The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-12
ORDINANCE NO. 1869.

AN ORDINANCE creating an As
sessment District to be known as Lo-
cal Improvement District No. SO, to
pave. gutter, curb and improve Alder
street from. the west line of Fourth
street to the east line of Seyenth
street
THE CITY OF wALLA WAILA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there be and
trict to be known as Local Improve
ment District No. So Of the City Of
Walla Walla, to pave gutter. curb
and improve Alder street from the
west line of Fourth street to the cas-:
line of Seventh street IN ACCORD
ANCE WITH THE PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS THEREFOR AD-
OPTED BY THE COUNCIL.
SECTION >. That to pay for said
improvements the following real es-
tate, exclusive of the improvements
provement District No. So, toWit:
All lots and parts of lots of land
abutting upon said street. within the
limits of said district as above de-
fined. to d depth Of not to exceed 1870
feet
SECTION 3. The COMMITTEES on
Streets and Public Improvement is
hereby directed to advertise fer bids
for the making of said improvements
and to let the whole or any part of
such work to the lowest and best
bidder and report its action togeth-
or with bids received. to the Council
for ratification.
SECTION 4. That the City As
SCISSOR be- and he is hereby directed
to appraise the real property. eN-
elusive Of improvements within said
district and determine the benefits to
be received by each lot or parcel Of
such land from the making of said
improvements, and he shall also re-
port to the Council the dimensions of
all streets and alley intersections to
be improved within said district. The
Mayor, in his discretion, snail have
the power to appoint a committee of
disntereSted freehOlderS to assist the
said Assessor in making said ap-
praisement and valuation of the pro-
nartv included in said assessment
district. and the benefits to be re-
ceived from the making of said i'm
movements, and the City Surveyor
SHALL cooperate with the Assessor in
making any measurements that may
be necessary to make the report re-
CURED When the lowest and best
bid has been accepted the City AS
SCISSOR shall and he is hereby direct
ed. to charge the amount of the costs
and expenses of the making of said
improvements against each lot or par
eel of land benefited thereby. and
shall report to the Council an assess
ment roll in tabulated form as re-
ouirad bv Ordinance No. S92.
SECTION 5 When the appraise-
ment, report and assessment roll has
been made and filed and adopted by
the Council and the bid for the max
Tod
the cost of making improvements
shall be by ordinance levied and as
sassed upOn real estate exclusive OF
the improvements thereon. included
in said assessment district. such as.
sessment and levy to be in accord
ance with the benefits to be received
to each piece of real estate in SAID
district and not in excess thereof,
and said assessments and levy so
made shall be a lien on each parcel
or tract of real estate respectively,
on which the same is so levied, and
shall be collected as shall be prOVid-
co IN said ordinance.
SECTION 6. That no contract for
the making of said Improvement
shall be let until five DAYS after the
acceptance of the bid and the levy OF
the assessment, during which time
anv of the freeholders in said dis
trict, by complying with the provisions
of Section 50 of the Charter, may have
tne contract.
SECTION 1 The contract or con-
tracts awarded by virtue of this or
dinance snail specify that the contract
price shall be payable out OF a fund
to be hereafter created for the pur-
nose of securing the money collected
from said Local Improvement Dis
trict No. IS, and not otherwise. II
calling for bids the Committee on
Streets and Public Improvements shall
notify intending bidders that the con-
tractors doing the work shall agree TO
accent at par the bonds issued for the
said improvements in said Local I'M
provement District No. 5S. IN pur-
suance of this Ordinance and Ordl-
nance S92. of the City of Walla Wal
Ia and Chapter 124. page 234. of the
! laws of the State of Washington, or
the year 1899. in payment of such con-
tract price and said contractors snail
have no claim whatever against the
! CITY of Walla Walla. except solely
unon said bonds the special assess
ment made for said district and the
Ind thereby created. Each bidder
and each contractor shall give the
bonds required by the specifications
and conditioned as therein prescribed.
Fidders may if they so elect accom-
Danv their bids with a certified bank
f. check the amount required in the
bond. instead of the bond. under the
same conditions as to return and for
fixture applicable to the bond.
SECTION s. This Ordinance snail
take effect and be in force from and
after five days after its passage, ap-
, nrnvaI and publication.
PASSED THE COUNCIL AUG. 10.
1909.
APPROVED AUG. j 1908.
T. D S HART,
City Clerk.
EUGENE TAUSICK.