The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-01


or before June 18th. 1917. but
If not paid on or before said date,
added Interest. penalty and costs
with attach.
JAMES C. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
May 1921 June /, isI7,
ORDINANCE NO. 660s.-An ordi-
aa nance Of srss, for FROM the sonP S6
Street to South 4sth street. Great
ing Local Improvement District No.
7i5; providing for special FUND
for the payment OF the cost of said
improvement ny spectar assess
trict benefited thereby; providing
for the issuance of local improve
ment bonds; and declaring an emer-
geney.
WHEREAS. an initial resolution
adopted by the Council OF the City
of Tacoma. May 2, 1917, de-
claring the Intention OF said Coun-
ell to make the Improvement here
matter Described and fixing Mon
day, the 2ist day of May, 1917. as
the time for hearing objections to
the making of said Improvement.
was duly published as provided by
WHEREAS, prior to the 21st day
OF May. 1917, the Commissioner OF
Public Works of said City submit
ted to said Council the estimated
cost OF said Improvement In the
sum OF $l,658.20, and a statement
OF the proportionate amount there
of which should be borne by the
property within the proposed as
sessment district In the sum of ST.
$500. and statement of the ag--
gregate assessed value OF the real
estate, exclusive of improvements,
within said district, according to
the valuation last placed upon ii for
the purpose of general taxation, In
the sum of S3,817.50, and a 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 21st day OF
| May, 1917, no objections to the maxi
ing of said Improvement were made
or presented to the Council; NOW.
| THEREFORE,,
pc IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
Section 1. That &c" street from
South 18th Street to South 4sth
Street. be improved by grading to
the established grade with a road
way forty feet In width and side
walk and parking space on each
constructing curbs and cutters of
plank, and laying down on said
sidewalk spaces cement concrete
sidewalks five feet In width; ac-
cording to the plans and specifica-
tons prepared therefor by the City
Engineer, now on file in the office
of the Commissioner of Public
Works.
Section 2. That the real property
to be benefited by said Improvement
and which Is hereby created Local
Improvement District No. 745, is de-
scribed as follows:
The west half OF Block 189, and
The east half of Block lit,
Amended Map of First School
Land Add to Tacoma.
All of said property being In tho
City of Tacoma, Pierce County.
Section 3. An assessment is Sere-
by levied upon the several lots,
tracts and parcels of land In said
Local improvement District for the
purpose of defraying the cost Of
with the laws of the State of Wash
ington and Ordinance No. 1911 Of
said City.
Said assessment so levied upon
said lots, tracts and parcels of land
cash, without interest. before the
issuance of bonds, or In five equal
annual installments. together with
| interest on the whole sum so
charged at six per cent. per an
mum; and each year after the issu-
ance of the bonds hereinafter pro-
vided for one of such installments,
together with the interest due
| thereon and on all installments
thereafter to become due. shall be
collected in the manner provided
by law and the charter and ordi-
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| the collection of assessments for
| local improvements.
Section 4. A special fund Is here
| by created to be called Local I'm
provement Fund District No. 745.
| which shall consist In the aggregate
Of the several amounts assessed,
| levied and collected upon the sew
eral lots and parcels of land in said
local improvement district for the
purpose of defraying the cost and
lexpense of said Improvement. Out
bonds, interest thereon and the
entire cost of said improvement, and
| no part of said fund shall become
the property of the City Of Tacoma,
| but shall be treated as a special
trust fund for the purpose herein In
dicated.
Section s. The Commissioner of
Public Works Is hereby ordered to
proc sed 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
leertify to the Council an assess-
tment roll, charging the cost and ex-
tpense of said Improvement against
said lots, tracts and parcels Of land
Fin the manner provided by law.
| In calling for bids the Commits
sioner Of Public Works shall 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
| Of Tacoma except solely upon said
bonds. the special assessment made
| and the fund hereby created.
| Section 8. Under the provisions
| OF Chapter 9S of the LAWS OF the
state Of Washington Of 1911 and