The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-17


lots are sold for city taxes.
J. N. r. ATKINSON.
City Treasurer Of the City OF Seattle.
Date Of first publication, Seattle, Wash.
January 18TH, 1895.
ORDINANCE NO. 4.07O-AN oRDT-
nance providing for the Improvement OF
Caller street. from Elliot street 70 the east
line Of Temperance street, by grading,
stdewalking and parking the same. and
providing for the payment therefor in in
stallments. and establishing a fund FOR
such payment by the lesying and Collec-
ton OF i special assessment therefor up
on the property benefited thereby. and
providing for the issuance Of bonds, as
pFOVlteu by an act OF the legislature OF
the state OF Washington. entitled An
act relating 70 internal Improvements in
cities. authorizing the issuance and coli
lection OF bonds upon the property oene-
fitted by local Improvements, and declar-
ing an emergency, approved March 3.
1888, and under the provisions OF orii-
nance No. S.54e, approved May !. 1894. as
amended BY ordinance No S.f4o. approved
July II. 1884, and the city charter,
amended and now in force.
Whereas, There has been presented 10
the board Of public works 4 written petit
ton fer the Improvement OF Caller street,
from Elliott street 10 the east line Of Tenn
perance street, setting forth the nature OF
the Improvement, as hereinafter described.
and that the same is 10 be paid for by the
mode Of ten-year bonds, and the fact that
the signers OF said petition are the owners
OF property TO be benefited 10 the aggre-
gate amount Of a majority of the assess
ment to be levied for such Improvement,
according 10 the transfer books in the Of
flee of the county auditor OF King county.
and setting forth that said sign-
ers desire said street TO be i'm
proved, and payment made there
for under and by virtue of ordinance No.
3.349, the charter of the city of Seattle, and
the laws of the state OF Washington; and
Whereas The board of public works has
found the facts set forth IN said petition 10
be true, and has caused an estimate of the
cost OF said Improvement 10 be made and
certified to by the city engineer, and has
transmitted the said petition, together with
all papers and information in its posses
sion. and the certificate of the city engineer
touching said Improvement, with the esti-
mated cost thereof. and its recommended
ton that the prayer of said petition be
granted, TO the city council, ana said petit
ton and said matters are now before the
city council. and
Whereas, Neither the estimated or actu-
al cost OF the Improvement herein ordered
to be done ana chargeahe as lien against
the property exceeds one-hat of the total
assessed valuation of the lots or parcels Of
land contained in the assessment district
hereby established, as the same appears
upon the last annual assessment roll made
for the leyying of taxes for municipal pur-
poses; and
Whereas. The public interest ard con-
venience require that said Caller street be
improved in the manner hereinafter order
ed, from Elliott street to the east line of
Temperance street; now therefore
BE it ordained by the city Of Seattle as
follows:
Section /. That Caller street, in the city
of Seattle, be improved from Elliott street
to the east line of Temperance street, by
grading the same to the estaolisned grsge,
and constructing sidewalks eight feet VIDE
on both sides thereof throughout the whole
length OF said Improvement, with
proper crosswalks across interesting
streets, and by constructing parking strips
on both sides of said street between tho
sidewalks and roadway, four feet wide
also parking strips on both sides or said
street between each sidewalk and the adj
jacent street margin, OF varying widths;
said roadway TO be uniformly thirty-siX
(36) feet in width: said Improvement 10 be
made according 10 the plans and speclnea-
tons prepared under the direction of the
city engineer and on file in the office OF the
department OF public works; and that an
assessment be levied and collected upon
all lots and parcels Of land benefited by
said Improvement to defray the cost and
expense thereof. and that the issuance or
local improvement district bonds, as here
matter provided, and said assessments
shall become a lien upon all the property
liable therefor and for the payment OF said
local Improvement district bonds, as here
matter provided .-,,.-,,
local Improvement district to be designat-
ed as Local Improvement District No.
u.s." which said district is bounded and de-
scribed with reference to said street and the
termini OF said Improvement as defined in
article VIII of the city charter, as amend
ed and now in force, and in ordinance NO.
3.349, approved May 7, 1894, and the proper
~ included within said local Improvement
district. and none other, shall be deemed
10 he. and shall be, the property benehted
by said improvement.
Said assessment district shall. for the
purpose of said assessment, he divided into
subdivisions asdefined in said ordinance No.
3,S49 and the total cost and expense OF the
Improvement herein ordered, including all
necessary incidental expenses, except the
amount of cost charged and asst ssed
against street crossings (Which snail he
paid from the general ROAD tund OF the
city) shall be betrayed by the collection OF
a special assessment upon the property IN
said local Improvement district, which as
sessment shall be made upon said proper
~ in all respects as provided by said arti-
Gle VIII of the city charter, as amended
and now in force. and SAID ordinance NO.
S,34q as amended by ordinance No. 3 $40.
and together with interest 10 accrue upon
the respective sums so assessed. snail be
collected as therein provided. The mode
OF making payment for said local improve
ment shall be by tie issuance or bonds. as
provided by ar act OF the legislature OF the
state of Washington, entitled, An act re-
lating TO internal improvements IN cities.
authorizing the issuance ana collection or
bonds upon the property benefited by local
improvements, and declaring an emergen-
CIV" approved March 9. 1883 and under the
provisions of ordinance No. 3,Sty, approved
MAY Z 1894 as amended by ordinance No.
$40. approved July II. 1924, and the city
charter, as amended and now IN force. All
paid into a fund for said district into the
city treasury, 10 be called Local Improve
ment Fund District No. li5. OF Seattle"
which fund is created to defray the cost
and expense Of said Improvement.
See. 8 Said Improvement shall be made
under the supervision of the board of pub
lie works, which board Is hereby ordered
10 proceed with said improvement as soon
as the bonds of said local Improvement dis
trict shall have been issued. and the said
Enforcement shall not be begun until said
bonds are negotiated and sold unless the
contract for said Improvement shah pro-
vide for the delivery OF said bonds 20 the
contractor in payment therefor. provided.
that il the contract for said Improvement
shall be So made that the contractor con-
structtng the same shall accept the bonds
IN payment thereof the Improvement may
be commenced Immediately after the exc
cuti0n OF the contract. as provided by or
Ginance No. sac, provided. that X the
contract for said improve mcut does not
provide for the delivery OF the bonds 20
the contractor. said bonds shah De negOtl-
ated before said Improvement shall be COM
menced. and II the bonds - not negotiated
nd the contract for said Improvement be
that said bonds shall be delivered 20 the
contractor the board Of public works shall
provide for the delivery or any portion OF
such bonds during a. progress of the work
as IN It's Judgment IL may deem safe and
proper
Sec. Provisions shall be made hy or
6inance FOR faa issuance OF bonds Of said
local Improvement district for the whole
estimated cost of said Improvement, less
the cost II street crossings and thc amount
ASSESSED against lands OF the United States.
the state ~ Washington. the state univer-
sjly, the county Of King The city Of Seattle
or any school district. and less tte amount
paid upon the asSessrnsn mt prior 70 the time
for the Issuance 81 bonds. and for their de-