The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-19
LEGAL NOTICES.

WHEREAS. an initial resolution
adopted by the Council of the city
Of Tacoma, June 20, 1917, declaring
the intention OF said Council to
described and fixing Monday, July
9TH. 1917, as the time for hearing OBJ
leetions to the making of said inn
proNement, was duly published as
provided by law; and
WHEREAS. prior to said 9th day
OF july 1917, the Commissioner Of
Light a. Water of said City submitted
TO said Council the estimated cost OF
said Improvement In the sum OF
SlS2E06; and Il statement of the
amount thereof which
should be borne by the property
within the proposed assessment dis
trict, in the sum of S1.S27.O6; and a
statement OF the aggregate assessed
value or the real estate, exclusive
OF improvements, within said dis
ttlet according to the valuation last
placed upon II for the purposes OF
general TAXATION, I'm the sum of S17,-
l9.Oo, and n diagram or print show
ing thereon the lots, tracts or par
GELS of land and other property
Wnlch Will be specially benefited by
sald improvement and the estimated
amount or the cost and expense OF
me improvement to be borne by each
lot. tract or parcel of land within
said district; and
WI EREAS, on said 9th day of
July, 1917, all remonstrances
against the making of said improve
ment were overrulod by the Council;
NOW, THEREFORE,,
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section l. That a water main of
SIX inch cast iron pipe, together
with the necessary gates, tees,
crosses, hydrants, specials and con-
hectlons with the present mains, be
constructed on Prospect Street from
North 18th Street to North 18th
street; according to the plans and
specifications heretofore prepared
therefor and now on file in the Of
flee of the Commissioner of Light
and Water.
Section ?. That the real property
TO be benefited by said Improvement
ana which is hereby created Local
Improvement District No. 5037, is de-
scribed as follows;
Lots II to 80 inclusive in Block G,
Lots II to 81 inclusive in Block Z,
Lots l to 16 inclusive In Block ~,
and
Lots to 16 inclusive in Block 10,
Buckleys Addition to the city OF
Tacoma
All of said property being in the
CITY OF Tacoma, Pierce County.
Washington.
section 8, An assessment Is here
by levied upon the several lots,
tracts aud parcels of land in said
Local Improvement District for the
purpose of defrayinR the cost OF
SAID Improvement, In accordance
with the laws of the State of Wash
ington and Ordinance No. 1911 of
said city.
said lots, tracts and parcels of land
respectively, may be paid either In
cash, without interest, before the is
suance of bonds. or In five equal am
nual tallments. together with in
terest on the whole sum so charged
az SIX per cent per annum; and each
year after the issuance of the bonds
hereinafter provided for one of such
insta llments, together with the in
terest due thereon, and on all INSTALL
ments thereafter to become due,
shall be collected in the manner pro-
Vided by law and the charter and
ordinances of the City of Tacoma for
the collection of assessments for To-
cal improvements.
Section 4. A special fund is here
by created to be called Local I'M
provement Fund. District No. 5O37,
which shall consist in the aggregate
of the several amounts assessed, lev
led and collected upon the several
lots and parcels of land In said local
Improvement district for the purpose
OF defraying the cost and expense of
said Improvement. Out of said fund
thereon, and the cost of said
improvement, and no part of said
fund shall become the property of the
city of Tacoma, but shall be treated
as special trust fund for the pur-
pose herein indicated.
Light & Water is hereby ordered to
proceed with said Improvement by
letting a contract for the construc-
ton of the same. after inviting bids
therefor in the manner provided by
the city Charter, and make out and
certify to the Council an assessment
roll, charging the cost and expense
or said Improvement against said
lots, tracts and parcels of land in
the manner provided by law.
In calling for bids the Commi ssion-
er of Light and Water shah state
that the contractor doing the work
shall agree to accept at par the
bonds issued In pursuance of this
ordinance in payment of the same,
and shall have no claim whatever
on account thereof against the City
of Tacoma. except solely upon said
bonds, the special assessment made
and the fund hereby created.
Section 6. Under the provisions of
Chapter 9s of the Laws of the State
of Washington of 1911, and this or
dinance. there shall be issued five
year annual installment local i'm
provement bonds against said dis
trict amounting in the aggregate to
sum equal to the amount of said
assessment remaining unpaid at the
time Of their issuance. but not In
excess of the cost and expense of
said Improvement. which bonds shall
bear interest at the rate of six per
cent per annum from the date of
their issuance. shall be numbered
eonsecutively and be in denomina-
lions of $4,000 each, except the first
numbered bond, which may be for
a less sum IL necessary.
Seid bonds shall be issued and
dated not less than thirty days after
the expiration of the time when said
assessment may be paid without In
terest, penalty or cost as fixed by
the City Treasurer's notice of the
assessment roll being in his hands
for collection.
Section Z. An emergency exists
anG this ordinance shall take effect
mediately after publication.
Passed July Is, 1917.
A. v. FAWCETT.
Mayor.
Attest: wv. d. NICKEUs.