Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-07-24
ORDINANCE NO. l69.

An ordinance providing for the ma
cadamizing, curbing, parking and
planting of trees on the streets and
public places of the City of Pullman,
and providing for the assessing and
Collecting of the cost thereof.
The City Council of the City of
Pullman do ordain as follows:
Section / When a petition is pre-
sented to the City Council, signed by
owners of property abutting upon any
street or part of street proposed to
be improved as by this ordinance pro-
ided,, and said petition describes the
part of the street proposed to be i'm
proved, the width of the macadam de-
sired, the kind Of curbing to be used,
kind of cross walks, and If trees are to
be planted as part of the improvement,
same to be stated in said petition, then
and thereupon the SAID City Council
4 shall pass a resolution or ordinance de-
claring it's intention to make the i'm
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1 and describing in said resolution or or
dinance the name of the street or alley
to be improved, the points between
which said improvement is to be made,
md the kind and character of the pro-
@ed Improvement and the estimate of
the cost of the same, and that the cost
is to be assessed against the property
abutting upon such street proposed to
be improved, and shall fix a time not
less than ten days distant, in which
protests against such proposed inn
provement can be filed in the office of
the City Clerk. Provided, however,
/ that the macadamized part of the street
shall not be less than 80 feet in width.
f Section 2: 1t shall be the duty of
the City Clerk to cause such resolution
to be published in the official news
paper of the city, in at least two con-
SecutiVe issues before the time fixed
Oy such resolution for filing such pro-
tests, and proof by affidavit, of the
pUblcation of such resolution is to be
I hled on or before the time fixed for
said hearing.
f Section 3; If protests to the pro-
posed improvement, signed by the
owners of more than two-thirds of the
frontage in feet, of lots and land
sUuttlng upon such proposed improve
heht be filed on or before the date
lSea for such hearing, the City Coun-
~ snail not proceed further with the
work unless six members of said City
council shall vote to proceed with the
work. And in case no protests are
nleu' or If protests are filed and six
'Uuhcllmen should vote to proceed
"''n the work, the Council shall at its
le1' regular meeting proceed to con-
'uer the same and shall then, or at
U9equent time, proceed to enact ar
.u'nance for such improvement, and
ea'lhg local improvement district
.Aen shall include al the property
O"'ihg upon the street to be i'm.
,eu' between the points named ir
~ resolution, to distance back from
y" street, if plated into blocks, tc
nt ~ center of the blocks; if plated
,ots only, to the center of each lot
h.. u not plated, to a distance of ~
sva and providing that the cost anC
.oa' peuse thereof shall be taxed and as
ocsl upon all of the property in sucl
tion Improvement district, in proper.
l.U " 'ne number of feet of such lot
3 .ais las fronting thereon, and included
bOrtios Improvement district. in pro
laid H :; 10 the benefits derived from
r" Improvement