The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-09
ORDINANCE No. 90

street to the north side OF central av
Bridge street, Bridge street to the Okla
hogan river, Spokane street from its III
ersection with Railroad avenue to Cen
trail avenue, Main street from It's inter-
section with Railroad avenue to Central
avenue, First avenue from its intersec-
ton with Spokane street to It's lntersec-
ton with Smilkameen street in Oroville,
ing the same to the grade as
by ordinance No. AZ of SAID
town and by thereafter sufiaf en-, s,s saa
providing for the further improvement
of said Main avenue, from It's lntersec
ton with Railroad avenue to its inter-
section with Central avenue. by the con-
struction of a substantial cement sidewalk
twelve feet wide on each side Thereon,
fronting up on the east side of blocks ~
and 40. and on the west side by BLOCKS 81
and A of said town, excepting therefrom
that part of the east side OF said street
fronting on lots 10, u, and II, ana Yen
feet of the south side OF lot - adopting
of said Improvement; and
for the payment of the cost thereof, Great
ing improvement district No. l, estap-
fishing and fixing the boundaries Thereon,
providing for the levy and collection of
special assessments on the property In
said assessment district, to pay the en-
tire cost of said Improvement ana provlo-
ing for the payment thereof by bonds OF
said district to be payable on or before
ten years from date, with interest at I
per cent per annum, interest payable an
Chapter 80 of the Session Laws of the
State of Washington for 1911, and in ac-
cordance with petition, ana resolution OF
the town council on file in the once OF
the town clerk.
Whereas, the owners of property aggre-
eating more than majority OF the lineai
frontage feet upon the streets and aven-
ues hereinafter described and also OF q
majority of the area within the limits or
the proposed improvement district here
matter described did on the 30th day OF
March, 1914, file with the clerk of the
town of Orovile their petition praying
that certain streets and avenues of the
town of Oroville be graded and surfaced
and otherwise improved in nno the
Further praying that Main street OF
said town be further. improved from its
intersection with Railroad avenue to its
intersection with Central avenue, by the
construction of a substantial cement side
walk each side thereof in the manner
specified in said petition; that said petit
ton was by the clerk of said town placed
in the hands of the committee on public
improvements of the council of said town
of Oroville, as provided for by section 9
of Chapter IS in the Session Laws of
1911, and.
Whereas. said committee on public i'm
provements did on the 22nd day of June,
1914 submit to the said town council an
estimate of the cost and expense OF the
construction of said improvements sta
tement that the entire cost and expense
of said Improvement should be borne by
the property within the said proposed
district, a statement of the aggregate as
sessed valuation of the real estate, ex-
elusive of improvements, within said dist
riot, according to the valuation last placed
upon 1t for the purpose of general taxa
ton, together with diagram and print
showing thereon the lots tracts. and par
GELS of land and other property, which will
ment to be borne by each lot, tract and
parcel of land together with maps. plans
and specifications of said improvements
ments further found that all of the allega-
tions and statements contained in said
petition are true, and that said petition
is sufficient and further recommended
that the plans and specification of the
proposed improvement district be adopted,
and that the town of Oroville proceed
with the construction of said proposed i'm
provement, as provided by law and or
dinance of said town. and that said sta
tement and report of the said committee
ON public Improvements fully complies with
the requirements of the statutes and Ordi-
nance No. 63 of the town of Oroville, and,
Whereas, on the 9th day of September,
1914. the town council passed resolu-
Improvement of the streets mentioned
and described in the dte of this ordin-
ance. and fixing the 2Sth day of Septem-
Of said day. at the town hail. in Oroville,
Okanogan county, Washington, as the
time and place for hearing on all mat
ters relating to said proposed improve,
resolution was thereafter published in
the Oroville Gazette the official newspa-
per, of said town, published weekly in
thereof, the first publication thereof be-
ing on the 18th day of September and the
last thereof on the 25th day of September,
1914, the first publication thereof being
more than Is days prior to the date fixed
by said resolution for hearing before the
town council, on the 2Sth day of Septem-
Der, 1914, at the hour of o'clock D. M,
at the town hail. the time and place so
fixed for said hearing; the matter came on
for hearing before the council as provid-
ed for in said resolution and no persons
appearing in opposition to said proposed
Improvement, and there being no objec-
tons on file or at all in opposition thereto,
and the report of the committee on public
law and said resolution, the town council
thereupon determined to proceed with
said improvement, and,
Whereas, it appears that the nature
and character of said improvement is
such that public convenience and neces-
sity, requires that said improvements be
plans and specifications therefor
Now, therefore, the town council of the
town of Oroville, do ordain as follows:
Section l. That the following described
streets and avenues of the town of Oro-
vile, beginning at point on Railroad
avenue south and opposite the southwest
corner OF block 43, west to its intersec-
ton with Vancouver street, Vancouver
street to the north side of Central ave-
nue., Central avenue to the east side Of
Bridge street, Bridge street to the Okla
hogan river, Spokane street from it's in
tersection with Railroad avenue to Cen
tral avenue, Main street from its inter-
section with Railroad avenue to Central
avenue, First avenue from its intersec-
ton with Spokane street to it's intersec-
tlon with Simiikameen street in Oroyille
Okanogan county, Washington and for
the construction of cement sidewalk
on each side of Main street from its in
tersection with Railroad avenue to its
intersection with Central avenue, be inn
proved IN the manner hereinafter stated
section ?. That said improvements
shall consist of grading and curbing said
streets IN substantial manner to the
grade thereof as heretofore surveyed, fix
ed ana established by Ordinance No. AZ
and ordinances amendatory thereof. and
ny surfacing or matchmaking the same
"hen so graded with suitable stone: and
70 turther improve said Main street from
ITS intersection with Railroad avenue to
us intersection with Central avenue by
the construction of substantial cement
sidewalks. II feet wide, with cement curb.
ing on both sides of said Main street
fronting on the east of blocks 80 and az
ana on the west side of blocks 81 and al
except that part thereof fronting on lots
y, IL and 10 and the south ten feet If
lot y, block 81, in the manner as NAV he
now or heretofore required by any ordin.
ance OF said town, and by doing such 9TH
er work thereon as may be necessary in
connection herewith; all of said Improve
nent TO be done in accordance with the
plans, maps, drawings and specifications
now on fle with the town clerk IF Oro
vile; that the maps, plats and spec,fica-
lions for the grading and impro ying and
SiueWalklng or the streets and 1yanuas