The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-26

ORDINANCE, NO. 47ss-An Ordinance
providing for the Improvement of Fourth
Avenue South in the city OF Seattle
from Main street to the south margin OF
Jackson Street. by repairing the founda-
tons thereof and replanking the same.
and providing for the payment therefor
by the mode Of immediate payment"
and establishing a fund. for such pay
ment by an assessment upon all the lots
ana parcels of land benefited by such I'M
provernent: under the provisions OF Or
dinanee No. e0s5 approved April 18th.
1ss2, as amended by Ordinance No. 3ssD.
approved Nav sth. 1924; Ordinance No.
1872. approved May :. 1891, and the city
charter as now in force.
Whereas. the public interest AMI eouven-
fence require that Fourth Avenue south
be improved from Main Street 10 the south
margin of Jackson street by repairing the
foundation thereof. and replanking the
same, and that the cost and expense there
of be raid by an assessment upon II the
lots and parcels OF land benefited thSrebT
by the mode of Immediate payment and
Whereas. the city cas!neer has caused an
estimate TO be made nj the cost of sail
Improvement and has transmitted the said
estimate and all papers and INFORMATION
In MS possession to he city council, ana
said rcntfers are now before the city e,sin-
ell: and
Whereas. neither the estimated or actual
cost Of said Improvement herein ordered
10 I've cone and chargeahis as a lien against
said lots and parcels Of lind exc eel. ure-
quarter of the total assessed valuation CT
the ints and parcels of land coma ned m
the assessment district hei eby established:
as the same appears uppn the last annual
assessment roll made for the levying Of
taxes for municipal purposes; now. there
forc,
BE II ordained by the city of Seattle as
See / That Fourth Avenue Sout,.. l.:
the city of Seattle. be inn 'oyed from Nan
$, Get to the south margin OF Jackson
Street. by repairing the foundation there
or ami -er anking the same. accora,a, 10
the plans and specifications prepal ed af.,
IN ur' nc , IN the oree q tie depsrtaen 81
public weeks. and that "a assess'asnt 'e
levied and collected upo1 ali lots and par
GELS of land benefited by such 'nnrove-
thereof. which said assessment shall be-
come first lien upon the property iiable
therefor. Said Improvement shall be
made by contract. 10 be let 10 the lowest
and best bidder therefor by the board Of
public works: and said board Is hereby
authorized and directed forthwith 10 pro-
cure bids therefor and to enter into con
tract fer said Improvement In the name OF
the city.
local IMPROVEMENT district 10 he called
Local Improvement District No. is.''
which said district If bounded and
described with reference TO the said
streets and the terrnini Of said improve
menf as defined in Article VIII. OF the
city charter. as now In force. and ordi-
nance No. asa. as amended by Ordinance
No 1855. and the property included within
said district. and none other. shall be
.esmea TO be and shall be the property
benefited by such Improvement.
Sec q Said assessment district shall be
divided into subdivisions as defined I'm said
Ordinance No. 3N5 amended by ofdf-
nance No. 1880. and the cost and expense
Of said improvement shall be deffayed by
the collection of "A special assessment up
ON the property In said local improvement
district, which assessment shall be made
In accordance with the charter of he city
and ordinances In relation thereto and
saft assessment. together with interest 10
accrue upon the respective sums 50 as
sessed shall be collected as therein pro-
vded
Ses. 4. The mode Of payment for said
local Improvement shall be by the mode of
immediate payment, as dehrsd BY the
charter and ordinances tn relation thsre-
10. and an assessment roll shall be pre-
pared aud reported tn the city co9nr5i and
other proceedings had thereon as are pre-
scribed for the mode az i.nmedtste pay
rnant" All moneys raised by said as@sss-
rnent shall he paid into a fund for sasd
district into the city treasury. 10 - called
Local Improvement Fund; District 30
iefray the cost and expense Of said inn
Sec. S. SAID Improvement shall - made
under the supervision Of the board OF pub
lie works witch is hereby ordered TO pro-
ceea with said Improvement,
Sec G. This ordinance snail take effect
and be In force from ana aiter rs pasaags
ard approval II approved by the mayor:
otserwis9 IL shall tax. effect AT the time II
shall become a Ew under the prov lsions
OF the city charter.
Passed the city council the 24th day Of
January 1853 and signed by me in open
session in authorization Of its passage
this 18th day Of January, ts.s
j. r.. CREIGHTON.
President Of the city Council.
Approved by me this 5sih day q Jsnu-
ary. fsss> T. j. lit NILS, Mayor
Filed By me this 18th day Of January,
isas
Attest. WILL II. PARRY.
City Comptroller and Ex ofrAcio City
Clerk
sseall
Published January - fAs-
ORDINANCE NO f7so-An Ordinances