The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-08-12
ORDINANCE NO. 20

An Ordinance providing for the establish
ment, construction and maintenance OF
drainage and sewage in that part of the
Town of LeaVenWOrth, in TINS ordnance
hereinafter specified.
Be it ordained by the Town Council OF the
Town of Leavenworth, in Ohelan County
State of Washington:
Sec. /. That, pursuant to, and by virtue
of the powers conferred upon the town
council by the constitution and laws of the
state of Washington in such cases MAGE
and provided, and particularly under subdi
vision five 81 of Section 173l, of Remington
and Ballingers new Code of the state of
Washington, drainage sewer shall be es-
tablished, constructed and maintained as
follows, to-wit:
Commencing at point at the intersec-
ton of Birch street and Central avenue,
thence along the center line of Central ave
nue. 1859 2l0 feet to center line of alley, thence
along the alley 800 feet, to the center line Of
Price street, thence along the center line OF
| Price street 273 8 10 feet, thence turn to the
left 81 degrees, So minutes, going Az 1-lO teet
thence turning 40 degrees, 81 minutes fur
Their to left going psi i-l0 feet to the inter-
section with the center line of Division
street, thence along Division street to the
center line of alley, thence along the center
| line of alley to the center line of 18th street.
| thence along 18th street to the center line
of Commercial street, thence along Com
mercial street to the center line OF l3th
street, thence along 18th street to the We
Sec. ,. Said sewer shall be of ten (lO) and
twelve tl2) inch sewer pipe and shall be pro
and man-holes, located and put in place at
such points along the line of the said sewer
as may be determined upon during the con-
stI uction thereof; there shall be also all
| necessary elbows, rs and Us for the con-
venient connections with said sewer, which
above mentioned vents, catch-baS1nS ana
mall-hOleS snail be put IN AT Vne expense
of the town.
sec. B. The cost and expense of establish
ing and constructing the said sewer shall
| be assessed upon the lots and lands fronting
| (and) or abutting thereon, each lot or por-
| ton of a lot to be separately assessed for the
| full depth thereof in proportion to the ben
| etits upon the property to be benefited suf-
| flcient to cover the total expense OF the
work, less the amount to be borne by the
| town, and the property to be assessed shall
| be determined by the town council and
mayor when sitting as board of equalfza-
! ton, and of which meeting or meetings and
| sitting or sittings, rs a board of equaiza-
| ton the property awners. their agents, and
| tori occupants shall have due notice.
| Sec. 4. As soon after the passage, approval
attestation, publication and taking effect
of this ordinance, as the council may deter
mine, and under the direction and instruc-
| ton of the mayor and council the clerk
shall advertise for bids for the construction
of said sewer, and said advertisement shall
require separate bids for the north and
south sides of the Great Northern railway S
| right of way. When any or all of such bids
are received, opened and considered by the
council, the council shall have the right to
reject any or all bids, and in pursuance of
Section 774l of Remington's and Balltnger S
| Code of Washington, the council may read
yerttse in their discretion, or If in the judg-
ment of the council such work can be per-
| formed or supplies or materials furnished
| by the town independent of contract cheap
er than under the lowest bid submitted, 1t
may cause the work to be performed or ma
/ terials furnished independent OF contract,
provided nevertheless the property to be
| affected by said sewer shall be duly and
equtably assessed the same as though the
| work was done under contract.
Sec. 5. In payment of the costs and eX-
penses of establishing and constructing said
sewer, there shall be and hereby Is created q
| special fund to be known and designated
THE Sewer Fund.- and all bills, claims,
audited and allowed by the council, shall be
paid by warrants duly drawn against said
sewer fund.
| Sec. 6. Upon the completion of said sewer
and the equalization and assessment OF the
cost and expense thereof by the council, the
| clerk shall deliver to the marshal for collec-
| ton statement of the amount assessed
against each lot or portion OF a lot assessed,
! the name of the owner II known, from
whom the assessment is due, and the mar
shall shall thereupon make collection OF the
same or report to the council all uncollecti-
! BILE assessments.
! This ordinance shall take effect and be in
| force seven days after its passage by the
council, approval and signing by the mayor,
iattestation by the clerk, and its publication
once in The Leavenworth Echo, weekly
newspaper published and of general circula-
ton In the town of LeaVenworth. First
| reading May u, 1910. Second reading June
| II, 1910.
Passed August 8, 1910.
Approved by me August 3, 1910.
j. Il BUTTERFLIES,
Mayor of the Town of Leavenworth, Wash.
Attest: GUY y. HAMILTON, Clerk.
Published in The Leavenworth Echo Aug
ust u 1910.