The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-03
ORDINANCE NO. 297

provement District No. "a and
providing for the improvement of
First Avenue from Washington
Street to Fruitland Street; Au-
burn Street from Kennewick Ave-
nue. to First Avenue; Benton
Street from Kennewick Avenue
to First Avenue; Cascade Street
from the alley between Kenne-
wick Avenue and First Avenue to
First Avenue; Dayton Street from
Kennewick Avenue to Columbia
Irrigation District Canal; Everett
Street from Kennewick Avenue to
First Avenue and Fruitland Street
from Kennewick Avenue to First
Avenue by leveling, grading and
surfacing with bitulithic surface
the said portions of streets; and
providing mode of payment for
said improvement.
, The City Council of the City of
Kennewick do ordain as follows:
Sec. 1. That First Avenue from
Washington Street, to Fruitland
Street, the portions of Auburn
Street, Benton Street, Everett
Street and Fruitland Street be-
tween Kennewick Ave. and First
Ave-, Cascade Street between the
alley between Kennewick Avenue
and First Avenue to First Ave-
nue. and Dayton Street from Ken
newick Avenue to the Columbia
Irrigation District Canal shall be
improved by leveling, grading and
surfacing with bitulithic surface,
and by the performance of such
other work as may be necessary in
connection Herewith, according to
the plans and specifications pre-
pared under the direction of the
Street and Alley. Committee and
on file in the office of the City
clerk; which plans are hereby
adopted.
Sec. 2. That the entire cost and
expense of said Improvement in
GLIDING all the necessary incident
al expenses shall be borne by and
assessed against the property in
said assessment district herein
after created; and the City of
Kenpewick shall not be liable in
any manner'for any portion of the
costs of said Improvement exr
cepting for the guarantee provid-
ed by law.
Sec. 8. There is hereby created
and established Local Improve
ment District to be known as 10
cal Improvement District No. "a"
which district shall include all
property between the termini of
said improvement abutting upon,
adjacent, vicinal or proximate to
the portions of streets to be inn
proved back from the marginal
lines thereof to the center Of the
blocks abutting thereon and in case
Of unplatted property back from
such marginal lines the same dis
lance as adjacent plated prop
erty.
Sec. A. A special fund is here
by created to be known as Local
Improvement Fund District No.
a." which fund shall consist OF
all amounts levied, assessed and
collected upon the several lots,
tracts or parcels of land of said
Local Improvement District "a,
for the purpose Of defraying the
expense Of said Improvement and
out of the same shall be paid the
entire costs and expense Of said
improvement and no part Of said
fund shall be or become the
property Of the City of Kenne-
wick, but shall be construed as a
special trust fund for the purpose
indicated.
Sec. 5. The Street and Alley
Committee Of the City Council is
hereby directed to advertise for
bids for making said improve
ment in the manner provided by
law, reserving the right to the
City to reject any and all bids and
do the work under its own super
vision. In case a satisfactory bid
is received and accepted the con-
tract for said improvement shall
provide that same shall be COM
pleted, in all things, in accord
ance with the plans and specifi-
cations for said improvement, and
may also provide that the con-
tractor doing the work shall ac-
cept, at par value, the bonds is
sued pursuant to this ordinance,
payable by said Local Improve
ment District, unless the said
City shall elect to sell said bonds
and pay the contractor out of the
proceeds of the sale of same.
Sec. s. Special assessments
payable in five equal annual in
stallments and bearing interest
at the rate of seven per cent per
annum, shall, in accordance with
the statutes of the State Of Wash
ington, and the ordinances of the
City Of Kennewick, be assessed to
and levied upon all the property
Of the District herein before
created.
Sec. 2 Payment Of the entire
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