The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-30
CITY NOTICES.

ORDINANCE NO lS7S-AN ORDINANCE
" for the grading and sidewalking OF Fifth street,
in Pontius' addition, from Lake street east 10
Mitchell street, thence east on Republican street 10
Duwamish street in the city of seattle, and to
create local improvement district for the pay
ment therefor, and that said payment shall be by
immediate payment, as prescribed In section elghL
81 of article eight wild OF the reeholders char
ter.
did, on the lst day Of October, A. d. 1891, duly
pass Joint resolution declaring its intention TO
grade and sidewalk on both sides of the said Fifth
street, in Pontius' addition from Lake street east
to Mitchell street, thence east on Republican street
to Duwamish street. said joint resolution contained
the estimated cost of said improvement, and that
the cost of said improvement would be assessed
against the properly abutting on said street, and
fixed fifteen days nom the date Of the first publlca-
ton thereof as the time in which protests against
such proposed Improvement could be filed in the
office of the city clerk; and,
Whereas The city clerk did cause the said reso-
luton to be published for ten days consecutively
in the Post-Intelligencer and the daily Press
Times, the official newspapers of said city, the
first publication being October z, A. ID. 1891, and
the last October l. A. ID. 1891. and affidavit of
such pubcat on was duly filed in the Office of said
city clerk on the 18th day of October, A d. 1891;
and.
Whereas, No protests against said proposed i'm
provement by the owners of more than two-thirds
of the front feet OF said lots and lands
abutting said proposed improvement,
or. any of such owners, were filed with
the first publication Of said joint resolution were
filed at all; and.
Whereas The owners of more than three-fifths
of the front feet of the property fronting said
street In said local Improvement district have petit
toned the city council before the passage Of this
ordinance for the payment OF said Improvement by
immediate payment; therefore,
Be it ordained by the city of seattle as follows:
SECTION l. That Fifth street, in Pontius' addi-
ton, street in the city OF Seattle be graded and
sidewalked on each side thereof fiom Lake street
east TO Mitchell street, thence east on Republican
street to Duwamish street in said city, that said
street be graded in accordance With the estab-
lished grade thereof, and that the sidewalks on
either side be not less than eight feet in width,
placed on solid foundation, the planks thereon TO
be securely nailed.
sec. 2. That TO pay for such Improvement there
be, and hereby is established a local improvement
district No Is, which shall include all the prop
erty fronting said Fifth street. the street be
improved from Lake street east 10 Mitchell street
thence east on Republican street to Duwamish
street the distance back OF said Fifth street on
each side thereof, if plated into blocks to the cen.
ter of the blocks if plated into lots only to the
center OF each lot, and If not plated, TO the dis
Sec. 5. Such Improvement shall be under the
supervision OF the board OF public works of said
ely who are hereby ordered TO proceed with said
work, and the cost and expense thereof shall be
taxed and assessed upon ali the property in such
local improvement district No Is. which cost and
expense shall be assessed III proportion the num-
Der of feet of such lands or lots fronting thereon
All assessments levied on lands of the Uuited
States, state OF Washington, state University
county OF King, city of seattle or any school dis.
trlct shall be paid by the city of Seattle The cost
OF grazing all cross streets and of putting down
crOsswalks on the same shall be paid by the civ OF
Seattle out OF the general road fund.
sec. 4. The payment for such imnrovement with
the exception of the amount to be paid bv Ihe civ
Of Seattle out of the general road fund snail no hy
the mode OF immediate payment
Sch. D. The inn ruvement of said Fifth straa.
shall be by contract and shall be let TO the JorsSt
and best bidder therefor bv the hoard Of 1851
works, as provided in section ten lO1 Of $3.50
eight (NIIl) Of the frceholders Charter Ref re
letting OF said contract the board of public WORKS
shall furnish the city council the estimated cost -
the improvement as furnished them by the citJ, Vi
gineer, toSether with an assessment roll sboyy,t
tht"Whersh known, OF each LOT and parcel Of land
such district fronting said Fifth street VI , III
to be improved the number Of feet Owne,i ne eSt
ana the number of front feet Of street croSs;
siie hs ol any owner or any parcel Of land i no.
known the same shall be listed as unknnven - nos
eacn lot anu parcel shall be described and tbe
!l4Oit. CIatseu 10 each lot and parcel wItb tie
amount charged 10 street crossINgs %ttm Inc
charotd 20 each lot or parcel or crossing In nrnor
tioh 10 the number OF feet OF the safna tIIo,t, 81
on such Improvement. The cCuDcm fronting
celpt OF such ron and assessment shall csusa re-
we tueteot 10 De published tn the oficiaj na nv
paper' OF The city OF Seattle In ten consen.news-
sues, hol!Xlng all persons Interested thai s,ti Is,
mas nFen Med, and shall require tham ~ s, ron
the time liked in said notice which said ,PpeAr at
1e hot e5s tnan fifteen days from the d. snau
hfst publication thereof and MAXI $50, OF The
any they have thereto. At the tItns Ecu ms, IL
.ollce the city council shall meet in oin, IN said
ton, AMI shall consider ana Jo'ht cunven-
otyec' Ions made, ami shall make snHb aiy ana all
on sa'u roll as II deems lust ana shen lions
assessed e,aiV 80, 10. 81 sach lmprUy cement the cos,
-, -, S@alist the street crossings VIII Isl
Cost shsii be paid out OF the genera ~ "hish last
a,'.4 CiS ana Inc city council shall thar iuuu or
amounts he eof against each Darcl d assess the
ueti"Ie l,e same lien thereon ana ~, iot and
stSA q the roll Ia "a
9slit'. it Halu CIV comptroller sh[U - COM p
Ie'-Err 10 the city treasurer certfeJ Lofth"lth
~, o. >iu CITY treasurer shall procsaji.. " SAID
,iit s's1 assessments ether civ "a 80 U collect
80 anu city treasurer shall 1fvs y, are col
80 III ne oiuclai newspapers ne, 80, ua'Es no.
H GER hed 70 him for c. b eCtinn a., '.i Iol has
~ - as - liade within thirty DAYS ~ 80, =, mess
-, 'ee, SaId assessment shall hs.,t ,Ie cate
-, - 9.iSt-l Dear interest ~ the ra-a 4sLin-
80, 20 aIt'dIa until paid, and no ~, Va 40 per
- ', IA. De entered on the annual ms geIln-
it+r,t az eaI a. q ilst each lot and To-! Tor
's ~ Win he Interest solias,s 81 50 de-
- - MY palA within the tir,a y as other
- ' S,'s tS8ts, shall re co arra, Ior the
Alqlehl shall lie sold for me am parcel - de-
- 91li't WIN Interest and costs 9, u such as
az l manner a a by the same suff' uuae and
- "a arr s"lI Tor city taxes 0i''E as lands
-. . A.trI tie approval Of thai,
- ION . ana the levy and asS,'oi' mentioned
80 eoI a. provided bv "a "a - - u $ OF the
80, g. SlS MotSs shall proceed - Ion D, the
az o1 suci lHprove en- Mt a. nr,o iet the con
cnarter a. ''0ie eisAt WILL. Of the "a section
see !. THIS ordinance shall taks.,--.
ueSfia rom ana AFTER Is Passage apnra ret and be in
1891. men ~ mis- THIS 28th dav Oc,oh.-
Pct, oE0HGE W II -. iooer,
october, 1891. 7sA'Ss this 18th dav -
Preslaa,+ N II. v. JONES "a
HFl'o'ed py me this 27th - - - " " Delegates
NJ, HAIRY MI ~ october, ls9I
''7' oy ne this 27th dav nf r,", - T. Mayor
published this Both day Of octobsE ely Clerk.