The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-15

ORDINANCE No. 4. sos--An ordnance pro-
gadsng fer the Improvement OK James
ssFest, n the CITY Of Sears.e b. xeen
First and Second Avenues. ~ Esaytnr rh@
sarEe with brick and cu.bsng tae same
Win granite. said pavement being placed
upon proper concrete fausssLa Tor. assd
providing for the payrregst therefor by
che mode % Immediate payment, and g.
Sab8tsassz fund f0s sIseh payment BIZ
az asssssnens upon all lots and parcels
OF lana benefited 5y such Improvement
under the provisions Of Ordnance No.
zsss. approved April 9th, iSsz, as amend
Cd ed by 81 o.dia :a No 10 >ppfovsa May
proved Aay stb, lsy1 aad the City Char
Ter. SIS now IN force.
whereas. The pubic Interest and con-
yeHience require that James Street. 81 the
City o. 5eattie. be improved between First
and Second Avenues, BY paving the same
with brick and c4rb!1g the sans with
granite, SAID pavement being placed upon
proper concrete foundation, and that the
cost and expense thereof Ia paid for by
an assessment upon the property benefited
SheYeoy under tae more or Immediate
payment. and.
Whereas. The City Engineer mas caused
an estimate 10 be made OK the cost OF sad
Improvement, and has transmitted the said
estimate and all papers and information
In his possession 10 The e.tg council. and
Hestd matters are now before the city caan-
Gil. and,
Whereas. Neither the estimated or acsua.
cost % the Improvement herein ordered 10
be done and cnargeable a. a lien against
said lots and parcels Of land exceeds one
quarter OF the total assessed valuation OF
the lots and parcels or land contained in
the Assessment district hereby established
as the same appears upon the last annuA!
aszeSsnHDt roll made for the isvying or
taxes for municipal. purposes, nov, there
fore
Be II ordained by the City OF Seattle as
follows.
Section l. That James Street. IN the
City Of Seattle. be improved between First
aa1 second Avenues. % paving the same
with brick aud curb!ng the same with
granite. said pavement being placed upon
proper concFete foundation. according 20
the plans ard specifications prepared ufa-
der the direction Of the city engineer. and
on file IN inc office Of the Department o;
Public Works, and that an assessment be
levied and collected upon all lots and par
GELS OF land benefited by auch improvement,
10 defFay the cost and expense there
OF. which assessment shall become a first
lien upon iae properly liable therefor.
Said improvement shall hs made by con
tract, 10 be lei 10 the lowest and best
b.ddsr therefor oy the board of public
works. and said board is hereby author
lied and directed forthwith 10 procure bids
therefor and 10 enter into a contract for
said improvement; IL the name of the City.
Sec. :. There ia hereby established a
local Improvement district 10 BE- called
't<rcas improvement District No. ia
which said district Is bounded and de-
scrlbed with reference 10 the said streets
and termui OF said Improvement as de-
fined In Article VIII Of the City Charter
as amended by Ordinance No. 1850. and
the property included within said district.
and none other. shall be deemed 10 be and
shall be the property benefited by such
Improvement.
Sec. 9. Said assessment district shall be
divided into subdivisions ms defined in said
Ordinance Nc, 2de5. as amended by Orul-
nance No. s25o and the cost and expense
OF said Improvement shall be betrayed by
the collection OF special assessment upon
the property in said Loca! Improvement
District which assessment shall, hs made
In accordance with the charter OF the City
and ordinances In relation thereto. and
said assessment. together with the inter-
est TO accrue upon the respective sums
so assessed shall be collected as therein
provided.
Sec T. The mode OF payment for said
local Improvement shall be by the mode
OF Immediate payment" as defined by
the charter and ordinances IN relation
thereto and an assessment roll shall he
prepared and reported 10 The City CouncE.
aad other proceedings had thereon. "a are
prescribed for the mode o. immediate
payment All moneys raised by said as
sessment shall he paid into a fund for
said district into the City Treasury. to he
called Local Improvement Fund District
No. ls2. Of Seattle. which fund is created
to defray The cost and expense Of said
Improvement.
Sec 5 Said Improvements; shall be made
under me suneryi$ion Of me board Of
proceed with said Improvement.
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall take effect
ana be I'm force from and after It's passage
and approval II approved by the mayor:
otherwise II shall take effeci at The time
II shat become law under the provisions
OF the City Charter.
Passed the city council this l3th day Of
June isas. and signed By ne in open ses-
sion In Authorization OF its passage THIS
18th day of June. 1885.
". Y. RtNkiIaRT.
President Of the City Council.
Approved by me this lith day OF June.
ISIS
T. j. HTMEs Mayor.
Filed by Iue this 14.h day ef June is9S.
Attest.
tscail WILL n PARRY.
CRY Comptroller and tx-Of9ci0 Cay Clerk.