The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-05

ORDINANCE NO. 616S.--An ordi-
nance providing for the improve
ment of South 20" Street from Sixth
Avenue to South 18th Street and
South 9TH Street from 20" Street
to Sheridan Avenue; creating 10 cal
Improvement District No. iO13; pro-
viding for a special fund for til 2
payment of the cost of said i'm
provement by special assessment
upon property within said district
benefited thereby; providing for the
Issuance Of local impeachment
bonds: and declaring an emergency.
WHEREAS, an initial resolution
adopted by the Council of the City
of Tacoma July 9TH, 1915, declaring
the intention of said Council to
make the Improvement hereinafter
described and fixing Monday, July
26th, 1915, rs the time for hearing
objections to the making of said
improvement, was duly published
as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, prior to the 26th day
of July, 1915, the Commissioner of
Public Works of said city submit
ted to said Council the estimated
cost of said improvement i'm the
sum of $l1.691.00; and a statement
of the prorortionate amount there
of which should be borne by the
property within the proposed as
sessment district, in the sum OF
Sill ,691.00; and a statement of the
aggregate assessed value of the
real estate. exclusive of improve
ments. within said district, accord
ing to the valuation last placed
upon it for the purpose of general
taxation, in the sum of $79,S40.00,
and diagram or print showing
thereon the lots. tracts or parcels
of land and other property which
will be specially benefited by said
Improvement and the estimated
amount of the cost and expense Of
the improvement to be borne by
each lot, tract or parcel of land
within said district; and
WHEREAS, on said 26th day OF
July, 1915. all remonstrances
against the making of said inn
provement were overruled by the
Council; NOW, THEREFORE,,
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section /. That South 20" stree,
from Sixth Avenue to South 18th
Street be improved by grading to
the established grade with road
way thirty feet In width, and lay
ing down on said roadway a pave
ment of asphalt on a concrete base
with concrete curb and gutter, to-
gether with the necessary storm
water drainage; and that the nee
essary storm water drainage be
constructed on South 18th Street
from 20" Street to Sheridan Ave-
nue.; according to the plans and
specifications heretofore prepared
therefor by the City Sngineer, now
on file in the office of the Commits
sioner of Public Works.
Section 2. That the real prop
erty to be benefited by said i'm
provement and which is hereby ere
NJ. mi district
No. 4013 is described as follows:
All the lots in Blocks S29, $50
929, and $50, Alliance Addition to
Tacoma, Wash;
All the lots in Blocks 500, $50
729, 73O. s29, and $50. Amendatory
Plat of the Ainsworth Addition to
Ali the lots in Blocks 62s, 72s, and
S2s,
Lots to inclusive in Block
1923, Amendatory Map of woodruff
Add. to Tacoma, Wash;
Lots Z. s, Q, 10, II, and ~ in
Block Sss' Central Addition to Ia
All of said property being in the
washington.
Section 3. An assessment IL
hereby levied upon the several lots
tracts and parcels of land in said
Local Improvement District for the
purpose of defraying the cost OF
said Improvement, in accordance
with the laws of the State of Wash.
ington and Ordinance No. 1911 oil
said City.
Said assessment so levied upor
said lots, tracts and parcels of land
respectively, may be paid either ir
cash, without interest, before thu
issuance of bonds, or In ten equa
annual installments, together will
interest on the whole sum So
charged at six per cent per annum
and each year after the issuance o.
the bonds hereinafter provided fol
one of such installments, together
with the interest due thereon and
on all installments thereafter Z
become due, shall be collected II
the manner provided by law ant
the Charter and ordinances of th'
city of Tacoma for the collection
or assessments for local improve
ments.
Section 4. A special fund Il
hereby created to be called Loca
Improvement Fund, District No
40t3, which shall consist In The ag
gregate of the several amounts as
sessed, levied and collected upoi
the several lots and parcels of Liant
II In said local Improvement dlstric
II for the purpose of defrayiny tn,
Ebst and expense OF said Improve
jrtent. Out of said fund shall b'
Bqjd the bonds, interest thereon
And the entire cost of said i'm
= itr0vement, and no part of said funt
eashaIl become the property of thu
CITY of Tacoma. but shall be treat