The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-24
CITY NOTICES


0RDINANCE no 2.30s-AS ORDINANCE
u ppoviding for the improvement OF Broadway
srA Forrest streets, from Yesier avenue 10 the
sso.strueting sidewalks on both sides thereof snd
pvpyidng for tue payment therefor by the mode Of
payment by bonds" and establishing : fund for
sach payment by assessment upon All lots or par-
~ Of land benefited by such Improvement under
/ ins provisions OF ordinance No. OS5. approved
April 70. 1872. and the city charter a. amended
! whereas, There has been presented TO the board
pm,ary sa. OF Broadway and DeForres, s,ree.s
me same Experimentation of each otherl from
fesef avenue 70 the south line Of Oak street.
Eng forth the nature OF the Improvements as here
ssftsr described. and tina. the same is to De PAID
IL by the mode OF payment by bonds" and the
nenef;ed thereby 20 the aggregate amount of q
majority Of the assessment to be levied for such
Improvement In fact and according 70 the transfer
books Ia the ONCE OF the county auditor Of King
whereas the board of public work. has found
the facts set forth in said petition to be tru. and
sas csused N estimate Of the cost of snch i'm
movement to be made, aud has transmitted sail
l. their possession touching such improyernents
with the estimated cost thereof and their recon-
petition and all said matters are now before the
ety council: and,
whereas neither the estimated nor actual cost
q such Improvement herein ordered TO be done
ood chzsgeabe As lien against said lots and par
ees OF land exceeds one half Of the total assessed
ssustion Of the lots and parcels 81 land contained
q said assessment district hereby established a,
tie came appears upon the last annual assessment
roll made for the ievying Of taxes Tor municipal
whereas the public Interest and convenience
,eanlre that said broadway and DeForrest streets
be 70 improved between said points; now, there
Be /. ordained by the city Of Seattle a. follows:
SECTION / That broadway and De Forrest
streets, In the city Of Seattle, be improved from
Ysser avenue 20 the south line Of Oak street BY
Rrsding the same TO the establish grade and con-
ssructing sidewalks on both sides thereof between
sAd points. said sidewalks 10 be eight feet wide
Broadway street and six feet wide on DeForrest
street.. with park way four feet wide between
each sidewalk and the roadway from Yes.er ave
me to De Forrest street. according to the plans
pared under the direction or the CITY en-
esneer and on fIe in the Office Of the de-
pxrtment of public works and that an assessment
be levied and collected upon all lots and parcels OF
land benefited by such improvement TO dsSray the
cost and expense thereof, which assessment shall
become lien upon all property liable therefor.
Said Improvement shall be made by contract, to
be let to the lowest aud best bidder therefor by the
board OF public works. and said board is hereby an.
thorized and directed forthwith to procure bids
therefor and TO enter into contract in the name
shall provide tina, said Improvement shall not be
begun until the bonds to be issued for the payment
thereof shall have been negotiated. and unless such
Sec. O. There is hereby established local I'm
provement district 70 be called Local Improve
msnt District No. 81" which said district is
bounded and described, with reference to the said
street and the termin OF said improvement, rs de-
hsed In article eight OF the city charter as
smended and now in force, and In ordinance No.
20s6 approved A pril 20, 1892 and the property
Included within said local enforcement dist lei
And none other shall be seemed to he and shaI ~,
the property benefited by such Improvement
Said assessment district shall be divided into
subdivisions defined In said ordinance No,
1856, and the cost and expense of said improve
ment. except the amount OF such cost incurred In
the improvement or street crossings (Which shall
be paid from the general road fund Of the city,
ahai be betrayed by the collection Of special as
meni district, which assessment shall he made on
said property In all respects as rrovidot by said
artcls eight Of the city chortcr rs amended and
now in force aud sad ordinance No. 2,035, aud to-
Ge.her with the interest to upon the respec-
tive sums assessed shall 10 collected as therein
provided. The mole OF max ing payment for said
local Improvement shall be the mode Of pay nlent
By bonds" as defined I'm said article eight OF the
city charto- amended and in force and said
ordinance No. 2Os5, and an a .essment roll shall
be prepared ana reported To the city ccunciI and
such other proceedings had thereon - are pre-
scr beo tor the mode OF payment by bonds by
sad article eight of the city charter said ordi-
nance No. 2085 All moneys raised by said ASSESS
the city treasury To be aed Local Improvement
Fund District No. "a, OF Seattle" which fund is
Created TO defray the cnst and expenss OF said i'm
Sec 3. said Improvement sha all be made under
ne supervision OF the board OF public works:
Improvement as soon as the bonds to be issued tor
said Improvement sh all have been negotiated.
Sec 4. Provision shall be made by ordinance for
the issuance of bonds of said local Improvement
district for such amount as shall be necessary, and
provement shall not be begun until said bonds
shall have been neg Otiated.
Sec 5. This ordinance shall take effect and
shall be in force from and after its passage and ap
proyal. IL approved by the mayor: otherwise it
shall take effect al the time it shall become a law
under the provisions of the city charter.
Passed by the board Of aldermen the 18th day OF
AUGUST 1892. and signed by in open. session In
suthentcstion Of its passage this 18th day of Au.
gust, 1892. j. p SWEENEY
President Board Of Aldermen.
Passed by the house Of delegates the lth day Of
August, 1892, and signed by me III open session in
snihenoeation OF Its passage this I'D day of Au-
gust 1892. J. =. KLoEBER,
President House OF Delegates
Approved by me this I'D day of August. 1872.
j. T. RONALD, Mayor
Filed by me this 23d day OF August, 1892
GEORGE j. SLOVENIAN. city Clerk.
Published this Gath day OF August 1892.