Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-05-04
Ordinance No. 27.

and collecting of a tax for the purpose
of grading and repairing streets and
alleys within the corporate limits of
the town of Pullman"
The Inhabitants of the Town of Pullman,
Washington, do ordain as follows
SECTION l. The Board of Trustees of
the town OF Pullman, in Whitman conn
ty, Territory of Washington, whenever
it deems it expedient to establish the
grade, to grade or alter the grade of any
street or alley in the said town of Pull
man or to make any repairs or improve
ments thereon, shall first cause a survey
and diagram of the proposed improve
ment, whether the same is the establish
ment of new grade or the altering or
repairing of a grade already established,
and shall cause to be made an estimate
of the cost of making the proposed
improvement, showing the estimated
cost of said improvement opposite each
lot, also of the quadrangle made by the
intersection of streets, so that each lot
shall be liable only for the cost of the
improvement made on the street in front
of it to the center of the street, and the
cost of the improvement of said quad
rangle shall be borne and paid by the
town, either ont of the general fund or
from tax raised for that purpose. The
said survey, diagram and estimate shall
be made by the Town Surveyor and filed
in the Office of the Town Clerk for the
inspection of all persons interested
therein.
So. When said survey, diagram and
estimate is fled as aforesaid the Town
Clerk shall give notice of the intention
of the Board of Trustees to make such
improvement, and of the filing of the
survey, diagram and estimate aforesaid,
by publication for two weeks consect-
utiyely in some newspaper published in
shall specify the street or part thereof,
to be improved and the kind Of improve
ment proposed to be made.
So. If within ten days after the final
publication of such notice, two-thirds Of
tho persons owning property on said
street and representing One-half OF the
property on said street, shall file with
the Town Clerk remonstrance against
said improvement the same shall not be
proceeded with
S4. If no such remonstrance be
made and filed as in the last section
provided, the Board of Trustees, at its
earliest convenience thereafter, and with
in four months from the publication of
said notice, may proceed to make the
proposed improvement.
S 5. When the Board of Trustees has
ordered the improvement to be made as
herein provided, and before work is COM
menced thereon, tabulated statement
of the estimated cost that each lot shall
bear shall be made out by the Town
Clerk and fled in his Office for the infor-
nation of all persons interested, and a
notice published in some newspaper
published in Pullman, W. T., which
notice shall show that said tabulated
statement has been filed as aforesaid,
and that unless the appointments
therein are paid within thirty days from
the date OF said notice they will be
delinquent and subject to all forfeitures
and penalties attaching to delinquent
taxes under the general laws Of the
Territory of Washington, Provided that
work may be accepted in lien of money
from the owner or occupant OF any lot to
the extent of the amount assessed against
such lot; and the tabulated statement
aforesaid shall also show the name of the
owner of each lot, ii known, the number
of the lot or part of lot, or other land,
with the lineal number of feet frontage
thereof, and the number of the block, if
numbered, and the amount assessed
against each lot.
Sc. If within thirty days after the
publication of the notice mentioned in
section 5 of this ordinance the sum
assessed upon any lot, part of lot or
other lands, is not paid to the Town
Treasurer, the Board of Trustees may at
any time thereafter order q warrant for
the collection of the same, to be issued
by the Town Clerk, directed to the Town
Marshal.
ST. Such warrant must require the
Town Marshal to forthwith levy upon
the lot, part of lot or other lands, upon
which the assessment is unpaid, and sell
the same in the manner provided by law
for the sale of real estate for delinquent
taxes in the Territory of Washington,
and return the proceeds of said sale
(less his fees 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.
IS. The fees and costs in all cases of
sale of real estate under this ordinance
shall be the same as those provided in
like sales of real estate under the laws of
the Territory of Washington for delin-
quent county taxes, and shall be added
to the original assessment and shall be
paid by the owner of said lot, part OF
lot or other lands.
50. The officer making such sale
shall Immediately make out certificates
of sale and must make, execute and
deliver Marshars deed for all lots, parts
of lots or other lands so sold, within the
same time and in the same manner
as is provided by law when land is sold
for delinquent county taxes, and such
certificate and deeds shall have the same
force and effect as those made by the
county tax collector in cases OF sale for
delinquent county taxes, and all laws of
this territory applicable to sale of lands
for delinquent county taxes, so far as
the same are applicable and not in con-
tiict herewith, shall govern in sales OF
lots or lands under this ordinance.
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