The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-19

ORDINANCE NO. sSiI-An Ordinance
providing for the Improvement of Twelfth
Jefferson Street TO Yesler Way. by grad
ing the same and by constructing side
walks and parking strips on both sides
thereof IN a manner similar 10 those used
in the Improvement of Twelfth Avenue,
north OF East Jefferson Street, and pro-
yiding for the payment therefor by the
mode of immediate payment. and estab-
fishing a fund for such payment By an
assessment upon ali lots and parcels or
land benefited by such Improvement. I'M
der the provisions of Ordinance No. asa,
approved April 18th. 1872 as amended by
Ordinance Ne. $3.50, approved May sth;
1884 and ordinance No. AYE. approved
May 5th. 1887. and the City Charter as
now in force.
Whereas the public interest ard con-
venience require ehat Twelfth Avenue. in
the City Of Seattle, be improved from East
ing the same and by constructing side
walks and parking strips on both sides
thereof in a manner similar to those used
in the Improvement OF Twelfth Avenue.
north OF East Jefferson street, and that
the cost and expense thereof be paid for
by an assessment upon the property bene-
fitted thereby under the mode of "immedi-
Whereas. The City Engineer has caused
an estimate TO be made of the cost of said
Improvement. and has transmitted the said
estimate and all papers and information
in his possession TO the City Council. and
said matters are now before the City Coun-
Gil. and,
Whereas. neither the estimated or actual
cost of said Improvement herein ordered
Ia be done ansl chargeab,e as Il Len against
said lots and parcels of land exceeds one
quarter Of the total assessed valuation of
the lots ana parcels OF land contained in
tlie assessment district hereby established,
as The same appears upon the last annual
assessment roll made for the ievying of
taxes for municipal purposes, now. there
fore,
Be it ordained by the City of Seattle as
follows:
Section I. That Twelfth Avenue, in the
CITY Of Seattle be improved from East
Jefferson Street to Yesler Way by grad
ing the same and by constructing side
thereof in manner similar V to those used used
in the Improvement of Twelfth Avenue.
north of East Jefferson Street. according
to the plans and specifications prepared
under the direction of the City Engineer.
and on file in the office of the Department
OF Public Works, and that an assessment
parcels OF l,nd benefited by such improve
ulent TO defray ne cost and expense there-
of. which n}ent shall becme first
lien upon the property liable therefor
Said irnprover..C,t shall be made by con-
tract to be Ter 70 the lowest and best bid
der therefor by the Board OF Public Works
and said Board IL hereby authorized and
directed forthwith to procure bids therefor
and TO eu:er into a contract for said I'M
provemsnt In the name OF the City.
Sec. > There Is hereby established a
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Local Improvement District No. i6s -
which said district is bounded and descrip-
cd with reference 10 the said streets and
the termni of said Improvement as de-
fined in Article VII. of the city charter. as
now in force. and Ordinance No. 2us5, az
amended by. Ordinance No, $3.50. and the
property included within said district and
none other shall be deemed to be and shall
be the property benefited by such improve
inent.
Sec. g. Said assessment district shall, he
II init
Ordinance No Us5. amended by Ordi-
nance No. 1850 and the cost and expense
of said Improvement shall he betrayed by
the collection OF Il special assessment upon
the property In said local Improvement
district, which assessment shall he made
III 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 so as
sesssd. shall he collected as therein pro-
Sidei.
See. 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 be prepared
and reported to the City Council and 9TH
er proceedings had thereon. as are pre-
scrihed for the mode OF immediate nay
ment- All moneys raised by said as=ess-
meni shall be paid into the fund for said
district into the city treasury. TO be called
Local Improvement Fund District No.
IG6. of Seattle which fund is created to
defray the cost ard expense of said Inn
proVement
Sec. .. Said Improvement shall be made
under the supervision of the board of pub
lie works which Is hereby ordered To pro-
ceed with said Improvement
Sec. D. This ordinance shall take effect
and bee IN force from and after It's passage
ana approval, II approved by the Mayor
otherwise ii shall take effect AT the tins.
u shall become a law under the provisions
@: the City Charter.
Passed the city Council the lith day Of
March, 1855. and signed by ma. In omen se.S-
sion IN naturalization II It's passage this
18th day of March, isss.
J. T.. CREIGHTON.
President OF the City Council
Approved by me this 18TH day OF March,
fss r. = TIt,aIE;S MAYER
Flied by me this 18th day of March. 1875.
Attest: Will. II. PARRY
CITY Comptroller and ex-offieio city Clerk.
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Published March "a 1888
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