The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-09-14

of the members of the committee on
streets and bitches to take and subscribe
an oath for the faithful performance of
their duties as members of such board of
assessors. and said board of assessors
shall proceed to assess the "osS and eN-
pense Of such grading. curbing. gutterng
and macadamiZng upon the property in
cluded within said local improvement dis
trict herein established in proportion to
the number of feet of such lots and lands
| fronting upon the improved portion of
said street. and i'm proportion to the bene-
hit derived by such lots and lands from
such grading. curbing. guttering and
macadamizing; provided that the cost
and expense of grading curbing, ;;litte,-
ing and macadamizing of any portion of
| such street included within the limits of
street intersections, or where one street
terminates in another, shall not be in
| cluded i'm the cost assessed against the
property included within said local i'm
provement district.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of the
| committee on streets and ditches acting
| as such board of assessors as aforesaid,
| To prepare an assessment roll. which shall
| contain n description of each lot or parcel
of land included in said improvement
district. together with the name of the
| owner. If known Of the name of the own
er be not known, it shall be so stated.
and the amount Of the assessment against
each separate lot or parcel of land shall
be set opposite the description and in
| making such assessment and the prepara-
ton of such roll. the decision of a ma
jority of said committee constituting said
board of assessors shall be deemed to be
the decision of the board.
Section Z. Upon the completion of said
| assessment roll, the board of assessors
| shall forthwith file the same with the
city clerk; and. thereupon the city clerk
shall cause the same to be published for
two weeks in the official newspaper. to-
| gether with a notice that such assess
ment roll is on file in his office subject
to the inspection of all persons interest
| ed; and, at the first regular meeting of
| the city. council after such last publica-
| ton. to be held on day and hour named
in said notice. any person feeling ag
| grieved by such assessment may appear
before the city council with view to the
amendment of the same. The city coun-
ell. at the time and place designated in
| such notice may amend and revise said
assessment roll, If necessary to render
the same fair and equitable and may
raise the assessments therein made. or
any of them. without notice further than
| herein provided and may adjourn such
hearing from time to time until the work
of amendment and revision is completed.
| Section s. The city eek shall note on
said assessment roll opposite each de-
scr.ption any changes amendments
made by the city council in such assess
| ments and shall. thereupon. deliver to
the city treasurer certified copy of said
assessment roll as revised or amended by
| the city council.
Section g. Upon receipt of such assess
ment roll. it shall be the duty of the city
treasurer, forthwith. to publish notice in
the official newspaper of the city for two
| consecutive weeks that a certified COPY
of such assessment roll is in his custody.
| and that. unless said assessments are
paid within thirty. days from the date of
the first publication of said notice the
same will be delinquent and will be col
lected according to law. No other war
| rant of authority shall be necessary to
authorize such city treasurer to collect
and receive the assessments specified in
such assessment roll as herein provided
Section 10. The assessments herein
| provided for shall be paid by the owners
of the property assessed for said improve
ment to the city treasurer on or before
thirty days from the date of the first pub
lication of the notice herein provided for.
and, If such assessments be not paid
| within such time. the same shall be de-
| linquent and shall bear interest from ana
after the date of such delinquency at the
Section H. 1t shall be the duty of the
| city treasurer to report at the first meet
ing of the city council .fter such ASSESS
mentS become delinquent what portion
| of said assessments have been paid. and
! by whom. and what portion is delinquent.
together with description of the let's
and lands upon which such assessments
are delinquent with the names of the
! owners, II known; and. thereupon. il
shall be the duty of the city attorney to
| enforce by legal action in the proper
court the lien of such delinquent assess
ments against the property upon which
the same are assessed.
Section u. There is hereby create,. a
| special fund to be known as Local I'm
provement District No. - Fund.- into
| which shall be paid the aforesaid assess
| ments when collected as herein pro- vide :,
and from which shall pe paid the war
| rants issued as hereinafter provided in
payment for the construction and com
pletion of such grading, curbing. gutter
ing and macadamizing, as herein provid-
ed. and said fund is hereby created for
the purpose of paying and redeeming
said warrants and in no event shall the
| city of North Yakima be liable !or the
payment of said warrants. or any pant
| thereof.
Section 10. For the purpose Of making
payment for the cost and expense of sci id
grading, curbing, .guttering and macada-
MIXING. there shall be issued by the city
or North Yakima upon the completion of
! said Improvement ana its acceptance by
the city council its warrants drawn up
on Local Improvement District No. ~
| tund IN an aggregate amount equal to
| The total amount of special assessments
| levied as herein provided. which said war
rants shall bear interest at the rate of
per cent per annum from date of pre-
sentauon to the city treasurer for pay
| ment. II the same are not paid for want
OF funds; provided. no warrant shall be
payable or draw interest until the date
OF delinquency of the assessments as
herein provided. Said warrants shall be
| signed by the mayor and city clerk and
drawn in favor of the contractor making
said improvement. tt major and city
clerk are hereby aut' rized. under the
direction OF the city ,uncil, to issue to
such contractor warrants payable out OF
the current expense fund of the city in
payment for that portion of said improve
ment chargeable to the city under this
Section IA. The contract for said i'm
provement shall be let pursuant to the
provisions of the laws of the state Of
Washington and ordinances of the city
of North Yakima governing the letting OF
| contracts for public improvements.
| Section Is. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
five days from the date of it's publication
| Passed the City Council Sept. 8. 1871; APP
proved Sept. TO- 1904.
o. A. FIGHTER Mayo
Attest: J. C. BROKER. City Clerk
ORDINANCE Mo Ao7