The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-26

oeC. VnlD ordnance shall take
effect and be In force ten days after
Passed the city council August 10,
1908. FRED q. BALDWIN.
| President Of the City Council.
| Attest: c. A. FLEMING, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE no. Al4ea.
| An ordinance for the improvement of
Clarke avenue from Ontario to HUI
| ron street by grading and sidewalk
ing the same. and Cor the payment
or the cost thereof, creating an as
sessment district. and providing
for the levy and collection of spe-
! SAID assessment district to pay for
the said improvement, and for the
thereof.
.o Whereas; a petition was duly pre-
for the improvement of Clarke ave-
nue. by grading and sidewalking
the same, and the board of public
works having ascertained that the
sfgners of said petition are the own
ers of at least one-haif of the prop
erty subject to contribute to such
Improvement. and having made it's re-
port on said petition to the city council
on the 21st day Of July. 1908, and 1t ap-
pearing to the city council that said
report contains statement Of the as
sessed valuation of the property
which in their Judgment should be
assessed Tor such improvement, ac-
coroing to the last assessment there
OF. statement Of the area and cor
rect valuation Of the property owned
oy the parties. signing the petition,
ana the estimated cost Of sucn Inn
set forth the reasons Tor their rscom-
mendations with respect to the grant
ing or refusing the prayer Of said
Petition. and statement Of all the
Facts necessary to enable the council
| and having recommended that the
prayer OF said petition be granted,
and said board having with their said
report hled with the city council the
Pians and SPECIFICATIONS for such inn
city, council from said report that
public convenfence requires the i'm
provement Of said street as Is petit
toned for. and In accordance with
fore:
The city Of Spokane does ordain as
t,s se s,,o y !. shat That Clarke avenue in
line OF Ontario street to the center
line OF Huron street shall be inn
proved by grading and sidewalklng
the same, In all respects in accord
ahce with the plans and specifications
Sec, 2. That the cost and expense
or said improvement shall be borne
by the property included in the as
sessment district hereinafter created
to the extent OF the benefits received
by said property from said improve
ment. to be determined as hereina fter
PROVIDED; and by the city Of Spokane
Tor the difference. IL any there be.
petween the actual cost and expense
thereof. and the total amount Of the
And said city shall not be liable In
any manner for any portion of the
costs and expense of said improve
ment. other than THAI portion herein
'es Sec & 70 Th be borne borns by it. ,.
,or the purpose of levying and COL
lecting special assessments to the
extent of the benefits received by the
property therein to pay the costs and
ment as above provided. is hereby
created and established to consist Of
all the lots and parcels of land ON
each side Of Clarke avenue, except
that occupied by cross streets and al
ieys. and from the center line of On
ron street
said assessment district shall be
known as Clarke Avenue Improve
ment District Number One" which is
more particularly described as fol-
ss, 20, 80. 81. 80. SO. "a. IS. &c. 81 and
SO, In block Z: lots 20. I'll 90 "a "a
e ss. q, %; 20. 80. 81, 80, 80, a. IS.
t.6., 8. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. IL. IS. IA. is. 16.
II. IS and -, in block II; lots i. 2. 8.
=. s. 6. Z s. 9. 10. II. II IS. ia, IS
80. ~; Is and 10. in block II: all in
Second addition to West Riverside
addition To CDoLoua, ISon. 49,, c.
kane ny" 'po-
Sec. I. Special assessments paw
sbie IN ten equal annual installments
shaii De assessed to and levied upon
assessment district above described
IN ths manner provided by the char.
ter or the city of Spokane and ordi.
n IS ,sof NO s AlSss; passed September
made and all things pertaining there.
20. done IN accordance with the pro-
Visions OF said charter and said ojNI
nance. and said assessments, when
the same shall have been confirmed
lien on the property in said assess
ment district. and payment thereof
~nv he enforced In the manner pro-
vided by law.
Sec. s.. There Is hereby created n
fund to be known az Clarke Avenus
Improvement Fund. District Number
One. into which shall be paid the
aforesaid assessments as and when
a,rnc.ed hv ordinance CONFIRMING said
assessments and the assessment roll
therefor and said fund ia created for
me nurnose OF redeeming the bonds
issued in payment of the cost and
expense OF said Improvement. as here
mater provided; and fror, which
thereof. and In no event shall the
city OF Spokane be liable for the nav
vent of said bonds or any part there
Sec. 8. For the purpose Of maxim.
payment for the cost and expenss
or said improvement there shall he
issued by the city OF Spokane its me-
sotiabie co,ipon bonds. as provided In
an act OF the legislature Of the state
thortzing the issuance and sale OF
bonds by cities. to pay for local inn
provements providing for the pay
ment thereof. and declaring an emer-
able to bearer ten years after date.
bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annum. payable annually.
which bonds shall be STYLED "Sneciai
Improvement District Number One"
provided the city Of Spokane reserves
the right to call and nav any of said
bonds. according to their numerical
order. as provided In the act above
referred to. whenever there shall be
u'.Nht money ON nand IN the fund
hereinhefore DESIGNATED TO pay any
of said bonds. Said bonds shall no
issued in an aggregate amount equal
TO the total amount of special as
sessments. levied as herein provided.
and shall he of the denomination OF
$500 each. except that one bond NAV
be for such sum less than 5000 as
may he necessary to make the issue
correspond with the total amount OF
special assessments levied "a herein
provided. and provided also that the
first of said bonds may be for an
amount equal to the amount of cash
on hand In the fund from which the
Mt the time of the issuance of the
same. The difference between the
total amount OF special assessments
levied as herein provided and the
provement shall bo paid by the CITY
OF Spokane, IA provided In ordinance
No. A1NSS. above referred to.