The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-21

Adopted on roll call June ~, 1911.
A. v. FAwcETT,
Attest: w. u. NICKEUs.
City Clerk.
June 81. %. 1917.
IORDINANCE NO. 6617-An ordi :
nance providing for the improve
ment of Pacific avenue from South
u st street to the south line of Puy-
allup avenue: creating Local I'm
provement District No. 40lS; provid-
ing for a special fund for the pay
ment of the cost of said improve
ment by special assessment upon
property within said district bene-
fitted thereby; providing fer the is
se,ance of local improvement bonds
and declaring an emergency.
adopted by he Council of the City
of Tacoma. MAY IS, 1917. declar-
ing the intention of said Council to
make the Improvement hereinafter
described and fixing Monday. April
t6. 1917, as the time for hearing oh
ieetions to the making of said i'm
provement was duly published as
provided by law:.and
WHEREAS, on said 4th day OF
June, 1917. said time of hearing was
continued to June II, 1911; and
WHEREAS, prior to the 18th day
VI Ju1lf. lFlf, tue VI
Public Works of said City submitted
to said Council the estimated cost
OF said improvement In the sum of
$13,39150 and a statement of the
proportionate amount thereof which
should be borne by the property
within the proposed assessment dis
trict. in the sum of S13.3si.5o. and
ia statement of the aggregate as
sessed value of the real estate, eX-
lclusive of Improvement, within said
district, according to the valuation
last placed upon 1t for the purpose
of general taxation, In the sum of
$4,000; 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 18th day of
June, 1917, no objections to the max
! ing of said Improvement were made
or presented to the Council; NOW.
BE II ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section /. That Pacific avenue
from South e1st street to the south
| line of Puyallup avenue be improved
by repaving with O bitulithic pave
ment on the present concrete base,
relaying the present stone cutters,
together with the necessary storm
water drainage: provided, that the
work to be done by the Tacoma
Railway and Power Companv ~ under
their franchise, shall not be included
in this Improvement; according to
the plans and specifications pre-
pared therefor by the City Engineer,
now on file in the office of the Com
missioner of Public Works
Section 2. That the real property
to be benefited by said Improvement
and which is hereby created Local
Improvement District No. 4043, is
described as follows:
All the lots in Blocks 2lO3 and
2203, Map of New Tacoma, w. t.;
| All the lots in Block 210i, Tacoma
Land Co.'S Fifth Addition to Tacoma,
w. T.;
All the lots in Blocks 1908 and
2304.
Lots 1 to 6 inclusive in Block 2404,
| Lots 1 TO inclusive in Block 7i13,
Tacoma Land Co.'S First Addition
to Tacoma. w. T.
All of said property being In the
city. of Tacoma, Pierce County,
Washington.
Section 3. An assessment Is
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. 4611 of
said City.
Said assessment SO levied upon
said lots, tracts and parcels of land
respectively, may be paid either in
cash, without interest, before the
issuance of bonds. or in ten equal
annual installments, together with
mi the Uhnla an
charged at six per cent. per annum !:
and each year after the issuance of
the bonds hereinafter provided for
one of such installments, together
with the interest due thereon and
on all installments thereafter to be-
manner provided by law and the
charter and ordinance of the City
OF Tacoma for the collection of
assessments for local improvements.
Section 4. A special fund is here
by created to be called Local Inn
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
of said fund shall be paid the bonds.
| interest thereon, and the cost of
sai Id 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 indicated.
| Section 5. The Commissioner of
Public Works is hereby ordered to
proceed with said improvement by
Letting a contract for the construc-
i ion Of the same, after inviting bids
Therefor in the manner provided by
| the City Charter. and make out and
certify to the Council an asss ssment
roll, charging the cost and expense
of said Improvement against said
lots, tracts and parcels of land in
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,
land 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 % of the Laws OF the
State OF Washington of 1911. ana
this Ordinance, there shall be is
sued ten-year annual installment
locaI Improvement bonds against