The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-18

providing for the improv ement Of Twgn-
ty-third Avenue South. IN the City OK Sc
attic. from Norman Street 10 fesier
sewer through said portion OF said
street. with all necessary yves.
openings, manhcles. lanpholes, ysm-
tslators and catch basins. and providing
for the payment therefor by the mode of
immediate payment. and establishing A
fund for such payment by an assessment
upon all lots and parcels OF lan d. oe enc
visions of Ordinance No. Zuso, approSeu
April 18th. lsa2, as amended by Ordinance
No. $3.50. approved May sth, 1854 ana
1897. and the city charter as now in force.
Whereas. the PUBLIC interest and convent
ence require that Twen,y-third Avenue
South. N the City Of Seattle be improved Ir ed
constructing an ironstone pipe sewer
through said portion OF said street. "iah
all necessary YVES. openings; mahnoles'
ard that the cos; and expense thereof be
paid for by an assessment upon the prop.
erty benefited thereby under the mode OF
immediate payment" and
Whereas the city engineer has caused an
estimate TO be made of the cost OF said
Improvement. and has transmitted the sa
estimate and all papers and information III
his possession 20 the city council, and said
matters are now before the city counei!;
and
Whereas. neither the estimated or actual tHl,
cost of said Improvement herein ordered
10 be done and chargeable as lien against
said lots and parcels of land exceeds one
quarter Of the total assessed valuation OF
the lots and parcels of land contained In
the assessment district hereby esianl shed.
as the same appears upon the last annual
assessment roll made for the levying 1f
taxes for municipal purposes; now, there
fore,
Be 1t ordained by the City of Seattle as
follows:
South, in the City of Seattle, be improved
from Norman Street 20 IeslSr Way by
constructing an ironstone pipe sewer
through said portion of said street. with
all necessary wyeS. openings, manholes.
lampholes. ventilators and catch basins.
said sewer to temporarily discharge from
a wooden box outfall 20 be constructed by
the City OF Seattle along said Norman
Street 10 the outfail of the Wala Wala
sewer in Twenty-first Avenue. according TO
the plans and specification prepared under
file in the office Of the Department OF Pub
lie Works. and that an assessment he
levied and collected upon all lots and par
cells of land benefited by such improvem mt
to defray the cost and expense thereof.
which assessment shall become a first lien
upon the property liable therefor. Said
Improvement shall be made by contract. TO
be let 10 the lowest and best bidder there
for by the board OF public works and said
board Is her by authorized and directed
forthwith to procure bids therefor and to
In the name OF tho city.
Sec. .. There Is hereby established local
Improvement district. to De called LEGAL
improvement; District No. 1885, which said
reference to the said streets and the ter
mini OF said IMPROVEMENT as defined in
Article VIII Of the city charter as now in
force, and Ordinance No. 20s5. as amended
by Ordinance No. $3.50 and the property
included within said district and none
other shall be deemed 10 lac and shall be
the property benefited by such improve
mtn-.
Sec g. Said assessment district shall he
divided into subdivisions as defined IN said
Ordinance Ne. 2s5. as amended by Ord
nance No. $50, ard the cost and expense
of said improve neut shall be- dcfrg d hv
The collection OF a special assessment up.'S.
the property ia said l3caI lmproyeme nj
district, which assessment shall lie made
in accordance with the charter of the cttv
and ordinances In relation thereto: and said
asses Haent. tc-ei her with the Interest to
accrue uron the respective sums 10 As
sessed. shall! be collected as therein pro-
vided.
See. 4 The mode o. payment for said
lrral i.nrrovemenf shall he ny tho mode
OF Immediate payment" As defined by the
caHrtsr ana ordinances in relation thereto
nj an assessment roll shall he prepared
and renoTtett 70 the city council. and other
proceedings had thereon. az are prescribed
soF the mode OF 'tmmeiiate pay men, y
All moneys raised ny said assessment
shall be paid into fund for said district
INTO me CITY treasury. o BE csliad 'I.0r al
Improve raent Fu-d. District No Isl of Sc
attic which fuud IL created 20 detrav the
cost and expense ~ said I'M r5vemeat
Sec. - Said improvement snail b. made
under the supers.s sion 0f the board o. pub
liz wofNS, Ia : hereby ordered 10 pro
ceed with said Improvement
Sc. = Th.< 11.ilDAl - snail take effn--
ard b" lf tercc from and afIer It's passage
and approval u approved bF the mayor.
otherwise % shall take eff.re AZ the .tr-a y
S1ail teooue a lat under fha provision,
o tle t.tY charter.
Passed ma city council the l4.a d4y az
March. iN3s. and signed ny ne In ORE. <.S-
Sion IN AUTHORIZATION Of Is passage ia :
iith Cav of Mar-li. 1888
J. L. CREIGHTON
President 81 the Cry Cau-cn
Approved by ma tAts i-th day cs March
ls.S. r. J, II MS. Mayor.
Filed ny he this l,,h DAY r Marca- Isgs
Attest; Will. n. PARRY