The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-10
ORDINANCE NO. l4u,

Providing for the condemnation Of property
for the purpose Of opening Lawrence street.
tie II ordained by the city council of tie city
of Helena:
SEQ. l. There is hereby condemned. appro-
prlated anu taken as a pubic street anu for the
purpose OF opening that certain street known as
Lawrence street, IN the city OF Helena, in the
county OF Lewis and Clarka state of Montana,
ali that certain real estate and land situate, lying
larry described as follows, to-wlt:
lightning at the northwest, corner of a tract
owned and occupied by one Joseph Alberto.
(Which said point is supposed to be twenty-nins
ieet north ot the northwest corner of lot NO. y.
block Al OF Fl. L. 81: thence .asterly along an
iimaginary line parallel with tire north side Of
ton with an imaginary lins extended northerly
from the northeas. corner of said lot 10 in same
direction as it's east end line is extended; thence
line parallel vita first aforesaid imax-
mary hue to a point Of intersection with . dlrect
block to southwest corner OF block 4l5 in said
II, |. 3; thence eishteen feet more or less to the
place of beginning.
Ais" beginning at the northwest corner of the
street ana block Al II. #. s., and run thence
easterly along the north side line of lots 9 and 10,
said block TO the northeas. corner of said lot 10,
thence nlrIterly in same direction as east emu
line said block if extended twenty-n;ne feet;
themes westerly upon al imaginary line parallel
to north side OF said lots 9 and 10 to a point where
said parallel line would intsrsec: a SINH ar
stI0lShI IN uId~Q ulTtClly from southwest Cor
ner block 46 Ii. 1. ). to place of Beginning;
thence from last point aforesaid to place of be-
ginning.
Also begin at the southwest corner of block 41s
on eAst"rly side of Main street; thence southerly
thirty one feet: thence eas ecIy ITO fest; thence
northerly THU ty-one feet to or Oh a line parallel
with the soutterly side of said nlocS AT; thence
westerly no feet along souther!y side OF said
block ALTO p ace of beginning, said lot being
talrty-one feet front on Main st est and 10 feet
deep.
No. . Tia ,itv - II,l,-.
fnnd Of said city. shall! pay oue-thrl Of the cost
OF the said land SO Condemned for opening said
street, ana ont OF said fund shall pay the cost Of
Sec. 8 lwo-thirds of the cost of the land so
condemned for opening said ! awrence street.
shall be paid by special tax levied upon the prop.
cry neneAted; SAID property bang airy
- %, "a, % and y, IN block. NO. 81: lots mum
bered !. 2. 3, 4 and ;, in block NO. 4O1: lots mum
bered ~ and IL, in b ocA No. lu2, lots numbered
oered y, 10, ~ and y, il b ock NO. 40: lots num-
pelea !, :, & !; :, t, :, 5. 9, 10, in block No. 40;
l j. numbered 5, =, $: 3. 10, II. u. ls, q. q, and
rs 8. 10. II and Il, in block No. Az: Iots nun
bered 4, .; 4, !, 3, and 10, in block No All; lots
numbered !, 2. .. 1, 80. ant :. in block No.
10, Il and l., in block No ~ Of Allen addition.
SO much OF that certain block of ground occu.
ped by the public school buil~ingsA 4. fronts
upon lawrence street, lying between Wal! gu
NASJ ~ GAt LAAal JoIlloIl II WUhI
Is known as lot No. II. OF the laylor and homp-
son placer mining claim in said city fronting on
Nan van street and belonging to J. 7. | orter; vi,
Henry 3. Ames. 1t being EXPRESSLY provided
hereby thst 10 franchise shall be granted over
sad street for any railroad, street car, 9. ertric
or any other such mode Of travet.
sec. a.. 1t shall be, and is hereby made the
duty OF the city engineer OF said city. to agree. if
ne CA with the owners. or ella mpnts, Of said
lan9s as to the damages or coInucnsaiion to b,
bdlQ lOC SAD nEInRrIy. and If Ennb
cah pc made, the tax for the payment thereof
shall be levied as hereinafter provided, and ii
7uch agreement cannot be made, then it hereby is
made the duty of the C ty attorney of said CITY t.
l'' IN the district co Irt OF the First iudicia! dis
trlrt ol t g state of Montana, in and for the
county OF evils aad tlarke, az application for
ne appointment OF commission r., to apyrai-e
Vided by law.
SEQ b. Whenever the cost Of condenning
said property required for the opening of said
Lawrence street shall be ascertalned. the CITY
'ouncIi shall ,aIpolnt three commissioners,
and freehold .rs Of the city Of Helena,
shnl! meet at a limo and place 10 be uesig-
aateu, and if = majority of them are present,
snail proceed 10 Ascertain, view and examine ali
pronerty benefited b. the opening If said Law
.chce street; after which they shall 'all upon the
marshal to Aotiiy in wTitin, TIE ownrrs Of
'hch property TO Al pear before them If ,hey so
leslie at a time anu place therein designated,
"hIcil shall be not less than fifteen l5) days
rom the date of such notice. at which time ard
place III sad property owners will be given an
to be heard relative to Tho sail
1.t2-iith n!oh thelr property. After a.cer-
viewing and examining thu propnr,y
benefited as aforesaid, ana hearing nvluenr o IN
thereto a. herein provided, the .a.d
"hlni.sloheTS or a Il a .orlty oil them, shall make
report to thu city couAcll at its noxt r. gu!ar
Or At e. special meeting called Tor that
PURPOSE, and the city council shall thea maze
ne special levy of taxes upon tie properly de,iv-
Iht'tt m section J hereof sulncient to pay two.
,hIId, of the cost of condomn!uE laid pronerty,
III making the sai't levy of spccia! tnxea the said
respective lots shall lie taxed a, q, rate Der from
foot according to the beneht as determined by
ne c"ininlahlnncrs herein referred TO.
sec. Mhrnnve" the 81 y council shall have
l:.vied the SPECIAL taxes herein provided for. III.
city clerk shall transmit to the city ass,,sur Ina
a1l"Ins Of shecial taxes lie led aga nst each Iut
ana block, and the assessor shall thoreup.n enter
ana 'nEcs in the assessment roll and the same
'i'A!i Dc collected as other city taxes, end when
collected hial, he covered into The city Treasury
lor the special purpose If paying tho ass, se /
damages and costs of said cOnuemuu,iUu ,ro.
ceedings. TO
Approved this 18th day of June. A. D. 1852.
I7EhL! John {. tLRlt n, hayor.
ATTEST: SYDNEY IL. MCINTYRE, City CLERK.