The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-09


ORDINANCE NO. 4s2l--An Ordnance
providing for the Improvement Of Mob tiil
Avenue, in the City of Seattle, from John
Street 20 Aloha Street, BY constructing
an ironstone pipe sewer throughout said
portion or said Avenue together with all
necessary wyss. openings. manholes.
lamp, holes. yentilators. cateh-basins and
payment therefor BY the mode OF imme-
date payment and esta blishing q fund
FOR such payment by an assessment upon
by such improvement under the provisions
or Ordinance No. atS5 approved April
18th, 1892. as amended by Ordinance No.
and Ordinance No. 44s2 approved May
9th. 1897. and the City Charter now in
force.
fence require that Mob Hill Avenue from
John Street to Aloha Street by construct
ing an ironstone pipe sewer throughout
said portions of said Avenue. together
with all necessary openings. etc, and that
the same be paid by an assessment there
for by the mode OF immediate payment:
and
Whereas. the Board of Public Works has
caused an estimate to be made OF the cost
OF said Improvement, and has transmitted
the said estimate and all papers and infor
nation In its possession, and its recon-
mendation, to the City Council, and said
matters are now before the City Council;
and
Whereas. neither the estimated or actual
cost of said Improvement herein ordered
TO be done and chargeable Il lien against
said lots or parcels of land exceeds one
quarter OF the total assessed valuation OF
the lots and parcels of land contained in
the assessment district hereby established,
as the same appears upon the last annual
assessment roll mace for levyfng OF taxes
for municipal purposes; now, therefore.
Be it ordained by the City of Seattle as
follows:
Section /. That Mob Hill Avenue in the
City of Seattle. be improved from John
Street TO Aloha Street, by constructing an
ironstone pipe sewer throughout said por-
ton Of said Avenue. together with all nee
essary wyes. openings. manholes, lamp
holes. ventilators, catch basins. and flush
ing tanks. according 10 the plans and spec
iticationS prepared under the direction OF
the City Engineer. and now on file In the
office of the Department of Public Works.
and that an assessment be levied and coll
lected upon all lots and parcels OF land
benefited by such Improvement to defray
the cost and expense thereof. which assess
ment shall become lien upon the prop
shall be made by contract. to be LET to tho
lowest and best bidder therefor by tha
Board Of Public Works. and said Board IS
hereby authorized ana directed forthwith
to procure bids therefor and to enter into a
contract for said Improvement In the name
of the City.
Section 9 There is hereby established n
local Improvement district. to be called
Local Improvement District No. 100,
which said district is bounded and de-
scrlbed with reference 10 the said streets
fined in Article VIII. OF the City Charter
as now in force. and Ordinance No. 2aS5.
as amended by Ordinance No. 1850. and the
property included within said district. and
none other shall be deemed to be and shall
be the property benefited by such improve
ment.
Section 3 Said Assessment District shall
be divided into subdivisions as defined in
said Ordinance No. 2Ss, as amended by
pense OF said Improvement shall he de-
frayed by tho collection of a special as
seSsment upon the property In said Local
Improvement District which assessment
ter OF the City and ordinances in relation
thereto; and said assessment, together with
sums so assessed. shall be collected as
therein provided.
Section l. The mode OF payment for said
local Improvement shan be by the mode OF
Charter and the ordinances I'm relation
thereto: and an assessment roll
City Council and other proceedings had
thereon. as are prescribed for the mode of
Immediate payment All moneys raised
BY said assessment shall be paid irto fund
for said district into the City Treasury, 10
be called Local Improvement Fund Dis
trict No. 100. OF Seattle" which fund is
created 70 defray the cost and expense of
Section 5 Said Improvement shall he
made under the Supervision OF the BOARD
OF Public Works which Ia hereby ordered
TO proceed with said Improvement.
Section s. This Ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and approval, II approved by the
mayor: otherwise II shall take effect at tho
time Ii shall become a law under the pro-
visions OF the City Charter
Passed the CITY Council the It'll day OF
June 1891. and signed by me In open ses-
sion In authorization OF It's passage this
9Th day OF June. 1897.
J. r. CREIGHTON
President of the city Council.
Approved by me this sth day OF June.
1897 w u. WOOD Mayor
Filed by me this sth day OF June 1891.
Attest: WILL II. PARRY.
City Comptroller and ex-officio City
Clerk.
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hlished lime Q 1907