Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-02
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

An ordinance providing for the expense of
improving, rep i and constructing side,
RitZvfue, being assessed upon the lots or
lands fronting thereon and tor each lot or
| rately assessed the full depth thereof ac-
cordlng to the benefit to said property, and
providing the procedure in all such cases.
BE 1T ORDAINED, By the Council of the
town OF Ritzville, that from and after the pas
sage and publication of this ordinance, all
improving. repairing and constructing side
walks within the corporate limits OF Ritzville
shall be done in the following manner:
/.
Upon the filing OF petition signed by not
less than five freenolders living in the vicinity
of and to be benefited by any such improving,
repairing or constructing OF sidewalk within
said town being filed with the town Clerk
said petition particularly describing the route
of said sidewalk and giving the names of the
abuttlng property owners along said proposed
route, the Council of said town or its properly
quthoiized committee on Streets and Public
improvements shall examine sand petition and
shall cause notice to all persons owning
lands or lots flonting thereon TO appear ut II
time and place designated in said notice and
show cause, If any there be, why such improv-
ing, repairing or constructing should not be
done, which said notice shall be signed by the
Clerk OF said town, and shall be served per-
sonally upon all such abutting pronerty own
ers residing in said town, or by registered
mail. properly addressed to the postofiice ad
dress Of any such property owner or owners
not residing in said town ii such postoitce I'D.
dress be known, which said notice shall be
served MS aforesaid not less than ten days be-
fore the time set for the hearing of said petit
tion and II the address of any such property
owner be not known. then such notire shall
pc published III II newspaper printed in the
English language, in said town for period OF
two weeks prior to such date of hearing.
9.
AT the time fixed in said notice for the hear
ing OF said petition tie said Council shall pro-
coed to hear and determine said cause and any
testimony that may be offered for or against
the suid petition, and shall also require IA re-
port Of the City Engineer upon said matter,
ana IL said improving, repairing construc
ton OF sidewalk be deemed public necessity
or benefit and practicable, it shall be SO order
ed, and said order entered in the minutes of
said meeting by the Clerk Of said town, who
shall also cause a copy of SAID order and find
ing to be given to all persons owning lands or
lots. or portions thereof abutting upon the
public highway where said sidewalk is to be
constructed improved or repaired, and said
order shu,s also designate the manner in which
said work Is to be done and shall order all
such AUDITING property owners to commence
within ten days and diligently prosecute the
work OF constructing, improving or repairing
that portion of said sidewalk uDon which his
property Adults to completion. And said order
and notice shall be served in the same manne.
rs the aforesaid show cause notice.
If, after the expiration of ten days any such
abutting property owner shall fail to com
mence or diligently prosecute any such work
ordered TO be done by him, TO com petion the
Council shall, at their next regular meeting
after any such default, proceed TO ascertain
the cost OF such improvement and assess the
cost thereof to such AUDITING lands or lots, or
portions OF same, assessing each lot or tract
separately, the full depth thereof, according
to the benefit thereto, and the Clerk shall
thereupon enter such assessment or assess
ments against the lands or lots or portions
thereof fronting thereon in the Local I'm
provement Assessment Roll" and the same
shall thereafter be considered lien against
the property SO assessed and the Council shall
ms nd .nrhf ina IN lao tA IL,
proving, repairing or constructing of side
walks done ut the expense of such AUDITING
property owners or owners, such expense to be
collected as herein provided.
Whenever such assessment shall have been
entered in the Local Improvement Assess
ment Roll" as provided herein, the Clerk of
said town shall give notice of such assessment
sessed, said notice to be served in the same
manner MS the aforesaid "Show Cause Notice."
provided in Section thereof.
After the expiration of thirty days from the
service OF SAID notice OF assessment, il such as
sessment be not paid the Council OF said town
shall make an order directing that said ASSESS
ment be enforced and the lien thereof be en-
forced and foreclosed Hcco riding to law, an
shall W it'll the assistance of the City Attorney
| Proceed to enforce and foreclose the same ac-
cording to law,
| No notice whatever shall be require to be
| given any person who shall have signed the
| petition provided in Section hereof, or shall
| have signed a written consent to such i'm
proving. repairing or constructing OF side
walks being done as herein provided.
Read drst time January II, 1902.
Read second time January p, 1902.
Read third time, amended and passed April
| l, 1902.
| Ordered published in the ADAMS COUNTY
NEWS.
Published in the ADAMS COUNTY NEWS April
q 1902,
W. r. PETERS, Mayor.
Attest-E. D. gibson, Clerk.
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