Page 2-Section B
Jane Seehafer Is
lone's Choice For
Rodeo Princess
Miss Jane Seehafer was elect
ed princess of ilic Morrow Coun
ty Fair and Rodeo to represent
Willows grange. The choice was
nv.iln j I tl,n r.ifTtilir mnol inn if
the ciane Saturday evening.
Jane is the daughter of Mr. and!
Mrs. William Seehafer of lone. I
t.s a popular student of lone high
school and has been identified
with 4 11 club work a number
of years.
Oscar Petersonannounccd that
a panel discussion would be
held at the grange hall at S p.m.
April 29 on the agriculture pro
grams now up for consideration,
namely, the Brannan plan, certi
ficate plan, the present plan and
the grange plan. After the bus
iness meeting. Orville Cutsforth
showed films on the Cutsforth
Ileliker trip to Cuba and the
trip from Portland, Oregon to
Poitland, Maine. Donald Heliker
Rave a talk on the latest trip
and described Morro Castle and
the 16 club in Cuba. Refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Berl
Akers. Mrs. Wate Crawford and
Mrs. William Seehafer.
The play, "Mountain House
Mystery," was presented at the
school house April 12 by the lone
high school student body. The
cast consisted of Barbara Jack
son as Mary Sawyer; Joan Cole
man as Hilda Jensen; Fern
Jones as Peggy Sears; Gerald
Peterson as Harold Trueblood;
Ingrid Hermann as Elizabeth
Ford; P.obert Peterson as Max
well Williams; Lola Ann McCabe
es Sandra; Joel Barnett as Jona
than Ford; Ruby Ann Rietmann
as Mrs. Williams; Ronald Baker
as Thomas King; Delight Biddle
;;s The Girl; Donald Eubanks as
Andrew Stone. Miss Mary Brack
en was the director; Jimmy Petty
john, John Jepsen and Roger
Kincaid, stage managers; Jane
Seehafer and John Bristow, busi
ness managers, and Doloris Mad
den and Shirlee McGreer, prop
erty managers. The junior class
sold pie and coffee after the play.
Over 300 people were served
at the annual smorgasbord at
the Legion hall Sunday afternoon
and sponsored by the Women's
Topic club. Over S425 was taken
in. The tables were decorated
in keeping with the Scandinavi
an colors, blue and yellow, with
biue and yellow flags, hand
painted pictures, and the girls
wearing Scandinavian dresses.
Foods such as lutefish. Swedish
beans, herring, cheese, rye bread,
ham, etc. were served. Proceeds
will go toward furnishing a li
brary. Arthur Warren, Joel Barnett,
T.obert Peierson and Gerald Peter
son spent the week end at Oregon
State college where they took
in the senior week-end activities.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy
Sr. attended the Squires-Moore
wedding in Pendleton Saturday
morning.
Mrs. Lloyd Morgan went to
Echo Monday to see a physician
about her hands.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobyns
are visiting in Portland.
Mrs. Cecil Thorne, Mrs. Ed
Buschke and Mrs. Echo Palma
teer attended a round table dis
cussion and luncheon of the
American Legion auxiliary at
Hermiston Saturday.
The Maranathas held an all
day meeting at the Congregation
al church with the Ladies Aid
and worked on a quilt. They also
made plans for, the mother
daughter banquet to be held
May 6. A pot luck dinner was
served at noon.
Ernest Heliker is recovering
from a painful accident when he
cut the end of his thumb in a
truck.
Saturday was clean up day in
lone when the citizens of the'
town hauled and burned rubbish.
Mrs. Wate Crawford returned
from Portland last week where
she visited at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. John Voorhees.
Gene Kansier. student of the
University of Arizona, spent the
spring vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Kansier at
Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wright, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Wright and chil
dren and Kenneth Wright spent
the week end at the E. W. Bristow
and Mrs. Ida Grabill homes. Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Keithley and
family of Heppner were also
visitors at the Bristow home Sun
day. Mr. and Mis. Wallace Mat
hews and daughters spent East
er In Rosoburg.
Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Bristow
and Mrs. Etta Bristow went to
Walla Walla Saturday. Mrs. Etta
Bristow remained there for a
longer visit.
Hilly Joe and Ruby Ann Riet
mann spent ihe week end in
EaGranile where Ruby Ann at
tended the senior career activi
ties at ihe college and Baker
where they visited their uncle
mid aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John
Turner.
Mr. und Mrs. Gordon White
and daughter Luna spent the
first of the week in Portland.
Mrs. Robert DeSpain is ill at
her home. Her son Bobby Lee is
Klnyiug with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lieuallen, at
Grt'shiim.
Jean Marl in, small daughter of
Mr. and Mm. Frederick Martin,
broke her arm Just above the
dhow when she fell while skat
iCoitttnued on rage 3)
ORDINANCE
An Ordinance entitled. "An
unimance to provide for the sub
mission to the registered voters
the proposition of annexing cer
tain contiguous area to the City
of Boardman; to provide for a
stial election: to provide for
notice and polling places; and
lo appoint and designate judges
and clerks therefor."
WHEREAS, it is the determina
tion and opinion of the Common
Council of the City of Boardman
that for the peace, health and
puhiic advantage of the inhabi
tants of the City of Boardman
and of the proposed territory to
be annexed that a certain ter
ritory contiguous to the City of
Boardman be annexed to said
city, and that such proposal be
submitted to the registered voters
of the Citv of Boardman and
the territory proposed to be an
nexed: and
WHEREAS, it is necessary.
therefore, to provide for an elec
tion in said city and the ter
ritory proposed to be annexed;
to provide for and designate the
polling places for said election;
to provide for and appoint and
designate the judges and clerks
for said election; and to provide
for notice of said election,
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF BOARDMAN DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Ccmmon Council
of the City of Boardman does
adopt and confirm the proposed
annexation, and said proposed
annexation of the following
bounded and described area con
tiguous to the City of Boardman,
Morrow County. Oregon is here
by ordered to be submitted to
the registered voters of the City
of Boardman and the territory
proposed to be annexed, for their
approval or for their rejection:
"Commencing at a point 1080
feet North of a point 48 feet
East of the Southeast corner
of Lot 3. Section 8. Town
ship 4 North. Range 25 East
of the Willamette Meridian,
and running thence North to
the South meander line of
the Columbia River, thence
West along said meander
line 300 feet, thence South
to the North boundary line
of the O.W.R. & N. Co. right
of way, thence southwesterly
along said North boundary-
line to the extended West
boundary line of Lucerne
Avenue of the City of Board -man.
thence South to the Co
lumbia River Highway,
thence East 285 feet, thence
North 60 feet to the South
boundary line of the O.W.R.
& N. Co. right of way, thence
North, Easterly along said
South boundary line 1434 feet
to the point "of the begin
ning, in Morrow County, Oie
gon." This descrption is based on
the present incorporated
boundary of Boardman which
is as foilows:
'Commencing at a point 4S
feet East of the Southeast
corner of Lot 3, Section 8.
Township 4 North, Range 25
East of the Willamette Meri
dian, and running thence
West 1619 feet, thence North
860 feet to the Columbia
River Highway, thence East
285 feet, thence North 60 feet
to the South line of the O.W.
R. & N. Co. right of way,
thence Northeasterly 1434
feet along said South line,
thence South 1080 feet to the
point of beginning in Morrow
County. Oregon."
Section 2. That a special election
will be held for the approval or
rejection of said proposed an
nexation within the City of
Boardman and within the terri
tory proposed to be annexed. Said
election will be held on the 19th
dav of May. 19.50. The polling
places in said city and the ter
ritory proposed to be annexed
will be open from eight o'clock
in the morning until eight o'clock
in the evening of said day.
Section 3. The polling place in
said city for said election shall
be at the usual polling place
therein, to-wit: Greenfield grange
hall. The polling place in the
territory proposed to be annexed
for said election shall be a booth
North of Main street in propetty
to be annexed.
Section 4. That notice of said
election shall be given by publi
cation prior to said election once
each week for four successive
weeks in the Heppner Gazette
Times, a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Board
man and the territory proposed
to be annexed. Notice shall also
be given by posting notices of
said election in four public
places within the City of Board
man and in four public places
in the territory proposed to be
I annexed, and said posted notices
shall be posted for a like period
as provided for the publication
lof notice. Said notice shall read,
substantially, as follows:
NOTICE OF ANNEXATION
! ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an election will be held
in the City of Boardman,
Oregon and in the following
described territory which is
proposed to be annexed to
the City of Boardman, and
said territory proposed to be
annexed is bounded and de
scribed as follows:
"Commencing at a point 1030
feet North of a point 48 feet
East of the Southeast corner
of Lot 3, Section 8, Township
4 North, Range 25 East of the
Willamette Meridian, and
running thence North to the
South meander line of the
Columbia River, thence West
along said meander line 300
feet, thence South to the
North boundary line of the
O.W.R. & N. Co. right of way,
thence Southwesterly along
said North boundary line to
the extended boundary line
of Lucerne Ave. of the City
Lucerne Avenue of the City
of Boardman, thence South
to the Columbia River High
way, thence East 285 feet,
thence North 60 feet to the
South boundary line of the
O.W.R. & N. Co right of way,
thence North, Easterly along
said South boundary line
1434 feet to the point of be
ginning, in Morrow County,
Oregon."
This description Is based on
the present Incorporated
boundary of Boardman which
is as follows:
"Commencing at a point 48
feet East of the Southeast
corner of Lot 3, Section 8,
Township 4 North, Range
nasi ol ihe Willamette Men
ihan. and running thence tins old. name as if fully set out Boardman in which public no
West lt;i;l feet, thence North j herein. ' it ices are generally published,
S60 feet to the Columbia! That it is necessary that the j once per week for two successive
River Highway, thence East adoption of said amendment be weeks. Such notice shall invite
2S5 feet, theme North 60 feet j siihiniited to the legal voters any and all property owners af-
to the South line of the O.W. of the City
R. & N. Co. right of way.jsreci.il elect
thence Northeasterly 14.1-1 i
feet along said South line sarv that the time and place for
thence South 10S0 feet tojsaut election be fixed and de
the point of beginning in teimined, and that a ballot title
Morrow County. Oregon" , ! for said measure be provided.
ine election will he held on
the 19th day of May, 1930.
ctnu .m u-jjiMfifit oiers in l
i no my oi boaruman ana in
the territory proposed to be
annexed are hereby invited
to vote upon the annexation
of said territory to the City
of Boardman, "pursuant to
the provisions of Section 95
901. Oregon Compiled Laws
Annotated, 1910, as amend
ed prior hereto.
The polling places will be
open from 8:00 o'clock in the
morning until S o'clock in
the evening of said day. The
polling place in said city for
said election shall be at the
usual polling place therein,
the polling place used for the
last preceding general elec
tion, to - wit: Greenfield
Grange hall. The pollin
place in said territory pro- j
posed to be annexed tor said - complete wun auacneu amcnu
election shall be at booth i ment which is a part of this
nrth nf Main street The I ordinance, in three conspicuous
f'nmmim tYiiincil hv nrri i . !
nance, has appointed' Mrs. i
Grace Macomber and Mrs. i
Mabel O. Peck, judges, and!
Mrs. Daisy E. Gillespie, Mrs. j election shall read as follows:
Flossie Coats and Mrs j CHARTER AMENDMENT SUB
Evelyn Black, clerks of said JETTED TO THE PEOPLE BY
election to serve in said pol-j THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
ling places m the said Uty;THE nTY OF BOARDMAN.
of Boardman. The Common; h,u ,h ,.nart,,r amendment
Lounci . w ordinance nas ; sllhmitIed ,0 the voters by the 1 1"" t"":" " TnTfind
appointed Josephine Rands,.. m1, council f the Citv of I ' , i "earing, ine una
and Elvira Harwood. itiriees omm." L un0JL?r.. . . mgs and decision of the council,
and Elvira Harwood. judges j Boardman hy ordinance No. 26
and Norma Gw inn. Mr. et!be adopted or rejected by the
Conyers and Fred G. Smith, V)(ers )( tne cit o Boardman;
clerks of said election to m.nrll,pn, lfl mvij fnr
serve in said polling places j
in me saia lermory pioposeu
to be annexed
DAISY E. GILLESPIE
City Recorder
The city recorder is hereby
ordered and directed to publish
and post said notice of said elec.
tion in compliance with this ordi
nance Section 5. That Mrs. Grace
Macomber. Mrs. Mabel O. Feck
SdS nS Mrsaisy !
E. Gillespie, Mrs Flossie Coats, j
and Mrs. Evelyn Black are here-1
by appointed clerks of said elec- j
tion and said anoointed 1udres
tion, and said appointed judges
and clerks shall serve at said
election within the City of Board
man. Mrs. Josephine Rands and
Mrs. Elvira Harwood are hereby
appointed judges of said elec
tion, and Mrs. Norma Gwinn, Mr.
Vet Conyers and Fred G. Smith
are hereby appointed clerks of
said election, and said appoint
ed judges and clerks shall serve
at said election within the ter
ritory proposed to be annexed.
Section 6. That the ballot and
ballot title for said election shall
read as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Shall the following bounded
and described area, lying
North and contiguous to the
City of Boardman, be annex
ed to the City of Boardman?
"Commencing at a point
1080 feet North of a point
48 feet East of the Southeast
corner of Lot 3. Section 8.
Township 4 North. Range 25
East of the Willamette Meri
dian, and running thence
North to the South meander
line of the Columbia River,
thence West along said
meaflder line 300 feet thence
South to the North boundary
line of the O.W.R. & N. Co.
right of way. thence south
westerly along said North
boundary line to the extend
ed West boundary line of
Lucerne Avenue of the City
of Boardman, thence South
to the Columbia River High
way, thence East 285 feet,
thence North 60 feet to thelare hereby repealed.
South boundary line of thej section 2. Whenever the Council
O.W.R. &N. Co. right of way, determines to levy and collect
thence North, Easterly along ! special assessments for local im
said South boundary line provements according to Article
1434 feet to the point of be
ginning, in Morrow County,
Oregon."
This description is based on
the present incorporated
boundary of Boardman which
is as follows:
"Commencing at a point 48
feet East of the Southeast
corner of Lot 3. Section 8. 1
Township 4 North, Range 2o i a n d its cost has been
East of the Willamette Mer-j determined, or before the work
idian. and running thence 0f Such local improvement has
West 1619 feet, thence North begun, or after the work has be
860 feet to the Columbia Riv- j Hnd before completion, after
er Highway, thence East 28ojj,s cost has been determined,
feet, thence North 60 feet to Section 4. Whenever property is
the South line of the O.W.R. 1 10 be assessed and the property
& N. Co. right of way, thence : js subdivided into lots, the
Northeasterly 1434 feet along ,.uneU shall lew the assessment
said South line, thence South i
1080 feet to the point of be
ginning in Morrow County,
Oregon."
For annexation.
Against annexation.
Passed by the Common Coun
cil of the City of Boardman this
10th day of April, 1950.
YEAS 4.
NAYS 0.
ROYAL B. RANDS, Mayor
Attest by the City Recorder
Daisy E. Gillespie
This ordinance is approved by
the Mavor of the City of Board
man this 10th day of April, 1950.
ROYAL B. RANDS, Mayor
5c
ORDINANCE No. 26
An Ordinance entitled, "An
Ordinance referring to the voters
of the City of Boardman a pro
posed amendment to the Charter
of the City of Boardman entitled,
'Charter Submitted to the Voters
by the Council.' "
THE PEOPLE OK THE CITY
OF BOARDMAN DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
That It is the determination of
the Common Council of the City i
of Boardman that, for the gen- s just and uniform,
eral welfare and public advan-. Section 8. The Council shall, after
tage of the inhabitants of the determining the amount of the
City of Boardman, an amendment ; assessment, declare the same by
to the charter of the City of i ordinance and order the recorder
Boardman entitled, "Charter Sub-1 to publish notice of the nature,
mitted to the Voters by the i extent and location of the im
Council" be adopted. provement or proposed improve-
That the Council has caused J merit; the amount of the assess
to be written and prepared that (ment; the name or names of the
certain amendment entitled, "AN !
ACT to amend the charter ol tne and the property to be assessed,
City of Boardman, Morrow Coun-1 according lo lots or other suit
ty, Oregon, entitled, 'Charier j able designation, and a notice
Submitted to the Voters by the of collection of the assessment,
Council,' adopted and approved as provided for in Section 14 of
October 5, 1927," a copy of which' this act, Such notice shall be
Heppner Gazette Times,
tis lu-ieto attached and by refer-1
-leiie is herein made a part of
ot Boardman. at a
isrevi.u election to oe new lor
the purpose: and it is also neees-
w ZrU JLfK !
.. li , ...inmH . k
M nil.- ivuiicm mm ...v.. u ,w w
ubmitted to the voters of the
City of Boardman for their ap-
proval or rejection.
That a ..pecial election be held
for the approval or rejection of
said amendment, within the City
of Boardman, at the usual polling
place therein, to-wit: Green Field
I Grange hall, on the 19 day of
May, A.D.. 19j0.
That notice of the time and
place i said election be given
by publishing a copy of this or
dinance complete with attached
amendment which is a part of
this ordinance, once per week for
two consecutive weeks in the
Heppner Gazette Times, a news
paper ot general circulation in
the
City ot tsoaruman. ana Dy
posting a copy of this ordinance
niaces in the Citv of Boardman i
at least twenty days prior to j
the date of said election.
That the ballot title for said !
a' metnod of assessment, lien,
enforcement of Hen and for re-
Assessment for local public im
provemenls?
100 For the adoption of said
amendment.
101 Against the adoption of said
said amendment.
That said special election shall
be held, and the polling places
will be open from eight o;clock
n morning until e,i
" combe" t-i Mrs.
; . , n p k herehv an-
n fLf
P.om,td as..Ju?S'? ' said elec- i
tion, and that Mrs. Daisy b.
Gillispie, Mrs. Flossie Coats and
Mrs. Evelyn Black are hereby
appointed as clerks.
Passed by the Common Coun
cil of the City of Boardman this
11th day of May, 1950.
Yeas 5.
Navs -0.
ROYAL B. RANDS, Mayor
Attest by City Recorder
This ordinance is approved by
the Mayor of the City of Board
man, this 11th day of April, 1950.
ROYAL B. RANDS, Mayor
CHARTER AMENDMENT SUB
MITTED TO THE VOTERS BY
COUNCIL
AN ACT
To amend the Charter of the City
of Boardman. Morrow County,
Oregon, entitled: "Charter Sub
mitted to the Voters by the
Council." adopted and approved
bv the voters October 5. 1927;
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEO
PLE OF THE CITY OF BOARD
MAN. AND THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY OF BOARDMAN DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Chapter XXI.
Section 1. That the Charter of the
City of Boardman, Morrow Coun
ty, Oregon, entitled, "Charter
Submitted to the Voters by the
Council," approved and adopted
by the voters October 5, 1927, and
the same be and hereby is
amended by adding Chapter
XXI, and any and all provisions
of the Charter of the City of
Boardman in conflict herewith
VII. Section 1, Sub-paragraph 4
of this Charter, the Council shall
act substantially in accordance
with the provisions herein set
out.
Section 3. The council may de
termine, levy and collect a
special assessment for local im
provement after the completion
,,f such local improvement
,hf. i(,,s separately, or parts
theieof, and not in gross, upon
the several lots of the same
owner. Whenever property is to
be assessed and such property
is not subdivided into lots, such
property, or part thereof, will be
treated as an entirety and asses
sed as such.
Section 5. No assessment shall
be made upon any unit of prop
etry which is equal to or in ex
cess of the value of such prop
erty. Section 6. In determining the
benefit of the local improvement,
the property assessed should be
considered in its general rela
tions and apart from its particu
lar use at the time it is assessed.
Section 7. The Council shall ap
portion and levy the assessment
upon such lot, property or parts
thereof, liable therefor, its pro
portionate share of such cost,
according to the special benefit
to the property assessed and
such assessment shall be uni
form. The Council may adopt any
particular basis of apportion
ment, m apportioning such as
sessment, which in its discretion
owners of the property assessed;
Thursday, Apri I 20, 1 950
published In a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation in the City of
teciea to mane ana me written
remonstrances with the city re
corder within fourteen days after
the last publication of such no
tice which date shall be set out
in the notice. If no such remon
strances be filed, the Council,
at its earliest convenience, and
within six months of the final
publication of such notice, may
- .,,, lt cM,..h aioc.
T ie, ' vv7 h such'' S d the
Council shall set a time and place
for hearing such remonstrances
and shall direct the recorder to
notify each person so filing such
remonstrance of the time and
place of hearing. The recorder
shall notify such persons so filing
remonstrances either personally
or by mail. If notification is made
by mail it shall be addressed to
tlie address listed on the filed
remonstrance. The city recorder
shall require the address of each
person filing a remonstrance to
be included therein before ac
cepting such remonstrance for
filing. The filing of a remon
strance shall in no way affect
the procedure or time of collec
tion of said assessment, and the
notice provided for in Section 8
and Section 14 shall be sufficient
and the only notice required
Section 9. At the hearing so set
the council shall hear all prop-
er,y owners who have filed re-
monstrances and who appear at
such hearing. The council shall
consider all the evidence given
at such hearing and may alter,
change or approve the assess
ment as levied, giving due and
full consideration to evidence of
after a full hearing and due con.
sideration. shall be conclusive.
The filing of a remonstrance and
the hearing shall have no affect
on the notice as provided for in
Section 8 and Section 14, and no
tice so given shall be sufficient,
and the only notice necessary
even though the council alters
or changes the assessment as
levied. If said assessment is so
nlturoH nr i-hanppH nn artriitinn.
nnti(. nppd be iven nor uro.
L,Hiire he remiired tn collect fo id
lai,ered or changed assessment,
and he progeny oblU
led'Lssmen" thaTVy
-.u- , fj fi! a .
s.m T'" 14 f,the a?a
()j said change or alteration. Said
sum shall become delinquent 30
days after said 14 days allowed
for payment, and all the provi
sions of this act as to delinquent
assessments shall be applicable.
Section 10. Property shall be list
ed for purposes of assessment to
the owner, if known, and If not
known, to him as "unknown
owner." The, term "owner," as
used in this act, denotes the per
son whom the public records
show to be vested with title, in
ihe absence of knowledge to the
contrary.
Section 11. When the proportion
ate share of the cost has been
assessed, as provided in Section
5, and the council has declared
the same by ordinance, as pro
vided in Section 8, the council
shall direct the recorder to enter
a statement thereof in the docket
of the city liens, as provided in
the next section.
Section 12. The docket of city
liens is a book in which must
be entered the following matters
in relation to assessments for
local improvements: (1) The
number or letter of the lot and
block or other proper designation
of the property assessed, and if
a- part of a lot or parcel of prop
erty is assessed a proper desig
nation of such part. (2) The
name of the owner, record owner
or that the owner is unknown
(3) The sum assessed upon such
lot, or part thereof, or parcel of
property, or part thereof, and the
date of the entry.
Section 13. The docket of the city
liens is a public record and writ
ing, and the original or certified
copies of any matter authorized
to be entered therein are entitled
to the force and effect thereof,
and from the date of the entry
therein of an assessment upon a
lot, or part thereof, the same so
entered is to be deemed a lien
thereon, which lien shall have
priority over all other liens or
encumbrances thereon whatso
ever. Section 14. A sum of money as
sessed for the improvement can
not be collected until the Coun
cil, by order to the recorder,
causes the recorder to publish
once per week for two successive
weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Board
man a notice of the order for
collection issued by the Council,
said notice to be Included as a
part of and published with the
notice required by Section 8 of
this act. Such order shall grant
a period of fourteen days from
the last publication of said no
tice In which to pay said sum
assessed, and such notice must
substantially contain the mat
ters required to be entered in the
docket of city liens concerning
such assessment.
Section 15. If, within thirty days
after the expiration of such four
teen days notice, as required in
Section 14, the sum assessed is
not wholly paid to the city
treasurer, it shall thereupon be
come delinquent, and shall bear
a penalty of six (6) percent per
annum upon the amount of such
delinquency In addition to the
principal sum so delinquent. In
terest penalty shall be included
in and shall be part of the as
sessment lien. The council may,
after such sum becomes delin
quent, order a warrant for the
collection of the same to be
issued by the recorder and di
rected to the city treasurer com
manding the treasurer to sell all
property so delinquent for the
amount of such delinquency, to
gether with the Interest and costs
of sale.
Section 16. The city treasurer,
upon the receiving of such war
rant from the city recorder, shall
first give notice of sale by pub
lication In a newspaper of gen
eral circulation In the City of
Boardman, and In which public
notices are generally published,
once per week for two consecu
tive weeks. Such notice shall
contain a list of all property upon
which assessments are delin
quent, together with the amount
of the assessments, penalties and
cost to date of sale; the names
of the owners of the property as
it appears upon the lien docket;
that the property will be sold
to satisfy the sum so delinquent;
the number of the ordinance
causing the assessment to be
levied; the date such assessment
was entered into the lien docket;
and the time and place of such
sale, and that such sale will be
public.
Section 17. The city treasurer
shall conduct such public sale
not less than seven days alter
the final publication of such no
lice of sale, and shall sell such
property for the amount of the
delinquency, with penalties and
costs of sale. If more than one
person bids the amount of such
sum, the treasurer shall make
the sale to the person, making
the lirst bid. If no person bid
the amount of the delinquent
sum the treasurer shall strike the
property off to the city for the
whole amount that he is requir.
ed to collect by such public sale
of such property.
Section 18. The purchaser at any
sale authorized in this chapter
shall acquire a lien on the prop
erty so bid in by him for the
amount paid at suchsale and
for all taxes, assessments, penalt
ties, costs and charges subse
quently paid by him, and he
shall be entitled to interest at
the rate of six per cent per an
num on the original amount paid
by him, from the date of such
sale.
Section 19. The treasurer shall
issue to the person bidding in
the property at such public sale
a certificate of-sale for the prop
erty so purchased, showing there,
on the amount bid and paid by
such purchaser.
Section 20. Any and all property
so sold for such delinquent sum
shall be subject to redemption at
any time within one year from
the date of sale upon payment
to the treasurer for the purchaser
the amount for which the same
was sold, together with interest
at six percent per annum from
the date of the sale on the origi
nal amount paid, and for all
taxes, assessments, penalties,
costs and charges subsequently
paid by such purchaser at or
since such sale.
Section 21. If redemption is made
within one year and payment
made, as provided for in Section
20, the treasurer shall, upon sur
render of the certificate of sale
by the purchaser, pay over to
the purchaser the amount so re
ceived by the treasurer from the
redemptioner and deliver such
certificate of sale to the redemp
tioner. Section 22. If redemption is not
made within one year the trea
surer shall, upon demand of the
purchaser and .surrender of the
certificate of sale by the purcMas
er. execute to such purchaser a
deed for the property described
on the certificate of sale. Such
deed shall be signed by the
Mayor and the Treasurer for the
City of Boardman. However, no
such deed shall be executed until
the purchaser or the holder of
such certificate of sale shall by
personal service notify the owner
of such property that he will
demand a deed therefor, provided
that if the owner be not found
after diligent search such notice
may be by publication once a
week for three consecutive weeks.
The records of such notice shall
appear in the records of the city
recorder by affidavit of the pur
chaser or holder of such certifi
cate of sale sixty days after no
tice or final dale of publication
before such deed shall be execut
ed unto the purchaser or holder
of the certificate of title. .
Section 23. Such deed shall be
executed only afler all delinquent
taxes, special assessments or
other delinquencies thereon
whether prior to or subsequent
to the issuance of said certifi
cate of sale are paid in full.
Section 24. Such deed shall be
prima facie evidence that all of
the assessment proceedings Were
according to law, that the assess
ment was not paid, that the prop
erty was not redeemed, that
proper notice was given, thai
proper demand for the deed was
made and that the deed was ex
ecuted by the proper officers.
Section 25. If, upon completion
of any improvement or repair, it
is found that the sum assessed
therefor upon any lot or part
thereof, or any property or pari
thereof, is insufficient to defray
the cost thereof or is more than
sufficient to defray the cost
thereof, the Council must ascer
tain the deficit or the surplus,
as the case may be, and declare
the same by ordinance. The re
corder shall be directed and shall
enter the sum of the deficit or
surplus in the docket of the city
liens, in a column reserved for
that purpose with the date
thereof. Such deficit, if there be
one, shall thereafter he a lien
upon the lots or part thereof, or
property or part thereof, assessed
and shall be applied apportion
ately, in like manner and with
like effect as in the case of the
sum originally assessed, and
shall be payable and may be
collected In like manner and
with like effect as in the case
of such sum so assessed. If
there be a surplus, the persons
who paid such surplus, 'or their
legal representatives, are entitled
lo repayment of the same hy
warrant on the city treasurer.
Section 26. All money paid and
collected ujmn assessments for
improvements shall he kept as a
separate fund and shall be used
for the purpose of the assessment
only.
Section 27. Whenever any lot or
part thereof or property or a part
thereof Is sold for a delinquent
assessment, and there be a deficit
declared, the lot shall he subject
to Ihe lien of the deficit as if
the lot or property had never
been sold. If there be a surplus
declared the proper proportion
ate amount shall be repaid to
the purchaser, provided, however,
that in case of redemption such
amount will be deducted from
the sum the redemptioner he re
quired to pay to redeem such
lot or properly.
Section 28. Whenever a special
assessment has been made or at
tempted by the City of Boardman
for any local Improvement, and
the same has been declared and
void by Judgment or decree of
any court of competent Jurisdic
tion, or has been declared Ir
regular by the council, or has
been .cancelled by the council
for Irregularities, the council may
proceed to make a reassessment,
which reassessment may be gen
eral covering all property sub
ject lo assessment for the im
provement to which it relates, or
il may be upon certain desig
nated property, describing the
same by block and lot, or part
thereof, or by meles and bounds
or other adequate description,
and by the name of the owner
or owners thereof.
Section 29. When making any
reassessment Ihe council shall
substantially proceed as follows:
1. By resolution cancel the form
er assessment and direct the re
corder to cancel the same in the
docket of city liens. 2. Declare
Ihe intention to make a reassess
ment. 3. Specify the time and
place that Ihe reassessment will
be made. 4. Provide for all in
terested persons to appear and
he heard, at the said time and
place, as lo whether said reas
sessment shall be made, the
amount of the assessment, what
projierty shall be assessed, and
the amount of the reassessment
to be assessed upon each lot or
part thereof, or other parcel of
land, or part thereof. 5. Provide
thai notice shall be given to all
interested persons. The council,
at such hearing, shall hear all
the evidence and arguments pie.
sented by those persons appear
ing, and shall give due and full
consideration to such evidence
and arguments. The council may
thereupon, after clue and full
consideration, and in its honest
discretion, decide for or against
a reassessment; and if, for such
reassessment, the council may in
its honest discretion determine
what property shall be assessed,
the amount of the reassessment,
and apportion the reassessment
The final decision of the Council.
after all evidence and arguments
are heard and considered, shall
he final and conclusive.
Section 30. The notice, as refer
red to in Section 29, shall con
sist of a copy of Ihe resolution
and shall be served in the follow
ing manner: by publication of
said resolution In a newspaper
j ot general circulation in the l lty
ot boardman In which public no
tices are generally published, to
be designated by the council, for
a period of once per week for
three consecutive weeks, or by
personal service of a copy of said
resolutions, and such personal
service or service hy publication.
whichever be used, shall be made
at least ten days before the time
of hearing and making such re
assessment. Personal service shall
be made hy the marshal) or any
person authorized to serve a
summons in a justice court, and
proof of such service shall be
made and filed with the recorder.
It shall and is declared to be
Ihe duty of all the persons in
terested" to appear at tin? time
and place of hearing and pre
sent any and all objections they
may have. Failure to appear and
object shall be deemed a waiver
of all objections to the action
of the council, based upon any
irregularity in said resolutions
or the service thereof.
Section 31. A reassessment may
be made before the improvement
is made or any work has been
done on soch improvement alter
Ljts cost has been determined.
(Section 32. No notice of reassess
ment proceedings shall be re
quired excepting that hereinbe
fore mentioned, and all rights of
objection and remonstrance shall
be limited to the reassessment,
and there shall be no right to
remonstrate or object as to Ihe
improvement.
Section 33. All the provisions of
liens, penalties, interests, pay
ments, enforcement of liens, pro
cedure in enforcement of liens,
and all such other matters as
apply to these particulars that
apply to assessments in this act,
shall apply to reassessments un
less such provisions conflict with
that specifically set out in this
act for reassessment.
Section 31. Whenever the coun
cil determines to levy and collect
special assessments for local im
provements according to Article
VII, Section 1, Sub-paragraph 4
of this"('harter, and shall have
assessed the costs of such im
provement to the property bene
fited thereby, or liable therefor,
according to the provisions of
this charter, it shall be lawful
for the owner of any properly so
assi'ssed for such improvement
In Ihe sum of S2500 or more, at
any time within ten days after
notice of such assessment Is first
published, to file with the re
corder a written application to
pay said assessment in instal
ments, and such written applica
tion shall stale that the said ap
plicant and property owner does
thereby waive all irregularities
or defects, jurisdictional or other
wise, In said proceedings for local
improvements for which said as
sessment is levied and in the
apportionment of Ihe cost there
of. Said application shall conlain
a provision that the said appli
cant and property owner agrees
to pay said assessment in twelve
monthly installments, with in
terest at the same rate on all of
said assessments which have not
been paid, as that expressed In
the bond issued to pay for such
local improvements. Said appli
cation shall also contain a state
ment of convenient description
of the property of the applicant
assessed for such improvement.
Section 35. The recorder . shall
keep all such applications as
are specified in section 31, sep
arately and In convenient form
and Ihe applications for each
separate local improvement shall
be kept separalely according to
the improvement. The recorder
shall enter a notation in the lien
docket that such application has
been made.
Section 3(i. If within twenty dttysj
afler any said installments is
due and Ihe same has not been
paid Ihe whole sum comprising j
all the Installments .due and to
become due shall thereupon he-1
come delinquent and snail he
treated as any other delinquent ,
film under the provisions of this!
chapter and said applicant by!
being so in default of payment j
of any Installment shall con-;
cltislvely be deemed lo havci
waived the right to' pay said
assessment by Installments ac-1
cording lo seel ions 34 and 35 of
this chapter.
Section 37. This nel amending
the Charter of the City of Board
man, shall lake effect on the 1st
day of June, 1950.
5r,('
NOTICE OF ANNEXATION
ELECTION
NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN
that an election will be held in
the lily of Boardman, Oregon
and in the following described
territory which is proposed to be
annexed to the City ot Boardtu.in,
and said lerritory proposed to be
annexed is bounded and dexci di
ed as follows:
"Commencing at a point 1080
feet North ol a point 48 feet
East of the Southeast corner
of Lot 3, Section 8, Town
ship 4 North, Range 25 East
of the Willamette Meridan,
and running thence North to
the South meander line of
the Columbia River, thence
West along said meander
line 300 feet, thence South
lo the North boundary line
of the O.W.R. & N. Co. right
of way, thence southwesterly
along said North boundary
line to the extended West
boundary line of Lucerne
Avenue of the City of Board
man, thence South to the Co
lumbia River II i g h w a y,
thence East 2S5 feet, thence
North 60 feet to the Soutli
boundary line of the O.W. It.
& N. Co. right of way, thence
North, Easterly along said
South boundary line 1434 feet
to the point of the begin
ning, in Morrow County, Ore
gon. '
This description is based on
the present incorporated
boundary of Boardman which
is as follows:
"Commencing il a point 18
feet East of the Southeast
corner of Lot 3, Section S,
Township 4 North, Range 25
East of the Willamette Meri
dian, and running thence
West 161!) feel, thence North
SliO feet to the Columbia
River Highway, thence East
2S5 leet, thence North 60 feet
to the Soulh line of the O.W.
R. & N. Co. right of way,
thence Northeasterly ll.il
feet along said South line,
thence South 1080 feet to the
point of beginning in Morrow
County, Oregon."
The election will be held on
the 19th day of May, l!d0, and
all registered voters in the City
of Boardman and in the tcrii
lory proposed to he annexed are
hereby invited to vote upon the
annexation of said lerritory to
the City of Boardman. pursuant
to the provisions ot Section 95
901, Oregon Compiled Laws An
notated. 1910, as amended prior
hereto.
The polling places will be open
from S o'clock in Ihe morning
until y a clock in the evening of
said day. The polling place in
said city for said election shall lie
at the usual polling place there
in, the polling place used for the
last pieceiiing general election,
to-wit. Gieenfielil Grange hall.
The pulling plan' in said teni
lory reposed to be annexed for
said election shall be at a booth
North of Main strict. The Com
mon Council hy ordinance has
appointed Mrs. Grace Macomber
and Mrs. M,.bel 1). Pick judges,
Mrs. Daisy Gillespie. Mrs. Flossie
Coats and Mis. Evelyn Black,
clerl' s. of said election to serve
i said lolling places in the said
City of Boardman. The Common
( ouncil by ordinance has appoint
ed Mrs. Josephine La nils and Mrs.
Elviia Ilnwood, judges, and
Mrs. Norma Gwinn. Mr. Vet
Conyers. and Mr. Fred G. Smith,
clerks of said election to serve
in said polling places In the said
terrilotv proposed to be annexed.
DAISY V.. GILLESPIE
City Recorder
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