Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-02
ORDINANCE NO. 90.

An ordinance providing for grading, paving
and macndamizing streets and for the con
struction and repair OF cutters and sewe 8
within the corporate limits OF Ritzville, being
assessed upon the lots or lands AUDITING NJ on
the street. alley or other highway where saln
work is to he DONE and for each lot or portion
thereof or tract of land to be separately as
sessed the full depth thereof accorlidg to the
benefit to such property and providing tie
the procedure In all such cases.
BE 1T ORDAINED. by the Council of the
town OF Ritzville. Washington, that from ana
after the passage and publication OF this ord :
nance, all grading. paving or macadamizlng OF
streets and all constructing and repairing OF
/ gilt ers and sewers within the corporate limits
OF sail town shall be dune in the following
manner:
Upon the filing of a petition signed by not
less than i've lr,'choltiers living In the immed-
late vicii ity of AMI To he benefited by amy pro-
posed grazing, paving or Understanding oil any
street. or any proposed repair or construction
OF gutter or sewer, ating The prop scd route or
location of such work aforesaid, and the
names of all property owners who own property
abutting the street. alley or other highway
where said work is proposed to be done, with
the town Clerk. The Council of said town or
"Committee OH Streets and Public Improve
ments' shall, with the assistance OF the City
Engineer examine said petition and proposed
route tyr location, and shnl cause notice 10 all
persons owning lands or lots abu'ting thereon,
to appear ut II time and place designated in said
notice and show cause. If any there be. why
such work should not be done, which said mo-
tice shall be signed by the CLERK OF said town
and shall be served personally upon all such
ubutting property owners residing In said
town or By registered mail properly directed,
postage prepaid. to the address OF any such
AUDITING property owner not residing i'll said
town II his address be known, which sHid no.
tice shall be served in the manner provided,
not less than ten days prior to the said date of
hearing named therein, and If any such abut-
ting property owner be not known or his ad-
dress cannot be ascertaincd, then by publca-
ton in weekly newspaper. printed and pub
ltgl in In lf1h law - IN N
| for II period of Two weeks prior 10 such date Of
hearing. provided that no such notice shall
be required to anyone signing the petition or
written consent.
At the time fixed in said notice for the hear
ing of said petition the said Council shall pro-
coed to hear and determine said cause, AMI any
| testimony that may be offered for or against
said proposed work, and shall also require Il
report from the City Engineer upon said mat
ter, and If such proposed work be deemed OF
public necessity and benefit, and be deemed
practicable, the said Council shall thereupon
order the same done. and shall proceed TO as
sess the expense of same to the lands or lots
abutting upon the street alley or other high
| way where said work is 10 be DONE assessing
| each lot or tract Of land or portion thereof
| separately, the full depth thereof, according
to the benefit thereto, and said assessment
shall be entered in the Local improvement
Assessment Roll, ana said assessment shall
thereafter be considered II lien against such
property, and the Clerk of said town shall
| to each of said abutting property owners,
| which said notice shall be served in the same
| manner that the said "show Cause Notice
provided in Section is required to be served
and the said town OF Kitzville shall then pro.
iced to let the contract for the whole of said
work, according TO law.
II, after the expiration of thirty days from
| the service of said notice of assessment, any
such abutting property owner shall fail to pay
| the assessment SO assessed against his property
! the Council shall order that said assessment be
enforced and the lien thereon foreclosed
against such property in the manner provided
| by law, and ii shall be the duty of the City At
| tJTney 10 enforce md foreclose such assess
ment lien in the manner provided by the Stat
\ utes of the State of Washington.
Read first time March 5, 1902.
| Read second time April l, 1902.
| Rules suspended read third time and passed
April !, 1902, and ordered published in ADAMS
COUNTY NEWS
Published in ADAMS COUNTY NEWS April .
| 1902.
W. r. PETERS, Mayor.
Attest-E. d. gibson, Clerk.
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