The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-05-23
ORDINANCE NO. 2o4

AN ORDINANCE CREATING To-
CAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO. IL, AND PROVIDING FOR
THE IMPROVEMENT OF RAIL-
ROAD STREET, FROM ITS IN
TERSECTIoN WITH THE WEST
LINE OF TACOMA STREET TO
ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE
EAST LINE OF SEVENTH
STREET, BY GRADING, GRAVEL
ING, LEyELLING, oILING, AND
ROLLING THE SAME, AND PRO-
vIDING a MODE OF PAYMENT
FOR SAID WORK.
The City Council of the City Of Ken
newick do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Railroad street,
from its intersection with the west line
of Tacoma street to its intersection
with the east line Of Seventh street be
improved along a strip ten feet in
width on either side Of the center line
of said street, by removing all rocks
that may interfere with the bringing
of the surface of said strip to a uni
form grade, and by removing all filthy
and unfit soil from the surface of said
street, and by bringing said street,
within the boundaries of said twenty
foot strip, to a uniform grade, with
surface Of gravel 3 inches deep, and
by applying oil thereto, which oil
shall contain not less than 90eS as
phaltum, and by rolling said gravel
with a roller of sufficient weight to
make the surface thereof smooth and
hard, and by performing such other
work as may be necessary in connec-
ton Herewith, according to the plans
and specifications heretofore prepared
under the direction of the city engin-
eer and on file in the Office Of the city
clerk.
Section 2. That the entire cost and
expense Of making said Improvement,
including all necessary and incidental
expenses, shall be borne and assessed
against the property included in the
assessment district, hereinafter Gre
ated. The City of Kennewick shall
not be liable in any manner for any
portion Of the cost of said improve
ment. ....-
Section 3. That there be and is
hereby created and established a To-
Local Improvement District No. 17,n
which district shall include all of the
property between the termini Of said
Improvement, abutting upon, adjacent,
vicinal or proximate to the above des-
cribed portion Of Railroad street, to q
distance. back from the marginal lines
thereof, as follows:
$50 feet north from the north
~ d. n. Al
portion of Blocks T, + and f, of
Northern Pacific Amended Plat of
the Town of Kennewick, lying be-
tween the west line Of Tacoma
street and the east line Of Seventh
street, and the north line of Rail-
road street and a line parallel to
and distant $50 feet north there
from; also 200 feet south from the
south line Of said Railroad street,
being that part of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company's right
Of way lying between the west line
of Tacoma street and the east
line Of Seventh street and the
south line of Railroad street and
line parallel to and distant 200
feet south from said southerly
line Of Railroad street.
Section q. That a special fund be
and is hereby created to be known as
"Local Improvement Fund, District
No. H." which fund shall consist of
all amounts assessed, levied and col
lected upon the several lots, tracts and
parcels of land of said local improve
ment District No. IL, for the purpose
of defraying the costs and expenses Of
said Improvement, and that out Of said
fund shall be paid the entire cost and
expense Of said improvement and that
no part Of said fund shall be or become
the property of the City Of Kennewick,
but shall be construed as a special
trust fund for the purpose herein in
Dictated.
Section 5. The public improvement
committee Of the City Council of the
City Of Kennewick is hereby directed
to advertise for bids for making said
reserving to the city the
right to reject any and all bids and to
do the work under its own supervision.
In case a satisfactory bid is received
and accepted the contract for said
shall provide that the
same shall be completed in all things
in accordance with the plans and spec
ifications for said Improvement and
shall also provide that the contractor
making the same shall accept the war
rants herein provided for in payment
Of the contract price for said work.
In case no satisfactory bid is received,
Said improvements shall be made by
the city by day labor, unless otherwise
ordered by the city council, and pay
ment therefor shall be made by the is
suance of Local Improvement warrants
as hereinafter provided.
! Section 6. Special assessments for
the payment Of the costs and expenses
Of said improvement shall be payable
Sept. /, 1918, under the Immediate
Payment Plan and shall be due and
,ollectible upon notice given by the city
Treasurer in the manner provided by