The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-05-15
ORDINANCE NO. So


General ordinance-See Section CO.
Chapter %, Laws, 1911.
All ordnance relating to the making
OF local improvements, TO be paid for, In
wiole III part, directly or indirectly,
uy assessmenls upon the lots OF parcels
vi lana benefited ny Sucn improvements
providing the establishment OF local
Improvement districts Ior the purpose OF
paying therefor; prescribing the mode IN
Wnich the charge upon the respective lots
and parcels OF land shall be assessed and
repeating all ordinances and parts OF or
uinances in conflict herewith.
Ine town council OF the town OF Oro-
vile do ordain as follOWS:
Section l. All local improvements made
in the town OF Oroville, towit: The grad
ing regarding, planklns or replanklhs'
paving or repaVlng, macadamizing or re-
macadamizing, graveling or regraveling,
or otherwise improving the whole or any
Doulevards, park drives, parkways, public
squares and places within said town; the
construction, reconstruction, repairing or
renewal of sidewalks, drains, sewers and
all sewer appurtenances, culverts, bulk
heads, retaining walls, water mains, hy-
drants or appurtenances, curbing and
crosswalks, bridges and trestles, and ap-
proaches thereto, and any other local i'm
provement whatsoever; the planting, set
ting out, cultivatlng, maintaining and
renewing of shade ornamental trees
and shrubbery thereon, and any and all
work necessary to complete any such i'm :
provement, shall be paid for by special
land specially benefited thereby to the
extent of the special benefits received by
such property from such Improvement.
Section 2. All such local improvements
shall be initiated either upon petition or
resolution therefor. and all proceedings
relating thereto shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter SO of the
Session Laws of the State of Washing
ton for 1911
Section g. In case any such local i'm
provement, the assessment district for
hinh ohan nnf nxt
mini of such Improvement, shall be in
itiated upon petition, such petition shall
set forth the nature and territorial ex-
tent of such proposed improvement, the
mode of payment, and the fact that the
signers thereon are the owners accord
ing to the records in the office of the
county auditor, OF property to an ag-
gregate amount of a majority of the lin
cal frontage upon the improvement to be
made, and of the area within the limits
OF the assessment district to be created
Such petition shall be presented to and
filed win the town clerk OF said town
same to the committee on public
improvements, of the town council OF
said town. The said committee on
public improvements shall ascertain If
the facts set forth in said petition are
true, and shall cause an estimate OF the
cost and expense Of such Improvement
to be made, and shall transmit the same
to the town council, together. with all
papers and information in their possess
sion touching such Improvement, with the
estimated cost thereof, and their rec
ommendations thereon, together with q
description of the boundaries of the dis
trict, and a statement of the proportion
such improvement which should be borne
by property within the proposed assess
ment district, and a statement of the ag,
gregate assessed valuation of the real
estate, exclusive of improvements, in said
district according to the valuation last
placed upon it for the purposes Of general
In case such petition shall be found suf-
fcient, the said committee shall also
transmit to the council a diagram or print
showing thereon the lots tracts or par
cells Of land and other property which
will be specially benefited thereby, and
the estimated amount of the cost and ex-
or other property.
Section 4; Any such improvement may
by resolution declaring its intention to
order such improvement, setting forth the
nature and territorial extent of such pro-
sons who may desire to object thereto to
appear and present such objections at a
meeting Of the council at the time spe,ci- peel,
ments, Of the town council to submit to
the council at or prior to the date fixed
expense of such Improvement, and a sta
tement of the proportionate amount there
OF which should be borne by the prop
erty within the proposed assessment dist
riot and a statement of the aggregate as
sessed valuation of the real estate, exclu-
sive of improvements, within said district
according to the valuation last placed upon
1t for the purpose of general taxation. to-
gether with diagram or print showing
thereon the lots, tracts and parcels OF
land and other property which will be
specially benefited thereby, and the esti-.
mated amount Of the cost and expense OF
such improvement to be borne by each
Or sha Or be
in at least two consecutive issues Of the
official newspaper Of said town, the date
be at least fifteen days prior to the date
fixed by such resolution for hearing be-
fore the said council.
Section S. The diagram or print herein
directed to be submitted to the council,
shall be in the nature OF preliminary
determination by the said committe on
public improvements upon the method and
relative estimated amounts OF assessments
to be levied upon the property benefitted
by such Improvement and shall In no case
be construed as being binding or .conclu-
sive in any way upon such committee on
public improvements In the prepara-
tion of the assessment roll for such i'm
provement or upon the council upon any
Section 6. The council shall have juris-
diction to proceed with and such improve
ment initiated by petition or resolution.
In the absence of fraud or gross mistake,
such certificate of said committee on
public improvements shall be final and
conclusive.
In computing the valuation of said prop
erty. any non -assessable property owned
by the United States, state, county, city,
town. school district or other public cor
poration. shall be valued at the same rate
as assessed property similarly situated.
Section T. Every ordinance ordering
any improvement mentioned in this ordi
nance payment for which shall be made
In whole or in part by special assess
ments, shall establish a local improve
ment district to be called Local I'M
district shall embrace as near as may be
all the property specially benefited by
such improvement. Except In the cases
herein otherwise specifically provided for
and unless otherwise provided In the or
dinance ordering such improvement, such
district shall include all the property be.
tween the termini of said improvement
abutting upon. adjacent, vicfnal or prox-
innate to the street. avenue lane, alley
boulevard, park drive, parkway, public
place or square proposed to be improved
to n distance back from the marginal
lines thereof to the center line Of the
blocks facing. or abutting thereon. Pro-
vided, that In any case such distance
back shall be at least ninety (90) feet
and provided further, that in case Of un.
plated property the distance back shall
he the same as that included in the as
ly adjacent thereto. All property included
within the said limits OF such local i'm.
prOvement district shall be considered ant
held to be the property and to be all thu