Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-09
ORDINANCE No. Al.


between Paradise and Mckenzie streets
on the east side of block ten, of the
Pullman plat. The cost of which said
sidewalk is to be levied and assessed
upon the property benefited thereby,
according to the proportion of the ben
efits derived by the construction of said
sidewalk.
The City Council of the city of Pullman
does ordain as follows:
SECTION l. The city Of Pullman will
construct sidewalk on the west side of
Alder street, between Paradise and Nc
Kepzie streets, on the east side of block
ten of the Pullman plat
SEC. 2. That said sidewalk shall be
constructed of fir or tamarack boards one
and one fourth inches thick, FIVE feet four
inches long, laid on stringers which are
two inches thick by six inches wide, laid
two feet apart, and each board nailed
thereto with no fewer than six nails to
each board.
SIC. I. That there is hereby establish
ed local improvement district, to be
known and called Local Improvement
District No. -" which improvement dis
trict shall include the following described
property, to-wit Ten feet of lots L, 2, 3,
and a, in block 10, city of Pullman, here
inbefore mentioned aud described.
SEC. d. That the expense and cost of
all crosswalks on streets or alleys In con-
nection with said described walk shall be
paid by the city of Pullman, as hereinaf-
ter provided.
SEC. {. That cost and expense of max
ing said sidewalk after deduction of the
cost of any and all crosswalks Ill connec-
ton Herewith, shall be taxed and assess
ed by the city council against and upon
all the lots and property described and
included in the said Local Improvement
District No. a." in proportion to the
number of feet of said lots fronting on
that part of Alder street and i'll proper
ton TO the benefits derived by said inn
provements.
SEC. 6. If said sidewalk is constructed
by contract there shall be issued from
time to time, as the work progress, on
the estimates furnished by the city mar
shall, warrants on Local Improvement
District No. q" in favor of the contractor
for two-thirds of the value of the work
done at time the estimate is made, for
that work chargeable to the lots or prop
erty, as i'll this ordinance provided, and
on the current expense fund for two
thirds of the value of the work done on
the crosswalks over streets or alleys in
connection with said walk at the time
the estimates are furnished; and war
rants for the balance of the contract shall |
be issued on said respective funds when |
the work is completed and is accepted by |
the city council. If said sidewalk is not |
constructed by contract the council shall,
at each regular meeting, have a warrant
drawn for the amount of the wages |
earned by those working thereon, as
shown by the report of the city marshal |
in charge.
SIC. 7. All warrants drawn as provid |
ed in section shall draw interest at the
rate of 7 per cent. per annum from the
date Of presentation of the same to the
city treasurer until paid.
SEC. s. That within thirty days after
the completion of the work provided for
by this ordinance the city council of the
city of Pullman shall assess the cost and |
expense of said improvements as provid-
ed for in section S of this ordinance, and |
shall cause the same to be entered in a
book, giving the name of the owner of
the lot, or part of lot, if known, and the |
word unknown" if the owners name is
not known, and description of the lot
or part of lot, sufficient for Identification
and the amount of the assessment against !
each lot or part of lot.
SEC. 9. AS soon as said assessment roll |
shall have become made the city council
shall fix time for hearing objections to
said assessment, and the city clerk shall
give notice of the time and place when
the city council will hear and determine
such objections by publishing the same
for two issues of the newspaper doing the
city printing; and at the time so fixed
the city council shall hear all written or
oral objections that may be made to said
assessment, and may adjourn from time
to time, not exceeding two weeks. After
all objections have been heard and deter
mined, the city council may make any
order necessary or proper tending TO
equaliZe the assessment of the cost of said
improvements, according to the benefits
derived theretrom, as provided herein.
The city clerk shall make all corrections
IN the description, owners name, and
amount assessed against each lot, or part
of lot, as directed by the city council
and append thereto certificate with the
city seal attached, to the effect that said
assessment roll is approved and correct
assessment, as corrected and equalized,
and is the assessment roll of special tax
for the improvement made i'll Local I'm
provement District No. q" under Ordi-
nance No. of the city of Pullman.
SEC 10. From and after the making
out and signing by the city clerk of the
Assessments roll, as i'll the last section pro-
vided, the amount assessed against each
lot, or part of lot, included in said "I.o-
cal Improvement District No. 2" and list
ed upon said assessment roll, shall con
stitute lien thereon, which shall con-