Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-01
An Ordinance


"To ASSESS A SPECIAL TAX UPON LOTS
AND LANDS ABUTTING UPON THIRD
STREET, FROM THE S0UTHERLY LINE OF
OHIO STREET, 10 A POINT ToNEHUNDRED
AND EIGHTY.FIyE FEET sOUTHERLY OF
HEsOuTHERLY LINE OF BUTLER STREET,
AND FROM :, FONT FOUR HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-FIVE FEET soUTHERLY OF THE
souTHERLY LINE OF PUTNAM STREET,
TO THE soUTHERLY LINE OF MARION
STREET, AND TO ISSUE BONDS IN ANTIC-
IPATIoN OF THE COLLECTION OF SUCH
ASSESSMENT"
of Marietta, Ohio, two thirds Of the whole num-
Der of the members elected thereto concurring'
as follows:
upon each front foot OF the lots and lands abutting
upon Third street in the City OF Marietta, Ohio,
from the southerly line of Ohio street, TO point
one hundred and eighty-five feet southerly Of the
southerly line OF Butler street, and from point
four hundred and twenty-five feet southerly OF
the southerly line OF Putnam street. to the south
erly line OF Marion street, the tnm OF Two Dol
lars eighty-two cents eight mills and two tenths
OF mill s2 1882 to provide q fund to pay the
proportion properly assessable upon said abut-
ting lots and lands of the total cost and expenses
of improving said Third street from the south.
erly line of Ohio street TO point one hundred
and eighty-fiye feet southerly OF the southerly
line OF Butler street, and from point four hun
dred and twenty-five feet southerly Of the south.
ery line of Putnam street to the southerly line OF
Marion street. in accordance with the provisions
of an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to i'm
prove Third street, in the city of Marietta, Ohio,
from the southerly line Of Ohio street to point
one hundred and eighty-five feet south
and from u point four hundred and twenty
five feet southerly of the southerly line OF Put
nam street. to the southerly line OF Marion
street." duly passed on the 2lst day OIL
April A. D. 1896, for that purpose, together with
the interest on the bonds to be issued as herein
after provided, according to the estimate of the
Eugineer on file; it being determined by said
City Council and hereby declared, that each OF
said lots and lands will be benefited by said I'M
provement IN all amount equal to the sum mere
by assess ed upon the same.
SECTION 2. That the owners of the lots and
lands upon each front foot OF which said sum OF
81 s2S2 is assessed shall pay the amount OF their
City at the office Of the County Treasurer OF the
County OF Washington, Ohio, in twenty SEMI
annual installments, as follows seventeen Genus
two mills and one-tenth of a mill per front foot
on or before June 20, 1897; sixteen cents. elght
mills and eight tenths OF mill per front foot on
or before December 20, 1891; sixteen cents, hye
or before June 20, 1898; sixteen cents, TWO mills
and four tenths of a mill per frort foot on or
before December 20, 1898; fifteen cents, nine
or before June 20, 1899; fifteen cents hve mills
and nine tenths OF mill per front foot on or
before December 90 1899; fifteen cents, two mills
and seven-tenths of mill per front foot on or
before June TO- 1900 fourteen cents, nine mills
and five tenths OF a mill per front foot on or
before December -. 1900; fourteen cents, six
mills and two-tenths of mill per front foot on
or before June 20 1901 fourteen cents, ana three
mills per front foo on or before December ~,
1t0l thirteen cents nine mills and eight tenths
of a mill per front loot on or before june ~
1902; thirteen cents six mills and SIX tenths OF
mill per front foot on or before December ~,
1902: thirteen cents three mills ana three teptns
of a mill per front foot on or before June ~,
1909 thirteen cents and one tenth OF mill per
front loot on or before December ~ l9U3; Twelve
aa,,tr ptx lie nn1, ,ftnn he n a
front foot on or before June 20, 1901; twelve
cents, three mills and seven tenths OF mill per
front foot on or befoIe December 20. 1924; twelve
cents and four tenths OF mill per 'front.' loot on
or before June 90 1906 eleven cents, seven mills
and two tenths of a mill ner front foot on or
before December 20, 1905 eleven cents and four
mills per front foot on or before June 20, 1906;
eleven cents. and eight tenhs Of mill per front
foot on or before December 90 1906; provided
that any OF the owners OF said lots and Lam lands
upon each front foot OF which said S2.S2S2 is
assessed may pay such assessment upon their
respective lots lands by paying to the Treasurer
Of said City OF Marietta, at any time prior to
February !. 1887, in cash, the sum OF S2l5OS 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 amount
included therein for interest on the bonds to be
Issued, as hereinafter provided. For the purpose
OF the assessment hereinbefore made said City OF
Marietta shall be treated as, and held to be, the
owner of the public lands or grounds abutting
on said improvement, which public lands or
grounds are assessed per front loot the same MS
and the amount assessed upon said public lands
or grounds shall be paid by said city.
SECTION g. That to provide fund for the inn
sessabie upon said abutting lots and said
lands OF the total cost and expenses OF i'm.
proving Third street, and in anticipation OF
fore made, the Mayor and the city Clerk be,
and they hereby are. authorized and directed
to issue twenty bonds OF the City OF Mari
eta, Ohio, to the aggregate amount OF Sl3973OO,
being for the OF 81, Go each, dated Febru
airy l, 1897, and payable in six, twelve eighteen,
twenty four thirty, thirty six forty'two, forty
seventy-eight eight-four, ninety, ninetysiX, one
hundred and two, one hundred and eight, one
hundred ard 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 annually, princi; |
pal and interest payable in coed and lawful |
money of the United States of America said |
bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and City |
Clerk shall be sealed with the ,al OF said City,
shall have interest coupons attached thereto |
by the engraved, Autographed, or |
stamped fac simile of the signature of the City |
Clerk. and shall have legibly written, printed en-
graved or autographed upon them the words |
Third street-from Ohio street to Marion street
Bond" said bonds shall be ad- |
vertised for sale and sold for not less than their
piled to The payment OF said costs and expenses |
of said Improvement of Third street, and to no |
other purpose whatsoever, and for the payment |
enue and faith and all the real and personal
property OF said City are hereby pledged. Pro |
vided that should any OF the owners OF said lots
and lands hereinbefore assessed pay such assess
ment upon their respective lots and lands, in
cash, prior TO February l, 1897, as hereinbefore
provided, the amount so paid shall be applied to
the payment of said cost and expenses OF taid i'm.
provement of Third street, and the total
amount OF the bonds to be issued, as herenbefore
provided shall be reduced by deducting there |
from the amount so paid IN cash, and the twenty |
bonds to be issued sndEold shall be for one twen
tieth, each, OF such reduced amount, being 9th |
erwise as hereinbefore provided such of the as.
sessments hereinbefore made as shall not be paid
in cash prior to February ], 1897 hereinbefore
provided, Shall when collected, he placed in a
sinking fund and shall be applied to the pay
ment OF thebonds issued s.herenbeforep provided
for, and the interest thereon, as the same shall
become due, and TO no other purpose whatso-
ever.
SECTION 4 That the City Clerk is hereby di-
rected 10 certify the assessments made bv this
ordinance, TO be collected by the County Treas
nrer Of Washington County, Ohio, as eX-oficio
law.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after the earliest period al