The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-19
Published August r.. 1854


ORDINANCE No. ssss--An ordnance
providing for ths Improvement os T1yiar
Avenue, In tbs City Of S-atfle, from
Taoszss Street 10 Republican Street. ny
the consersctson of az iroG ssons pipe
server 81 proper dinner slons through said
fortisn OF SAID Avenue. with ali nsces-
ssxy wyess openings. aaTssosss, iasEpaaaes.
Se1tsiasoys, husEsng tanks and catch bas-
frss. and providing fcr the payment there
for by the mole % immediate payment.
and establishing q fund for such pay
rn~ns by al ssss=~mef1t upon al scss ana
IAreeis Of lard senssisted by such i'm
prU*sT1erss under sss provisions of Or
dsnanee No. sos5. approved April gsia.
1ss1. amended b. ordinance Nc xgs,
approved May NH. lsS4. and ordinance
No $50. approved Mag 5,E. 1855. ana the
city charter az Cow liz force
Whereas. the public interest and congSn.
tercs require that Tayi0r Avenue IN tire
City OF Seattle, he improved frafn Thomas
Street to- Republican Street. by the con-
ssrucsion ri an iron z.one pipe sewer 81
proper dimensions. through saad portion o.
said Avenue. with all necessary wyes.
openings. uauboies, ianpho!esL ventilae
tors. flushing tanks ard catch basins, and
that the cost and expense Iher~af be paid
for by an assessment upon the properly
s,engfstted thereby under the mode OF I'm
Whereas, the City Engineer has caused
an estimate 10 be made Of the cost Of sad
Improvement. and has transmitted she said
estimate and all papers and Information in
his possession 10 the cisy council and said
matters are nov before the city council.
and.
Whereas. neither the estimated or actual
cost Of said Improvement herein ordered 10
be- done and ehargeabae az len against
said lots ard parcels OF lard exceeds one
quarter OF the total assessed valuation Of
the lots and parcels Of land Contained In
the assessment district hereby established
as sne same appears upon the last annual
assessment roll made for the levying OF
taxes for municipal purposes: now. there
fore,
Be ii ordained By the CITY Of Seattle as
fellows;
Section !. That Taylor Avenue. In the
CITY OF seattle be improved from Thomas
Street TO Republican Street. by the con-
struction Of an iron stone pipe sewer OF
proper dimensions through said portion OF
said Avenue. with all necessary yves.
openings. manh0,es. Iampholas. yentiiators.
flushing tanks and eaten basins. according
TO the plans and specifications prepared
under the direction OF tbs city engineer
OF pubic works, and that an assessment
be levied and collected upon all lots
and parcels OF land benefited by such i'm
provement TO defray ihe cost and expense
first lien upon the property liable therefor.
Said Improvement shall be made by con-
tract TO be let TO the lowest and best bid
der therefor by the board Of public werks
and said board ~ hereby authorized and
directed forthwith TO procure asds therefor
and 10 enter into contract for said i'm
pfpfFieNs I'll tie name OF tfe Sf1S-
Sec. .. There Is hereby established
local Improvement district to be called
Local Improvement District Nc. 176."
which said district IL bounded and desc-ib-.
ed with reference 10 SAID street and the
,erulsni of said Improvement rs defined In
Article VIII. Of the city charter now la
force and ordlf ance No as5 as amended
by Ordinance Ne. 1850. and the property in
ciuded within said district. ard none other
shall be deemed TO ha and shall be the
property benefited by such improvement
Sec. : Said assessment district shall De
divided into subdivisions as defined In said
ordnance No. 3jsS. as amended by ordi-
nance No. 325Q and the cost and expense
OF said Improvement shall he betrayed by
the collection OF a special assessment upoa
the property in said local Improvement dis
trict. which assessment shall he made m
accordance with the charter OF the city
and ordinances In relation thereto. and
said assessment. together with the interest
TO accrue upon the respective SUMS 80 as
sessad- salail he collected as therein pre-
vided-
Sec. l. The mode Of pay7nyhs fer said
local Improvement shall 6e ny the mole
81 Immediate payment" as defined by the
charter aud ordinances In relation there;0,
ard an assessment roll shah he prepared
and reported 10 the city council and other
proceedings bad thereon. az re prescribed
for the mode Of immediate payment All
moneys raised by said assessment shall Ia
paid into fund for said district into the
City Treasury. 20 be called 'tEocal I'M.
provement Fund District No. i7s IL Seat
The" which fund II created To aefray tina
cost ard expense of said Improvement
See. 3 Said Improvement shah 10 made
unter the supervision OF the Beard Of Pub
lie Works. which is hereby ordered 10 pro-
esets with said Improvement
Sec. Il Ists ordinance shall take efIecs
and be IN force frqgn aud after its passage
ard approval II approves by sfse mayer,
otherwise il shall taxa effect 81 the tiggle s,
shalt become law under the proyisions
OF the city Charter.
Passed the CITY Council taa iSfh 4ay OF
August, tsse and signed by ne ia OPEN
session ln AUTHORIZATION 81 rs passage
thas l..ih day ef August. $50
w. V. Rf<NifAET
President ~ the t'Siy Council
Approved by me this 18th day " August
isaN.
r. J. HCME,s
Mayer.
Filed by rss this islh day OF August. iSs,s
Attest:
WILL II PARRY.
cay Comptroller ana ex-oisscio CITY Clerk
BY Il n CORY ELL
Deputy clerk