The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-21

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ORDINANCE No. 1854 AN ORDINANCE
providing for the improvement OF occt-
dental Avenue, Ia tn. city OF Seattle.
from Yesier Way to a point 40 feet
South OF Jackson Street by repIanking
the same and constructing the necessary
retaining walls for said portion OF said
occideatal Avenue. and providing for
the payment therefor by the mode Of i'm
mediate payment. and establishing a
fund for such payment by an assess
ment upon all the lotsand parcels OF land
benefited by Saich Improvement under
the provisions of Ordinance No eos5. APP
proved April 24th. isa2. as amended by
ordinauce No $50 approved the sth dsy
OF May. 1874, Ordinance No. ts92 APP
proved May ). 1897 and the City Charter
a now in force.
Whereas, the public interest and con-
venience require that Occidental Avenue
be improved from lesler Way 10 a point
10 feet South OF Jackson Street by re-
piansinE the same and constructing the
necessary retaining walls for said forfion
Of said Occidental Avenue aud tSlat the
same TO BE- paid for by the mode OF .in-
mediate payment
Whereas. the Boar OF Public Works has
- used an estimate 10 be made Of the cost
% said Improvement. and has TRANSMITTED
the said estimate and ell pspers and IN.
formsJion in ITS possession and lts rec
crueud8tton, TO the Cft: Council and satt
matters are now before the City Council:
ana.
whereas neither he estimated or aetua,
cost 81 SAID Improvement herein ordered II,
~ done and chargeab bic s a 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
a. tfSs same appears upon the last annual
ss@es@ineut roll made for Ievyiug OF taxq,
IoF murieipsI purpose. and
tse Il ordained by the city Of Seattle as
Section /. That Occidental Avenue. IN
the CITY on Seattle. ~ Improved from
tester Way to point l., feet soutl, nr
Jackson Street. BY r%planklus the SANS
anu constructing the necessary retaining
walls for said portion OF xa;d C,erld.,,ss,
Avenue. according to the r.isfs ard suar{
l,ca1tous prepared under the direction ~
The ttfy Engineer. and on a.. in the offsre
OF tas Department Of Public Works ard
mat an assessment he levied lad collected
upon ali lots and parcels of lard hena
MEET by saeh Improvement % defray the
cost and * pesls@ thereof Witch aas..ssg
iEa@!s' shah ueeUrns a Hem Upon the prop
tft* liable therefor Said 5rnuy0vs.rssfsr
Shaai ne mace by contract l., b- let TO rh-
i3Neat and hest bidder therefor by the
S"stfe OF Fuplft Works, and said Board ~
aeleny authorized and directed forthwith
% procure bids therefor and 10 enter int,
a contract for said Improvement in the
Section 2. There Is hereby established a
local Improvement district - fse called
Local Improvement District No 1874
which said District ~ bounded and dsScrlh-
ed with reference 20 che said stF.etR aud
tsTFnini OF said Improvement as defined II.
Article VIII. % IN. F3tx Charter nnv i.
foree. and Ordinance No 9@s - arnsr,t,
~ Ordinance No. Es9 and tge prot5srts,
incll2ssed wEfatn said district ard none
othsF. shall pe deemed 70 De- and shall o.
the property benefited rs such improve
nsnt-
Section 2 Said Assessment District shall
se diyId.si into subdivisions defined In
sat0 ordinances No. azpss as AMENDED -,
Ordinance No &EA aut the cost ard -
I@sssS II said Improvement STALL be 81
frayf1 ~ fhe collection % special as
ssSs'uesTt upon the property in said Local
lHpToSesneaat District which agae&sr,sst,f
shall sss made "a accordance with tn-
Charter OF TAG Clay ard ordinances IN re-