The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-11

ORDNANCE no. Alag.
An ordinance for the Improvement OF
Cedar street from Fourth to -Four
teenth avenue by grading. park.
ing and sidewalking the same and
for the payment of the cost there
of, creating an assessment district
and providing for the levy and col
lection of special assessments on
the property in said assessment
provement, and for the issuing OF
bonds and the payment thereof.
Whereas. petition was duly pre-
scented to the board of public works
for the improvement of Cedar street
by grading, parking and sidewalk
ing the same, and the board Of pub
lie works having ascertafned that the
signers of said petition are the own
ers OF at least one-half of the prop
erty subject to contribute to such
improvement. and having made Its
report on said petition TIC the city
council on the 7th day Of July, 1908.
and 1t appearing to the city council
that said report contains statement
of the assessed valuation Of the prop
be assessed for such improvement, ac-
cording to the last assessment there
OF, q statement of the area and COR
rect valuation Of the property owned
by the parties signing the petition.
and the estimated cost of such i'm
provement. ana having in such re-
port set forth the reasons for their
recommendations with respect to the
granting or refusing the prayer OF
said petition. and n statement of all
council to act intelligently on said
petition. and having recommended
that the prayer Of said petition be
granted. and said board having with
their said report filed with the city
council the plans and SPECIFICATIONS
for SnCh tU1nrpypmpnt. and II nnnpAr-
ing to the city council from said re-
port that public convenience requires
the Improvement of said street as Is
petitioned for. and in accordance with
the plans and specffica tions of said
board of public works; now, there
fore;
follows:
Section /. That Cedar street. in
the city of Spokane. from the center
line of Fourth avenue to the center
line OF Fourteenth avenue shall be
improved by grading. parking and
sidewalking the same, In all respects
in accordance with the plans and
Sec. 2. That the cost and expense
OF said improvement shall be borne
by the property included in the as
sessment district hereinafter created
to the extent of the benefits receiv-
ed by said property from said I'M
provement. to be determined as here
matter provided: and by the city of
Spokane for the difference, II any
there be- between the actual cost and
expense Thereof. and the total amount
of the benefits received by said prop
erty. And said city shall not be liza
BILE in any manner for any portion
of the costs and expense of said i'm
provement. other than that portion
Sec, 5. 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
created and established to consist of
all the lots and parcels of land on
each side of Cedar street. except
alleys from the center line of Fourth
avenue to the center line Of Four
Said assessment district shall be
known as Cedar Street Improve
ment District Number One" which Is
more particularly described as fol
lows:
Beginning at point on the south
line OF Fourth avenue. 125 feet east
of the east line of Cedar street:
thence south to point on the north
line of Fifth avenue 12b feet east
thence south to a point in the south
OF the east line Of Cedar street;
thence south to the north line OF
Ninth avenue to a point 1888 feet
thence south to the south line OF
Ninth avenue to a point 1875 feet east
of the east slime of Cedar street
thence south to point on the north
limo Of Fourteenth avenue 1875 feet
thence west to the east line OF Cedar
street; thence north along the east
line of Cedar street to the south line
of Fourth avenue; thence east alons
the south line OF Fourth avenue to
the place OF beginning.
Beginning at point on the south
line of Fourth avenue $50 feet west
OF the west line of Cedar street;
thence south to a point on the north
line OF Tenth avenue 100 feet west
thence south to a point on the south
line of Tenth avenue 40 feet west
OF the west line OF Cedar street;
thenoe south to q point on the north
OF Fourteenth avenue 40 feet west
Of the west line OF Cedar street
Fourteenth avenue to the west line
OF Cedar street; thence north along
the west line of Cedar street to the
south line of Fourth avenue: thence
west along the south line of Fourth
avenue to place of beginning.
Sec. 4. Special assessments pay.
able In ten equal annual installments
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 the city of Spokane and ordi-
nance No. A10SS. passed September
10. 1901. Such assessments shall be
made and all things pertaining there
to, done In accordance with the pro-
visions OF said charter and said or
dinance. and said assessments, when
the same shall have been confirmed
by the city council, and shall be a lieu
on the property in said assessmen nj
district. and payment thereof may be
enforced In the manner provided by
law.
Sec. s. There is hereby created a