The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-25

An ordinance for the Improvement OF
Cleveland avenue from center line
Post street to east line Corbn Park
addition by curbing, resurfacing
and sidewalking the same and for
the payment of the cost thereof,
creating an assessment district and
providing for the levy and collection
of special assessments on the prop
erty 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
for the Improvement of Cleveland
avenue by curbing, resurfacing and
sidewalking the same. and the board
Of public works having ascer-
tanned that the signers of said
petition are the owners of at
least one-half of the property sub
ject to contribute to such improve
ment, and having made it's report on
said petition to the city council on
the 18th day of January, 1904. and it
appearing to the city council that
said report contains a statement of
the assessed valuation of the prop
erty which in their judgment should
be assessed for such improvement.
according to the last assessment
correct valuation of the property
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
said petition, and statement of all
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
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council the plans and specifications
for such Improvement; and 1t APP
pearing to the city council from said
report that public conveniences re-
Quires the improvement of said street
as is petitioned for. and in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
Of said board OF public works.. now
therefore:
The City of Spokane does ordain as
follows:
Section /. That Cleveland avenue
in the city of Spokane. from the CEN
of Corbin Park addition. shall be i'm
proved by curbing, resurfacing and
sidewalking the same. in all respects
in accordance with the plans and
specifications therefor.
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 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 thu 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 or said Improve
ment. other than that portion herein
designated to be borne by it.
Sec. 3. The assessment district for
the purpose of levying and collecting
special assessments to the extent Of
the benefits received by the property
therein to pay the costs and expenses
of the aforesaid Improvement as
above provided, Is hereby created and
established to consist of all the lots
and parcels of land on each side of
Cleveland avenue except that occu-
pied by cross streets and alleys from
the center line of Post street to the
east line of Corbin Park addition.
Said assessment district shall be
known as cleveland Avenue I'm
provement District Number One"
which is more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner
of lot l, block 7. and running thence
west $3.50 feet; thence north along
tiie west liiie VI iol l., 1910 Ieeti
thence northeasterly on line parallel
with the north line of Cleveland ave-
nue. to n point on the east line of
lot 1. 21.29 feet north OF the southeast
corner of lot !; thence south to the
place of beginning. Beginning at the
southeast corner of lot 2. block Z. and
running thence west so feet: thence
north along the west line of lot 2.
l.22 SRanGsu .portheasterly along
THO lhse. north line