Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-07-15
ORDINANCE NO. SO.

struction of sidewalk in the CITY
OF Pullman, on the west side of
Church Street, between Wawawai and
Olsen Streets on East side of Block
% commencing at s. E. CornersLot
B and running north along Lots 5, A,
3, 2 and l to Olsen Street, thence
west on south side of Olsen street
along Lots l, Ia and Is in said Block
90 to western terminus of Olsen
Street according to the plat of Pull
man, Wash, the cost of said side
walk is to be levied and assessed up
on the property benefited thereby ac-
cording to the proportion of the ben
efits derived by the construction
of said sidewalk.
The City Council of the City of Pull
man does ordain as follows:
Section THAT the City of Pull
man will construct sidewalk on the
west side of Church street between
Wawawai and Olsen streets on east
side of Block GO commencing at S. E.
corner lot and running north along
lots 5, A, 3, 2 and l to Olsen street,
thence west on south side of Olsen
street along lots l, IA, and 13 in said
block 60, to western terminus of Oh
sen street of the town of Pullman.
Section 2.-That said sidewalk shall
be constructed of fir or tamarack
boards II inches thick, laid inch
apart, 5 feet a inches long, laid on
tamarack or fir stringers which are
two inches thick by inches wide, laid
two feet five inches apart and each
board nailed thereto with not fewer
than 6 nails to each board, nails
not to be smaller than led.
Section 3.-That there shall be es-
tablished local improvement district
to be know and called Local Improve
ment District No. 6, which Improve
ment District shall include the follow
ing described property, to-wit: Lots
5, d, 3, 2 and l on Church street and
lots l, A, and 13 on Olsen street, town
of Pullman, hereinbefore mentioned and
described, all in block &c.
Section 4.-That the expense and
cost of all crosswalks on streets or al
leys in connection with said described
walk shall be paid by the city of Pull
man as hereinafter provided.
Section 5.-That the cost and ex-
pense of making said sidewalk after
the deduction of the cost of any and all
crosswalks in connection Herewith
shall be taxed and assessed by the city
council against and upon all lots and
property described and included in said
Local Improvement District No. 6,
in proportion to the number of feet of
said lots fronting on that part of
Church and Olsen streets and in pro-
portion to the benefits by said improve
ments.
Section eff said sidewalk is con-
structed by contract there shall be is
sued from time to time as the work
progresses on the estimates furnished
by the city marshal, warrants on Local
Improvement District No. 6, in fav-
or of the contractor for two-thirds of
the value of the work done at time the
estimate is made for the work charge
able to the lots or property as in this
ordinance provided on the current ex-
pense fund for two thirds of the value
over streets or alleys in connection
with said walk at the time the esti-
mates are furnished, and warrants for
the balance of the contract shall be is
sued 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 coun-
ell shall, at each regular meeting,
have a warrant drawn for amount of
the wages earned by those working
thereon, as shown by the report of the
city marshal in charge.
Section All warrants drawn as
provided in Sec. 6 shall draw interest
at the rate of per cent per annum
from the date of presentation OF the
same to the city treasurer until paid.
Section 8.-That within thirty days
after the completion of the work pro-
vided for by this ordinance, the city
council of the city of Pullman shall
assess the cost and expense of said i'm
provements as provided for in Sec.5 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 Identified
ton. and the amount of the assessment