Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-01-12

The Inhabitants of the Town of Pullman do or.
dain as follows:
SECTION l. Tho Board of Trustees, whenever
it deems expedient to establish alter the grade
of any street of the town. or to make any improve
ments thereof authorized by section twenty
three of an act entitled. AN Act for the lncor
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 Town Surveyor, and the said survey, dia-
gram and estimate shall be filed in the Office OF
the Town Clerk for the inspection of all persons
interested therein, and notice of the intention
to grade, pave otherwise improve said street,
and the filing 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-thirtls 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 Town Clerk re-
monstrance against said Improvements, grade OF
alteration, the same shall not be proceeded with,
| except as herein provided.
SEQ 3. If no such remonstrance be made and
filed, in the last section provided, the Board
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, 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 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
Trustees and sworn to appraise all lots and parts
of lots and land, irrespective of the improve
ments or 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 a tabulated statement thereof shall be made
out by the Town Clerk and filed in his office for
the information of all persons concerned, and n
notice thereof published in the newspaper doing
the town 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, or other land, with the lineal 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
may apply to the Board of Trustees, ut its first
regular meeting after the publication of said no
tice, for modification of said assessment or APP
praisement, and the Board of Trustees may
amend the same as may seem just
SEC. 6. When the tabulated statement men
toned in section of this ordinance has been
approved by the Board of Trustees, the same
shall be recorded in the office of the county Au-
ditor of the county of Whitman, in the record
raal rtv ond shall ha md rn-
main a lien on the lots, parts of lots, and lands
therein described for the several sums assessed
thereon. respectively; and as fast the said sew
erl assessments are paid the Town Clerk shall
enter on said record of liens release and salts
faction thereof, which release and satisfaction
shall be entered on the margin of said record
opposite the lots, parts of lots, other lands
so released.
SsC. Z. When the Board of Trustees shall
have duly approved of said assessment and aI-
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 u certified copy of said ap-
praisement and assessment, who shall proceed to
collect the same manner rs 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 a warrant for the collection of
the same to be issued by the Town Clerk direct
ed to the Street Commissioner.
Sec. 3. Such warrant must require the Street
Commissioner to forthwith levy upon the lot, or
part of lot, or 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 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.
SEQ. 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, 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. IL. 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.
SEQ. IL. 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 successor in
interest; but, if made by lien-holder, the
amount SO paid shall form part of his lien and
boar the same rate of interest.
SEC. ID. A sale of real property under the
provisions of this ordinance conveys to the pur-
chaser (subject to redemption) all the estate or
interest therein of the owner, whether known or
unknown.
SIC. 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 ordinance, shall
be fixed by the sTrustee 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 collected upon
assessments for the improvement of streets or
| alleys shall be kept a separate fund and in nc
wise used for any other purpose whatever. All
money so assessed, from the time of being en-
tered in the record of liens, shall bear interest
at ten per cent. per nnnum until paid.
Sec. Is. If, upon the completion of any i'm
provement of any street or alley, it is found
that the sum assessed therefor is insufficient to
defray the cost thereof, the Board of Trustees
must ascertain the deficiency, and when so ascer-