The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-06-12
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An ordinance providing for the building of
sidewalks on Front street, from 9th street
Second addition to Leavenworth, and pro
Viding method of payment therefor
BE II ordained. by the council of the town
of Leavenworth, as follows:
Section l. That sidewalks shall be built
on Front street in the town of Leavenworth,
from 9th street. in original addition, to 18th
street in the Second addition, as follows:
Commencing on the south side of Front
street and at the intersection of eth street.
there shall be built a sidewalk TO conform
with the specifications hereinafter named,
to be continuous from said 9th street to the
intersection of 18th and Front streets in the
Second addition, and on the north side of
said Front street from Railroad avenue to
18th street.
Section II. Said sidewalk shall be ten
(l0) feet wide from 9th street to 10th street,
and six t6l feet wide from 10th street to 18th
street and shall be built adjacent to the lot
lines along said street.
Section III. The sidewalk stringers shall
be parallel with the streets and shall not be
less than AKA material, resting on firm foun-
dations. All stringers shall be butted to-
gether and spltced by 2x4, four feet long
on each side of the stringers aud all ten (l0)
foot walks shall have not less than four
stringers, and six 60 foot walks shall have
not less than three strtnRerS, and no stringer
shall have clear unsupported span of more
than six feet. The plank or cover OF the
walk shall be laid at right-angles with the
stringers and shall be surfaced on one side
| and shall be 2x6 or 2xS material and shall be
| spiked to said stringers by BOD nails with not
less than two nails in each plank at each
stringer.
Section ". The expense of the construc.
| tion of said sidewalk shall be chargeable to
the AUDITING property and the cost thereof
| shall be levied as special assessment
against all of the abutting property from
9th street to 18th street and the same shall
| become lien against said property until
paid. The property affected by this ordi-
nance is described as follows:
Lots one ID to twelve Q2) inclusive, in
block two (2), and one % to twelve (l2) in
| elusive, OF block one ID in original plat of
| Leavenworth, and one ID to eight (8) lnclus-
| i've of block one ID, part of which is in the
Third addition and part In the Second adj
| dition, and lots one % to six (6) inclusive of
block nine t9) of the Second addition, and
all of blocks one % and two (2) of the Sec
ond addition, all in the town of Leaven-
| worth, Washington.
| Section V. The construction OF said side
walks shall be directly under the supervision
| of some person authorized by the council OF
the town of Leayenworth, to supervise said
work.
Section VI. The council of the town of
Leavenworth, will Immediately upon the
taking effect of this ordinance, advertise for
bids for the construction of said sidewalk.
and will let the contract to the lowest res
ponsible bidder. The council will employ a
competent engineer to establish grades upon
which said sidewalks are to be built.
Section VII. The person selected by the
council to supervise the construction OF said
sidewalk, shall, prior to the advertising for
bids, certify to the clerk OF said town how
much sidewalk, II any, has been constructed
by the owners of said property in such Il
manner as to comply with the requirements
of this ordinance. and all sidewalk so con-
structed shall be credited to the AUDITING
property and the clerk shall credit said
property on his assessment records by
marking 1t paid by building OF walk"
ISection VIII. Upon the completion of
said sidewalk, the council shall sit as board
of equalization and assess to each piece of
property, Its share of the total expense OF
| the construction of said sidewalk and the
| clerk shall Immediately thereafter place in
the hands of the Marshal, for collection, a
statement OF the amount collectible from
each lot, tract, or parcel OF land AUDITING
| said side walk, and the Marshal shall i'm
pay the sums so collected, to the treasurer,
and make complete returns to the clerk,
within thirty days from the receipt OF said
accounts for collection, and II at that time
there shall be any assessment unpaid, then
the clerk shall Immediately file for record
with the County Auditor OF said county, "A
| copy of this ordinance and a statement re-
leasing all property on which said assess |
ment has been paid.
Section TX. All special assessments re-
| be subject to collection by foreclosure pro-
ceedings, as provided by the laws of the
| state of Washington.
| Section X. This ordinance shall be in
effect, seven days from and after being
| passed by the council, signed and approved
| published onceIn the Leavenworth Echo,
| news paper OF general circulation published
| In said town. 1000
First reading the 26th of May, 1905
| Passed by the council, signed and APPROX |
| by the mayor, attested by the clerk the YIN
| day of June, 1903.
Published the 18th day of June, 1908.
| 20. s. SAMPSON, Mayor.
| Attest: GUY A. HAMILTON, CLERK OF the
| Town of Leavenworth.