The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

ORDINANCE No 5l2t-An ordinance pro.
wong for the Improvement 0f ThirtssnfA
Avenue and Thirteenth Avenue N0rts
ia the city Of Seattle. from south msr.'
Einal line OF kaS; Howell, Street ia fhA
north marginal line ~ East ThomaI
street. by grading, silewalNtDg ana mart
ing ne same. IN the same manner as thss
portion az said avenue now graded sau,4
OF East Howell street. and providing III
tAe payment therefor by the mode Of imt
medlnte payment, and establishing f,In1i
for such payment by All assessment upoI
all lots and parcels of land benefited n
such Improvement under the provisIarl
Of Ordinance No, 2Q>5, approved Apr.
sSsn' ~. as amended by Ordinance NJ
S5ee, approved May Sth. ie94 ard Ord
nance No. i492. approved May 5lh ISL
and the city charter IA aow in force. /
Whereas, there has been presented 10 I'll
board of public works a written uetitiI
for the Improvement Of Thirteenth Avenl
and Thirteenth Avenue North from til
south marginal line OF East Howell Sired
10 the norta marginal line OF East Th0m.j
Street, by grading, Sidewalxing and paral
Ing the same In the same manner as tht
portion Of said avenue now graded sout
Of East Howell Street. and that the same
to bc paid for hy the mode OF immediaf
payment. and the fact that the sgpers nj
owners of the property to BE henehtf
thereby 10 the aggregate amount Of m1
Jorfty or the assessment 10 he levied n
such improvement. in fact, and accordi1
n
County Auditor OF King County. Washing
ton and
Whereas the board OF pubic works hi
found The facts SGT forth in said petition 4
be true and has caused an estimate Of 10
cost OF said Improvement 10 be made al
has Transmitted said petition. together VIZ
ali papers and Information In lis posSesetf
tosching such Improvement. with the so
mated cost thereof ard its recommending
thereof 10 the city council, and said petf
tion and said matters arc now before ~
city council, and
Whereas neither the estimated uor actus
cost Of said Improvement herein ordered 4
30 done and chareoahle as a lien agaiuS
said lots ard parcels Of land exceeds ona
quarter Of the total assessed valuation 4
the lots and parcels Of land contained
the assessment district hereby establishing
rs the same appears upon the last annn4
assessment roll made for the levysng 4
taxes for municipal purposes now. taerf
fore.
BE it ordained by the cry Of Seattle |
Section /. That Thirteenth Avanne al
Thirteenth Avenue North, In The City 4
Seattle, he improved from sonth margint
line Of tast Howell Street 10 the noFll
marginal I}We az East Thomas Street 81
grading, sdeWalklnc and parking same Il
the same manner as that portion Of sal
avenue now graded. snufh OF East Uow1
street. according 20 the plans and specified
ton prepared under the direction of IA
city engineer, ana on Hla In the office Of m
Department Of Public Works. ard that Il
assessment bc lex ed and collected upon 81
lots and parcels o. land benefited by SUI
lupruV eueui 10 1efraV the cost and a
pense thereof which assessment shall II
come a first Hen upon the property TAFT
therefor SAT- Improvement shall
made by c9r.ract. ~ bc Jet 20 the loved
and best bidder therefor tgv the hoard
public works ard said board - hereby Al
thorixcd ard directed forthwith To proete
h'ds therefor and IN enter into 4 conirat
for said Improvement in The name of II
city.
Sec . There il hereby established a 4
cai Improvement district 20 he "a led Ia
cal Improvement District No ie3.' gat4
sai1 district IS bounded ana described viz
reference "a the said streets and the tef
m'ui al said Improvement a. defined I
Article VIII If the c}fT charter as now
force an1 Ordinance No. @as5 rs amerdf
by Ordinance M. 2&5e and the pronesH
included within said district. and no1
other snail he deemed 20 n ard shall 4
n" property benefited by Euca iulpro'f
ment
Sec g saa avseesrncnt district shall 4
divided into subdivisions ss fefired tn 81
Ordinance No. 9ss as ameHto9 nv UFAs
nance NJ a2Fh and he cost and sxfen
~ sad Improvement shall he betrayed Il
the collection ~ 4 auectai ase"sernenf y.
the property in safi lacai Improvement III
trirt which Assessment shall he nlaaf \
accordance with the CHARTER ~ ne 81
ard ordinances r. relation thereto, ~
aid asees@r nent. together ye'fh inteFesi u
accrue t4pon 'hp rtnt8act i've sums 50 sssss1
Cd shall bn e1Iiee "a therein prdEAssI
Sec. The mode n u8ymenf f0T ~
local innroverscct shall he hy tha Tnfs i
Immediate pavue1t" az defined hy II
charter and ordinances Fri relation fhereil
ard au Assessment roll shall be nTe7asJ
ard reported 20 he City Council. nnf ii
proceedings had thereon are prssel1
~ ~ .re r. 13e - immediate nayiness
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