The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-03-24

paving, or other improv ements, Of
any street. sidewalk, alley square,
and other public highways Or other
places within the town of Friday
Harbor, Washington, or the construc-
ton of sewers therein, and providing
the manner of assessment and col
lecllon of taxes for the cost of such
improv ements, and the method to be
pursued in ordering any improvements
made
Be it ordained by the council Of the
town of Friday Harbor, Washington.
Section 1. The town council shall before
ordering the grading, paving or other i'm
provement of any street, sidewalk, alley
square and other public highway or place
within the town, or the construction of
sewers therein, the cost of which is to
be levied and assessed against the prop
ertv benefited, first pass a resolution or
ordinance declaring its intention to make
such improvement and stating in such
resolution or ordinance the name of the
to be improved, the points between which
the said improv ements are to be
made, the general character of the
Of tbe nosf Of and tba the
and that the cost of the same is to be
assessed against the property (apd in
CluOoO IN the assessment district mere
after provideO on such street proposed to
be improved and to fix time (not less
than 10 days. in which protests may be
| filed in the Office of the town clerk. The
estimate of the cost of the proposed i'm
prov ement hereinbefore mentioned shall be
based upon the report of the town engin-
eer, to whom shall have been submitted
the general character of the said i'm
provement, and which report shall con-
| sist of a survey, profile and estimate Of
the entire cost of said proposed improve
| mert Said resolution or ordinance shall
| also state what proportion, if any, of the
| expense of the improvements in the space
| formed by the junction of two or more
| streets, or where one main street ter
inmates in or crosses another main street.
and also all necessary street crossing or
| crossings at corners or intersections of
building and repairing conduits, etc., shall
| be paid by said town, or what proportion
! thereof, or if all thereof, shall be assessed
against the property in said Improvement
district proposed to be formed.
| Sec 2. 1t shall be the duty of said
| clerk to cause said resolution or ordin-
ance as the case may be, to be published
| in some newspaper of the town in at
| time fixed in said resolution or ordinance
| for filing such protest An affidavit of
! such publication shall be filed on or be-
| fore the time fixed for the filing of such
| Sec. 3. If protests against the pro-
| posed improvement by the owners of more
| than two-t thirds of the front feet of lots
and lands abutting on such proposed i'm
ment district therein provided, be filed on
or before the day fixed for such filing
the council shall not proceed with the
! shall vote to proceed with the work. If
no such protests are filed, or if such pro-
test is filed and four couuncilmen shall
vote to proceed with said work, the coun-
| Gil shall, at its next regular meeting, pro-
coed to consider the same, and shall then
or at a subsequent time, proceed to enact
an ordinance for such Improvement. The
provisions of such ordinance shall be as
| set out in the next section.
Sec. 4. BY the provisions of such ord
nance a local improvement district, shall
| be established, to be called "Local I'M
provement District Mo- which shall
! include all of the property fronting on
or approximate to the street to be inn
| such resolution or ordinance to the dis
! lance back from such street. if plated
! in blocks. to the center of the blocks;
/ of each lot; and if not plated to the
| distance of 100 feet. Such ordinance shall
also provide that such improvement shall
! thereof shall be taxed and assessed upon
4 all the property in such local improve
ment district, which cost shall be assess
ed in proportion to the benefits derived
by said Improvement: provided, that said
ordinance may PROVIDE if the town coun-
ell shall SO determine, that there may be
purposes such sums as in the judgment
of said town council may be fair and
i equitable in consideration of the benefits
accruing to the general public by reason
of such impr0ven Said ordinance
i shall also provide what proportion, if any
i of the expense of the improv ements in
/ the space. formed by the junction OF
two or more streets, or where one main
/ street terminates in or crosses another
1 main street and also all necessary street
crossing or crossings at corners or inter-
sections of streets, and the expenses OF
establishing building and repairing con-
duits. ETC., shall be paid by said city;
/ or what proportion thereof, or if all there
of, shall be assessed against the property
in said improvement district. as the town
4 council shall have provided in its resoIu-
ton or ordinance declaring its intentions
a to make such Improvements; that the ex-
n penses Incurred in making and repairing
sewers III any street shall be paid BY
special assessment levied against the
property benefited thereby. When any
. work or Improvement mentioned in this
section is done or made on one side Of
the center line of such street. avenue OF
public way, the ordinance shall provide
that the lot, or portion of lots frOntins
on that side only shall be assessed tt
cover the expenses Of said work accord
ing to the provisions of this ordinance
Sec. 5. Within fifteen days after th<
passing of the resolution or ordinance
declaring the intention Of the town t
make such improvements. unless further