The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-28
ORDINANCE NO. Assoc.

An ordinance for the Improvement
OF Sharp avenue from Monroe to
Jefferson street by curbing and
sidewalking the same and for the
| payment of the cost thereof, Great
| ing an assessment district and pro-
vlding for the levy and collection of
| special assessments on the property
| IN said assessment district to pay
for the said improvement, and for the
Issuing of bonds and the payment
| thereof.
Whereas, a petition was duly pre-
scented to the board of public works
nue. by curbing and sidewalking
public works having sscertained that
the signers of said petition are the
property subject to contribute to
such improvement. and having made
it's report on said petition to the
city council on the first day
of September, 1908, and it appearing
to the city council that said report
contains 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
of the area and correct valuation Of
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
|
with respect to the granting or re-
fusing the prayer of said petition,
and statement of all the facts nee
essary 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 their said report
| filed with the city council the plans
and specifications for such improve
ment ;, and 1t appearing. to the city
| conveniences requires the improve
ment of said street as is petitioned
For and in accordance with the plans
snd specifications of said board of
| public works; now, therefore,
! The city of Spokane does ordain
| as follows:
d Section /. That Sharp avenue. in
the city of Spokane. from the center
| line of Monroe street to the center
| line of Jefferson street shall be i'm
proved by curbing and sidewalking
the same, in all respects in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
| therefor.
| II Section 9 That the cost and ex-
pense of said Improvement shall be
| borne by the property included in
| created to the extent of the benefits
received by said property from said
hereinafter 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
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
1 by it,
| Section 3. The assessment district.
| for the purpose of levying and COL
Letting special assessments to the OK
| tent of the benefits received by the
property therein Elm to pay the costs and
| ments as above provided. is hereby
created and established to consist Of
| all the lots and parcels of land on
| each side Of Sharp avenue. except
1 that occupied by cross streets and al
leys from the center line of Monroe
street to the center line of Jefferson
street.
Said assessment district shall be
known lasr. n as sharp Avenue improve
| Is more particularly described as fol-
! lows:
Lots S. 6. 7 and 8. in block .; lots
=. 8. .. 10 IL and IL; in block 10:
lots st: and and n S & * i pso' s, Il
Bingamans addition to Spokane
| Lots 4. s and 0, in block So: lots i,
addition to Spokane; Strip OF un-
y,
| Bingaman's addition. and block 81.
STATIONS addition. and extending 1870
feet from the north line of Sharp ave-
nue.. Also strip of unplatted land
lying between block 16. Bingaman's
addition and block SO. STATIONS ad-
dition. and extending $50 feet from
| the south line of Sharp avenue.
Section 4. Special assessments pay
able in ten equal annual instruments
shall be assessed to and levied upon
1 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
! AlOSS. passed September 10. 1901
4 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 wh.h the same shall
have been confirmed by the city
council shall be lien on the prop
| erty In said assessment district, and
/ payment thereof may be enforced in
! the manner provided by law
ar Section g. There Is hereby created
IL fund TO be known as Sharp
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
created for the purpose of redeeming
1 the bonds issued in payment of the
cost and expense of said Improvement
las 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 6, For the purpose of
| making payment for the cost and ex-
feuse of said Improvement there
shall be issued by the city OF Spo-
| kane its negotiable coupon bonds. as
| provided in an act of the legislature
| Of the state of Washington. entitled
| IAN 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
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
Sharp Avenue Improvement Dis
| trict Number Three" provided the
| city Of Spokane reserves the right TO
cordng to their numerical order. as
! provided in the vt above referred
/ to, whenever there shall be sufficient
| money on hand in the fund hereinbe-
| fore designated to nav any OF said
bonds Said bonds shall be issued in
| an aggregate amount equal 10 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 S20O 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