Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-07-30
An Ordinance

TO ASSESS A SPECIAL TAX UPON LOTS
AND LANDS ABuTTiNG UPON SECOND
STREET FROM TIE NORTHERLY LINE
OF PUTNAM STREET TO THE SOUTH
ERLY LINE OF FRONT STREET, AND
TO ISSUE BONDS IN ANTICIPATION
OF THE COLLECTION OF SULH AS
SESSMENT.
De it ordained by the City Council of the
City of Marietta, Ohio, twothirds OF the whole
number OF the members elected thereto con
section l. That there be levied and assessed
upon each front foot of the lots and lands abut-
ting upon Second street, in the CiVy of Ma let.
Ia. Ohio, T, ON the northery line of Putnam
Street to the southerly line of Front Street,
the sum of Two Dollars, fifty-fo cents, eight
mills and eight-tenths of mil tS!5iSS) to
provide u fund to pay the proportion properly
as5essable upon SAID abuttfng lots and lands
OF the total cost and expenses of improving
Second Street, from the northerly liue of Put
street to the southerly line OF Front street,
in accordance with the provisions of an or.
dinance entitled AN ordinance to improve
Second Street in the City OF Marietta, Ohio.
from the northerly line of Putnam Street to
the southerly line OF Front street." duly
passed on the 9th day of March, A. d. 1897.
for that purpose, together with the Interest
on the bonds I be issued as hereinafter pro-
vided according to the estimate OF the Engin-
eer on file: it being determined by said Ci'y
Council, and hereby 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 owness OF the lots and
lands upon each front foot of which said sum
OF - 54SS is assessed shall pay the amount of
their respective assessments to the Treas
urer of said city at the office "f the County
Treasurer of the County of washington, Ohio.
in twenty sem lannual iustallments as follows:
Fifteen cents i've mills ana ope-tenth of
mill per front foot on or before December -,
1877; fifteen cents, two mills and two tenths
of a mill per. front foot on or before June &,
1898; fourteen cents, nine mills aud two .tenthS
of mll per front fool on or before December
-, 1888: fourteen cents. six mills aud three
teuthN of a mill per front foot on o. before
June ~, 1897; fourteen cents, three mills and
and fOurtenths OF IL mill per front foot ON or
December 70. 1880; fourteen cents and i've
tenihs of n mill per front foot on on before
June 20, 1880. thireeen cents, seven mills ami
siN-tenths of mill per front foot ON or before
December ~, 1880; thirteen cents. four mills
and seven-tenths of mill p=r front foot on or
before June 20 1901: thirteen cents. one mill
and eight-tenths of mill per front foot on or
before December 10. 1891; twelve cents eight
mills ana nine tenths of mill per front foot
on or before June 20, 1902 twelve Cents and
six mills per front foot on or before December
20, 1902; Twelve cents, three mills and oue-ten h
| of ~ mill per front foot on or before June 20.
| 1873; twelve cents and twotenths OF mill
per front foot on or b fore December 90 1908;
eleven cents, seven mills and three-tenths of a
mill per front foot on or before June 20, 1901
| eleven cents, four mills and fOur-tenthS of
mill per front foot o: before December ~,
| 1904: eleven cents, one mill and hve-tenthS of
| a mill per front foot on or befU June 20.
| 1868: ten cents, eight mills and tve-teuths OF
| a mil per 'front.' fOOt on or before december 2
1895; ten cents, five mills and siX-tentns OF
mill per front foot on on before june 20 1916;
ten cents, two mills and seven-tenths Of a mill
per front foot or before December ~, l9lG:
nine cents nine mills and eight-senths of
lniil per front foot on or before June ~ 1907;
provided that any of the owners of said lots
and lands upon each front foot of which said
S2.54sS is assessed may pay such assessment
upon their respective lots and lands by pay
| ing to the Treasurer of said City OF Marietta,
at any time prior to August 20, 1891 in cash
| the sum of Sl.0jSi for each front foot OF their
! respective lots and lands so assessed being
the amount so assessed upon their respective
| lots and lands less the amUut included therein
Tor interest on the bonds to be ISSUED as here
matter provided
For the purpose of the assessment herein.
before made said city of Marietta shall be
| treated as and held To be, the owner Of the
public lands or grounds abu ting on said i'm
| provement which public lands or grounds
III e assessed per front foot the same AS other
lands abutting on said improvement. ani
the amount assessed upon said public lands
| or grounds shall be paid by said City.
Section .. That TO provide fund for the
immediate payment OF the proportion proper
ly assessable upon said aoutting lois and
| lands of the total cost and expenses OF i'm
proving said second Street. and IN anticipa-
ton of the collection of the assessment here
inbefore made the Mayor and City Clerk be,
and they hereby are, authorized and directed
to issue twenty bonds Of the CITY OF Marietta
ohio, to the aggregate amount of 81, 40 10,
being for the sum Of SS5I,4S each, dated sep
tember LIST, 1897 and payable in six, twelve,
eighteen, TWEEN y-fOur thirty, thirty-siX, forty
TWO, fortyeight, tfty-fouT, sixty, siXty-st
| seventy two, seyenty-eight. eighty four. nine
| ", nlnety-siX, one hundred and two one hun
drea and eight, one hundred 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
! semi-anpually, principal and interest payable
IN good and lawful money OF the United
States of America; said bonds shah be signed
by the Mayor and the City Clerk, shall be
| sealed with the seal OF said City, shall have
Interest coupons attached thereto authenti-
Gated by the engraved, autographed or stamp
! ed fac-simile OF the signature of the CITY
Clerk, ana shall have legiDly written printed,
engraved or Autographed upon Them the
words second street from putnam street TO
Front street improvement Bond;n said bonds
SHAH be advertised for sale and sold FOR no,
less than their par value and the proceeds
thereof snail be applied to the payment OF
said cost and expenses of said improvement OF
Second Street, and TO no other purpose what
soeVer, and for the payment OF said bonds
and th5 interest thereon the revenue and
! faith and all the real and personal property Oi
said CITY are hereby pledged Provided tina,
Ifany of the owners of said lots ard land.
hereinbefore assessed, pay such assessment
upon their respective lois ana lands in cash
prior TO August 2j 1897, as hereinbefore pro
videu, The amount so paid shall be applied u
| the payment OF Second Street, and the total
amount of the bonds to be issued as herein
before provided, shall be reduced by deduct
ing therefrom the amount so paid in cash
and the twenty bonds to be issued and solo
shall be for one-twentieth each, of such re
lhuCeu Dclus OtLclNlSe
fore provided; such of the assessments here
iubeore made as shall not be paid in cast
prior TO August 2j, loS', as hereinDefore pro
vided, shall when collected, be placed in q
sinking fund and shall lie applied TO the pay
ment of the bonds issued. as nereinbefore pro
vided for, and the interest thereon as the
same shall become due, and to no otner pur
pose whatsoever
Section l. That the City Clerk is hereby di
rected To certify the assessments made by
this ordinance TO be collected by the County
Treasurer OF Washington County, Ohio, aS
eX' ohiciO Treasurer OF the City OF Marietta
Ohio according TO law
Section This ordinance shall take effec,
and be in force from and after the earlies
period allowed by law.
Passed July 10Th, 1897.
JAMES MCCLURE,
President OF City Council.
CARL BECKER, City Clerk.
=, july 3U, II.