The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-07

Sec. s. That. Immediately upon the
completion of and acceptance of saiC
| sidewalk. when completed by the city
| council or its authority it shall be the
| duty of said committee on Streets and
| bitches to take and subscribe an oath fol
! the faithful performance of their duties as
members of such board of assessors; and
said board of assessors shall proceed &c
assess the cost and expense of construct
ing said sidewalk upon the property IN
cluded within the local Improvement dis
trict herein established i'm proportion to
the number of feet of such lands and lots
| fronting upon said sidewalk. and in pro-
portion to the benefit derived by such
lots and parcels of land by the construc-
ton of such sidewalk providede that the
the cost and expense of the construction
OF any portion of such sidewalk within
the limits of street intersections and of
street crossings shall not be included III
the cost assessed against the property
included within such assessment district.
Sec Il. 1t shall be the duty of the com
mittec on streets and bitches. acting as
such board of assessors as aforesaid. to
prepare an assessment roll which shall
contain n description of each lot or par
Gel of land included in said assessment
district, together with the name of the
owner.if known cor If the name of the
owner be not known it shall he so stated.
and the amount of the assessment against
each lot or parcel Of land set opposite the
description; and. in the making OF such
assessment and the preparation of such
roll. the decision of "a majority of said
Sndll
be deemed to be the decision of said
board.
Sec. I. Upon the completion of said as
sessment roll said 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 of the
city. together with notice that said as
scssment roll is on file in his office sub
ject to the inspection of all persons in
terested. and that, at the first regular
.aaft 1f nf h.. .4tt ,.l
last publication. to be held on day and
hour named in said notice any person
feeling aggrieved by reason of such as
sessment may appear before the city
council with view to the amendment
of the same. The city council at the
time and place designated in said notice
may amend and revise said assessment
roll, if necessary. to render the same fair
and equitable. and may raise the assess
ments therein made, or any of them.
without further notice than herein pro-
vided and may adjourn from time to
time until the work of amendment and
revision is completed.
Sec. s. The city clerk shall note on
said assessment roll, opposite each descrip-
ton, any changes or amendments made
by the city council in such assessments.
and he shall then deliver to the City
| Treasurer a certified copy of said assess
ment roll, as revised or amended by the
city council. or confirmed by ii if no
amendments are made
Sec. 9. Upon receipt of such assess
ment roll. it shall be the duty of the
City Treasurer forthwith. to publish no.
tice in the official newspaper of the city,
for two consecutive weeks. that certi-
fled copy of such assessment roll is in his
custody. and that. unless such ASSESS
ments are paid within thirty days from
the date of the first publication of such
notice. the same will be delinquent and
will be collected as provided by law No
other warrant of authority shall be neces
sary to authorize such city treasurer to
collect and receive the assessments spec
flied in said assessment roll.
Sec. 10. The assessments herein pro-
vided 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 tho first
publication of the notice herein provided
for: and, If such assessments be not 50
paid within such time, the same shall be
delinquent and shall bear interest from
and after the date of such delinquency
at the same rate as general municipal
taxes.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the city
treasurer to report to the city council
at its first meeting after such assessment
becomes delinquent what portion of said
assessments have been paid, and by
whom. and what portion thereof are de-
| lnQuent. with a description of the lots
and lands upon which such assessment
is delinquent. with the names of the own
ers, if known: and thereupon, it shall be
| the duty of the city attorney to enforce
| by legal action in the proper court the
| lien of such delinquent assessments against
the property upon which the same are
Sec. 70. There is hereby created n
special fund to be known Local I'm
provement District No. - Fund, into
sessments when collected herein pro-
vded. and from which shall be paid the
warrants issued as hereinafter provided
sidewalk. 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 for the
/
thereof.
Sec. 10. For the purpose of making
payment of the cost and expense of CON
structing said sidewalk as herein pro-
OF North Yakima. upon the completion of
said sidewalk and its Acceptance by the
city council, its warrants drawn. upon
Local Improvement District NJ. 49,
Fund" in an aggregate amount equal to
the total amount of the special ASSESS
ments levied as herein provided which
said warrants shall bear interest at the
rate of eight per cent per aruutn from
date of presentation to the city ttrasur-
ct for payment; provided no warrnt shall
be payable or draw interest until the date
of delinquency of the assessments as
herein provided. Such warrants shall Doe
signed by the mayor and CITY clerk and
shall be drawn in favor of the COutrac-
| tor making said Improvement, The may
or and city clerk are hereby authorized.
under the direction of the city council
to issue to such contractor warrants pay
able out Of the Current Expense fund OF
said city for any portion OF said improve
ment chargeabe to the city under this
ordinance.
Sec. IA. The contract for said improve
ment shall be let pursuant to the pro-
visions Of the laws of the State Of Wash
ington and ordinances of the City Of
North Yakima governing the letting of
contracts Tor public improvements.
Sec. Is. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after five
DAYS from the date of its publication.
Passed by the city council Dec. 8.
1904.
Approved Dec s. 1905
q. \ FIGHTER. Mavor
Attest: J. c. BROOKER. city Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. APP.
An ordinance providing for the con-
structiou of a wooden sidewalk ON the
west side Of First street between the
north line IF Walnut street and thu MORT n-
east corner of lot g. block u IN the City
of North Yakima. Washington. and for