Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-12-08

it deems expedient to establish or alter the grade
of any street of the city, or to make any improve
ments thereof as authorized by section twenty
three Of an act entitled, san Act for the Incor-
poration of Towns and Villages in the Territory
of Washington" found in chapter CXXVI of
the code of Washington, shall cause survey, dia-
gram and estimate of the cost thereof to be made
by the City Surveyor, and the said survey, dia-
gram and estimate shall be filed in the office of
the City Clerk for tho inspection of all persons
interested therein, and notice of the intention
to grade, pave or otherwise improve said street,
and the fling of said survey, diagram and esti-
mate shall be given by two weekly publications
in the newspaper doing the city printing. Such
notice must specify the street. or part thereof,
to be improved, or of which the grade is to be
altered, and the kind of improvement proposed
to be made.
SEQ. 2. If, within ten days from the final
publication of such notice, two-thirds in num-
Der of the persons owning property on said
street, and representing one-half of the property
in said street, shall file with the City Clerk re-
monstrance against said Improvements, grade or
alteration, the same shall not be proceeded with,
except as herein provided.
SEC. 8. If no such remonstrance be made and
filed, as in the last section provided, the Board
of Trustees, at its earliest convenience thereaf-
ter and within four months from the publication
of such notice, may establish the proposed grade,
and proceed to make the proposed improve
ments.
SEC. 4. In all cases where the Board of Trus-
tees shall by ordinance order the improvement
of any street, OF the alteration of the grade of
any street, and the cost thereof has been duly
estimated as herein provided, they shall, before
proceeding with the execution of the work.
cause an appraisement of the lots and land abut-
ting on said street adjacent to said improvement
and assessable for the costs thereof as follows:
An assessor shall be appointed by the Board of
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of lots and land, irrespective of the improve
ments structures thereon, and the whole cost
of said grade, planking, gravelling, or other i'm
provements shall be assessed pro rata on said
lots or parts thereof, which apportionment shall
be made by the Board of Trustees by ordinance,
and n tabulated statement thereof shall be made
out by the City Clerk and filed in his office for
the information of all persons concerned, and q
notice thereof published in the newspaper doing
the CITY printing for two weeks consecutively.
Such statement shall show the name of the own
er of lot, if known, the number of the lot, or
part of lot, other land, with the ineal num-
Der of feet frontage thereof and the number of
the block, if numbered, and the value of such
lots, parts of lots, and other lands respectively
Sec. 5. ANY person considering himself ag
grieved by such assessment and appraisement
NAV apply to the Board of Trustees, at its first
regular meeting after the publication of said
tice for modification of said assessment or APP
praiseTnent, and the Board of Trustees may
amend the same IS may seem just.
Sec. 6. When the tabulated statement men
toned in section of this ordinance has been
approved by the Board of Trustees, tho same
shall be recorded in the office of the county Au
ditor of the county of Whitman, in the record
of liens upon real property, and shall be and re-
main a lien on the lots, parts of lots, and lands
therein described for the several sums assessed
thereon, respectively; and as fast as the said sew
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ter on said record of liens release and satisfac-
ton thereof, which release and satisfaction shall
be entered on the margin of said record oppo-
site the lots, parts of lots, other lands, so re
leased.
SEC. T. When the Board of Trustees shall
have duly approved of said assessment and ap
portioned the cost of the improvements, it shall
by ordinance establish the same and require the
payment of said assessments within ten days
from the approval thereof, and shall give notice
in the newspaper doing the town printing that
said assessment is due and payable to the City
Treasurer. The Clerk shall make out and deliv
er to the Treasurer certified copy of said APP
praisement and assessment, who shall proceed to
collect the same manner as other town taxes are
collected, except as herein otherwise provided.
PROVIDED, however, that work may be accepted
in lieu of money from the person, or persons,
owning property adjacent to said street where
said improvement is proposed to be made to the
amount of the assessment against said person,
or persons, the value of such work to be decid-
ed by the Street Commissioner.
SEC. 8. If, within ten days after the publica-
ton of the notice mentioned in Section of this
ordinance, the sum assessed upon any lot, part
of lot, or other land, is not paid to the Treas
urer, the Board of Trustees may at any time
thereafter order warrant for the collection of
the same to be issued by the Town Clerk direct
ed to the Street Commissioner.
SF0 O. Snch warrant rnugt the Street
Commissioner to forthwith levy upon the lot, or
part of lot, other land upon which the assess
ment is unpaid and sell the same in the manner
provided by law for the sale of real estate for
delinquent taxes, and return the proceeds of said
sale less his fces) to the Town Treasurer, and
the warrant to the Town Clerk with his doings
thereon, together with the receipt of the Town
Treasurer for the proceeds of such sale.
SEC. 10. The person executing such warrant
shall Immediately make deed for the property
sold to the purchaser, stating therein that the
same is subject to redemption, as hereinafter
provided. Within one year from the date of the
sale the owner, or his successor in interest, or
any person having lien by judgment, decree or
mortgage on the property, or any part thereof
separately sold, may redeem the same upon the
| terms and conditions provided in the next sec
ton.
SEC. II. Redemption is made by the payment
of the purchase-money and twenty-five per cent.
additional, together with the interest upon the
purchase-money from the date of sale to the
time of payment at ten per cent. per annum,
and the amount of any tax which the purchaser
may have paid upon the property.
SEC. II. A redemption discharges the prop
erty from the effects of the sale and from the
assessment. If made by the owner, or his sue
cessor in interest, the estate in the property is
thereby restored to such owner or successor in
interest; but, if made by a hen-holder, the
amount so paid shall form part of his lien and
boar the same rate of interest.
SEC. Is. A sale of real property under the
provisions of this chapter conveys to the pur-
chaser (subject to redemption) all the estate or
interest therein of the owner, whether known or
unknown.
SEC. II. The fees and percentage to be al
lowed to the person for making the sale of prop
erty for delinquent assessments for street i'm
provements, as provided in this chapter, shall
be fixed by the Council by ordinance, and shall
be added to and form part of such assessment
from the time the same becomes delinquent and
shall be collected from the property assessed in
the same manner as the original assessment and
in no instance shall the town be liable for such
percentage, costs or fees.
SEQ. Is. All money paid or collected upon
assessments for the improvement of streets or
alleys shall be kept separate fund and in
wise used for any other purpose whatever. All
money so assessed, from the time of being en-