, 1882-05-27
Ordinance No. l39.

An ordinance TO create assessment and taxs-
alton districts in the city Of " ALA Wslla
and provide for grading and grs.yelling
streets and alleys and for constructing
sidewalks and crosswalks and keep all
clean and in repair at the expense 81 tie
assessment district wherein the improve
ment or cleaning is done.
The City of Walla Walla does ordain as fol!ass
SECTION l. That the city Of Walla Walla he
and the same Is hereby divided and created
into assessment districts fer thsE,u-po-e OF
grading and gravelling streets anNAleys and
constructing side and cross walks and keeping
all clean and in repair at the expense of the
assessment district VIII rein thu Improvement
OF cleaning is done, A. follows
According to the plat of said city and the
additions thereof each block having an allev
is created into two districts each district ex
tending from the center OF each alley and in
clu,siRg the half block extending each war rm.
bracing all the land in the half block and tn.
adjacent streets and sidewalks, each side there
os, To the center of the streets abuttiny the
sane. and al those blocks which have Lo al
leys. embracing each street and sidewalk a5ut
ting thereon 10 the center Of the street each
way is created into one assessment district
each, and all that part Of the CITY which is
not divided into blocks as per said plats i
created into assessment districts as follows ::
Each parcel Of land abutting a street shall run
to the next abutting street opposite, and in
the opposite direction from the nearest street
each side, or II on one side there be no street
then on that side 10 the city boundary, and shall
embrace al the land within such bound. .rv.
extending TO the center Of the street each side
tn reos.
SEC > Itshall be the duty of the inhabitants
OF each assessment district to grade and gravel
the street and construct side and cross walks
In their district when required SO To do by res
olntIon OF the city council, and at all times
keep the streets, alleys, sidewalks and cross
walks clean and in repair in their respective
districts.
SEC. 3. II the Inhabitants in their respec.
i've districts shall fail to keep the alleys
streets, sidewalks and cross walks clean and in
good repair, if the same become offensive or
fangerous on account Of such failure, Il shall
be the duty Of the street commissioner to i'm
mediately 50 Ear clean Ut repair the same q,
to remove the offence or danger. and no more
AID charge the same TO the assessment dis
trict wherein said work Is done. All Gthey
cleaning or repairing which Is failed 10 be
done ny the inhabitants Of district shall b.
done under and according 10 The rrovisinns of
the charter of the city Of Wal.a Walls and II.
amendments providing FOR stree. grades and
improvements.
SEC. T. Ii the inhabitants of any assessment
district shall tsil 10 provide Tor the Grading or
irArelliny Of snv stree: or the construction of
any sioe or crOsswalk q r-pIir the sane for
ten Gays after the council shall so resolve then
the council and city o,hcers shall pr,cesd 70
nave the Improvement L,ade sccording 70 the
SAID provisions o. the city charter
. y II i
ordnance either voluntarily By the inhabi-
, taiits or otherwise, shall be made under and
according 10 the directions of the street de-
partment Of said CITY.
&c. D. The city assessor is hereby ap-
pointed 70 be ex-oHscio assessor Of each dis
rrlct and his annual assessment of the land in
each assessment district in the general assess
men; each year shal be the special assess
ment OF each year and shall be equalized At the
same tine AID IT the same manner as the saif
other annual Assessment, and the value OF land
20 asce-tained In each district shall be she
basis Of sil taxes until the next annual asses
msnt thereafter and taxes shall be levied
thereon accarding to value in each district
sufficient to pay ali expenses for cleaning and
improvement Oi streets theIein and said levy
may be made at any time when any district i
m arrears, and shah be collected in the man
ner provided in the city charter and AZ end
melts, for collecting Of assessments for stree,
grades and improvements, and all sums col
iected in each district shall be kept BY the city
Treasurer separate % the credit of such dis
tIict and shall be applied only fur the cleaning
and improvements therein.
Passed the Council May :, ISS2.
LIZ F. A SHAv, City Clerk.
ApIfOved May 9, 1852
FAs. NcAluHY, M.yor.