The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-06-07
ORDINANCE NO. 1877 IN. S.

An ordinance providing for the Inn
nue. in the city Of COlville. Washing
ton, from the east line of Oak street to
the east line of HOfstetter street, by
grading, graveling, parking and con-
atructing cement sidewalks ON bOth
sides thereof. and cOncrete-curbing the
snid street on both sides thereof, estab-
fishing a local Improvement district
therefor. providing for the manner Of
payment Tor such improvements, and d.
recting the levy of special assessments
ngains. the property within said dis
trict, according to the benefits result
ing from such improvements to pay
the cost and expense thereof.
The city council of the city OF Col
vile. Washington, do ordain as follows:
Section l. That Astor avenue in city
street to the east line Of Hofstetter
street, be improved by grading, gravel
zig. parking and constructing cement
sidewalks along both sides of said
street to be placed fifteen feet and six
inches out from the property lines, said
walk to be four and one-half feet In
width, and concrete curbtng the said
street on both sides thereof along the
outer edge of said sidewalk and by per-
forming such other work as may be
necessary in pursuance of the improve
ments herein contemplated, and In &C
cordance with the plans and specifica-
gineer employed for such purpose and
placed on file in the office of the city
clerk, which said maps. plans and
specifications are hereby approved and
adopted.
Section 2. The cost of said improve
ment, including all the necessary and
incidental expenses shall be borne
wholly by and assessed against the 10
cal improvement district herein estab-
lished, and against the property there
In, in accordance with the benefits to
the property in said district in accord
ance with the law and the ordinances
Of said city: The city of Colville shall
not be liable In any manner for any
portion of the costs and expenses Of
said Improvement.
Section 3. That there is hereby es-
tablished a local Improvement district
TO be designated and hereafter
known as local Improvement district
clpde all of the lots. tracts and parcels
of land and other property found to be
specially benefited by said improve
ment, towit: All the property between
ting upon. adjacent vicinal or proXi-
mate to such street to a distance back
from the marginal lines thereof to the
center line of the blocks facing or abut-
ting thereon.
Section 4. That the costs and ex-
penses of said Improvement shall be
betrayed by special assessments here
matter provided for, payable by the
defined by law and the ordinances of
the city of Colville.
Section s. That special assessments
payable in four annual installments
and bearing interest at the rate of
eight per cent per annum. shall in 40
cordance with law and the ordinances
of the city, of Colville be assessed
tracts and parcels of land and other
property within said district. all of said
lots. tracts and parcels of land and
other property within said district be-
ing deemed to be specially benefited
by said Improvement.
For the purposes of this Improvement
there Is hereby created a special fund
Improvement Fund District No. 49,"
into which shall be paid all the special
assessments hereinafter authorized. as
and when collected as provided by law
and the ordinances of said city.
Section g. Warrants bearing inter-
est at the rate of eight per cent per
annum 6 per cent? and drawn upon
and against, the fund herein created
and provided for, and redeemable out
of such fund only, shall be issued as
and in payment of the costs and ex-
penses of said Improvement
ordered shall be made by the city under
the supervision of the special engineer
Section s. That the city clerk 10
making said improvements. reserving
to the city the right to reject any and
all bids In case satisfactory bid is
reviewed anu accepted, the contract tOr
said Improvement shall provide that
the same shall be completed in all
things in accordance with the maps,
plans and specifications for said i'm
provement herein referred to, and shall
provide that the contractor making the
same shall accept the warrants issued
therefor at their face value. In case no
satisfactory bid Is received said i'm.
provement shall be made by the city
council. and payment therefor shall be
made by the issuance of local improve
ment warrants drawn upon and against
the fund herein created.
Section 9. No bid, acceptance of any
bid, or contract relating to said i'm
provement shall be binding upon the
city until the assessment herein provid-
ed for shall be confirmed by ordinance.
The city shall not be under any obliga-
ton or duty to confirm any assessment
or assessment roll, and if for any rea-
son the same be not confirmed the bid,
acceptance of bid or contract, shall be
Of no force or effect; If the work is let
by contract the city shall not be liable
or responsible in any manner, except
to account for the payment of the local
Improvement warrants herein provided
for.
Section TO- This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and altar
five 60 days after the date of the pass
age, approval and publication of the
same.
Passed first reading the 18th day Of
May, 1919.
Passed second reading and placed up
on final passage and duly passed and
Approved by the mayor this goth dag
of May, 1919.
J. II. KING. City Clerk
First publication, May 49, 1913; last,
last, June Z. 1919.