The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-09-20

| prOVemenIS IN the city OF LeaNenWOrIn,
Chelan County, Washington, providing
a method of payment therefor.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
| OF LEAVENWORTH DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Method of Procedure.
Sec. l. Whenever the City Council
shall provide for making local improve
ments and for paying the whole or any
| portion of the cost and expense thereof,
| by levying and collecting special assess
| ments on property specially benefited,
the proceedings therefor shall be in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance and the provisions of an Act
entitled: can Act relating to local i'm
ing certain acts and parts of acts" ap-
proved March II. 1911, so far as appli-
| cable and Acts and Ordinances amenda-
tory thereof, and said improvements
may be initiated by petition of the
| property owners or by resolution.
The City Engineer is hereby named as
the officer to ascertain the truth of any
petition filed for any local improve
| initiating any local improvements shall
be referred to the City Engineer and it
shall be his duty to make all estimates.
diagrams, plans. and specifications, and
| other data and submit same to the coun-
ell prior to the hearing of any resolu-
| ton, and at such other times as may be
| required and to supervise the work of
all local improvements, and as soon as
possible after the taking effect of any
| Ordinance ordering any local improve
ment. and after the cost and expense
! thereof can be determined, the City En-
gineer shall make out assessment roll
and certify same to the City Council,
| which assessment roll shall contain the
description of each lot, tract, or parcel
of land or other property to be assessed,
the amount to be charged, levied or as
| sessed against the same, and the name
| of the owner thereof, If known. The
City Council shall, after due notice by
the City Clerk, equalize and by ordi-
nance confirm and levy such assess
ment.
| Vote Required.
| Sec. g No Ordinance relating to To-
| cal improvements shall be considered
passed, unless the same shall have re-
ceived the affirmative vote of at least
vided that unless a petition for an I'M
provement be presented, such improve
ment shall not be ordered except by
ordinance passed by the off1rmatiye vote
of at least six co members of the City
Council at regular meeting.
Award of Contract.
Sec. g. Unless the Improvement is
made by the City, contract therefor
shall be let upon competitive bidding
after notice is published in the City
newspaper doing the city printing for
period of at least two (2) consecutive
issues; such notice shall specify that all
bids shall be accompanied by certi-
fed check payable to the order of the
City Clerk in sum not less than five
per cent 6 per cent? of the amount of
the bid, and no bid shall be considered
the notice shall also provide that, the
bidder shall within ten (10) days after
| the acceptance of his bid by the City
Council, enter into contract required by
the City. and furnish the bond required
by the City as security on said contract,
and the certified check shall be retained
by the City Clerk until such required
bond shall have been furnished, and
contract shall have been entered into,
and shall be forfeited to said City of
| Leavenworth if the contract is not en-
in the time aforesaid absolutely and
without order of the City Council or
any declaration of forfeiture.
Mode of Payment
Sec. 4. There shall be two modes of
making payment for such portion of the
cost and expense of any improvement
provided for in this ordinance. as shall
be payable by special assessments. to-
wit; Immediate Payment and PAY
ment of Bonds" The mode adopted
shall be the mode petitioned for in case
| Improvement shall be made upon petit
ton, otherwise the mode shall be the
one which the Council shall designate
in an ordinance ordering the improve
ment.
Assessment Roll
Sec. 5. Within twenty (20) days af-
| ter the Council shall award a contract
for any local Improvement authorized
by ordinance of the City Council, or
shall have determined that such local
improvement shall be done by the City
itself Except as the time for the filing
of said roll may be extended by the City
| CounciD the City Engineer shall file
| with the City Clerk an assessment roll
prepared in duplicate, which shall con-
| tain the information as required by sec
ton one ID of this ordinance. In no
case shall a mistake in the name of the
| owner be fatal when the description of
| the property is correct.
| rr,t, fAt Nfe ,IoI1
| assessment roll shall fix date for hear
ing thereon. and direct the Clerk to give
notice of such hearing, and the time and
place thereof Such notice shall be pub
paper or the newspaper doing the public
printing within the said City, provided
that at least fifteen (15l days must
elapse between the date of the last pub
LEGATION and the date fixed for such
hearing. At the time fixed for such
hearing, the City Council shall sit as a
| board of equalization and shall have
certified to them a statement of the
| total charges against the district and
shall adjust the roll in conformity
| thereto.
The Ordinance confirming any assess
ment roll shall levy and assess against
each lot tract, parcel of land, or other
property appearing upon such roll the
amount charged against same. Upon the
| enactment of such ordinance, dupll-
cate of the assessment roll shall be de-
livered by the City Clerk to the City
|
| thereof the City Treasurer shall pub
lish notice in the official city newspaper,
or in the newspaper doing the city print
ing for two CD consecutive weekly is
| sues that the roll is in his hands for
| collection, and any assessment thereon
or portion thereof may be paid at any
time within thirty 800 days from date
of the first publication without penalty,
interest or costs; after said thirty GOD
days, such assessment shall be deemed
| delinquent and thereafter shall bear in
| terest at the rate of eight per cent (S
per cent? per annum and in addition
| there shall be added a penalty of five
per cent 6 per cent? and the City Treas
urer shall forthwith make out and
certify to the County Treasurer a list
of all delinquent assessments, which,
| with the interest and penalty thereof,
shall be placed on the general tax roll
| of the county, and collected in all re-
| spects as general taxes.
Mode of Immediate Payment"
Sec 6. Whenever the cost and ex-
| pense of any Improvement shall be pay
able by mode of Immediate Payment, y
| the City Treasurer shall, upon receipt
of such assessment roll, publish no
tice in the newspaper doing the CITY
printing for two (2) consecutive weekly
issues that said roll is in his hands
for collection, and that any assessment
thereon or any portion of any such as
| sessment may be paid at any time with
in thirty 900 days from the date OF the
first publication of said notice without
penalty, interest, or costs, and that un-