Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-04
Ordinance No. 1863.

An Ordinance to provide for LAYING off
widening, strengthening, changing. ex.
tending and establishing streets. high
ways, alleys and public grounds. and
Tor the condemnation of such real es-
tate as may be necessary for such pur.
poses.
1he CITY Of Olympia does ordain as follors:.
SECTION 1. That whenever the C;.r
Council deems it expedient to widen.
straignten, change, extend or establish
any street within the City Of Olympia,
OF lay on street within said city, the
City Council shall cause the City Sux-
veyor 70 prepare and file in the Office
OF the City Clerk survey and diagram
showing the proposed street, or changes.
ana also all lots or parcels of land that
VIII need to be condemned, also the
owners Oh all such parcels of land. if
known. He shall also file an estimate
of the cost of condemning and pavino for
such parcels of land. 'o'
SEC. 2. The City Clerk shall there.
upon prepare notice of the filing Of
such diagram and estimate of cost. and
cause the same to be published in the
newspaper doing the city printing. for
two weekly publications. "
SEC. 8. The City Council NAV Mt any
time after ten days after the last nnhl'.
cation OF such notice, establish bv Ord;.
nance an assessment district cons;st;ny
OF the property benefited by. such inn,
provement, and approve such survey
and diagram, and order such street
opened or changed in accordance there.
with. Such Ordinance shall he nassaS
however, only at a regular meeting OF
the Council when all the members ara
present, and at least four members shall
vote therefor, and the names Of those
voting therefor shall be recorded mon
the minutes.
SEC. 4. The City Clerk shall prenare
notice to the owners Of the property tn
be condemned, naming all of said owners
mentioned in the report of the Surveyor
calling upon them to appoint one an.
pralser to assess the damages to be paid
to the owners OF the property condemned.
and the charges to be made upon the
property benefited. and shall cause fhe
same to be published in the newspaper
doing the city printing for two publica-
tons. He shall issue a similar notice
to the owners of land within tho assess
ment district. The Mayor shall also an
point one appraiser.
Sec. 5. The City Council shall an.
point time and place for the meeting
OF said appraisers, which time shall moi
be less than fifteen days after the last
publication of said notice. and II the
parties Interested fail to appoint an
praisers, as by said notice required. the
City Council may appoint appraisers for
them and fix time for the meeting of
the board SO appointed.
SEC. 6. The board of appraisers On
appointed shall meet at the time and
place specified, and after being dulv
sworn to make such assessment and
award damages fairly and impartiallv.
they shall proceed 70 examine The prem.
Uses and make such assessment and
award such damages, and thew shall
prepare their return in duplicate and
file one in the office of the CITY ClerE
and one in the office of the CLERK Of the
Superior Court of Thurstop comfy Such
return shall be in the form of two state
ments, one statement to contain list of
all tracts or parcels of land condemned,
and the owner of each, if known, and
the amount of damages to be paid there
for. The other statement shall contain
description of all tracts OF land within
the assessment district and the owners
OF each, if known, and the proportion of
the charges for making such improve
ment to be assessed upon each tract.
In making such assessment the apprais-
ers shall add to the damages that thew
shall find to have been sustained and
expenses of surveying and of appraising
and assessing for said improvement.
SEC. 4. When making such assess.
ment and estimating said damages, the
appraisers shall hear all legal evidence
and may adjourn from day to day, but
shall file their report within thirty DAYS
from the time of their appointment.
SEC. 8. If all the owners of all the
land that it is proposed to condemn, as
shown by the diagram of the SURVEYOR.
shall file in the office of the City Clerk,
before the time appointed for the meet
ing OF the appraisers, a waiver of all
claims against the city by reason thereof
no appraiser ent or assessment shall be
made.
SEC. 8. Any person considering him.
self aggrieved by such award of damages
or assessment of benefits, may at any
time within twenty days after filing 81
said report in the office of the clerk of
the Superior Court, by filing the preceipe
therefor, have the case docketed and
tried as hereinafter provided.
SEC. TO- When such cause have been
docketed, the party shall, within twenty