The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-13
CITY NOTICES.

ORDINANCE NO. AZ - An Okti-
n1ent OF Ter, Terry va Svesss formerly tenth
SrSeo from Pine Street 20 NrSARla
Street by grading the same ana con-
ara parking the same on both si1es
thereof and providing for the payment
therefor in snstalments. and establishing
Sund for such payment by me isxs.
Ing and collection OF special Assessments
upon the property benefited thereby ara
providing tor The issuance OF bonds IN
payment thereof as provided by an act
or the Legislature OF the State OF Wash
lngton. entitled An act relating 20 n
tsrHsl improvements in cities. authorize
Ing the issuance and collection OF bends
upon the property benefited by local inn
provenents. and declaring an smsrS-
sncy." approved March ssh. 1928. and IN
der the PROVISIONS o. Ordnance Ne $50.
Ordinance No. sac. approved July ii,a,
1884, and the CITY Charter as amended
and now IN force.
the Board OF Public Works q w tea pc
tttion for the Improvement Of Terry av-
enue (tormerly Teala Ssreeo by grading.
Stdewalking and psrklaS SSH avenue iron
Pine Street 10 Virginia Street 81 tting sorsh
the nature OF the Improvement. as herein
after described. and that the same IS 10
tact that the slsners Of said petition are
the owners Of property 20 be benefited 20
the aggregate amount of a majority OF
she assessment 70 &c levied Cor such i'm
n the office OF the County Auditor 81
King County. and setting sorsa that ssia
ssgners desire said street 10 be improved.
and payment made therefor by the mode
or bonds under aud ~ virtue Of Ordnance
No. Ssis. the Charter OF The City - Seat
tle. and the laws OF the State OF Washing
Whereas. The Board Of Pa5iI, Works
has found the facts set 70 IN IN said pc
t-fseE 10 be true. and has caused an ts-
innate CT the cost OF said Improvement 10
~ 70 ~ -
gtncer. and las tra1smis-ct the said re-
urion, together with all papers and In
tcrmafion N IT, possession. and the certir'-
cate or the City Engineer touching said
improvement. with the estimated cost
thereof. and its recommendation that the
prayer OF said petition. be granted. 10 the
matters are now before the City Council.
ard
Whereas. Neither the estimated or act
ual cost OF the Improvement herein order
ed 70 be done and chargeable as a lien
against the property exceeds one-quarter
or the total assessed valuation OF the lots
or parcels OF land contained In the assess
ment district herebv established. as the
same appears upon the last annual assess
ment roll made for the levying OF taxes
for municipal purposes: and
Whereas. The public interest and con-
venience require that said Terry Avenue
formerly Tenth StreeD be improved In
the manner hereinafter ordered from Pine
Street 10 Virginia Street; now therefore.
follows:
Section l. Tha; Terry Avenue( formerly
Tenth Street. in the city OF Seattle. be
improved from Pine Street TO Virginia
Street by grading the same 10 the estao-
lished grade and constructing sidewalks
eight feet wide on both sides thereof
throughout the whole length OF said inn
provement- with proper crossNalkS across
intersecting streets. and parking the same
throughout the entire length OF said I'M
provement with park eight tsl feet wide
between each sidewalk and the adjacent
margin OF said avenue. said improvement
to be made according 10 the plans and
specifications prepared under the direc-
tlon OF the City Engineer AID on file In the
office OF the department Of pnblic works.
and that an assessment be levied and coll
lected upon all lots and parcels OF land
benefited by said Improvement 10 defray
the cost and expense thereof. and that
local Improvement district bonds be is
sued. as hereinafter provided. and said
assessments shall become a first lien upon
all the property liable therefor and for the
payment OF said local Improvement dis
trict bonds. hereinafter provided.
Sec There is hereby established
local Improvement district 10 be deslgnat-
ed as Local Improvement District No.
III. which said district is bounded and
described with reference TO said street and
the termini OF said Improvement as de-
fined in Article VIII. OF the City Charter
now In force. and in Ordinance No. 53as.
approved May Eth, 1894. and the property
included witian said local Improvement
district. and none other. shall be deemed
70 be. and shall be. the property benefited
by said Improvement
Said assessment district shall. for the
purpose OF said assessment. be divided IN
to subdivisions. as defined in said Ordl-
Rance No S3iS. and the total cost and ex-
tense OF the Improvement herein ordered.
including all necessary incidental expenses,
except the amount OF cost charged and
assessed against street crossings (which
shall be paid from the general fund of the
city,. shall be betrayed by the collection
of a special assessment upon the property
in said local Improvement district. which
assessment shall be made upon said prop
Article VIII. OF the City Charter, now
In force. and said Ordinance No. 33i9, as
amended by Ordinance No. $40. and to-
gether with interest TO accrue upon the
respective sums so assessed. shall be coli
lected as therein provided The mode OF
making payment for said local improve
ment shall be by the issuance OF bonds,
as provided by an act OF the Legislature
OF the State of Washington. entitled "An
Act relating TO Internal lmprov ements in
cities, authorizing the issuance and col
lection OF bonds upon the property bene-
fitted by local improvements. and declar-
ing an emergency" approved March 9Th.
1893, and under the provisions OF Ordinance
ed by Ordinance No. 34se approved July
18th. 1894. and the City Charter now in
force. All moneys raised by said assess
ment shall be paid into fund for said
district into the City Treasury. 10 be call
ed Local improvement Fund. District
No. l2l OF Seattle which fund Is created
10 defray the cost and expense OF said
Improvement.
Sec. q Said Improvement shall be made
under the supervision pf the Board OF
Public Works. which Board Is hereby or
dered to proceed with said Improvement
as soon as the bonds OF said local improve
nent district shall have been issued and
the said Improvement shall not be begun
until said bonds are negotiated and sold,
unless the contract for said Improvement
shall provide for the delivery of said bonds
TO the contractor In payment therefor:
provided that If the contract for said Inn
proyement shall be 80 made that the con-
tractor constructing the same shall accept
the bonds in payment thereof. the TIM
proyement may be commenced immediate
w after the execution OF the contract as
provided bv Ordinance No. $40: provided.
that II the contract for said Improvement
does not provide for the delivery OF the
bonds 10 the contractor. said bonds shall
he negotiated before said improvement
shall be commenced. and IL the bonds be
not negotiated and the contract for said
Improvement be that said bonds shall be
delivered 10 the contractor. the Board OF
Public Works shall provide for the deliv-
cry OF any portion OF such bonds during
the progress OF the work as in It's iuig-
ment IL may deem safe and proper.
Sec. e. Provisions shall be made by or
dinance for the issuance OF bonds OF said
local Improvement district for the whole
estimated cost OF said Improvement. less
the cost OF street crossings and the amount
assessed against lands OF the United
University. the County OF King, the CITY
or Seattle or any school district. and less
the amount paid upon the assessment prior
10 the time for the issuance Of bonds. and
for their delivery 20 the contractor con-
structing the Improvement in payment
thereof. or their negotiation and sale as
provided In said Ordinance No. as4s as
amended oy Ordinance No. $40.