HomeMy WebLinkAbout1119ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance of the City of Kent, vjashington,
approving and confirming the assessments and
assessment roll of L.I.D.No. 241, for the
improvement of certain street: and avenues
within the City of KeTlt, ; the construction
and installation of ornamental standards of
mercury vapor street ligYlts, pole mounted mercury
vapor street lights, tooetner with all necessary
work in connection therewith and incidental thereto;
levying and assessing the amount thereof' against
the several lots, tracts, parcels of land and other
Nroperty as shown on said assessment roll; pro-
viding i'or the payment of said assessments into the
Local Improvement District No. 241 Fund, created
by Ordinance No. I06'(" of the Ci ; and deciarin
an emergency.
WHEREAS, by motion duly made, seconded and passed on the 16th
day of December, 1961, the City Council fixed the date, time and
place of the hearing on the assessment roll for Local Improvement
District No. 241 as 6:00 o'clock P.M. on February , 1,62, at the
City Hall, Kent, Washington; and
WHEREAS, notice of said hearing was duly and regularly given
by publication in the Kent -News Journal on the 20th and 2'jth days car
December, 1961, and by mailing a notice thereof to the owner or
reputed owner of each lot, tract, parcel of land or other propert
whose name appears on such assessment roll at the address of such
owner as shown on the tax rolls of the County Treasurer for the
property described on the roll; and
WHEREAS, at the time and place of said hearing the Council met
and considered said assessment roll and the written and oral pro-
tests filed and made thereto and, after consideration of such
roll and discussion of such protests, allowed the protest of Nor-
thern Pacific Railway Co., and denied all other protests, and
then ordered the said assessment roll as corrected to be confirme
in the manner required by law.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, as follows:
Section 1. That the assessments and assessment roll of Local
Improvement District No. 24.1, for the improvement of certain streeps
and avenues within the City by the construction and installation
of ornamental standards and mercury vapor street lights, and pole
mounted mercury vapor street lights, and all necessary appurtenances
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thereto and by doing all work necessary in connection therewith
and incidental thereto, as authorized and ordered by Ordinance No.
1087, passed and approved on the 20th day of February, 1961, as
such assessments now stand upon such assessment roll, be and the
same are hereby in all things approved and confirmed.
Section 2. That each of the lots, tracts, parcels of land and
other properties shown upon said roll is hereby declared to be
specially benefited by said improvement in at least the amount
charged against the same, and the assessment appearing against
each such lot, tract, parcel of land and other property is in
proportion to the several assessments appearing upon said roll.
There is hereby levied and assessed against each such lot, tract,
parcel of land and other property appearing upon said roll the
amount finally charged against the same thereon.
Section 3. The amount of each assessment or any portion thereo
may be paid at any time within thirty (30) days from the date of
the first publication of the City Treasurer's notice that the
assessment roll has been placed in his hands for collection, witho t
penalty interest or costs, and thereafter the sum remaining unpaid
if any, may be paid in five (5) equal annual installments with
interest on the whole unpaid sum at the rate of 5o per annum,
such installments coming due each year, commencing with the year
1963 on the date that is 30 days after the first publication of
said notice and each year thereafter one of said installments,
together with the interest due thereon and on all installments
thereafter to become due, shall be collected as provided by law
and the ordinances of the City of Kent.
Section 4. All of such assessments or installments thereof andl
interest and penalty, if any, thereon, collected by the City
Treasurer shall be paid into the "Local Improvement District No.
241 Fund" created by said Ordinance No. 1067, and shall be used
solely for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on
the warrants and bonds drawn upon or issued against said fund.
Section 5. This ordinance is declared to be one necessary for
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the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health
and safety of the people of the City of Kent, Waslington. An
emergency is hereb declared to exist and this ordinance is hereby
declared to be in full force and effect from and after its
assage, approval, and publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and
l�pproved by the Mayor at a regular meeting of said Council held
slIth day of February, 1962
Mayor
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Approved as to form:
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Published theday of February, 1962.
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