The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-02

sp Enx,erfsat Legal Opinion Mr..
kare's Bnstding.

Wssk was commenced yesterday ca Mr..
KGfss's basl.iing on the sbatssWes; cegner 81
Yes IT sFerue sn1 south second streets
Tae block via be veluilfon the old founsis
tieas, rsgar. less Of ihe ordinance widen
ing south second street
Mr. korn says he has been waiting ifog
over IKE weeks for the city eouash 70
make -rFEBgenlegfs REGARDING his corner,
saa ~ Il has nef Iaa8e satisfactory srfa age
merits, he hiss concluded 10 rebuild, a. toe
tHtsuIug formally stassi. and viii risk the
Consequences. ~. kora T. Che lessee 81
the properly and IS paying therefore 500
par month lie Ss,es hot-fsss able n let IL
stand isie any longer. He says IL he shogld
cat 81 bime feet, - the ordinance dema ads,
fhs shsnres are thai b. eoisid 40; collect
from the city proper Indemnity. Mr..
korns decision is bs$et EpDn the legal
opinion 81 his attorneys, Col. J. G. Hsyues
aud gndgg J. x. Lewis The written state
pavaa ~ Mr.. Kern case and their adv ce 10
haEa IN The premises ar clesFiy set form IN
tie appended opinion. whieE isof public In
e Fest, cssing the first adverse opinion ~ ads,
0fs behalf OF i claimant
Ia r. South second street. matter 81 VI
Kern. ordinance i,Its.
Nc, karu occupies - Tot on the corner 81
Mil sad south Second 20 fest front
n34 NH aad 90 feet on south second ne.
hsd erected brick rnilGsng The EN- wi iah
~hs destroyed BY Ere, having on'y TIE
foundation 90 the iiasa n euHrb second
stseet, which Nss constructed npoN piles
tntitE the ordinance nine fest Is tRssn off
ut the Mllt street frout extsnaing hack
stEts feet on -antis second. and b. the
terms gi bis lease nc pays the same rental in
case - condemnation If this 3x50 feet b.
the city.
The s3,y is liable n n owner for the
yslae at The land, ana "a Nj Kern. the
lessee .oE she damsgss hy h ~ Sustained
by tsss - The sse u fhe gruund and lhe
hu;IdiaE thereon. Mr. KuFn hes go con
Time paying She same Fepss uafwsth-
standing She destruction II the binding
and condemnation uf ground
Under the provisions uf section ~ the
ordinances the city las power 80 widen
streets Bud T. reflect from fhe property
thereof paoneS. funds with which 20 Ray
for properly esuGs fHtlest or damaged. ana
urder The ofdiusnees aud general laws 81
ifse {. rtsory psoy son saay De raaie by
ordinances, aHlx ioYmed apa eEa ted for
such condemnation snG payment
whether property Cam hs. So taken fuF
public use without va, nieui first BENZ
mHde + net becesssFy hsfss 10 decide II
g. n0 toMbt thr law thsf IN nn cas-. can
PROPERTY be 80 taken untu pay meat s.
inside of secured
Il is 8 fnie - constitutional right that
f'funerfy - the citizen cannot be taken fer
peblic nse g thoui making csmpen>st on
vs. tftf Oh ittf. ana Nit1tF oar fANrier 70 y
c7nain that the compensation must b.
q Il sseuFtd before the city can take be
property 81 the ciiz.su Ter pub H. usa-wp
do not sey Il eat ig taken untu II J. aetu-
als pad scr
The 3sm ages must he fixed IN accordance
IN las aud funds sreaged fy So ofsii
uanfr ia accordance slte the charter ana
genera lava
He sra 9i the opiHian hat valid oT,li
psage charging properly benefited an
. l*FNrA Rss~rsigrp's thereon i pa a gceuT-
~ Dlif,iu the laN. Tuurgi x ofiinRB ~
Nh. f.lta af l~ E0 40 accordance With the
PROVISIONS 81 80 tbHf{cf auo geue-sl laws:
tpdcs e isu condemnation BOT assessment
rap D. made. -uch Vfdinaurc wc think
y ssao Hiely void. No means csn be pro
Ntaesi u7deg lis provisions tnr making aud
fesiftcffre he proposed assessments.
NJ NaFu does MT visa - ohs,r9~i the
improvements Ia tns cits is content n al
the properly b rondeu ned Il nscs Ssarf
bus De Insists that paylaeni be made or a b
s',u eiy secured so him before the property
s. fskem
" advise : "a thai there Is 20 security
provided snd HAT the ordinance Is uos
iiia ief Use eity Al ones provide faF such
10 m"nt eE II Nj koFu proceed IS hs
fittuss lss'. iae city csapgt me'es' him
J. q HtGsns.