The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-17
THE TACOMA TINES
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDINANCES NO. rs.


tho Improvement Of HIGHLAND
AVENUE in the Town of Ruston
from the north line of North 51st
send Street. providing for the pay
ment of the cost thereof partially
by assessment upon the property
within LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO; 3, hereby created and
Establishing the grade of said Ave-
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
| COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF RUS
Section 1. That HIGHLAND AVE-
NUE.. in the Town of Ruston. from
the north line of North 51st Street
to the south line of North 52nd
| Street, be improved by clearing,
grubbing and grading said. portion
established, with a roadway. forty
| feet in width, and a sidewalk and
parking space fifteen feet In width
leNtending. along each side thereof
in between said points of cutters of
plank, In accordance with the plans
and specifications hereinafter re-
ferred to.
shall be made in accordance with
the surveys, plans and specifications
heretofore prepared therefor, and
filed in the office of the Clerk of
the said Town and adopted by the
council thereof on the list day of
March, 1909. except as modified
hereby. which surveys, plans and
specifications are hereby approved
and adopted for the construction of
| said Improvement.
| Sec. 3. That said Improvement
work shall be done by contract. aft
er inviting bids therefor, as here
matter provided, which contract
shall be awarded to the lowest rea-
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Sec. 4. That the Town Clerk is
hereby directed to publish in the
official newspaper OF the Town of
utive weeks a notice inviting bids
for the construction of said i'm
lprovement, according to said sur
lveys, plans and specifications and
state where said surveys, plans and
specifications may be examined by
irrespective bidders, and that bids
| will be received by the Town Coun-
cations above referred to. until
eight o'clock Z. NJ. on the 5th day
of April, 1903. And at said time
said council shall proceed to open
and consider all bids received. Pro-
vided that said council may reject
any and all bids received and read
lvertise, in it's discretion.
Sec. 3. That the successful bid
der, to whom said contract may be
Iawarded, shall enter into a written
contract with said town for the CON
lstruction of said improvement with
| in ten days after the contract is
awarded to him by said council.
Sec. 6. That at the time of enter
ing into said contract said contrac-
tor shall execute proper bond,
l. with corporate surety. subject to
the approval of said council, in a
sum equal to the contract price, and
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provided by section 1925 of Ballin-
gers Annotated Codes and Statutes,
being section 6121 of Pierce's Wash
Iington Code, conditioned as con-
templated by said section. And at
said time said contractor shall also
execute, with corporate surety,
| and file with said clerk, bond
running to the Town of Ruston, in
a sum equal to the contract price
lof said work, conditioned for the
faithful performance of said con-
tract, and that said contractor will
lhold said Town harmless from any
and all loss or damage arising from
any cause whatsoever, to persons or
construction of said Improvement,
which bond shall also be subject
to the approval of said council, And
1.-THE construction contract shall not
be deemed to be in full force until
both of said bonds hereby provided
for shall have been executed. de-
llivered and approved, as above pro-
lvided.
Sec 7. That an assessment dis
trict Is hereby created, to be known
as LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DIS
TRICT NO. 81 which shall include
all lots fronted on said Highland
North 51st Street to said south line
of North Sind Street being all the
lots and lands hereinafter particu-
larly described. to-wit:
Lots to, 16. both inclusive. In
Lots / to 16, both inclusive. in
All in. Howard Heights. in said
Town. of Ruston, Pierce County.
Washington, all of which property
Twin be especially benefited by said
Improvement.
Sec. s. That except as herein 9TH
erwise provided the total cost and
lexpense of said Improvement hereby
ordered. shall be and the same is
thereby assessed upon said lots and
lands included in said Local I'm
Iprov District No. 8. each lot
being separately assessed~for the full
depth thereof in proportion to the
benefits upon the property to be
benefited sufficient to cover the to-
tai expense of the work to the CEN
ter of the street on which 1t fronts:
Provided that the council may ex-
Ipend from the general fund for said
purposes a sum which in their judg-
Iment may be necessary.
Sec. g. That Immediately upon
the completion and approval of said
work and Improvement the Town
Council shall OF 1T has not already
done sol determine the portion of
the total cost and expense of said
Improvement which, shall be paid
from the general funds of said
town, and cause to be issued to the
proper parties warrants therefor on
| the general funds of said town, and
also cause to be issued to said con-
tractor warrants for the balance due
him, drawn against the fund created
by the special assessment to be lev
led in pursuance to this ordinance;
which special fund warrants shall
draw interest only from the date of
the delinquency of said special as
sessment. as determined by said
Icouncil
Sec. 10. AS soon as convenient
after said contract and bonds have
been executed and delivered, so that
the total cost and expense of said
improvement may be determined.
and without unnecessary delay, the
council shall fix and determine the
portion of the total cost of said i'm
Iprovement chargeable against the
lots and lands contained within said
local Improvement district hereby
created. respectively, and shall
Ithereupon cause to be made out and
filed in the office of the Town
Clerk an assessment roll, upon
which shall be shown the amount
assessed and charged to each lot