The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-28
oxDnAHcu no. AlsoA.

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Fifth avenue creating an assessment
district for the collection of special
ii assessments on the property benefited
by said improvement. and providing
for the issuance of bonds to be paid
out of the funds from said special as
| sessments.
Whereas. the city council did on the
3cth day of June. 1903. by. resolu-
ton, direct the board of public works
to prepare and transmit a report for
| the sewering of Washington street
| from the center line of Third avenue
to the center line Of Fifth avenue.
| with plans and specifications therefor
and the board Of public works hav-
Ing on the Sd day OF August. 1903,
submitted and filed its report, with
| the map. plans and specifications for
said sewer. showing the assessed
value of the property benefited by
said Improvement, the necessity for
said improvement and recommending
! that said improvement be made. which
recommendation. map. plans and spe-
| cifications having been duly approved
Of August. 1903. and as public health
requires the Improvement to be made;
| now therefore.
The city of Spokane does ordain as
| follows:
Section ]. That Washington street,
! in the city of Spokane. from the cen
| ter line OF Third avenue to the CEN
ter line of Fifth avenue. shall be
| improved by sewering the same. in all
| respects in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor.
| Section 2. That the cost and ex-
pense of said Improvement shall be
borne by the property included In
the assessment district hereinafter
received by said property from said
Improvement. to be determined as
| hereinafter provided; and by the city
of Spokane for the difference, If any
and expense thereof. and the total
| amount of the benefits received by
said property. And said city shall
| not be liable in any manner for any
portion OF the costs and expense of
said Improvement other than that
portion herein designated to be borne
by it.
Section 3. The assessment district.
for the purpose of levying and col
lecting special assessments to the ex-
tent of the benefits received by the
property therein to pay the costs and
expenses of the aforesaid improve
ments as above provided, is hereby
created and established to consist of
each side of Washington street. ex-
cept that occupied by cross streets
and alleys from the center line of
Third avenue to the center line of
Fifth avenue.
Said assessment district shall be
known as Washington Street Sewer
Improvement District. No. Three"
which is more particularly described
as follows:
70; lots !, 2. 3, 10 II and r. in block
II; lots I, 9. 3. 10. II and II. in block
80; lots /, 5. s. /. $ and 9. in block
81; all in Second Addition to Rail
road addition to Spokane Falls (now
Spokane), Washington.
Section T. Special assessments pay
able in ten equal annual instruments
shall be assessed to and levied upon
the lots and parcels of land in the
assessment district above described
in the manner provided by the char
ter of Spokane and ordinance No.
A10SS. passed September 10. 1901
Such assessments shall be made and
all things pertaining thereto done in
accordance with the provisions Of said
charter and said ordinance. and said
assessments when the same shall
have been confirmed by the city
council shall be a lien on the prop
erty in said assessment district. and
payment thereof may be enforced in
the manner provided by law.
Section 8. There is hereby created
fund to be known as Washington
Street Sewer Improvement Fund Dis
trict Number Three. in which shall be
paid the aforesaid assessments as and
when directed by ordinance confirm
ing said assessments and the assess
ment roll therefor, and said fund Is
cfedleu LOT Tie puIpoSe VI ItuetHill6
the bonds issued in payment of the
cost and expense of said improvement,
as hereinafter provided. and from
which shall be paid said bonds to the
extent thereof, and in no event shall
the city OF Spokane be liat.le for the
payment of said bonds or any part
thereof.
Section s. For the purpose of
making payment Tor the cost and ex-
expense or said Improvement. there
han ha nv cit
kane it's negotiable coupon bonds, as
provided in an act of the legislature
Of the state of Washington, entitled
An act authorizing the, Issuance and
sale of bonds by cities. to pay for To-
cal improvements. providing for the
payment thereof. and declaring an
emergency" approved March IA. 1898.
payable to bearer ten years after
date. bearing interest at the rate or
six per cent per annum. payable an
nually, which bonds shall be styled
Special Improvement Bonds. Wash
ingtOn Street Sewer Improvement Dis
trict Number Three" provided the
city of Spokane reserves the right to
cali and pay any of said bonds. ac-
cording to their numerical order. as
provided in the act above referred
to. whenever there shall be sufficient
money on hand in the fund hereinbe-
fore designated to pay any OF said
bonds. Said bonds shall be issued in
an aggregate amount equal to the
total amount OF special assessments.
levied as herein provided. and shall
be of the denomination of 5000 each.
except that one bond may be for such
sum less than 5000 as may be neces-
Sary to make the issue correspond
with the total amount of special as
sessments levied as 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 same are
payable. as herein provided. at the
time of the issuance of the same. The
difference between the total amount of
special assessments, levied as herein
provided. and the actual cost and ex-
pcnse of said Improvement shall be
paid by the city of Spokane. as pro-
vided in ordinance A1OSS, above re-
ferred to.
Section 7. Said Improvement shall
be made under the supervision of the
board of public works, which is here
by authorized to receive bids for
making the same and to enter into
such contract or contracts as may be
necessary to have said Improvement
completed as soon as may be consist
ent with the proper procedure. The
contract for said improvement shall
provide that the same shall be com
pleted in all things in accordance
for said Improvement. herein referred
to, and shall also provide that the
contractor making the same shall ac-
cept the bonds herein provided for
at par and accrued interest in pay
ment of the contract price for such
work, to the extent of such bond is
sue. if - city shall so elect. and
that the balance. if any. of such con
tract price shall be paid in such man
ner as shall be hereafter designated
herein provided for shall go into eff
feet I'm so far AZ tina city ia con-