The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-21

ORDINANCE No. 5lsl.-An Ordinance
Fr@Nid;ng Tor the Improvement Of Sew
enth Avenue, North from Republican,
Street 70 Harrison Street, Harrison
street, frona the alley west % Sixth Az
eEae North 10 the alley east ~ Dexter
Avenue; Thomas Street from the alley
west of Sixth Avenue North 10 the alley
east OF Sixth Avenue North: John
Street, from he alley west OF Sixth Az
enue North 10 The alley east OF Sixth
Avenue North; the Alley between Sixth
and Seventh Avenues North. from Har-
rIson Street 10 Denny Way; the Alley be-
tween seventh Avenue North and Dexter
Avenue 10 and across Denny Way 10 an
intersection with Seventh Avenue. Sew
enth Avenue, from SAID Denny Way 10 q
point midway between Battery and Bell
Streets; Denny Way, from the alley east
OF seventh Avenue North TO Wall Street:
wall Street from Denny Way 10 Sixth
Avenue, and the Alley east OF Dexter Az
enue. from Harrison street 10 John
Street, in the City Of Seattle. by con-
stfuctIng therein proper sewers through
out said portions Of said avenues. streets
and alleys Che same forming a connect
ing system Of sewers with common OUT
ietl, together with al necessary wyas,
openings manhOles. lamphoes ventilat-
ors. catch basins and flushing tanks and
providing for the payment therefor by
he mode OF immediate payment. and es-
taeisAing fund for such payment by an
assessment upon all lots and parcels OF
land benefited by such Improvement IN
der the provisions If Ordinance No 29SS
approved April gath 1902. AS amended hy
Ordinance No. $3.50. approved May Sth.
1894. and Ordinance No 4492, approved
May ath. 1885,, and the city charter as
in force.
Whereas the public interest and convent
ence require that sad avenues. streets and
alleys be improved by constructing there
IN proper sewers Throughout SAID portions
thereof (the same forming 4 connecting
system OF sewers with a common ouilet,
together with all necessary yves. openings,
manh0les lampholrs. ventila tors, catcA ha-
flushing
and expense thereof he paid for by an as
sessment upon the property benefited there
by under the mode of immediate pay
Whereas, The City Engineer has caused
an estimate 10 be made % The cost of said
improvement. ana has transmitted the said
estimate and all papers and information in
his possession touching said Improvement
TO The City Council ard said matters are
now before the CITY Council, and
Whereas neither the estimated nor actual
cast Of the Improvement herein ordered
to he done and charseable az lien against
said lots and parcels Of land exceed one
quarter of the total assessed valuation Of
the lots and parcels OF land contained In
the assessment district hereby established.
As the same appears upon the last annual
assessment roll made for the levying of
taxes for municipal purposes; now, there
fore.
BE it ordained by the City Of SeatleHas
follows:
Section ]. That Seventh Avenue North.
from Republican Street to Harrison street.
Harrison Street. from the alley west OF
Sixth Avenue North 20 the alley east of
Dexter Avenue: Thomas Street, from the
alley west Of Sixth Avenue Nortn 10 the
alley east OF Sixth Avenue North; John
Street. from the alley west OF Sixth Az
enue North to the alley east of Sixth Az
euue North; the Alley between Sixth and
Seventh Avenues North, from Harrison
Street 10 Denny Way; the Alley between
Seventh Avenue North and Dexter Avenue
20 ard across Denny Way 10 an intersec-
tion with Seventh Avenue. Seventh Az
enue from said Denny Way 10 "A point
midway between BATTERY and Bell Streets:
Denny Way. from the alley east Of Sew
entb Avenue North 10 Wall Street; Wall
Street from Denny Way 10 SIKH Avenue,
and the Alley east Of Dexte! Avenue. from
Harrison street to John Street. in the City
Of Seattle. be improved by constructing
therein proper sewers throughout said por-
tons Of said avenues. streets and alleys
Ghe same forming a connecting system Of
sewers with a common Outletl, together
with all necessary yves. openings. man
holes. lamphoies. vcntilators. catch basins
and flushing tanks. according 10 the plans
and specifications prepared under tht d.
rection of the city Engineer, and on file
in the office of the Department OF Public
Works and that an assessment t-. sts-.N~'
and collected upon all lots and parcels or
land benefited by such Improvement TO de-
fray the cost and expense thereof. which
assessment shall become n first lien upon
the property liable therefor. Said improve
ment shall he made by contract. TO be- Jet
- the lowest and best bidder therefor by
the Board Of Public Works. and said hoard
is hereby authorized ard directed forth
with 20 procure bids therefor and 10 enter
into a contract for said improvement in
the name OF the city
See 2 There is hereby established
local Improvement distr.ct 20 be called
Il ,ocal Improvpment District No. 1873 -
which eaii district - bounded and dcscTib-
Cd VITA reference 10 the said streets and
the terrniui Of said Improvement AS defined
in Article VIII. Of the ely charter as NOW
in force and Ordnance M. 2as3 as amend
Cd by Ordinance No gri3A. ana she prop
erty iueiudea within said district. and
none other, SHALL be deemed to b" and
shall be the property benefited by such I'M
sec ? said a4sessnlert district shalt 80
divided into subdivisions as defined IN said
ordinance NJ 2hsS as amended bv ogdl-
uarce No 33s0 and ,he cost and expense
81 said Improve Ynent shall be betrayed ~
the collection ~ special assessment upon
the property In said local Improvement
district which assessment shall he made
in accordance wth the charter ~ the city
AMI ordinances 'r relation thereto. and SAID
ssspssr7ent together with interest - a.
t.rtis. t3non the respective sums 30 assessed.
snail be collected ~ therein provided.
Sec TIE mode % payment for said
local Improvement shall he by the mode II
y,,r7.fi afs. unvvuent' as defined ny the
charter and ordinances ~ relation thereto.
and an assess unen; roll shall be prepared
.,fte~ t,rorreslfne= mad thereon as are pre-
zrribed bv the mode % ''!wmedi1te pay
rurnt" Al moneys raised by said ASSESS
rneY.1 shall Der paid mo "a fund for sad dis
trict ln-o tie city treasury - be called
Il o~af Inpr5veTuFnt Fund. District Ne.
1e2 of Seattle" 1hich fund - creo fed -
deg~Av the cost and expense u said iIn-
provenenf.
Sec. j. sad improvement; stall be male
under the supervision - the Board q
PuhV6 WORKS which "a hereby Ordered
"a Drscesd With sstid Improvement
Sc S. This ordnance shall take efTect
ara h.. In fore. from ana after It's passa ze
ara approval 81 approved by the Mayor
otherwise q shah take effect a the tire ~
snail become q law under the provisions o.
tns city charter.
Fss@sed ,lla st.y Counc}i the 10Th dav -
ID@cerlbe- }sss, ard signed bY IT, 10 1pseE
session Il. alIt1er tica fiun Il lis passage Ibis
fssh day u DeceF8otr. lS3s
" 8 KI$EHART
Pr@silsnt II tha city Council
Approved ~ M tbs zth day - Tecen-
Ter. lsas. T. J. HfNFg.
Flsd by ne this eoth day - December.
fsgs
Attest WILL r. PARRY.
cry fo7nntro.ter and ex-ofs .eia City Clerk
Bv q. X CORYEI4L, Deputy Clerk.
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ra-ss3sN.sx yaS~nv~hr~ ~ 1909