The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-05-15

property specially benefited by such To-
cal Improvement, and shall be the prop
erty To be assessed to pay. the cost anC
expense thereof OF such part thereof al
may he cnargeable against the property
specially Denelitted by such improvement
Wiilcn cost and expense shall be assessed
upon all Oh said property so benefited
IN accordance TO the special benefits con-
iefleu CA Such property in proportion tC
area ana distance back from the marginal
me "a tne street, or other public way OI
area improved. SAID local improvement
uistrict snall, Tor the purpose OF ascer-
tanning the amount 10 be assessed against
such separate lot, tract, parcel OF land OF
otner property within said district be
divided into subdivisions OF zones par
alieilng the margin OF the street, avenue,
iane, alley, boulevard, park drive or park
way, public place or square to be improv
ed, SAID subdivisions to be numbered re-
spectively first, second, third, fourth and
llItn. Inc first subdivision shall include
.,Il the lands within the district lying be-
lween the street margins and lines drawn
parallel herewith and thirty $500 feet
lneretrom. The second subdivision shall
include all lands within the district lying
between lines drawn parallel with and
thirty 500 feet and sixty (60) feet re-
spectively from said street margins. The
third subdivision shall include all lands
within the district lying between lines
drawn parellel with and sixty (60) feet
and ninety (sO) feet respectively from
said street margins. The fourth subdi-
vision snail include all lands,s ii any,
within the district lying between lines
drawn parellel with and ninety 900 feet
and one hundred twenty Q20) feet re-
spectvely from said street margins. The
fifth subdivision shall include all lands.
If any, within the district lying between
a line drawn parallel with and one hum
dred twenty Q20) feet from said street
margin and the outer limit of said local
improvement district as hereinbefore de-
scribed.
The rate of assessment per square foot
in each subdivision shall be fixed on the
basis that the special benefits conferred
on IA square foot of land in subdivisions
first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, re-
spectively, are related to each other as
the numbers As, 25, 20, 10, and g., re-
spectively, and shall be ascertained in
the following manner: The products Of
the number of square feet in subdivision
first, second, third, fourth and fifth, re-
spectively and the numbers As. rs, 20,
TO- and 5. respectively, shall be ascertain
ed, and their sum taken, which sum shall
be divided into the total cost and ex-
pense of such improvement. The pro-
ducts of the resultant QuOtient and the
numbers As, 25, 20, 10, and 5, respectively,
shall be the separate rates of assessment
per square foot for subdivisions first,
second, third, fourth, and fifth. respec-
lively. The total assessment thus as
certained against each separate lot, tract,
parcel OF land or other property within
such district shall be entered upon the
assessment roll as the amount to be levied
and assessed against each such separate
lot, tract, parcel OF land, or other prop
Section s. Whatever any local improve
ment shall be Of such nature and char
acter that the special benefits resulting
therefrom extend beyond the boundaries
of the local improvement district herein
before described and defined, the council
may create an enlarged district, which
property specially benefited by such i'm
provement. In such case the petition or
resolution initiating such Improvement
shall state that 1t Is proposed to create an
enlarged district to pay the whole or q
improvement and shall specify fixed
amount of the cost and expense OF such
improvements to be assessed against the
portion of the property within such en-.
larged district, lying between the termini
of the proposed improvement and extend
ing back from the marginal lines thereof.
to the middle of the block on each side
proceeding section hereof. and that such
portion of the remainder Of such cost
and expense, as may not be borne by
any general fund, shall be distributed and
assessed against all the property included
in the remainder Of such enlarged district
in accordance with special benefits.
The council in case it shall order such
improv ements, shall in the ordinance
therefor specify and describe the bound
aries OF such district as defined in such
petition or resolution.
Section 9. The town council Of said
town may provide for the construction Of
trunk sewers and trunk Watetr mains
and for the payment Of all or any part Of
the cost and expenses thereof by the levy
ing and collecting OF the assessments up
on the property specially benefited there
by. In any such case, the district created
to bear such assessment shall be outlined
in conformity with the typographical con-
ditions, and in case of trunk sewers, shall
include as near as may be all the ter
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through said trunk sewer and the sub
sewers connected thereto; and in case of
trunk water mains, shall include as near
as may be all the territory in the zone or
district to which water may be distribut-
ed from such trunk water main through
lateral service and distribution mains and
services. In distributing such assessment
there shall be levied against the property
provement and back to the middle Of the
blocks along the marginal lines of the
street or areas improved such amounts
as would represent the reasonable cost OF
water main and its appurtenances, suited
to the requirements Of said territory in
the mode prescribed In section hereof,
and the remainder Of the cost and ex-
tributed over and assessed against all of
the property within the bounds Of said
entire district, in accordance with the
special benefits thereon and In propor-
tlOH " area.
Section 10. The council, before order
ing the construction Of any trunk sewer
or trunk water MAN, shall pass a resOlu-
ton declaring its intention to order such
Improvement, which resolution shall set
forth the general nature of such improve
ment. describing the routes along which
such trunk sewer, subsewer and branches
or trunk water main and .laterals, Is to
be constructed and notifying all per-
sons who may desire to object thereto, to
appear at a meeting OF the council at q
time specified In such resolution, and
present their objections thereto, and
directing the committee on, public
improvements of, the town council to
report to the council at or prior to the
date fixed for such hearing. the estimated
cost and expense. of such Improvement
Such resolution shall be published in al
respects the same as provided for the
publication of resolution mentioned In
section of this ordinance.
The council may order such improves
ment only by ordinance, which ordinance
shall describe the routes along which said
improvement is to be constructed and es-
tablished and fix the boundaries Of the
district to be assessed for such improve-
ment. Maps, plans and specifications
therefor shall be prepared by the com.
mittee on public improvements, and shall
be adopted by ordinance by the council
before the contract for such improvement
shall be let or before the commencement
of any work thereon In case the said i'm
provement shall be done directly by tht
town by the employment of labor.
Section IL. The council may continue
the hearing upon any petition or reS0lu'