Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
ORDINANCE NO. ?.

do ordain as follows;
SECTION i. The expense of cost of i'm.
proving and repairing streets, sidewalks,
alleys, Squares and other public highways
and places within the city, remov-
ing distractions therefrom, grading,
planking, paving, macadamiliug,
graveling and curbng the same, and
constructing cutters, culverts and side
walks therein, shall be assessed as
follows The city council shall be-
fore or during the grading, paving or
other improvement of any street or allev,
the cost of which is to be levied and
assessed upon the property benefited,
first pass q resolution or ordinance de-
claring its intention to make such inn
provement aud stating Ill such resolution
or ordinance the name of the street or
alley to be improved, the points between
which the said Improvement is TO be
made, the general character of the
proposed Improvement and the esti-
mate of the cost of the same, and
that the cost of the same is to
be assessed against the prop
erty abutting land included in the as
sessment district herein provided) on
such street proposed to be improved, and
shall fix a time not less than ten DAYS in
which protests against such proposed
improvement may be filed i'll the office
of the city clerk. 1t shall be the duty of
such clerk to cause such resolution TO be
published in the official newspaper of the
city IN at least two consecutive issues be-
fore the time fixed i'll such resolution for
filing such protests, and affidavit of such
publication shall be filed on or before the
time fixed for such filing. If protests
against the proposed improvement by
owners of more than two-thirds of the
front feet lots and lands abutting on such
proposed improvement and included in
the assessment district therein provided,
be filed on or before the date fixed for
such filing, the council shall not proceed
with such work. If no such protest is
filed, or if such protest is fled and six
councilmen shall vote to proceed with
said work the council shall at its next
regular meeting proceed to consider the
same, and shall then or at subsequent
time proceed to enact an ordinance for
such improvement. By the provisions of
such ordinance local improvement dis
trict shall be established to be called
Local Improvement district No."
which shall include all the property
fronting on the street to be improved be-
tween the points named in such resolu-
street, if plated in blocks, to the center
of the blocks, if plated into lots only to
the center of each lot, and if not plated,
to the distance of one hundred and TWEEN
ty feet Such ordinance shall pro-
vide that such improvement shall be
made, and that the cost and expense
thereof shall be taxed and assessed upon
all the property i'll such local improve
ment district, which cost shall be as
sessed IN proportion to the number of
teet OF such lands and lots fronting
thereon, and included in said improve
ment district, and III proportion to the
benefits derived by said Improvement:
Provided, that the city council may ex-
pend from the general fund for said pur-
poses such sums as i'll their Judgment
may be fair and equitable in considera-
ton OF benefits accruing to the general
public by reason of such improvements.
The expense of all improvements in the
space formed by the junction of two or
more streets or where one main street
terminates IN or crosses another main
street, aud also all necessary street cross
Ings or crossways at corners or intersec-
tons OF streets, and the expenses of
establishing, building and repairing
bridges in such city shall be paid by
making and repairing sewers in anv
street shall be paid by the city ont of the
sewer fund. In all the streets constitut-
ing the water front of such city, or
bounded ON the one side by the property
thereof the expense of work done on
that portion OF said streets, from the CEN
ter line thereof TO the said water front
or to such property of the city bounded
thereon, shall be paid for by the CITY
but no contract for any such work shall
be given except to the lowest responsible
bidder and i'll the manner hereinafter
provided. When any work or improve
1nents mentioned in this section is done
or made on one side of the center lines
OF said streets, avenues or public high
ways, the lots or portions of lots fronting
on that side only shall be assessed to
cover the expenses OF said work accord
ing to the provisions of this chapter.
whenever any expenses or cost of work
shall have been assessed on any lands,
the amount OF said expenses shall become
lien upon said lands, which shall
take precedence of all other liens.
and which may be foreclosed in
accordance with the provisions of the
code OF civil procedure. Said suit shall
be IN the name of the city of Pullman as
plaintiff
SEcrIoN ?. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances i'll conflict herewith or on the
same subject, shall be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and 1--WE DAYS after the
date OF its last publication.
Passed Nov 20, 1902.
Approved Nov. a, 1902.
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