Cltv. to onranle, irnv f.r n and conduct ft Police Force within the Cltv fif Astoria, find to l tint end may: First. Appoint a Chief of Police, one or more Cnntalcs of Police, and a suitable number of reg ular tollcptnen. Second. Remove or suspend anv member of the Police Force, including the Chief and Cap tains for anv cause which they may deern sufficient, to be slateil In order of removal -or sti'Vpenelont. Third. Mak'' all necessary or convenient rules or regubitjons for the organiza tion and conduct nf -.-aid police Force, for the care and maQatreme'tt City Prison, for receiving and hear ing of complaints against, anv mem ber of said Force, for th removal or suspension of any member of said Force, and they may adopt mips and regulations not Inconsistent with the City Charter for the mannrrement, control, find organization of the Po lice Force. The present Police Commissioner, C. If. Page, and his successor In of fice In case of resignation or vacancy from other cause shall continue In office until the first Monday in Janu ary. 1909, and his successor shall be elected on the second Wednesday in December, 1908, and the present Po lice Commissioner, Martin Foard, and his successor In case of nn appoint ment to fill n vacancy caused bv his resignation!, death or removal, or otherwise, shall continue In office un til the first Monday In January. 1911 and his successor shall be elected on tho second Wednesday In December. 1910, and the oresent Police Commis sioner. T. F. T,nurln, and his success or shall continue In office until the first Monday In January 1913, nnd his mioccsor shall be elected on the sec ond Wednesday In December, 1912, and at said respective limes above designated In the even years the suc cessors of each of said respective Po lice Commissioners shall be elected for the full term 'if six years so that one Police Commissioner shall go out of office evorv two years. This amendment shall fake effect mid tie In force on the first, Monday in January, 1907. OJ,OF ANDERSON, Auditor nnd Police Judge of the City of Astoria, Oregon, Dated fit Astoria. Oregon. November 1st. A. D.. 190(1. 11-1-81 NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice Is hereby given, that nn In itiative Petition, signed bv over two hundred electors of the Ct- of Asto ria, has been filed with the undersign ed. Auditor and Police Judge of the CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. Cltv of Astoria, demanding Ihitt the lieielmifter mentioned proposed a mendment to the Charter ' he t lty of Astoria shall be submitted to the U.val ..lector of Ihe Cltv of Astoria ror their approval or reecton. at he veiieritl election to be held on the I-1' dav or December, A. I It'", "ml the tenor and effect thereof being n follow: .. , An amendment to section 1.12 of he Charter of the Cltv of Asloihi fix . tig the limit of Ind.-btediie "'' '.i i and defining the asset and llablllile to be taken Into consldot niton In fixing such limit, 111-; IT KNACTEP MY TIIE Kl.KCT tiHS OF TIIE CITY OF AWTuIttA: That section 132 of tha Chatter of the Cltv of AKtorla being section JJ2 of no Act of the Legislative Aembly or the Stale of Oregon, approved February- u IMi!', und entitled "An Act to Incorporate Ihe City of Alorla In I'liits.iii i 'iiuntv. State of oreion,"-iind in i.o. .nil an Act entitled "An Act to ttu ail purntit the Cltv of Astoria, In chitHoti Count v. State of Oregon." and In l-eliiall lltl Al I entitled "An Act to lncoi ismitK the City nf AMorla In Clatsop Coulitv. orcHOn." appioved October "I'th. I7li, "Filed In the office of the Secretary of Stutn February ISth S!M," he and the umi I hereby .ti i.i... I ho ii in renil a follow; Section l.r.'. The net Indiihtcdiies of the Cltv of Astoria hnll never ex ceed the sum ot t2;ti)oai) .mi. and any debt or liability incurred in violation of this tua-thm, except l otherwise provided for In this Act. whether by borrowing iiioih'V. loaning Ihe credit of ihe Cltv or otherwise, shall be null and void mid of no effect. Ill estima ting the Indiditedues nf the City pro vided fur In this section, a well a other Indebtedness provided for In thl Act no unset or resource sunn ne taken Into consideration incepting real rsliile with Improvement thereon, nt the amount the atue ahull have cost the cltv. taxe title the city, .and tret ateNiuentN due the city, nnd money In the hand of the Treasurer of the Cltv of Astoria, ami all warrant I ueit. and llablllile Incurred, whether for salorle of officer or for ordinary running expense of the city, whether Incurred voluntarily or Involuntarily, nnd all unpaid Interest Uon munici pal bond and warrant, except where there I cash op hand nccumulated In the fund for the payment thereof, and excepting warrant lue, upon a special fttnd fr Improvement "f si nat. where the fund I to bn raised bv iisseHiuniiit upon property to de fray the cost nod pxpi-nae of Im proving "ich street, shall tie taken nnd cohHldcted to he part of ald Indebt ediK'H This amendment shall take effect and In. In foi.-e mi the first Monday In January. !?;. ol.oF A Nt KItS' IN, Auditor and police Judge of tho Cltv of Astoria. Oregon, Date,) it A'torlii Oregon, November 1st A. P.. 1908. 1D1-St NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice H hereby given, that nn In- IMntlvr Petition, signed bv "V-r two hun.lrel plm-tor of the C"V of Arno ld I. ha been Hied with the tin h reign ed' Auditor nnd police Judge of the Cltv of Astoria, demanding that the bet. Iiuifter mentioned proposed a uiendinent to Ho- Charter of the City or Astoria shall be submitted to the legal elector of Ihe Cltv of Aloi:t ror their approval or flection, nt 'be i.. , i ,1 ..ii.i iloii tn tie held on the 12'h due of Iteccmlicr, A. D. I9"S, audi Die tenor and effect thereof being a follow": An amendment to section 129 of the Charter of the Cltv of Astoria, exemp ting the citv f'om liability for dama ge for accldetil or Hilurte upon nnv street, utiles the claim I filed xvlth the Auditor and Police Judge within thirty dav from the time of Ihe ncl deiit. exempting t'ounciimen from lia bility for word uttered In debate and fixing their salary at $100.00 per year. P.F IT KNACTCD PY TDK Ff.F.CT OHS of TIIK CITV OF AHToltlA: That kocHo-, l::9 of the Charter of the citv of A'torli. being section 120 of mi A. ( of tin. Degllallve Aeinbly of the Stall, of Oregon approved Feb t il-ii v !",, D99. and es tfed "All Act to to Incorporate th" ''I'v of Atorln In c ,(,,, county, .'-late of Oregon." nnd to repeal nn Act entitled "An Act to !i coit,or.it, the cltv of Atorla In In ci.vsou County. State of or.-gon. and to repeal an act entitled "An act! In Pico! poiate the Cltv of Astoria. In CI it e p Coun'y, Oregon," Approved October '.'a. h,i;. "Filed In the office of the Seiietarv of state February 1H. I v.i l ," l,.i and the fame I hereby flic ended mi as to read n follow: S'-cilon V. A rwmber of the Com mon Council, for words uttered In del, ate ther-ln, shall not be questioned In any other pine and no member of the Common Council shall In nny manner lie liable for nnv ibnnnge resultm;; fmui a defective condition of nny street, alley or highway there of, and the Cltv of Astoria shall In no i-ii'., he llible for tiny (Infringe resul ting from a defect In anv street alley or blt'h-wav thereof unlea the per son claiming Mich damages sImiII, wlibln thirty days from the time of the aoold.nt or Injury, file vvlth the Auditor and Police Judge, tinder oath -i statement of hi or her claim, stn tlng the time and place of the acci dent or Inlurv and the nature thereof, and td rsotiH present, f anv, andthe Mavor and each member of the Com mon Council shall receive a salnrv of pin. 00 in r year, from which shall be deducted hv the Auditor and Police Judge the sum of $.!.l)il for each time (tint ttie Mayor or n member of the Council shall be absent from any reg ular meeting of the Council, This amendment shall take effect nnd be In force op the first Monday In January, 1907. Ol.OF ANDFUHON', Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, Oregon, Dated at Astoria. Oregon, November 1st. A. IX, 190(1. 1 1 -1 - St NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice Is hereby given, that nn In itiative Petition, signed by oyer two hundred electors, of the City of Asto ria, has been filed with Ihe undersign ed. Auditor and Police Judge of Ihe City of Astoria, demanding thnt the hereinafter mentioned proposed a tiiendmenf In the Charter of tho City of Astoria shall be submitted to the lepal (.lectors of the City of Astoria for Ihelr approval or reeclon, nt the general election to be held on the 12th (lav of December, A, D 190ft, find ihe P-nor and effect Thereof being as follows: An amendment to section 75 of the Charter of the CH" of As toria, providing for the manner of making ,'iHNoHsmctilH to ilefrav1. the costs and expenses nf Improving tor , anil proviunng in Hit assesw- meniM may be levied, without regard to tin; nsseHsed viiltntthni of the prop erty. UK IT KNACTKD PY TIIK KT-TCCT-ORS OF TIIK CITV OF ASTORIA: That Secllon 7!i of tho Charter of Hie ctlv of Astoria, being section 75 of nn Ad of the TOirlslatlvfi Assembly of (he Slate of Oregon, approved Feb ruary 10. 1S99, nnd entitled "An Act to to liioiir.orntc the Oily of Astoria Clatsop County, State of Oregon," and to repeal an Act entitled "An Act to Incorporate the City of Astoria, OlnNop County Oregon," and to re peal on Act entitled "An Act to lncor-, CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. poralH the City of Astotla. Flat nop County, Hbite of oieg'm. approved ocioher 2iith, Ptitl, "Mlod In Hie otllce of the Hecniiaiv "f Htiite, February IS. H t 1 . tie and Ihe same I hereby amended o n to trad a follow: H'Tiltiu 76, Whenever any apodal aMmi'iit I In be made pro rata upon the lot and piemle In nny Hpecial aeinent lltilct according to the beneltl. the Council almll, by reolui!m or oidinaiice, either at Ihe time of ordering th Improvement or repair, or before or arier Ihe Uiiii dliect Ihe sanio In be made by Ilia Hoard of A"or. and' shall iale therein tho amount to bo neid, m decilbe or di'Wlgimln Ihe Iota and ptciulc or locality i nixlltullng the district to be usxeNni'd, t'po'l re ceiving ucl oldur or direction III Hoard of Ai-M-ioinr nhall make Out an niHemneiil roll ordeilng nnd docrl blng lli'ueln all lots, premise and parcel or land to bo aaeBd, and tha valuation thereof with the iinnie of the nt Hi n. ir known, and shall levy thereon and against such peion the amount to he asneiised. Ill the maimer directed by the Council and lha provision nf Hit Act applicable to iicmem. Th' V shall nsnen upon each lot or parcel of laud Much rela tive portion of lh whole sum to b levied a shall be moportlonato to the estimated benefit ii'utlllg 10 iich lot or parcel or land rrom ! Improvement ; and when such ne incut I completed, they shall report ihe ame to tile Council. The rosta and expedite of nny Improvement!! which mav be dftavnd by special aH""iii'ht shall Include Ihe cent of Hiirvev, plan. Innctloo, iiascMment, ndvei IlNemi'iilN, mid coft nf convtruc Hon, Thl amendment ahall take etTm t and be In force on the Aral Monday In January, Iuu7. OI.OF ANDKItSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City nf Anlotln. Oregon, Dated at AHoiln, Oregon, November 11. A. P.. 1806. ll-i-lt NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT TO CITY CHARTER. Notice I hereby given, thnt an In itiative petition, latie.i bv over two bundled elector of the City of Ato rla, ha been lll'd with the undersign ed Auditor and Police Judge of the City of At"ila, demanding that the belellinfter inelit lulled propO"i a Iiiendiueiit to the Charter or the City or Aitotln shall be submitted to tha legal r !. torn of the City of Ainlii for their approval or retmilou, nt tho general election to bo held oil the 12lh itnv or December, A. D.. If. n"d the tenor and effect thereof being aa filnw: An nmetiilmeiil to section M of the Cimttcr of the City ir Atrla. detl clog the illltie nf Hie Hc-ei Intend nit of Street, nnd making It hi duty to lunpet't the construction of lret Improvement, ntul aewer and wl'h the City Hurveyor and Committee on Street and Public Way certify In writing of the cnmph'tlnri of the lame, nnd to pel form other work. UK IT FNACTF.D HV TIIK Kl.KCT OHM UF TIIK CITY OF AHTOR1A: That section HI of the Charier of the '"Hv of Aitorla. being auction 11 of tin net of the legislative nioiembly of I he State of Oregon, unproved Feb ruary li, !W. and entitled "An Act 10 tu Incorporate Hie Cty of At"t"la. In Clatnp County. Suite f Oregon." and to repent nn Act entitled "An Act to lncoi iiornte the City o Astoria, In caiop county State i.r Oregon," nnd to repeal nn Act entitled "An Act to Incolpotnte Hie Cltv or Astoria, It) ciatop County, Oregon." Approved October 2(1, m;t), "Filed in the office of tin. Secretary of State, February 18, lv.il, he and the nn nm I heieby amend ed o a to rend aa follow: Section td. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of streets (o In spect the const ruction or Improve ment of nil sired, alley or high way nf the Cltv of Astoria and Ihe construction of all aewer of the City of Atorln. nnd together with ihe City Surveyimr and Committee on Street and J'ubllc Way, to certify In writing of the completion of the ntne. a re uulred bv Hie rnniiact for ihe Im provement thereof, before acceptance thereof, mid to Niipei Intend the work performed In tho repair, rolling or cleaning of the streein. nnd he shall perform such other duties a may be, at any time, reunited or him bv ordi nance, and a are reuulred of him by Hil Act. nnd ho shall be allowed not to exceed three d'-pullc who shall ha appointed by him subject to the ap proval of n maturity of the Common Council. This amendment shall take effect nnd be In force on the 0rt Monday In January, 1907. OI.OF ANDKHflON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City or Astoria. Oregon. Date,) at Astoria. Oregon, November 1st. A. D., 190 n-l-8t NOTICE. NOTION IS mCKKHY OIVKN, THAT the Common Council of the City of Astoria linn declared R determination and Intention to estnhllsli the jfriule on Irving Avenue from the Writ line of 8th atreet to the West line of 0th street, so thnt the grade when ao ca tablihid will he at tho following ele vation above the liaso of grade ai established by Ordinance No. 71 of the City of Astoria, lo-wit: At the fronting of Irving Avenue and fith street at 187 (5 feet above the !in of grnilc on the North aido, and 100.U feet above the Imso of grmlea on the South side. At tlm cronning of Irving Avenue and 0th street at 107 feet above the base of grades on the North slilo and 170 feet above the bane of grade, on the South side nnd between said point to designated Hie street shall be on a straight and even alope, OLOF ANDKRSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Antoria. 10.28-llt FLiWraCiEXraCTS Absolut Purify, finest flavor. CitarMiStrenh.CewoixatlcPrioiti CL05SET&DEVIRS r PORTLAND OREGON.