The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-05-14
ORDNANCE NO. Ala57.

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An ordinance establishing Sewer Dis
| trfct Number One. in the First
| ward sewer system, providing for
the construction of main trunk
sewer therein, creating an assess
ment district for the collection OF
| special assessments on the property
benefited by said Improvement, and
| providing for the issuance of bonds
to be paid out of the funds arising
| from said special assessments.
| Whereas, The city council did on
the 18th day of September, 1902. by
resolution direct the board of public
| works to prepare and transmit a re-
port for the sewering of all the terri
tory included In the Sewer District
| Number One in the First ward sewer
system. hereinafter described. and the
board OF public works having on the
| 18th day of November. 1902, sub
mitted its report. and on the 18th
day of January, 1908. filed it's report,
with the map. plans and specifications
therefor showing the assessed valua-
| ton of the property benefited by said
| Improvement, the necessity for said
Improvement, and recommending that
the Improvement be made. which
recommendation. plans and specifica-
tons having been duly approved by
/ February. 1908. and public necessity
requires said Improvement to be
| made, now therefore.
The city of Spokane does oFdain as
| follows:
Section l. That Sewer District
Number One in the First ward sewer
system be and the same Is hereby
established in accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor,
heretofore approved by the city coun-
Gil.
Sec. q. That the territory herein
after described shall be severed in
| accordance with the map, plans and
specifications therefor. which said
| map. plans and specifications are now
on file in the office of the board of
public works. and are made a part
of this ordinance with the same eff
feet as If the same were herein in
corporated and fully and expressly
set forth.
Sec. 3. That the cost and expense
of said Improvement shall be borne
by the property included I'm the as
sessment district hereinafter created,
to the extent of the benefits received
by said property from said improve
ment. to be determined as hereinafter
provided: and by the city of Spokane
for the difference. if any there be-
between the actual cost and expense
thereof and the total amount of ben
efits so received by said property
And said city of Spokane shall not
be liable in any manner for any por-
ton of the cost and expense of said
Improvement. other than that portion
herein designated to be borne by It,
Sec. I. An assessment district for
special assessments to the extent Of
the benefits received by the property
therein to pay the cost and expense
of the aforesaid Improvement as
herein provided is hereby created and
established. Said assessment district
shall be known as Sewer District
Number One. in the First ward sewer
system. and shall consist of the fol-
lowing lots and parcels of land:
beginning at a point on the center
line of Washington street, which said
point bears north $50 feet from the
north line of Second avenue and run
to and $50 feet north of the north line
of Second avenue to the center line
of Grant street: thence south along
| the center line of Grant street to the
center line Of Third avenue: thence
| west along the center line of Third
avenue to the intersection with the
center line of block 4. Chambers ad-
dition extended thence south along
the center line of Blocks and S,
Chambers addition. to the center line
of Harrison avenue: thence west along
| the center line of Harrison avenue to
| the center line of Pine street; thence
| north along the center line of Pine
| street to the center line Of Sixth ave
nue. extended; thence west along the
| center line of Sixth avenue to the
| center line of Mcclellan street; thence
north along the center line of Nc
| Ciellan street to the center line of
I
center line of Fifth avenue to the
| center line of Bernard street; thence
north along the center line of Bernard
street to the intersection with the
center line of the alley between Third
and Fourth avenues; thence east
along the center line Of the alley be-
tween Third and Fourth avenues to
| a point $50 feet west of the west line
the center line of blocks ia and iii,
Fourth addition to Railroad addition
| to the center line of alley between
| Second and Third avenues; thence
| between Second and Third avenues to-
| the center line of Washington street 4
| thence north along the center line of,
Washington street to the place OF be-
| ginning.
Sec. 4. Special assessments. pay
| able in ten equal annual installments.
| shall be assessed to and levied upon
the lots and pacels OF land included
in the assessment district above de-
the charter of the city of Spokane,
| and Ordinance No. A10S0 passed Sep
TENDER 3. 1901. such assessments
shall be made and all things pertain
ing thereto done in accordance with
| the charter and said ordinance and
assessments. when the same shall
have been confirmed by the city coun-
Gil, shall be lien on the property IN
| said assessment district and payment
thereof may be enforced in the man
ner provided by law.
Sec. 5. There is hereby created n
| fund to be known as First Ward
| Trunk Sewer District Number One"
into which shall be paid the aforesaid
| assessments as and when directed by
| the ordinance confirming said assess
ments and the assessment roll there
| for, and said fund ~ created for the
purpose of redeemlng the bonds is
sued in payment of the cost and ex-
| pense of said Improvement. as here
| inafter provided. and from which
shall be paid said bonds to the extent
thereof and in no event shall the city
| of Spokane be liable for the payment
of said bonds or any part thereof.
Sec. 6, For the purpose of making
payment for the cost and expense of
said Improvement there shall be is
sued by the city of Spokane it's ne
| gotiable coupon bonds, as provided by
an act of the Legislature OF the state
| OF Washington entitled IAN act au-
| thorizing the issuance and sale of
bonds by cities to pay for local inn
provements. providing for the pay
| gency." approved March IA. 1899.
| payable to bearer ten years after
| date, bearing interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum, payable an
nually, which bonds shall be styled
Special Improvement Bonds, First
One; provided, the city of Spokane
reserves the right to call and pay any
| of said bonds according to their nu-
| merical order as provided in the act
above referred to whenever there
shall be SUFFICIENT money on hand in
the fund hereinbef0re 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