Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-09-30
ORDINANCE NO. Us.


Street in the city of Pullman,
Washington and within bounds here
in described by grading, macadam-
izing, curbing and constructing gut
tiers, culverts and street crossings
and providing for the assessment of
the costs thereof on the lots abutt-
ing on said portion of Main and
Grand Streets and providing for the
collection thereof.
The city council of the city of Pull
man do ordain as follows:
Sec. l. That Grand street from
the south side of o. r. & N. track to
Paradise street, Main street from east
side of Grand street to Pine street,
in the city of Pullman, be improved
by grading, matchmaking, curbing
and constructing cutters, culverts and
crosswalks according to the plans and
specifications on file in the city clerk
Office.
Sec. 2. That there is hereby es-
tablished local improvement district
to be known and called Local Improve
ment District No. 7, which shall in
clude the following described property /:
Commencing on the south side of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.'S.
tracks on the west side of Grand
street, including Lots l, 2, 3, a, 5 and
6, Block 48; Lots /, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z,
8 and 9, Block Al; Lots /, 2, 8, and
5, Block DC. East side of Grand street
Lots l, 2, 8 and d, Block g.; Lots 8, 9,
10, IL, IL and 10, Block T. Lots 6, 7,
8, 8 and 10, Block Sc. Main street
south side Lots l and 8, Block g. Lots
l and 8, Block 8; Block A or that
tract of land lying between Block 8
and High street abutting on the south
side of Main street; Lot /, Block 6,
north side of Main street; Lots l, 2,
8 and 4, Block Ia; Lots 4, 5, 7, and
8, Block 7. And the quadrangles
formed by the intersection of Grand,
Main, Olsen and Alder streets.
Sec. 3. That the expenses and
costs of all of said improvements in
the space formed by the crossing of
Grand, Main, Olsen and Alder streets
in the aforesaid improvement districts
and also all the street crossings or
crossways at corner or intersection of
said streets shall be paid by the city
of Pullman as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 4. The cost and expense of
making said improvements after the
deduction of the cost of the improve
ment of the quadrangles and street
as in Sec. of this ordinance
provided shall be taxed and assessed
oy the city council against and upon
ali the lots in and included in the |
'aid Local Improvement District No. |
aforesaid in the proportion to the
number of feet of said lots fronting
on that part of Main and Grand streets
included in said Local Improvement
District and in proportion to the ben
efits derived by said improvements.
Sec. 5. If said improvement is done
by contract there shall be issued from
time to time as the work progresses
on the estimates furnished by the city
or representatives,
on Local Improvement District No. Z
in favor of the contractor for two
thirds of the value of the work done
at the time the estimate is made for
that work chargeable to the lots in
this ordinance provided and on the
current expense fund for two thirds of
the value of the work done on the
quadrangles at the time when the esti-
mates are furnished and warrants for
the balance of the contract price shall
be issued in said respective funds when
the work is completed and accepted by
the city council. If said improvement
is not done by contract, the council
shall at each meeting order warrants
drawn for the amount of wages earned
by those working thereon as shown by
the report of the superintendent in
charge.
Sec. 6. All warrants as provided
in Sec. 5 hereof shall draw interest at
the rate of 7 per cent per annum from
the date of the presentation of the
same to the city treasurer until paid.
Sec. 7. Within thirty days after
the completion provided for in this or
dinance, the city council of the city of
Pullman, shall assess the costs and
expenses of said improvement as pro-
vided for in Sections 8 and A of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to
be entered IN 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 a
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. 8. AS soon as said assessment
roll shall have been made the city