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

ORDINANCE NO ssss--An ordnance u~o.
esofs soT ne Improvement O. James
rsfset, II TIE CITY Of seats.s between
F1EaI ard Second Avenass ~ paving sae
same wltE bTlek and cgfb.gag sfs< san,e
Nain granite. said pavement being placed
upsn proper eenerese foundation. and
pfGs5a1E for the payment therefor by
<he mode of immediate payment. and e.
taDtlsfsGz fund fer suca payment hy
ar assessment uDon All Iots ard parcels
OF Land benefited ~ suea Improvement
under the provisions OF Ordinances Ne
zss4. approved April -ta, fss- az amend
81 ~ Ordnance No. s.Isj. approved May
SIN. is4 ana Ordinance No. 40. ap-
proved May 9Th. 1851. and the Clty Char
ter. az nos In force.
Whereas, The pubic interest and co-s-
yenience require Thai james Street. IN the
tiiy o. Seattle. DC improved between First
and Second Avenues. BY paving tbs same
with brick ard curling the sane wtfn
granite. sad pavement being placed upon
proper concrete f9unaa ton and tina. ire
cost and expeus. thereof be paid for b.
an assessment upon the property benefited
thereby under tf1e more % 'tmneasa 10
payment. and,
Whereas, The City Engineer has caused
an estimate 10 be made Of the cost OF said
Improvement, and has transmitted the s.a.d
estimate and all papers ard Information
IN MS possession 10 ire city council. and
said matters arc nos before tie city coua-
ell and.
Whereas. Neither ,ae estimated or actua.
cost o. tie Improvement herein ordered to
be done AID caargea bic as a lien against
said lots ana pareels Of land exceeds one
quarter or the total assessed valuation OF
the lots and parcels OF land contained IN
the assessment aissFicl hereby established.
as the sane appears upon he last annual
assessment roll made for the leyylug OF
ta1sa for nian!eipa. purposes. now. there
BE Il ordained By The CITY OF Seattle as
follows:
Section !, That James Street. In the
city OF Seattle. be improved between First
IA
with brick and curling the same with
gTaEite. said pavement being placed upon
proper eonerets foundation. according -
the plans and specifications prepared I'M
der the direction Of the city engineer. and
on 'lle II tbs office OF ths Department OF
PUBLIC Works, and that an assessment be
levied ana collected upon all lots and par
GELS Of land benefited BY such Improvement
70 dsfrdy the cost aud expense there
or, which assessment shall bseoEne first
lien upon the properly ita bic therefor.
tract, To be let to the lowest and best
bidder therefor hy the board OF public
works, and said hoard Is hereby author
ICED and directed forthwith TO procure bids
therefor and 10 enter inte 4 contract for
SAID Improvement IL The :,Anle Of the City.
Sec. 2 There Is hereby established :.
local Improvement district. 10 be called
"I-Bal Improvement District No. I72'
which said district Is bounded ana de-
rcribsd with reference To the said streets
and tsrminI OF said Improvement as de-
as nov In force and Ofiinau&a No s.0S5.
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 b. such
improvement.
Sec. o Said assessment district shall he
divided into subdivisions AS defined in sale
Ordinance No. 2.ds5. as amended by Orsii-
nance No. $3.50 and the cost and expense
Of said Improvement shall be betrayed by
the collection OF q special assessment upon
he 80 Ina 7
District, which assessment shall. ba made
In accordance With the charter Of the city
and ordinances Ia relation thereto; and
said assessment toG ather with the inter-
est To accrue upon she respective sums
so assessed. shah he collected as therein
provided.
Sec. 4. The mode OF payment for said
local improvement shah be by the mode
o. Immediate payment" as defined by
the charter and ordinances In relation
thereto. ard an assessment roll shall be
prepared ard reported TO the City Counc..,
and other proceedings bad thereon. as are
prescribed Tor the mode % immediate
sossmen; shall he paid into a fund fo~
said district into the CITY Treasury, 70 be
called Local Improvement Fund District
No Es2. % Seattle" which fund Is crea 81
10 defray the cost and expense OF said
Improvement.
SIC ,. Said Improvement, shall he made
under the supervision or ire board NJ
public works. which Is hereby ordered 20
proceed with said improvement.
Sec O. This ordnance sha'. tsise effect
and be In force from and after its passage
and approval. II approved by the mayor:
otherwise Il shall take eife,s, az The time
II shat become a law under she provisions
az fhe cry Charter
Passed the city council this 18th day %
June lSSe and signed by Tnc IN open Sos
sion III naturalization OF it- passage ta.s
18th day CT June. ISIS
". y. RI<EffART,
President % the Csty Council.
Approved ~ me- this isth day OF June,
iSss
= !, uUMp:s. Mayor.
Flied 10y INC THIS itsA day oi june iS@S.
Attest.
(eeaD WILL. II PARRY,
city Comptroller and FS~Olficio CITY clerk
f}y G. K. CORY ELL. Deputy Clerk