Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-07
ORDINANCE NO. 1892
An Ordinance Assessing The Cost of Improvement in Paving District No. a7 of the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Upon the Real Property Therein Situated and Making the Same Lien Thereon.

Whereas, the majority m value oi the property holders owning proper ty adjoining the locality to be at fccted and situated in Paving Dis trict No. 1T of the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, organized for the pur- pose of paving the following streets in the said city, to-wit;
 That portion of Walnut street be ginning at the South boundary line of Sixth Avenue and running thence South on said Walnut street to the South boundary line of Ninth Avcn- ue; beginning thence on Ninth Avenue on the West boundary line of Walnut street and running thence West on said Ninth Avenue to tn" West boundary line of Olive street, beginning thence on Olive Street on the South boundary line of Ninth Avenue and running thence south on said Olive Street to the North boundary line of Twentieth Aven- ue; beginning on Tenth Avenue on the West boundary line of Olive Street and running thence West on said Tenth Avenue to the East boundary line of Luarel street; be ginning on Eleventh Avenue at the West boundary line of Olive Street
  Eleventh Avenue 10 the East boun- dary line of Laurel street; begin ming on Twelfth Avenue on the West boundary line of Olive street and running thence West on said Twelfth Avenue to the East boundary line of Laurel street, and beginning on Thirteenth Avenue at the West boundary line of Olive Street, and running thence West on said Thir- teenth Avenue to the East boundary i line of I.uarcl street, such pave ment to be of bithulthic macadam asphalt brick or other suitable ma terial as the commissioners of said district may determine and to do all necessary grading therefor as set forth in Ordinance No. 1923 of said city laying off said district, have pc. titioncd the City Council of the said city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, for the construction of said improve ment and that the cost thereof shall be assessed upon the real property of said district according to benct'ts received; and,
 Whereas. said benefits received by each and every block, lot and parcel of real property situated Tn said district equals or exceeds the local assessment thereon; and,
 Whereas, the estimated cost oi said improvement is $8190226 In- cluding interest upon money Dor rowed.
 Therefore, it is now ordained by the City Council of the said city Of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, that the said several blocks, lots and parcels of real property in said district be assessed according to the assessment list for said improvement district as the same now remains in the office of the city clerk of said city, and that three per centum of the assessed benefits of each of said blocks, lots and parcels shall be paid annually on or before the 10th day of February of each year until the whole of said local assessment shall be paid the payment of the first installment to be due Febru ary 10, 1920. ,u
 1 The said local assessment shall bt a hcargc and lien against all ol the real property in said districl from the date of this ordinance ant shall be entitled to preference ovel all judgments, executions, incum brances or liens whensoever createc and shall continue until such loca assessment with any penalty ant cost that may accrue thereon shai be paid; provided as between grant or and grantee all payments not dut at the date of the transfer of sucf real property shall be payable by tho grantee. ..
 This ordinance shall take. cffec' and be in force from and after it passage. -..
 Passed and approved January 9th 1920.
 M. c. HOLLIS, Mayor Attest:-W. A. Lee, City Clerk.