The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-04-23
ORDINANCE NO. l46

An Ordinance Relating to Local Inn
pfoVements in the Town of Lynden,
ana Repeating all Ordinances and
Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Hhere-
with.
Be 1t Ordained by the Council of the
Hsthod OF Procedure.
o,i section l. Whenever the Town Coun-
provements and for paying the whole or
any portion of the cost and expense
thereof by levying and collecting special
assessments ON property specially bene-
nted, the proceeding therefor shall be
III accordance with the provisions of an
act entitled IAN Act Relating to Local
improvements in Cities and Towns and
repeating Certain Acts and Parts of
Acts approved March II, 1911. and the
provisions of this ordinance and acts
ana ordinances mandatory thereof.
Award Of contr. Ssx Of
Sec = After the Town Council shall
nave provided by ordinance for the
making of any local improvement, plans
| therefor shall be approved, the contract
let and the work supervised by the Town
Engineer. The Town Engineer is here
by named as the officer to ascertain the
truth OF any petition filed for any local
Improvement and all resolutions or pc
titions initiating any local improvement
shall be referred to the Town Engineer,
and 1t shall be his duty to make all as
sessments. agreements, plans and speci-
| ncatIOns ana other data and submit
same to the council upon the hearing of
any resolution and at such other times
as may be required, and to supervise
the work of all other local improve
ments. Petitions for local improve
ments shall be filed with the Town
Clerk.
Nodes Of Payment.
Sec. 3. There shall be two modes of
making payment for such portion of the
provided for in this ordinance as shall
be payable by special assessment, to-
wit: immediate payment" and pay,
tie the mode petitioned for. in ease said
| Improvement shall be made upon petit
ton. otherwise the mode shall be the
one which the Council shall designate
in the ordinance ordering such improve
ment.
The Assessment Roll.
| Sec. 4. Not more than twenty days
| after the Town, Council shall have
awarded a contract for any local inn
provement authorized by ordinance of
fown Council or shall have deter
mined that such local Improvement
| cept as the time for filing said roll may
he extended by the Town CqunciD, the
Town Engineer shall file with the Town
| Clerk an assessment roll, prepared in
'"n'icate nv the Town Engineer, which
shall contain the description of each
| rot, tract, parcel OF land or other prop
erty to be assessed. the amount to be
! charged. levied or assessed against the
! same. and the name of the owner there
| of. il known. but in no case shall mis-
take in the name Of the owner be fatal
when the description OF the property 4;
correct.
The Town Council upon receipt of such
! assessment roll shall fix a date for hear
ing thereon and direct the Clerk to give
notice of such a hearing and the time
and place thereof Such notice shall be
published at least twice In the official
weekly newspaper; provided that al
least fifteen days must elapse between
the date of the last publication thereof
and the date fixed for such hearing. Al
the time fixed for such hearing, the
| Town Council shall set as "A Board OF
Equalization on said assessment roll
and. as soon thereafter as the Town
Clerk shall have certified to them a
statement of the total charges against
the district. shall adjust the roll in con-
formity thereto.
The ordinance confirming any assess.
nent roll shall levy and assess against
each lot, tract. parcel Of land or other
property appearing upon such roll the
amount charged against the same. Upon
the enactment of such ordinance the
Clerk. who shall forthwith transmit the
duplicate of the same to the Town
Treasurer. with his certificate that the
same has been duly approved by ordi-
case of assessments payable by the
mode of payment by bonds he shall
extend the insal%ents of PrnGipal and
shown upon said approved roll. and
III, ne same to the Town Treas
urer. who shall thereupon extend the
same upon the certified copy OF said
roll in his possession.
Mode Of "Ymmsdiats Payment"
i Sec. s. Whenever the cost and ex-
rense of any Improvement shall he pay
able by the mode of immediate pay
ment." the Town Treasurer shall, upon
receipt of such roll, publish notice
in official paper OF the Town for two
consecutive weekly issues. that the sale
10 in tic al
that any assessments thereon or any
portion of any such assessments may nc
paid at any time within thirty days
from the date Of the first publication OF
said notice, without penalty, interest OIL
cost. and that unless payment be made
within such time. such assessment y,
linquent. Upon delinquency penalty
of five per- cent shall attach to, and be-
come a part of, all such assessments
Delinquent assessments shall bear in
terest at the rate Of eight per cent pei
annum until paid. Such delinquent as
sessments with penalty and interes
shall forthwith be collected and the lier
thereof be enforced in the manner pro
vided by law. and the ordinance of the
Town of Lynden.
Mode Of Payment Of Bonds"
Sec. s. Whenever the cost and eX
pense of any improvement shall be pay
the mode of Payment by
Bonds" the whole or any portion of an,
anen. levied on account of sucl
improvement may paul Wltiout
atty or interest during the first thirt,
days following the date of the first pub
LEGATION of IA notice by the Town Treas
| urer that such assessment. and assess
ment roll is I'm his hands for collection
and the unpaid balance, If any, may b'
paid in equal annual installments tn,
number OF which shall equal the mum
Der of years which the bonds to pay fo
the Improvement may rum or, the liei
of any such assessment may be dis
charged at any time after the said thirt,
30, a
rion thereof with all penalty and cost.
| attaching. together with all interes
iiri,.,f 20 da,e OF delinquency OF tn
inStallment thereof next falling due
as, InStailinent shall become du,
and payable during the thrty-day perio,
= ccec.,ins Il uate one year after TIL
date of first publication of such notice
and annually thereafter each succeed
.ns installment shall become due an,
payable in like manner. lr the whoi
| " any portion OF any assessment re
main unpaid after the first thirty da.
| period herein provided for. interest upoi
the whole unpaid sum shall be charges
j! ~ the rate nXed in the ordinance pro