The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-21

follows:
se.sien I. Ths, rirs, Avenue South, IN
TIE CITY OF Seattle. be imrrseed from King
street 90 Dearborn Street by repianking
and residewalktng and by repairing thu
lehla5ati eTs OF ina; portion OF said avenue
included IN the existing roadway and side
waihS exeecssng the central seventeen
tss fret thereof. according 10 the
mans pa and SPECIFICATIONS nrenarsd under
and on Gle IA the office OF The Department,
oS Puzzle Works. and that an assessment
ho levied aud collected upon all lots AMI
parcels Of land benefited hy suei, improve
rnsnt 10 defrsy the cost and expense there
or waicn assessment shall become a first
lien upon TIE property liable therefor. SAID
Improvement shall he made by contract 20
he LEI 20 the lowest ani best bidder there
for. hs the Board OF Public Works and
said Board Il hereby authorized and d.
rectsa forthwith 10 procure bids therefor
and Ia enter into a contract for said I'M
prevenent in the name OF the City.
Sec :. There is hereby established a Lo-
cal Improvement District. 70 be called "I.o-
cal Improvement District No. iss.' which
said district ~ bounded and described with
reference 10 the said streets and The ter
mini of said Improvement. defined IN
Article VIII of the city charter as now IN
force. and Ordinance No. TN. as amended
nv Ordinance No. $3.50. and the properly
Included within said district. and none 9th
er shall be deemed 10 he and shall be the
property benefited by such Improvement.
Sec s. Said assessment district shall W
divided into subdivisions as defined In sasd
tjHfHaEiCS No I'M. as auteDNed fS &fuk-
nance No. 500, and the cost and expense
OF said Improvement shall he betrayed ny
tns collection OF 4 special assessment upon
the property in said local Improvement dis
iflct. which assessment shall he made IN
accordance with the charter OF the city
and ordinances in relation thereto: and said
assessment. together with the interest 10
accrue upon the respective sums 80 as
sessed. shall be collected Az therein pro-
Sided.
See. T. The mode Of payment for said
local Improvement shall he by the mode Of
Immediate payment" as defined by the
charter and ordinances I'M relation there
Ia. and an assessment roll shall be pre-
pared and reported 10 the city Council. and
other proceedings had thereon. "a are pre-
scfihed for the mode Of Immediate pay
ulent." All moneys raised by said assess
ment shalt he paid into The fund for said
district into the city treasury. 20 he called
Local Improvement Fund. District No.
I6s. IF Seattle" which fund is created To
defray the cost and expense or said I'M
Sec ). Said Improvement shall be made
under the supervision of the board OF pub
lie works. which Is hereby ordered to pro-
coed with said Improvement.
Sec s. This ordinance shall take effect
ard he in force from and after its passage
and approval. II approved by the Mayer;
otherwise it shall take effect at the time
II shall become law under the provisions
of the City Charter.
Passed the City Council the 18th day OF
March. lS's. and signed ny me IN open seq
'''' ''''' J. f. CREIGHTON.
President OF the City Council.
Approved 10y me this 10Th day OF March.
T. J. HUMES. Mayor.
Filed by me this is;h day {, q M y phv ,sss.
City Comptroller and ex-cff!eio City Clerk.
tSeai1
Published March 81 lsas.
ORDINANCE no. a.S50-An ordinance ap-
pointing three disinterested freeholders
OF the city OF Seattle to appraise the
damages which may accrue by reason or
the change of grade TO he made In First
avenue between Pike street and Denny
way III pursuance Of ordinance No. AN.
and providing for the payment OF said
damages.
Whereas. heretofore Ordinance No 41so
was duly passed by the city council of the
city OF Seattle and approved by the mayor
OF said city on the aSth day OF December.
1897. which ordinance amongst other things
provided for the change or the grace IN
First avenue in the city OF Seattle IRON
Pike street to Denny way: and
Whereas. buildings have been constructs
cd upon said portion OF said First avenue
and the said change of grade will require
the raising and lowering of such buildings.
and by reason OF such raising or lowering
damages viii accrue to the owners OF said
buildings and lots upon which the same
are situated. and
Whereas. the corporate authorities OF
the City of Seattle have been unable TO
agree with the owners OF such buildings.
or any OF them, upon the amount OF such
damage to such buildings, or any OF them:
now, therefore,
BE it ordained by the City of Seattle rs
follows:
Section l. That three DISTINGUISHED free
holders. to-wit: Daniel Jones. h. ".
Iioughton and j. W. Van Brocklin. resi-
dent OF the City of Seattle. be and they
are hereby appointed appraisers TO
appraise the damages which may accrue
by reason of the raising or lowering OF
any building or buildings heretoforc con-
structed upon First avenue, I'm said city.
between Pike street and Denny way, by
reason OF the change OF grade OF said
street ordered ny said Ordinance No.
4.a20: and said appraisers shall. after being
duly sworn, appraisa such damages and
make reports thereof signed by at least
a majority OF them. one Of which reports
shall be delivered to the clerk OF said city.
and the others being duplicates and I'm
all respects similar TO the one so delivered
10 the clerk. shall be delivered one to each
OF the owners OF the aforesaid buildings.
said delivery to be made within ten days
after the appointment o. said appraisers.
Sec 2. Within twenty days after the I'LL
Ing Of such report with the clerk of said
ciey, either party feeling dissatisfied with
such appraisement. may file In the Office
of the clerk of the Superior Court OF King
county a report certified by the clerk %
said city. whereupon such proceedings
shall be had In said court AS are in such
cassa provided by law to ascertain
whether the damages so appraised shall
be increased or decreased.
See 8. All damages awarded by such APP
prassers. or assessed by a jury or the
court. FL case OF appeal IL the Superior
Court. shall be paid by the City OF Seat
tie out OF its general fund.
Sec T. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after Its passage
and approval. IL approved by the mayor:
otherwise IL shall take effect at the time
it shall become a law under the provisions
of the city charter.
Passed the city Council the 18th day Of
March. iSiS. and signed by me In open ses-
sion In Authorization of It's passage this
18th day Of March. isss.
EZRA A. HERMAN
President pro TEN of the City Council
Approved by this 18th day of March
1s9s T. j. HUMES Mayor
Filed by me tlls 18Th day Of March, 1885,
Attest; WILL II. PARRY.
City Comptroller and ex-officio City Clerk.
fSeaD
Published March 81 1895
ORDINANCE NO. 4S2~An ordinane.
granting 10 Stirrat A. Goetz an extern
sion of time Iii which to complete the
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