The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-10

ORDINANCE NO. ,gSl.-AS ORDINANCE
" for the grading and sidewalking OF Chestnut
street in the ci OF seattle, from Talbot street 10
knight street. in said city and to local Inn
prOvement district for the payment thereof and
that said payment shall be by immediate payment,
as prescribed IN section eight (o) OF article WILL OF
the freehOlders charter.
WHEREAs, The city council OF the city ~ Seattle
did on the 2lst day OF December, y. ID, 1891. duly
pass joint resolution, declaring its intention to
grade and sidewalk on both sides OF the same,
Che stuut street, from Talbot street TO knight
street. said joint resolution contained the esti
mated cost Of said Improvement and that the cost
of said Improvement would be assessed against the
property abutting on said street. and fixed ffteeu
days from the date of the first publication thereof
as tue time in which protests against such proposed
Improvement could be filed In the office OF the city
WHERE'S, The city clerk did cause the said
resolution 10 be published for ten days, consecu-
lively, in the Post Integencera and the Daily Press
Times the official newspapers Of said city. the first
the last publication being January LIST, A. d. 1892,
and affidavit Of such publication duly FLED In
ary. a. ID. 1892.
WHEREAs. No protests against said improve
ment by the owners Of more than twO-thrds Of the
front feet Of said lots and the lands sbutting on
said proposed Improvement. or any Of such owners,
were filed with said city clerk within fifteen days
from the date OF the hrst publication OF said Joint
resolution, were filed at all: aud.
WHEREAS, the owners of more than three hfths
OF the front feet OF the properly fronting on said
street In said local Improvement district, nave pc
ttioned 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 !. That Chestnut street, street In the
city OF Seattle be graded and sldewalked, on each
side thereof from Talbot street 20 Knight street;
that said street be graded In accordance with tha
established grade thereof and that the sidewalks
on either side be not less than eight feet In width,
placed on solid foundation. the pianks thereon TO
see. 2. That, to pay for said improvement there
be and hereby Is established a local Improvement
district, No. 10, which shall include all the prop
erty fronting said Chestnut street. tho street TO
be improved, from Talbot street to Knight street,
to the distance back Of said Chestnut street. GU
each side thereof II plated into slocks. 70 the cen
of the blocks, If plated into lots, only 10 the
center of each lot, and II not plated, 10 the dis
tance of 1870 feet.
SEE. s. such Improvement shall be made under
the supervision or the board OF public works, u
said city, who are hereby ordered 10 proceed with
said work, and the cost and expense thereof shall
he taxed and Assessed upon all the property in
such local Improvement district No. Is which
cost and exTense shall be assessed in proportion 20
the Number OF feet OF such lands or lots fronting
thereon. All assess elts levied on lands OF the
United States, stale Of Washington. STATE Uni
verslty. county Of King, city " Seattle. or any
school district shall be paid by the city Of Seattle.
'rbe rst of gFaiIu- ali eros strrgts and OF t,utfn,
down crosswAIks un the same, shall be paid by the
CITY OF Seattle our Of the general road fund
sec. l. The payment Of such Improvement with
of seattir out "A the general road Hnd shall be ~
the mode OF immediate payment.
sec. ,. The Improvement Of sad Chestnut street
shall be by contract and shall be let o. the lowest
works a. provided IA section ten 400. Of article
eight (NIlI.l, Of the freehnidrrs charter Before
works shall furnish the city council The estimated
cost or the Improvement as furnished them bV
the cry engineer together with au assessment roll
showing the owners u known, Of each lot and par
eel OF land in such district fronting sad Chest
nut street, the street 70 be imurvyea. the numter
OF feet owned by each, ana the number Of fr0nt feet
Of street crossings; /! the nsmG Of any owner Of
any parcel OF land Is Dol known, the same shall DC
listed a. Unknown, and each lot and parcel shall De
described and the amount CHARGED TO each lot and
parcel. with the amount cha-iet 10 street cross
inl-s shall be charged 20 ea lot parcel cross
ing IN proportion the number Of feet OF the
fronting ou sucn Improvement The council, on
recent Of such roll ana assessment. shall cause
notice thereof 20 be published in the official news
papers Of the city Of SEATTLE IN ten consecutive
issues notifying al persons Interested that such
roll mas been filed and shaI require Them % appear
at the time fixed Ia said notice which sadtime shall
be not less than fifteen GAYS from the Gate 81 the
any they have thereto. At the time fixed On said
notice the city council shall meet IA JOINT couveu-
ton and shall consider aad dsteruilue any and all
objections and shall make such corrections or said
roll y deems iast. and shall then deduct from the
gross OF such improvement the cost assessed
aealnsL the street crossings, which last shall
De pad Of the general road lgad Of sad CITY,
AMI the city council shall then, By ordinance APP
prove such roll, and shall levy and Hssess the
| amount thereof AGAINST each parcel and tIr and
declare the same lien the and shall direct the
city clerk to deliver the SAID E0I 20 the city comp
trolier. and the said cl.y comptroller shall tprih-
with deliver TO tle city treasurer, Certned copy
81 said Tol and sad city treasurer shall proceed 70
collect The said assessments other city taxes ara
collected SAID CITY treasurer shall give ten GsyS