The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-20

erty subject to contribute to such
Improvement and having made ito
report on said petition 90 the city
council on the 7th day OF July 1903,
ana 1t appearing to the city council
OF the assessed valuation Of the prop
erty which in their judgment should
be assessed for such Improvement,
according TO the last assessment
thereof, q statement Of the area and
owned by the parties signing the petit
ton. and the estimated cost of such
Improvement. and having In such re-
port set forth the reasons for their
recommendations with respect to the
granting or refusing the prayer Of
the facts necessary to enable the
council to act intelligently on said
petition. and having recommended
that the prayer OF said petition be
granted. and said board having with
council the plans and specifications
for such impfoyement; and II appear-
ing to the city council from said
report that public convenience re.
Quires the Improvement of said street
ance with the. plans and specifications
Of said board of public works; now,
therefore:
The city Of Spokane does ordain as
follows:
:. Section L.. That Tenth avenue, in
line Of Perry street to the center
line of Pittsburg street, shah be I'M
proved by. grading. parking and side
walking the same, In all respects in
accordance with the plans and speci-
facations therefor.
Sec. 3. 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 received
by said property from said improve
provided; ana 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 property.
And said city shall not be liable IN
costs and expense Of said improve
ment. other than that portion herein
designated to be borne BY II.
See. 3. The assessment district for
the purpose Of levying and collecting
special assessments to the extent Of
the benefits received BY the property
OF the aforesaid Improvement az
above provided is hereby created and
established and consist of all the lots
and parcels of land on each side of
IentH avenue except that OcCupleQ ny
cross streets and alleys from the CEN
ter line Of Perry street to the center
line Of Pittsburg street.
Said assessment district shall be
knwon as Tenth Avenue Improve
ment District Number One. which Is
more particularly described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at a point on the east
line OF Perry street 1858 feet north
OF the north line or Tenth avenue;
thence east to a point on the west
line Of Pittsburg street 1850 feet
avenue; thence south to the north
line of Tenth avenue; thence west
along the north line Of Tenth avenue
to the east line Of Perry street;
thence north to the place Of l0gin-
hlng.
beginning at a point on the east
line Of Perry street 1885 feet south
OF the south line of Tenth avenue;
thence east to u point on the west
line Of fittsburg streer 1875 feet
south Of the south line of Tenth ave-
nue.: thence north to the south line
of Tenth avenue; thence west along
the south line OF Tenth avenue to
the east line of Perry street; thence
south to the place OF beginning.
Sec. 4. Special assessments paya'
BILE in ten equal annual install iments
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 or the city OF Spokane and ordi-
nance No. Al0SS, passed September
ne made and all things pertaining
thereto, done In accordance with tns
PROVISIONS or said charter ana said
ordinance, and said assessments
when tae same shall have been con.
tirmed by the city council, and shall
be lien on the property in said as
sessment district, and payment there
of may be enforced IN the manner
provided by law.
Sec. s. There Is hereby Greeted q
Improvement Fund, District Number
One, into which shall be paid the
! aforesaid assessments as and wheT
| directed by ordinance confirming sale
assessments and the assessment rol
therefor. and said fund Is created
| for the purpose OF redeeming thu
| bonds issued in payments OF the COS
and expense Of said Improvement, al
hereinafter provided, and from wiiici
shall be paid said bonds to the eX
tent thereof. and in no event slal
| the city of Spokane be liable for thu
payment OF said bonds or any par
| thereof.
Sec. 6. For the purpose of max
| ing payment for the cost and exPens'
| of said improvement. there shall D.
issued by the elty u OPohahe ~" i'S
gotiable coupon bonds. as provided Il
an act of the Legislature OF the stat
| Of Washington, entitled IAN act au
! thorizlng the issuance and sale o
bonds by cities. to pay for local I'm
provements. providing for the pay
ment thereof, and declaring an emer
gency," approved March IA. 1899. pay
able to bearer ten years after date
bearing interest at the rate OF pc
cent per annum, payable annuail
which bonds shall be styled "Specla
Improvement Bonds, Ienth AT Cn
provided the city of Spokane reserve
bonds, according to their numerical
order. as provided in the act aboy
referred to, whenever there shaii
SUFFICIENT money on hand ip the FUN
hereinbefore designated to pay any Q
said bonds. Said bonds shall be Is
sued in an aggregate amount equal I
the total amount of special assess
ments, levied as herein provided. an
shall be Of the denomination OF sSS
each, except that one bond may o
for such sum less than $2o0 as ma
| be necessary to make the issue cor
respond with the total amount
special assessments, levied az herei
provided, and provided also that Tn
| amount equal to the amount of cas-
on hand In the fund from which tn
same are payable as herein provides
at the time Of the issuance OF N
same. The difference between Tn
total amount of special assessfnents
levied as herein provided. and tn
actual cost and expense Of said I'm
| proyement shall be paid by the cit
Of Spokane, as provided In ordinanc
i No. A1088, above referred to.
Sec. Z, Said Improvement sha
be made under the supervision
the board OF public works, which