The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-01


ORDINANCE NO. 45ss-An ordinance
providing for the Improvement OF Sec
ond Avenue South, IN the City Of Seat
tie. from Yesler Way 10 point 100 feet
south OF Jackson Street, by regarding
and replankins the same and providing
for the payment therefor by the mode
of immediate payment. and establishing
fund for such payment by an assess
ment upon all the lots ana parcels OF
land benefited by such Improvement un-
der the provisions OF Ordinance No.
20So. approved April 18th, 1892, as amend
ed by Ordinance No. $3.50. approved tho
Sth day Of May, 1885,. Ordinance No Ais2
approved May s. 1897, and the City Char
ter now in force.
Whereas. the public interest and con-
venience require that Second Avenue
South be improved from a point 40 feet
south of Jackson Street, by regarding
and replankiug the same. and that the
same be paid for. by the mode OF "im-
mediate payment"
Whereas the Board of Public Works
has caused an estimate TO be made OF the
cost or said Improvement, and has trans
and information in it's possession. and its
recommendation. 20 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 10 be done and chargeable as 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 here
by established. as the same appears upon
the last annual assessment roll made for
and pa 'u' i'Oae''
BE It ordained by the city OF Seattle as
follows.
Section I. That Second Avenue South.
In the City Of Seattle be improved from
lesler Way 10 point 10 feet south OF
jackson Street. by regarding and repiank-
Ing me same according to the plans and
specifications prepared under the dlrec-
ton OF the city Engineer and on file in
tne ONCE OF the Department Of Public
Works ana that an assessment be levied
ana collected upon all lots and parcels OF
land benefited by such Improvement 10
defrsy the cost and expense thereof
~hlth assessment shall become q first
Hen upon the property liable therefor
SAID Improvement shan he made bv con-
fsct 10 Dc let 10 the lowest and best
nldder therefor by the Board or Public
Works, and said Board IS hereby author
iZed and directed forthwith 10 procure
pos therefor ana 20 enter into a contract
CITY. - 'i'e 10 me OF 'ne
section ? There IS hereby established
local Improvement district 10 be called
Local Improvement District No 19s
Whlch said district is bounded and do.
scf!Sed with reference 10 the said streets
s snH 'stHh'nl ot said impr0V ement. as de-
Hheo N Article VII o. the City Charter
row IN tofce. and Ordinance No z0Ss az
amended - Ordinance No aE0 and the
properly irclHccd within said Hierricf ara
none ofher. sDaN be deemed TO be END
shau Dc The sroperty benefited bv such
improvement
section g Said Assessment T,istrto,
shall DE- divided into subdivisions &c de-
hned ~ said Ordinance No ms a.
amended By Ordinance No xs9 ana the
cost ana expense Of said Improvement
snad be betrayed by the rolie.rfgen ~
zptfl2t assessment up0n the rror,ert v
Va SAID Local Improvement Tlistsfef
Whleh assessment shall be rnado In az
coFdancs with the Charter or tSs C{f,,
ana ordinances in relation thereto. ana
$40 @ss@ssgnent together with ;he In
50 assessed. shah be collected "a fber@lr
provided ~ tA-Sis4t
SEE Ion g. The mode OF payment for said