Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-05
ORDINANCE NO. 50


does ordaiu as follows; ]
sec. l. Before ordering any street work =
done or street improvements meut Ahe NilN ,
council shall pass a resolution declaring H.
Intention ~ "a do. and shall thereafter cause 7
"A survey, map. profile ANA estimate oi lht
entire cost thereof Co. De made pN the NHs
engineer and the said survey, map PRONE
aud estimate shall be filed IN the once OF the
city clerk for the inspection OF all parties M,
terested therein, and the SAID city svtS Slia,tt
forthwith cause "a notice OF such hHns el
such survey. map profile ana estimate =" ~
published weekly TOR Two shScvS9ist 49,
la some newspaper published ma lht 'iN
such notice must contain o true copy ol sAid
resolution Of intention and must specify lhV
street, highway or alley or part thereof pre-
pressed Go be improved and the Aihur OF IN
proVement~ proposed 10 hc thaur' ArA'th'l
With such estimated c,',t ana tNpehsv
De not made before the expiration OF zen
days after the date " the last publication
said improvement will he made at the eN-
pense u the owners OF the lots and the par
Sssls Of the land fronting upon the street;
highway or alley proposed 10 ne l.bioNeys
within the litsits AZ the improvement thereoi
lengthwisr " said street. highway OF allcA. ]
Provided. that where "A petition Tor nm
provement OF any street or avenue j. Signed /
bV owners OF more than one-haf Of the I
AUDITING property, the city council may, by ]
unauitnot- vote of am the councilnen pres ]
ent, Immediately order the said Improve
ment TO be made and proceed thereafter az
provided in sec. 4. excepting that IN case OF
streets where committees OF citizens nave
prior 20 the passage OF TINS ordinance
caused grades 10 be lald tstlihatYe'
diagrams and pruhlts 70 pe mane'
and have received bids or made con,
tracts for street Improvements, the council
may assume charge OF the WORK AZ me slaso
10 which IL has been carried by -uch commit
lee. provided that a majority of abutting lot
owners have given written consent 70 the
committee for the Improvement. and that all
the acts and things done by such committee
for the Improvement of streets have the app
proVal by resolution OF the council OF All
councilmen present at any regular meeting.
And further provided that in any grading
district a. arranged by such committees the
city shall bear all expense required ~ the
general incorporation law for municipal cor
purations Of the third class, ana shan cause
new assessment 20 be made against each
lot In such district where the owner mas NOT
given written consent Ia the assessment
made by such committee. in conformity with
said law. la the manner sci forth in See. y
Aud further provided that where such come
mttecs have let contracts the council shall
not relieve said committees 81 re>p1nsinlllN
received and expended. and until the con-
tractors under said committees nave ~
ecuted new contracts With the city. covering
the same work "a the original contract
And further provided that wherever the
cost Of the proposed improvement on ahA
given street does not exceed I'VE hundreu
ls,eu dollars, the council may by unani miuu-
vote Of all the coumcilmeu present order the
improvement made immediately. by the
street commissioner or hy contract. aud cost
ASSESSED against auuttiuE lots ~ the AtN
engineer. aud the same, when - 4-se-seu'
shall be "A lien and enforceable I'm The same
manner as other liens prov ided I'M TINS orut-
nance for assessments for street improve
meuts.
sic > Remonstrance. H. within ten days
frum the final publication the persons oNn-
ing one-half or more u the iuts or parce !
OF land fronting upon the street hl-ii-
way or alley proposed To De improved
within the limits aforesaid, shall ME WITH th'
city clerk remunsjrance against said I'M
provement grade or alteration. the sam,
shall not be made at the expense OF th'
upon such street. highway OF alley a. afort-
said unless the city council shan deem suci
work or Improvement necessary, but no sue ?
work shall be done or Improvement De made
unless upon a unanimous vote OF all th'
councilmen then present,
sec , Ordering improvements made at eN
pense Of abutting property. II 10 reinuh
STRANGE be made ana filed n prov ided I'm tn,
last section. then the owners Of the lots ant
parcels Of land fronting upon such street
highway or alley proposed 10 be improved
within the limits aforesaid, shall be decline,
10 have consented 10 the making OF sald ln
made and filed aud the said city cuunci
nevertheless order such work 10 be done al
said Improvement to be- made. n prov iued !
sec. .. the council at IL earliest conNen
fence thereafter and within siN months iron
the publication Of such notice, may e>tao
lish the proposed grade or make the pro
posed Improvement at the cost aud eNpen-'
Of the owners of the lut> aud parcels OF Ian,
fronting upon the street highway or allel
proposed to be- Improved within the limit
aforesaid either BY or through the stree
the council. or by contract let by the council
To the lowest responsible bidder
see. Z. Asse-sment-How made. such cos
and expense shall be- Assessed upon said lot
aud parcels Of land in the following manner
The cu>t or eNpeuS. Of impruN Ing and repair
ing streets. sidewalks. alleys, squares an
other public highways and places within ID
city: rcmox ing oh-t ructinn- therefrom. grad
Ing. planking, paving. macaoamiZinE. gray
cling and curhing the same ana cpn~tf uvlin
CUTTERS. culVertS and sidewalks therein
shall De asSes-ed upon the lut~ or land
fronting thereon. each lot or portion Of ],
10 be separately a~sessed for the full dct
thereof sufficient 10 cover the total pNpeu-
81 the work 10 the centre 81 tine street "
which IL fronts
The expense Of an improvements in III
space formed al the junction 81 two or NOR
streets or where one main street terminate
In or cru~~es another main street. and ais
all necessary street crossings or crus~-wuN
at corners or intersections 81 streets. sha
be assessed against the city. 10 be- paid frut
the general fund. Except that bots fruntln
against the end Of terminating street sha
paw 10 the centre line ~ the street ON whic
they front. a first set forth. The a~se~>net
Of all costs as set forth iu this section -ha
be made BY the city engineer or other once
appointed by the council.
The said city engineer or other officer ~ha
take Ia consideration aud make proper al
lowance for any and all work done ny "a
owners Of said several lots. portions OF lot
places. parcels and subdivisions Of land {
front Of their respective lots Prov tded tui
ther that no assessment shall De levied %
any property which together with all assess
ments for street Improvements that ma
have been levied upon the same propcrt
during the preceding year. will amount TO
sum greater than fifty per cent. Of the valu
al which said property was assessed upo
the last preceding assessment roll OF N
sec. 5 Same. Within ten days after IN
street Improvement j. ordered. unles
further time be granted by said city counc
therefor. the said city engineer shall max
out and complete an assessment list. whic
shall show aud exhibit in separate column.
First-rhe name Of the owner Of each sci
arate lot. piece. parcel or subdivision q
land, separately assessed II known To hiu
him the word unknown shall be- write
Opposite the number Of such subdivision q
land
second-The assessment number 81 eac
subdiv sion u land. separately assessed.
Third A brief description by lot and bloc
or otherwsc OF each such subdivision q
land which. In connection with the ma
hereinhefore aud hereinafter mentioned
shall be sufficient for the idcut ification am
lpcatiun OF each. such subdivisions Of Ian
aud also the assessed value Of each such sui
division 81 land according to the as-e-snleu
roll Of the preceding year. Provided, tina
for all lots assessed prior TO the city asses,
neut Of ISL. the city assessment valuatio
prior 90 said assessment u issO the vaiuatio
may be left blank or be- determined by an % ,
praiser appointed by the council.
Fourth-The amount assessed separated
to each u such subdivisions. To the asses.
ment list thus completed said city enginee
shall attach said map. showing the relativ
which said subdivisions Of land shall By hi
he numbered ON said map to currcSpon
each respectively with it, assessment nun
her a. shown on said assessment list an
-dtN d--t-0iittlN lA-N anu -Alu map iilN~ ~
tached shall constitute and be- known as III
Assessment Roll" said assessment rOl
when completed. shall be by said city engir
eer filed with the city clerk
sec. g. Notice Of assessment and uppea
Upon receiving said assessment roll said cit
clerk shall forthwith give notice by puhlici
ton for one week IN newspaper puhlishe
In the city. that said assessment roll H. on u
In his office, the date Of the filing Of the sam
and that the same T. open for public inspe,
tiun, and said notice shall contain a tin
within which the city council will meet
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assessments
SEC :, Appeal 10 be in writing. The owl