The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-24

ORDINANCE NO. 41I5-AN ORDINANCE
providing for the Improvement OF Second
Avenue South, In the city Of Seattle,
OF Jackson Street, by replanklng the
same and providing for the payment
therefor by the mode OF immedi-
sn9a ps ssr s,,c, and v sssabishiEg
assessment upon all the iotsa parcels OF
land benefited by such improvement an
Der the provisions of Ordinance No a1s5.
approved April 18th, 1892. as amended v
ordinance No. 5d4 approved the sth day
OF May. 1894. Ordinance No 4iaa. approx
ed May . 1880. and the City Charter as
now In force. and repeating Ordinance
No isss. approved August Sist 1897.
Whereas. the public interest and con-
Senience require that Second Avenue
point l2o feet South of Jackson Street by
repianking the same, and that the cost
ana expense thereof be paid by an assess
ment upon ali the lots and parcels OF land
benefited thereby by the mode of "lrnmedi-
ate payment" and
Whereas, the City Engineer has caused
an estimate 20 be made of the cost of said
improvement, and has transmitted the said
estimate and all papers and Information in
MS possession to the City Council, and said
ma tiers are now before The Civ Council.
and
Whereas. neither the estimated or actual
cost or said Improvement herein ordered
SAID lots or parcels Of land exceeds one
quarter or the total assessed valuation Of
the lots and parcels of land contained In
the assessment district hereby esta biished.
as the same appears upon the last annual
assessment roll made for levying OF taxes
Tor municipal purposes: now, therefore,
follows:
Section /. That Second Avenue South. in
the city OF Seattle be improved from Yes
Ter Way TO a point 80 feet South Of Jack
son street by replanking said portion of
said Second Avenue South according
10 the plans and specifications pre-
pared under the direction of the
City Engineer. and on file in the Of
flee Of the Department OF Public Works.
and that an assessment be levied and coll
iected upon all lots and parcels of land
the cost and expense thereof which as
sessment shall become lien upon the
property liable therefor. Said improve
ment shall be made by contract, to be let
TO the lowest and best bidder therefor by
the Board Of Public Works. and said
board is hereby authorized and directed
enter INTO contract for said improve
ment in the name Of the City.
Section 2 There is hereby Established a
local Improvement district, to be called
Local Improvement District No. AZ"
which said district is bounded and describ-
cd with reference TO the said streets and
In Article VIII. Of the City Charter as now
In force. and Ordinance No. CO.'S as amenl-
ed by Ordinance No 1850. and the properly
included within said district and none
other. shall be deemed to be and shall he
the property benefited by such improve
ment.
Section g. Said Assessment District shall,
be divided into subdivisions as defined in
said Ordinance No. A0S5. as amended by Or
dinance No. $3.50 and the cost and expense
OF said improve ment shall be defrayed by
the collection OF special assessment upon
the property in said Local Improvement
District. which assessment shall be made
In accordance with the Charter Of the City
and, ordinances IN relation thereto; and
said assessment. together with the inter
est to accure upon the respective sums 20
vided.
Section I. The mode OF payment for said
local Improvement shall be by the mode e
Charter and the ordinances In relation
thereto. and an assessment roll shall he
prepared and reported TO the City Coun-
ell and other proceedings had thereon. "a
are prescribed for the mode OF 'fnmc-
date payment" All moneys raised by 50 III
assessment shall be paid into a fund for
called Local Improvement Fund Dstr'c.
Nh i37 of Seattle" which fund is er--
atsd to defray the cost and expense OF said
Improvement.
Section 5. Said IMPROVEMENT SHAH lie
made under the supervision ot the BOARD
Of Public Works which Is hereby ordered
TO proceed w yi, seid improvsment
August 81 1870. Is hereby repealed.
Section !. This Ordinance shall take ef
fec' and he In force from and after rs
Nsv9~. otherwise II shall take effect 1T
thu time Il shall become law under the
provisions Of the Civ Charter.
Passed the cay Council the aafh day OF
December 1877 and signed by me in open
session tn authorization Of its passage
this 2oth day o. December. ls97.
]. F. CREIGHTON
President OF the City Council.
Approved by me this I'd dag OF Decem-
Der. 1897.
=. ]. HUMEs. Mayor
Filed by mo this ed day OF December
1897
Attest. WILL. Il PARRY
CITY Comptroller and TX -ofTlco City Clark