Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
An Ordinance

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LANDS ABUTTING UPON FOURTH STREET,
FROM THE NoRrHERLY LINE OF PUT
NAM STREET TO THE NORTHERLY Y LINEOF
SCANNED STREET, IN THE CITY OF MA
RIETTA, OHIO, AND TO ISSUE BONDS IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE COLLECTION OF
SUCH ASSESSMENT.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Marietta, Ohio, twothirds OF the
whole number of the members elected thereto
conCurriug, as follows That there be ieNl,d
and assessed upon esch front 1)ot OF lhe lots aud
lands Gbuting upon Fourth Street, in the City OF
Marietta, Ohio, from the Norlherly line OF Put,
nam street, to the Northerly line oil SCANNED
street the sum of two Dollars, SiNty-seven cents
and six mills, (s2G7GO) to provide fuud to pay
the proportion properly nsscsSable upon said
abuttng lots and laudS OF the total cost OF i'm
proving said Fourth Street from the Northerly
line OF PutnU m street 10 the northerly line OF
Scanned Strectin accordal ce with the provisions
OF an ordinance entitled. AN Ordinance 10 I'M
u owe Fourth street, in the City of Marietta, Ohio,
IRON the Southcrly line OF Ohio street, 10 the
Northcry line OF Montgomery street" duly
uaSsed on the Sth day of September A. ID. 1890,
for that purpose together with the interest on the
bonds to he issued as hereinafter provided, nc.
being determined by said City Council, and here
by declared, that each OF said lots and lands Will
be benefited by said Improvement in an amount
equal to the sum hereby assessed upon the same
SECTION , That The OWNERS of the lots and
lands upon each front foot ot which said sum OF
$4,000 is assessed shell pay the amount OF their
respective aSSeSSllcD TO lDe treasurer OF sdlu
City, at the office OF the County Treasurer Of the
County Of Washington, Ohio, in twenty semi
annual installments as follows Sixteen Genus
Two mills and Cighl-tenthS OF mill (Jb2S) per
front foot before June co. 1897; fifteen cents
nine mills and seven tenths of a mill, (.l59O per
front foot or before December 20, 1897; fifteen
cents six mills and seven.tenths of mill
(lj67, per front foot on or before June 20, 1898
fifteen cents three mills and siX'lenths OF Il mil
t.15SG) per front foot on or before December 90
1898; fifteen cents and six.tepths OF mill ll5O5)
per front foot or before June 20, 1899 fourteen
cents seven mills and iive-cnths OF mill, 400
per front foot on or before December 20, le:D;
fourteen cents four mills and tvc-tenths of
mill (.l4i5) per front foot on or before June 20,
1900; fourteen cents one mill and four'tenths OF
mill (1il4 per front foot, on or before lecem-
ccr 20, 1900 thirteen cents eight mills ana fnur-
tcDtns of mill l3SD per front foot on or b, fore
June 20, 1901 thirteen cents five mills and three
ten,hS OF a mill t1353) per front foot, on or be-
fore December 20, 1901 thirteen cents TWO mills
and three tenths of mill, 1929 per front foot
on or before June 20, 1902 twelve cents nine
mills aud two-tenths of mil (l2S2) per front
foot, on or before December 20 1902: twelve
cents six mills and twotenths of mill (1262)
per front foot, on or before June 20, 1908; twelve
cents three mills and one-tenth OF mil l2Sl)
per front foot, on or before December 20, 1908
twelve cents and ne-tenth OF a mill (l2Op per
front foot on or before June 20 1901; eleven cents
seven mills c1l70) per front foot on or before
Decent ber 90 1904; eleven cents four mills ;ll4O
per front foot on or before June 90. 1905 eleven
cents and nine tenths of mill (.ll09) per front
foot OH or before December 20, 1909 ten cents
seven mills and nine 'tentbs OF mill (lO79) per
four mills and eight-tenths of mill t10iS) per
front foot on or before December 20, 1906; pro:
vided that any of the owners OF said lots and
lands upon each front foot OF which said 81 616O
is assessed, may pay such assessment upon their
respective lots or land by paying to the Treasurer
Of said City of Marietta, at any time prior to
front foot of their espective lots and lands SO as
sessed, being the amount so assessed upon their
respective lots and lands less the amount inclu'
ded therein for interest on the bonds to be issued,
as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 3. That 10 provide fund for the i'm
mediate payment OF the proportion, properly as
sessable upon said abu'ting lots and lands Of the
total cost and expenses of improving said Fourth
street. and in anticipation OF the collection OF the
| assessment bereinbefore made, the Mayor and
the City Clerk be, and they are hereby authorized
and directed to issue twenty bones OF the City Of
Marietta, Ohio, to the aggregate amount OF
S3SOS co, being for the sum of Si65 40 each, date
| April !, 1897, and payable in six, twelve, eigh-
teen, twenty four thirty, thirty six, folty-two,
! forty eight itty-four sixty, siXtysix seventy
| two, seventy. eight eighty.four, nineiy, ninety
six one hundred and two, one hundred and
eight. one hundred and fourteen and one hun
died and twenty months from date, respectively,
at the agency OF said City in the City OF New
York, with interest at the rate of six per cent per
anuum, payable semiannually, principal and
interest payable in good and lawful money of the
| United States of America; said bonds shsll 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 authenticated
by the engraved, Autographed or stamped fac;
smile Of the signature OF the City Clerk, and
shall have legibly written, printed, engraved or
Autographed upon them the words Fourth
Street from Putnam Street to Scanned Street
. Improvement Bonds" said bonds shall be adver-
tised for sale and sold for not less than their par
value and the proceeds thereof shall be applied
to the payment Of said cost ana expenses OF said
improvement of Fourth street. and to no other
purpose whatsoever, aud for the payment of said
bonds and the interest thereon, the revenue and
faith and all the real and personal property OF
said City are hereby pledged. Provided that
should any OF the owners OF said lots and lands
herein assessed, pay such assessment upon theiI
respective lots and lands in cash, prior to April
TO- 1897, as hereinbefoIe provided, the amount SO
paid shall be applied to the payment of said cost
and expenses Of said improvement OF Fourth
street. and the total amount of the bonds to be
issued as hereinbefore provided, shall be reduced
by deducting therefrom the amount so paid in
cash, and the twenty bonds 10 be issued and sold
shall be for One-twentieth each of such reduced
amount, being otherwise as hereinbefore proyid
, ed such of the assessments herenbefore made nj
shall not be paid in cash prior to April 10, 1897
ms heTeinbefOre provided, shall when collected
be placed in a sinking fund and shall be applied
to the payment of the bonds issued, as hereinbe
fore provided for and the interest thereon as th(
same shall become due, and to no other purpose
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk is bereb,
directed to certify the assessments mad
by this ordinance, to be collected by the County
Treasurer OF Washington County, Ohio as ex
oficio Treasurer of said City of Marietta accord
ing to law.
5 SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect ant
be in force from and after the earliest period al
) lowed by law.
, | Passed. March 9, 1897.
Il s. HATHAWAY,
President of City Council.
CARL BECKER, City Clerk.