The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

ORDINANCE NO 4.;7s.-AN ORpIN.
ailce providing for he improve Ter.t y
Nasaias ton street. In the C!.y CT Seattle.
frcm FEth avenue south 30 Ninth ave-
hue south. by the construction az an
f9oustone pipe sewer OF proper dimen-
sons through said portion Of said street,
with AL necessary W es. openings, man
holes. lappholes. ve-tllators and ca-ch
basins. and providing for the paymeHs
therefor 10y the mode OF Immediate
payment" and establishing 4 fand for
such payment hy an assessment upon all
lots and parcels OF land benefited by
such Improvement under tho provisions
ul ORDNANCE No. -,9e1, approved Aprtt
10Th. 1852. as amended by Ordinance No
1850. approved May StB 1884, and ord
inancc n. it32. approved May j,h. 1884,
aat thc CITY charter as now in force.
Whereas. the public interest and con-
veuience require that Washington street
be- improved from Fifth avenue south to
Ninth avenue south by the constructors
CT an irOnstone pipe sewer Of proper di-
mansions through saiu portion of said
street. with ali necessary yves openings
nanholes. lampholes. ventiiators and
catch basins. and that the cost ard ex-
pense thereof be paid by an asses nent
upon the property benefited thereby UNI
der the mode OF Immediate PAYMENT"
and
Whereas. the city engineer has caused
an estimate 10 be made or the cost of said
Improvement, and has transmitted the
said estimate and all papers and inform
Gil. and said matters are now before the
city council: and
Whereas. neither the estimate or actual
cost of said Improvement herein ordered
10 be done and chargeable as a lien
against said lots and parcels OF land ex-
ceedS one-quarter or the total assessed
valuation OF the lots and parcels OF land
contained in the assessment district here
BY established. as the same appears upon
the last annual assessment roll made for
the lovyins of taxes FOR municipal pur-
n 4fesrf
81 it ordained by the City Of Seattle as
fellows.
Section J. That Washington street. in
the City of Seattle be improved from
Firth avenue south 10 Ninth avenue
south by the construction OF an ironstone
pip. sewer OF proper dimensions through
said portion of said street, with all neces-
sary wyes, openings. manho.es. lamp
holes. ventllato:s and catch basins ac-
c0rding TO the plans and speCtIc4s ions
prepared under The direction of the city
engineer and on file in the office Of the
Department % Public Works and that an
assessment be levied and collected upon
all lots and parcels OF land benefited h.
such Improvement. TO defrav the cost and
expense thereof. whica said assessment
stall become a first lien upon tha property
liable therefor. Said Improvement shall
be- made ny contract. To be let 10 the low
est and best bidder therefor by The board
OF public works. and said board is hercb.-
authorized ard directed forthwith to pro-
cure bids therefor ana IL enter into a con
Az 0FAf~ ftt'it ttlt fst kf4R list HE
Of the city.
Sec. . There is hereby established a 10
cal Improvement district 20 be called 10
cal IMPROVEMENT District No IA - which
said district Is bounded and described WIKI
reference "a the said streets and tie ter
m'5i OF said Improvement. a. defined IN
Article VIII Of the city cNarte~ IS now
III force, and brd.n4rce M. 20>s as
amended 10y Ordinance No. $3.50 and Tho
property included within SAID district ana
mono either. shan be deemed ~ lee and
soaH he the property bc1euted 10y such
Sc. 2. sale assessmer: Glstrio, shall be
divided INTO subdivisions IS defined N
said Ordnance 30. 9eS- as amended ny
Ordnance No . so ana IT,. eos. ana ex-
pcnse - said improvement shall lie de-
fFHNtG ~ sNc collect p 0f 4 ~ue al as
sessmcnt upon the property 81 said loeal
i1tFfct e0lcct district. which 3seo~ sr0e7t
saau hc made In accordance With the
charter Z the c.ty ard orc n3rres Il re-
iation thereto, and said assessment. to-
SethtT %-th iutCrsS, 70 accrue ul,on the
teSpc I.e sums So asses ed. saaH Ire col
looted as there.r provided.
s.. & TIE mode 81 payment foT said
local impr7Y'mrn. shail he by ;1e mode o.
charter and urdi1auce~ sn relation there
to. ard an ASSIGNMENT roll shall bf pre-
pared "nd reported = the ci,v council. ana
other pFC -eedinEs had thereon. as are pre-
scri{td fer the mode % ''lr1u3esitate 5a---
Went' All moneys raised by said assess
ment shet h. "..d mo a. fund for sal
district lDto IN" city treasury TO ifp called
I.orai Improve 'rsnt Fund. District No
80 ~ seattle" WhIch tuuf Is created -
arfraN thr cost aod expense ~ said i'm
s.. 3. STA improvement. SHAH be made
under tbs euoervlSiou ~ tnt b-sr3 cf pub
""EN. whi-h S hrreev ordered 90
proceed wfth SAIL lupr3, re1t
s.. Tnis ordnance sn4H sake rW..-
ana BE- 1 <sree from ar5 after 81. passage
and APPROVAL - approved hv thp MAYOR.
otasrw - r saaH tske eme- "a. tE~ IN.