Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-29
An Ordinance

TO ASSESS A SPECIAL TAX UPON LOTS
AND LANDS AUDITING UPON SECOND
STREET FROM OHIO STREET TO THE
CENTRE OF BUTLER STREET, AND TO
ISSUE BONDS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE
COLLECTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENT.
BE it ordained by the City Chunci of the
City of Marietta, Ohio, two-thirds OF the whole
number of members elected thereto concurr
ing. as follows:
SECTION l. That there be levied and assessed
upon each front foot of the lots and lands
abutting upon Second street, in said City of
Marietta, Ohio, between Ohio Street and But
Ter street, the sum OF Two Dollars. ninety-seven
cents, six mills ana four-tenths of a mill
~ 976i) TO provide fund to pay the proportion
properly assessable upon said abutting lots
and lands OF the total cost and expenses of i'm
proving said Second Street from the Northerly
line OF Ohio street to the centre OF Butler
Street in accordance with the provisions of AN
ordinance entitled: AN ordinance to improve
Secord street in the City of Marietta, Ohio,
from the Northerly line of Ohio Street to the
centre OF Butler Street" duly passed on the
llth day of October, A. ID 1895, for that purpose,
together with the interest on the bonds to be
issued as hereinafter provided according to
the estimate of the Engineer on file it being
determined by said City Council, and hereby
be benefited by said Improvement in an amount
equal to the sum hereby assessed upon the same
SECTION 2. That the owners of the lots and
lands upon each front foot OF which said S2.9764
is assessed shall pay the amount of their re-
pective assessments to the Treasurer of said
City at the office of the County Treasurer of
the county OF Washington. Ohio, IN twenty
sen i-annual installments, as follows: Eighteen
cents, one mill and one-tenth of mill per front
foot on or before December 20, 1896; seventeen
cents. seven mills and seven tenths of a mill
per front foot on or before June 20, 1897; seven
teen cents, four mills and three tennis of a mill
per front foot on or before December 20, 1897:
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front foot on or before June .. 1898: sixteen
cents, seven mills and tive-tenthS OF mill per
front foot on or before December 20. 1898; six
teen cents, four mills and one.tenth OF a mill
per front foot on or before June 20, 1897 sixteen
cents and seventenths of mill per front foot
on or before December 90. 1899: fifteen cents
seven mills and three-tenths of mill per front
foot on or before June 20, 1900; fifteen cents,
three mills and nine tenths of a mill per front
foot on or before December ., 1900: fifteen
cents and tive-tenths Of mill per front foot on
or before June ~, 1901: fourteen cents, seven
mills and two-tenths of mill per front foot on
or before December 20, 1901: fourteen cents,
three mills and seven-tenths of a mill per front
foot on or before June 20 1902; fourteen cents
and threetenths OF mill per front foot on or
before December 20 1902; thirteen cents and
seven mills per front foot on or before June 20,
1903; thirteen cents, three mills and five tenths
OF a mill per front foot on or before December
~, 1903; thirteen cents and one etenth of a mill
per front foot on or before June 90 1904: twelve
cents, six mills and seven-tenths of mill per
front foot on or before December 20, 1904;
twelve cents. three mills and three-tenths Of
mil! per 'front.' foot on or before June 20, l90,;
twelve cents per front foot on or before Decem
Der 2O 1908; eleven cents, six mills and six
tenths OF mill per front foot on or before
June 20, 1906; provided, that any of the owners
OF said lots and lands upon each front foot of
which said $2.9764 is assessed, must pay such
assessment upon their respective lots or lands
by paying to the Treasurer of said City of Ma
rietta, at any time prior to October lst 1876, in
cash, the sum OF $2.2632 for each front foot of
their respective lots and lands so assessed be-
ing the amount SO assessed upon their respec
tive lots and lands, less the amount included
| therein for interest on the bonds to be issued
as hereinafter provided
SECTION g. That to provide fund for the
immediate payment of the proportion properly
the total cost and expenses of improving said
portion OF Second Street, and in anticipation of
the collection OF the assessment hereinbefore
made, the Mayor and the City Clerk be, and
they hereby are, authorized aud directed TO is
| sue twenty bonds of the City OF Marietta to the
| aggregate amount OF Si53l.2O, being for the
sum OF S226. 66 each, dated August l. 1895, and
payable In six, twelve, eighteen, twentyfour,
thirty, thirty-six forty-two, forty-eight fifty
| four, sixty, sixty-six, seventy.two, seventy
dred and two, one hundred and eight, one hun
| dred and fourteen, and one hundred and
| twenty months from date, respectively at the
| agency OF said City in the City OF New York,
with interest thereon at the rate of six per
cent per annum payable semiannually: prin-
cipal and interest payable in lawful gold coin
of the United States America of the present
standard of weight and fneness; said bonds
shall be signed by the Mayor and the City
Clerk, shall be sealed with the seal of
the said City, shall have interest coupons
attached thereto, signed by the City Clerk.
and shall have legibly written or printed on
them the words Second Street-from Ohio
Street to Butler Street-Improvement Bond;h
said bonds shall be advertised for sale, and
| shall be sold for not less than their par value,
and the proceeds thereof shall be applied to
| the payment OF the cost and expenses of said
| improvement OF Second Street, and to no other
purpose whatsoever; and Tor the payment OF
| said bonds and the interest thereon, the rev
enue and faith and all the real and personal
property OF said City are hereby pledged Pro
vided, that should any OF the owners of said
lots and lands hereinbefore assessed pay said
assessment in cash, prior to October !, 1896, as
hereinbefore provided the amount so paid
| shall be applied to the payment OF said cost and
| expenses OF said improvement OF Second Street
and the total amount OF the bonds to be Issued
as heretnbefore provided, shall be reduced by
deoucting therefrom the amount so paid In
cash. and the twenty bonds to be issued AND
sold shall be each for one twentieth OF such re
duced amount being otherwise as hereinbefort
provided: that such of the assessments herein
before made as shall not be paid In cash prior
to October ], 1895, as hereinbefore provided
shall, when collected, be placed in sinking
fund, and shall be applied to the payment o.
the bonds to be issued as hereinbefore provided
for, and the interest thereon as the same shal
become due, and for no other purpose whatso
ever
SECTION T. That the City Clerk is hereby
directed to certify the assessments made by
this ordinance TO the Auditor OF Washington
County Ohio, to be collected by the County
Treasurer OF said County, as eXoficio Treas
urer OF said City of Marietta, according u
law
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effec
and be in force from aud after earliest periot
allowed by law
Passed July 81 1896
s. J. HATHAWAY,