The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-08-30
RESOLUTION NO. 7s71


Declaring it necessary to improve Ridge
nue. to Cereal Avenue, In the First
Ward Of the City OF Hamilton, Ohio,
by grading and paving the roadway
thereof with a permanent material
suoh as concrete, brick, asphalt, as
phaltio concrete, Warrenite bitulithic,
or any other type of material as may
be determined.
WHEREAS the owners of more than
sixty per cent of the foot frontage of the
property on the above named alley have
petitioned in writing for the improve
ment of Ridgelawn Avenue Alley, from
Webster Avenue to Cereal Avenue. in
the First Ward of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, by grading and paving the roadway
thereof with a permanent material such
concrete Warrenite btulithic or any
other type of material as may be deter
mined, and that the entire cost and ex-
pense for said Improvement as is not
borne by the Works Projects Admins
tration for the City of Hamilton, Ohio,
including incidental costs such as adj
vertising, engineering, inspection, stakes,
etc. shall be assessed by the foot 'front.'
age upon the lots and lands bounding
and abutting upon RidgelaWn Avenue
Alley, between the points aforesaid and
consent that the assessment be levied
and collected without reference to the
value of the property of the subscribers
thereto and waive all benefits of any
statute, constitution or provision of the
charter of the City Of Hamilton, Ohio,
limiting assessments.
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED by the Council of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio:
conducive to the public health, conven-
ience and welfare that Rdgelawn Ave
nue. Alley from Webster Avenue to Ce-
real Avenue in the First Ward of the
City of Hamilton, Ohio, be improved by
grading and paving the roadway thereof
with a permanent material such as con-
crete brick, asphalt, asphaltic concrete,
Warrenite bitulithic, or any other type
of material as may be determined
SECTION II: That the grade of said
CENTER LINE GRADE:
Commencing on the north property
line of Webster Avenue at elevation
15035; thence on a descending grade of
270 feet in 100 feet distance of SO feet
to elevation 1890; thence on descend
ing grade of 100 foot in 100 feet dis
tance of 100 feet to elevation 148.00;
thence ON descending grade of 200 feet
in 100 feet distance of so feet to ele-
grade of 500 feet in 100 feet a distance
of 43 feet to elevation 144.05 on the
south property line of Cereal Avenue.
SECTION III: That the plans, speci-
fications, estimates and proflleS of the
proposed Improvement heretofore pre-
pared by the City Engineer and now on
file in the office of the Director of Public
Works in the City of Hamilton, Ohio, be
SECTION w: That the entire cost and
expense of said improvement as is not
borne by the Works Projects Admins
tration for the City of Hamilton, Ohio
the cost so borne by the Works Projects
Administration for the City of Hamilton,
Ohio, is in excess of two per cent and
cost of intersection, shall be assessed by
the foot frontage upon the following de-
scribed lots and lands, to-wit: all lots
and lands bounding and abutting upon
the above Improvement which said lots
and lands are hereby determined to be
specially benefited by said Improvement.
The cost shall include the expense of pre-
liminary and other surveys and printing
ordinances required, the serving Of said
notices. and the cost of construction, to-
gether with interest on bonds OF. notes
issued in anticipation of the collection
of deferred assessments, and all other
necessary expenditures.
SECTION v: That the assessments so
to be levied shall be paid in ten annual
installments with interest on deferred
payments at the same rate of interest as
shall be borne by the bonds to be issued
in anticipation of the collection thereof.
provided the owner of any property as
sessed may at his option pay such as
sessment in cash within thirty days
after the passage of the assessing or
dinance
either or both, of the City of Hamilton,
Ohio shall be issued in anticipation of
the collection of assessments by Install
ments and In an amount equal thereto.
SECTION VII: That the entire cost of
said improvement as is not borne by the
Works Projects Administration for the
city of Hamilton, Ohio, together with
the cost of any real estate or interest
herein purchased or appropriated and
the cost and expense of any appropria-
tion proceedings therefor, and the dam
ages awarded any owner of adjoining
land and interest therein, and the cost
and expense of such award, shall be paid
by special assessments.
SECTION VIII: This resolution shall
be certified to the Director of Finance
who shall thereupon proceed to make an
assessment report in accordance with the
method of assessment provided in this
resolution, as provided for in the charter
of the City of Hamilton, Ohio
SECTION TX: This resolution shall
take effect and be in full force and eff
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by the charter of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio.
Passed: August 81, 1910.
LEO j. WELSH, Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS,
City Clerk
Aug. 3O--1t