The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-10
ROAD DISTRICT BONDS
Representative Holm Was Instrument
tai in Securing Passage of Law Pro
viding for Improvement of Country
Districts Under Plan Similar to
that Used in City Government

Representative Holm, of this city,
this morning stated to the Daily
World that the majority of the peo-
pie. of this county are not aware
that it is possible to improve certain
road districts in the county in man
ner similar to the improvement of
districts in the city. This matter
came up a short time ago when GER
tain residents OF Miller street ex-
pressed their desire to improve that
street If it could be done on a bond
ing basis similar to the creation of
improvement districts in the city. II
was thought at that time that there
was no law providing for the crea-
ton of such districts in the country
but Representative Holm states that
such a law was passed by the last
legislature and that he worked hard
err for the passage of this law than
he did for any other measure except
ing the bridge measure which was
passed by the last legislature.
The law is entitled IAN act pro-
viding for the construction and in1-
provement of county roads at the ex-
pense of the lands specifically bene-
fitted thereby, authorizing the crea-
ton of local improvement districts
and the levying of special assess
ments on the land in such districts
for paying the cost and expense
thereof, and the payment OF such as
sessments Immediately or by install
ments, providing for the issuance and
disposal of local Improvement dis
trict warrants, to pay the cost and
expense of such construction and
improvement as charge upon the
property of the local district and
providing for the payment of such
warrants"
of county commissioners may cause
to be constructed or improved any
county road or any part of such road
within the limits of the county by
grading or by constructing thereon a
roadway OF gravel or any other suit
able material and to levy and cause
to be levied the assessment upon all
lands benefited by the improvement,
Such assessment shall be the first
lien upon all property liable there
for. Upon the presentation of a pc
tition as provided the county COM
missioners shall pass a resolution
that the public interest demands the
improvement of such county road.
The petition for Improvement calls
for the owners of two-thirds of the
lineal feet of land fronting on such
county road Upon the presentation
of the petition the board of county
commissioners shall make an order
appointing a place in the vicinity of
said road and set time when said
petitioners and owners may meet
with the county engineer or his dep
uty and at this meeting the petition
ers shall elect three of such owners
as committee of supervisors. It
shall then be the duty Of the COM
mittee or county engineer or his
deputy to view and examine and sur
vey the road and have plans and esti-
mates of the cost made. This shall
include plat and descriptions of the
local improvement district, including
therein all expenses incidental there
to, and also the valuation of the
lands as they appear upon the last
annual assessment roll.
The improved or permanent road
way of all such roads so improved
shall not be less than eight feet nor
more than Is feet in width with
shoulders not less than two feet nor
more than four feet in width, unless
for special reasons to be stated by
the county engineer or committee of
supervisors. When the final order
for the improvement shall have been
made the county engineer or COM
mittee Of supervisors shall proceed
to apportion the estimated cost and
expense OF said Improvement upon
the land embraced in the district ac-
cording to the benefits to be derived
therefrom. There shall be two modes
of making payments for these as
sessments chargeable against the
several tracts, namely that of i'm
mediate payments and that of pay
ment by warrants. The mode adopt
ed and the period not exceeding ten
years OF which warrants shall be
payable shall be that petitioned for.
In the case Of the mode of payment
by warrants being adopted the coun-
ty commissioners and county engin-
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