The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22

and ali bids, and may refuse TO grant franchise
for any part Of said route for which said application
Isigned.l IT, W. MILLER, City Clerk.
bate Of iirst publication. May 20, A. D. 1891
nRDINANcE NO. l.730-AN ORDINANCE
" for the grading and slfewalging OF Thomas
street Willow street in said city, and to create
local Improvement district for the payment mere
for. and that said payment be provided for by the
issuance and sale of bonds.
Whereas. the city council Of the city Of Seattle
did on the 9th day of March, A. d. lsgl duly
grade and sidewalk homas avenue from Temper
ance street TO Willow street, said joint resolution
contained the estimated cost OF said Improvement,
and that the cost OF said Improvement would be
assessed against the properly abuttng on such
street, and liked fifteen days from the date Of the
first publication thereof as the time In which pro-
tests against such proposed Improvement could De
meg n aae once OF I the ely CLERK and .o,
ton to DO published ten days conseeutively In the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and the Daily Press, the
ton being March 81, A. D. 1891. and the last April
10, A. D. 1881, and AFFIDAVIT, Of such publicstion
llth day Of April, A. d. 1891: and,
Whereas. no protests against said proposed Inn
of the font feet of said lots and lands abuttng
ers were filed with said city clerk Within iiieen
days from the date of the first publication Of said
Joint resolution, or were filed at all; therefore.
Be Il ordained by the city of seattle as follows:
in the city OF Seattle, be graded and
sdewalked on each side thereof from Tenn
perance street TO Willow street In said
ace with the established grade thereof
and that the sidewalks on either sid be not sess
tion, the planks thereon TO be securely nailed
Sec q Tha. to pay for such improvement there
be and hereby Is established local improvement
district No z. which shall include all the property
fronting on said Thomas avenue, the street 10 be
street to the distance back Of said Thomas avenue.
Hpiafted into blocks TO the center OF the blocks II
plated into lots only 70 the center OF the lots and
II not plated, to the distance of one hundred and
twenty feet.
Sec. g. Such improvements shall be made under
city, who are hereby ordered to proceed with said
work, ana the cost and expense thereof shall he
local Improvement district No. Which cost 81 and
expense shall be assessed In proportion to the num-
Der OF feet OF such lands or lots fronting thereon
All assessments levied on lands of the United
States state of Washington, State university,
county of King city of Seattle or any school dis
of grading all cross-streets and of putting down
crosswalks the shall be paid by the city of
Seattle out OF the general road fund.
Sec q. The payment for such improvement, with
the exception OF the amount to be paid by the city
ont OF the general road fund shall be by the mode
Sec. 8. The Improvement of said Thomas avenue
shall be by contract and shall be let to the lowest
works as provided in section 10 of article 8 (VIID
of the freeholders charter. Before the letting Of
said contract the board of public works shall
furnish the city council the estimated cost of the
Improvement as furnished them by the city engin.
owners if known Of each lot and parcel OF land in
such district fronting on said Thomas avenue tina
street TO be improved the number of feet owned by
eacn ana The number OF front feet of street cross
lngs; III the name of any owner of any parcel of
land Is not known the same shall be listed as un-
and the amount charged 10 each lot and parcel
Win the amount charged TO street crossings shall
portion to the number Of feet Of the same frontinr
on such Improvement. The city council on the
receipt OF such roll and assessment, shall cause
notice thereof 10 be published in the official news
papers of the city of Seattle in ten consecutive ia
sues notifying all persons interested that such roll
mas been filed, and shall require them TO appear AT
the time fixed In said notice. which said time sbai
be not less than fifteen (l5l days from the date Of
the first publication thereof, and make objection
ii any they have, thereto. At the time fixed in
said notice the city council shall meet in Joint con-
sni1aon ana snal consider and determine any and
OF SAID roll as IL deems just and shall then deduct
from the cross cost of such improvement the cost
cost shall be paid out of the general road fund on
said city, and thd city council shall then by ord.
said roll The board of pu bic works shall proceed In
let the contract for such Improvement as provided
IN sectl9n Ten lO) OF article eight wild of the
See. g. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
iorce rom ana AFTER its passage approval and pub
Passed house of delegates May IL, 1891.
President House Of DeIegafss
Passed board Of aldermen May IA 1881
GEORGE w HALL.
President Board of Aldermen
Approved oy me THIS 18th day of May 1891
HARRY WHITE, Mayor
Filed by me this 18th day Of May A D. 1891.
Date of first publication May %. A. d. 1891.
ORDINANCE NO. 1,73I-AN ORDINANCE
~ granting TO Norval II. Latiner John p Hovt
and watson c Squire the privilege of extending
electric wires from what is known as the Soure
Latimer building, ia the city of Seattle to other
buildings at the request of or by agreement with
. IN n and to.
venlng streets and alleys for that purpose
Be IL ordained by the city of Seattle "a follows.
H Laiimer John p Hoyt and Watson % S S9rysi
the present owners of the Squire-Latimer buiidlng
and the electric Light plant located therein and to
their assigns, the privilege of extending electric
wires nom said Squire Laflmer building in tho cir
OF Seattle, To other buildings for the purpose of f,
nishflg such other buildings with lights al the re-
quest OF or by agreement with the owners thereof
and TO use and the intervening streeis with
such wires when necessary for such purposa. me-
vided, that the privilege hereby and herein orshtd
shall not extend more than four "a blocks in am
direction from said named Squire Latimer bu i'd
ing.
Sec. 2. Such wires shall not extend oyer or he
fastened to nor enter any building without the con-
sent OF The owner or owners thereof. and shall ha
laid under ground whenever required by the
city. no
sec. 2. Such wires shall not he placed With,
three feet of any electric fire alarm wire or wires
nor shall be placed within three feet of teenhons
telegraph or electric light wires They shall be Sc
cnfely fastened and safely insulated wherever thew
come in contact with conducting substances and
sball at ali times be kept in safe and secure con
dition-
Sec. 4 Such wires shall he placed at such dis.
lance above the surface of the streets and alleys
used or crossed as not to interfere with hnsineSs
and not 10 ohstruct the operation of the fire enart
nent In the extingnshment of fires II il shall ne
come necessary al any time 20 cut or remove such
WIRES 10 facilitate the eXtingnishmeat of fires it
may be lawfully done without any right OF action
against the city Of Seattle or its officers If the
city OF Seattle shall grant permit 10 remove
building. and Temporarily grant the use az the
street across which such wires are it shall be the