The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-23
CITY NOTICES.

ORDINANCE NO. s7as-AN ORDNANCE
providing FOR he Improvement q First
Avenue South. il. the city OF Seattle.
way 20 A Ire - fee; so-lTh % the soath
marginal Ire 0f jackson Street, by r.
parking the following described 3o-..
t-e block between YssIsr Way and Wash
.rg-on Street: the east ralS ~ me block
between Washington and Main Streets;
al o. ths block between Main ard jack
san Streets, ard all Il IRE block solth
c< Jackson Street 30 10 feet south there
a and al street intersections. and pro-
Tsdirg for the payment therefor BY ne
rhode OF immediate payment. ard estab-
Nx7sng A fund for sslc-a payment by an
ASSESSMENT gpoa all the lots and Parcels g
land BENEFITED Dy such improvement gF-
DIR TIE provisions u Ordinance ~. s2S5.
approved April 10Th. 1851. az amended y
Ordinance No. 81. APPROVED May 81.
1S+. ORDNANCE No 49, approves Say
9Th 1857. and tae City Charter as now IN
whereas. the public interest and con-
venience require that First Avenue South
lire Of Yesler Way and = line 80 feet south
OF the south marginal HE Of Jackson
Street. by reglanking- the portions thereof
and expense thereof bs paid By an assess
rnent upon TIE property benefited thereby
by the mode OF immediate payment: and
whereas tbs City Engineer mas ca Gssd
an estimate 20 be made Of the cost OF ga IA
Improvement. and has transmitted tne said
estimate and all papers and Information IN
his possession 10 the City Council, and said
matters are now before TIE City Council:
and
Whereas. neither the estimated or sctaal
cost OF said improvement herein ordered
10 Re done and chargeaol a. a l.sn agains.
said lotS or parcels Of land exceeds one
quarter % ,he total assessed valuation ~
the ,cts and parcels Of land contained IN
me assess -nent district hereby established.
a fhe Same appears upon the last annual
assessment roll made for levyirg Of -axes
fer municipal purposes; now, therefore,
Be II ordained by the City OF Seattle : >
Section !. That First Avenue South, in
the city OF Seattle, ~ improved from the
Inc Is, fee fee. south OF n. soaiherIy mar
ginal Hne % Jackson Street. by repIankiny
the following described portions thereof.
YssIe- wav and washington Street: ne
east half OF the block between Washington
and Main Streets. all OF the block between
south Of Jackson Street to a distance To
fest south Of Jackson Street. AMI all street
intersections between the terrglinl OF sad
Improvement. according to the plans and
specihcat tons prepared under the direction
OF the CITY Engineer, ard on file IN the Of
fee OF the Department OF Public Works.
and that Al assessment be levied and Cof-
lected upon all lots and parcels OF lant
benefited BY such Improvement 10 dsfrsv
the cost and expense cnersof which AZ
sessment shall become a first lien upon the
tnent shall be made by contract. 10 he let
To tire lowest and best bidder therefor nv
the Board Of Public Works and said
Board Is hereby authorized and directed
enter into a contract for said improve
nent IN the anne Of the City.
Section !, There Is , hereby etaalishsfa 4, :
Local IMPROVEMENT District No i;f''
which said district ~ bounded and descFih-
ed with reference to the said streets and
y1- 5fr-t 7s ty-zP faA u
fl Article VIII Of the City Charter a. now
IN force and Ordinance No. ens5. as amend
Cd by Ordinance No. $3.50, and the property
included within said district. and none
other. shall be deenez'to be and shall re
the property benefite9 py such improve
nlent.
be divided into subdivisions as defined in
eaid Ordinance No asj. as amended by Or
dinance No. $3.50 and the cost and expense
OF said improve Hent shall be defraved by
the collection Of a special assessment upon
tee property IN said Local Innrovemen:
District. which assessment shah De made
In accordance with the Charter OF the CITY
and ordinances in relation thereto: and
said asses smeut together with the inter
es. To accure upon the respective sums 30
assessed shall be collected al therein pro-
vf6ed.
Section The mode If nayrnent for said
local IMPROVEMENT shall he by the mode x
immediate payment" as Defined by tha
thereto: and an assessment roll shall be
prepared and renortei TO the City Coun-
III ana other proceedings had thereon. ~
are prescribed for the mode OF ''imrc
date nayrent" All moneys raised BY said
assessment shall he paid into fund fer
said district into The City Treasury. 70 be
called Local IMPROVEMENT Fund District
No r4s Of Seattle" which fund Is Gre
a.ei 20 dsfray the cost and expense OK said
IMPROVEMENT
Section < Said IMPROVEMENT shall he
made under the supervision 81 the BOARD
81 Public Works. which Is hereby ordered
"a nrocead with sail Improvement.
Section s This Ordinance shall take ef-
fect and ne IN force from and after Us
~ sage and aDurovai. II approved by the
Mayor. otherwise Il shall take effect at
the fine II she'll heco-7n a law under the
provisions Of the Civ Charter.
Passed the f'ity Council the soth day %
December. 1897. and slgnad hy ne IN oneH
session IN authorization Of "a passage
this nth day Of December IS97.
r, CREIGHTON.
President OF the City Council
Apareved by me this I'd day Of Deem
her. 1897. So,
r'ied by me this III day OF December.
1857
Attest: Will y. PARRn
civ Comptroller and Ex-offic;o Ci.y Clerk
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