The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-28

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payment of the cost thereof. Great
ing an assessment district and pro-
viding for the levy and collection of
special assessments on the property
In said assessment district to pay
for the said Improvement, and for the
Il issuing of bonds and the payment
Whereas, a petition was duly pre-
scented to the board of public W. KS
for the Improvement of Ninth ave-
nue. by grading. curbing and side
walking the same. and the board of
the signers of said petition are the
owners of at least one-half of the
property subject to contribute to
such Improvement, and having made
its report on said petition to the
OF cry 1893 a sns it r5 dny
to the city council that said report
contains a statement Of the assessed
valuation of the property. which in
their Judgment should be assessed for
such improvement, according to the
last assessment thereof. a statement
the property owned by the parties
signing the petition. and the estimat-
ed cost Of such Improvement. and
having In such report set forth the
reasons for their recommendations
with respect to the granting or re-
fusing the prayer Of said petition,
and a statement of all the facts nee
essary to enable the council to act
intelligently on said petition. and
having recommended that the prayer
board having with their said report
filed with the city council the plans
and specifications for such improve
ment; and 1t appearing to the city
council from said report that public
conveniences requires the improve
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for: and in accordance with the plans
and specifications OF said board of
public works: now, therefore,
The, city of Spokane does ordain
as follows:
Section I. That Ninth avenue in
line of billiard street to the center
line of Chandler street. shall be i'm
proved by grading. curbing and side
walking the same, in all respects in
accordance with the plans and speci-
tications therefor
Section 2. That the cost and ex-
pense of said Improvement shall be
borne by the property included in
the assessment district hereinafter
created to the extent of the benefits
received by said property from said
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 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 or bevying 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
all the lots and parcels of land on
each side of Ninth avenue. except
that occupied by cross streets and
alleys from the center line Of Hilliard
street to the center line of Chandler
street
Said assessment district shall be
known as Ninth Avenue Improve
ment District. Number Two" which is
more particularly described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at the intersection of the
center line of Ninth avenue with the
center line of Hilliard street: thence
north along the center line of Hilliard
street to a point $50 feet north of the
north line OF Ninth avenue: thence
east on line parallel to and 150 feet
from the north line of Ninth avenue
w tio SttltCI ItIc VI SudUuleT street,
thence south along the center limo OF
Chandler street to the south line Of
Ninth avenue. thence south along the
east line of lot 1. block 4. Cazenovia
Heighth addition $50 feet; thence
west on line parallel to and $50
avenue to the center line Of Hilliard
street: thence north along the center
line OF billiard street to the place Of
beginning.
Section 4. Special. assessments pay
able II ten equal annual instruments
the lots and parcels OF land in the
assessment district above described,
in the msnnsr provided by the char
ter Of Spokane and ordinance No.
Aioss: passed Eepsembsr 10, 1901;
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
erty in said assessment district. and
payment thereof may be enforced in
the manner provided by law
Section 5. There Is hereby created
a fund to be known as Ninth
Avenue Improvement Fund. District
paid the aforesaid assessments as and
when directed by ordinance confirm
Ing said assessments and the assess
ment roll therefor. and said fund is
created for the purpose of redeemrn9
s snd of s9 the
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 liable for the
payment of said bonds or any part
thereof.
Section 8. For tho purpose of
making payment for the cost and ex-
pense of said Improvement, there
shall be issued by the city Of Spo-
kane its negotiable coupon bonds, as
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 II. 1899.
date. bearing interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum. payable an
nually. which bonds shall be STYLED
Especial Improvement Bonds,
Mint Avenue ,S Improvement Dis
city of Spokane reserves the right to
call 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 paw 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 he for such
sum less than x200 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