HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0122 - Plans and Specifications for Municipal Waterworks SystemORDINANCE NO. 122
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS SYStem
, ORDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID SYSTEM, AND
DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF CALL FOR BIDS FOR SUCH
WORK.
WHEREAS, under and pursuant to the provisions
of Ordinance No. 112 of the Town. Council of the Town of
Tukwila, King County, Washington, there was submitted to
the qualified voters of said town for their ratification
or rejection, a system or plan specified and adopted by
said ordinance for the acquisition and construction by
said town of a municipal water works system and the issu-
ance of $14,000 general bonds and $14,000 bonds payable
solely from the revenues of said system to pay the cost
thereof; and
WHEREAS, the proposition so submitted was rati-
fied and adopted by the requisite vote and it is now for
the best interest of said town that it proceed with the
construction of said system; and
WHEREAS, plans and specification for the construc-
tion of said system have been prepared by Y. D. Blackwell,
acting as engineer for said town in the matter and are now
on file in the office of the Town Clerk;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF TUKWILk AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 That the said plans and specifications for
said work be and the same are hereby approved.
Section 2 That said town proceed to eonstruet said
system pursuant to said plans and specifi-
cations by contract to be awarded by the Town Council
following published call for bids for such work.
Section 3 That the Town Clerk is hereby authorized
and directed to publish a call for sealed
bids for such work, alI bids to be delivered to the Town
Clerk and by him to the Town Council, and to be opened
at the next meeting of the Town Council following the fin-
al date for submission of bids.
Section .4 That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approv-
al, and posting as provided by law.
Passed by the Town Council at a meeting thereof
held on December 6, 1928
Approved by me on December 6, 1928
Attest:
City Clerk J.A. Duff
Posted in three public places in said town on
December 7, 1928.
August 9, 1927 Special bond election $14000 general
bonds and $14000 revenue bonds.
Result of election 123 for; 64 against.
July 16, 1928 Seattle Council agrees to buy $6500
revenue bonds upon the fulfillment of
certain conditions.
August 1, 1928
August 10,1928
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Dec.
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$14000 general bonds sold and deliver-
ed the the State Finance Commission.
Resolution passed :').1/ Council declaring
its intention of :inst &ling a water
distributing system. Hearing set for
September 4, 1928.
4, 1928 Hearing held. Three protests made,
namely, J. Gee, H. Wiedeman and F. Mc-
donald, representing a frontage of 967
feet out of a total frontage of 43,610
feet or two hundredths of one percent.
6, 1928 Ordinance passed creating local improve-
ment district No. 1 and providing for
the improvement of this district by
the construction of a water distribut-
ing system.
6, 1928 Ordinance passed adopting plans and
specifications for the construction of
a municipal water works system, order-
ing the construction of said system
and directing the call for bids.
4, 1929 Bids opened. Low bid of $34,000 quite
satisfactory.
5, 1929 Summons served in an action in the Su-
perior Court to obtain an injunction
against the Town of Tukwila restraining
it from proceeding with the construction
of the proposed water works system and
a temporary order restraining them from
any action until a hearing could be had.
17, 1929 Hearing in the Superior Court on a motion
to restrain The Town from proceeding on
any work connected with the water system
until a trial could be had.
Jan. 22, 1929 Judge of the Superior Court signs an
order quashing the injunction and dis-
solving the temporary restraining order.
I hereby CE?TIFY THAT above is correct.
TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PETITION
.6i%.J the loile'ein residents, i eroeert, owners
and taxpayers of the Town of Tu wile, a municin 1 coreoretion
of the fourth class and reseectfully petit on Yoer Honorable
Body to redonsider your ac ion relative to the potitien here-
tofore presented to Yoar ilonorele Body certain eroclei ed
residents and eroperty owners of the said Town of Tu-wile re-
questing that the City of erant the riht and priv&-
le,;e of obtaining water from the City of eettle eelnicieel
system and the action of Yoer Honorehle 3ody taeen on or ahout
the 2nd day of eueust, 1928 at whieh tie you did indicate
that ueon certein conditions beine felfilled end eerforeled
by the said Town of Tukwile that the seid town mieht then ob-
tain water from the City of ":":eattle. The eetitieners he :eto
now state and represent to Your Honorable 1ody thet a majority
of the citizens, taxeeyers end eronerty owners of the .Con of
Tukwila are not desirous of obteinie said .,,,d-sent and license
from the City of "ieettle on the ,j end for the reasen
that it is far too costly and eeeensiee and endeetrkin_; to
such eroperty owners.
And sr-'id ''etitioners further stete and reeresent to
Your Honorable Body that any of the undersi he joined
themselves tog:ether and ha e formed a body 'eeeen as !'.te
wile Home Protective eesocietion which seid essocietien is
formed solely for the eureo-e of nrotecting the :fli
rijltS and interest of said residents end roperty weere of
the Town of Tukwila end for the particuler eureoee of influenc-
ine; Yoer 7 onoreble Body to deny the seid eetition of the "oen
of TUKWilV and by all proper eleens Le defeet the Leeid
expenditure of a large sum of Aoeey by the eeid 'o'n of
lend the 2etitioners hereto firth r state end re re-
sent to Your Honorehle Body thet since the ori,inel eetition
herein was sub-Aitted to or honorable Body, cenditiens in
Tukwila have ehaned in the followinf; nner: fhet tee eu6et
3ond Olectric IDeeilwey, e coreoretien, which heeetofore hes
operated an electric railway between ttle and Tecoma, has
been for years oey:n aperoxim:tely one-third of the total
tax -s collected in Tukwila and that the said reilwey hes own-
ed a large eelount of the nronerty on the assessment roll of
the said Town of Tukwile. That the s. Id nilvey hes beceele
insolvent and on the 70th day of December, 1928, by order
of the P'eder dourt oe thie district, the seid reilwey did
discontinue operation end is now defuntt and ee longer op rr-
tive. That as a result of the said discontinuetion of service
and as a result of the insolvency of said reilwey, the total
taxes collectible in Tukwila he e been redused eeeroxieletely
one-third. That as a result of said insolvency the tex levy
ee;ainst the remainieg erop rty of the rown of Tukwila will
be greatly raised and increased and the burden on the nrooerty
owners of said Town i reetly augmented. het es e resel_t s'
the insolvency of seid reiltey com the aesessed valua-
tion of said Town of Tuewile hes been reduced in the seq of
,1182,959.00 to the aeeroximate sum of theee'y
greatly augmenting the burden of the undersigned and all other
residents and taxpayers of said City of Tukwila. That is a
further result of said insolvency and discontinuation of service
the only means of transportation other than by private
automobile between the City of Seattle and the City of Tukwila
consists of automotive bus service. Taht the fare on
said bussess is approximately twice that formerly charged by
the said railway. Taht thereby the value of property in
Tukwila has been greatly depreciated and reduced and the
burden of the undersigned and other residents and taxpayers
augmented
And the Petitioners hereto further state that there
is no need or necessity of said proposed municipal water system
for the City of Tukwila. That the said City is now well
supplied with water. That the municipal systems as proposed
will be exorbitant and prohibitive in cost. That there is
not nor has there ever been any epidemic in the City of Tukwila
resulting from any insufficiency or quality of water
And the Petitioners hereto further state that an
action has heretofore and on the 5th day of January 1929
been filed in the Superior Court of the State of Washington
for King County against the City of Tukwila praying for an
injunction against said City from further proceeding with said
municipal water system.
Therefore by reason of all the above the undersigned
Petitioners and other residents citizens taxpayers
and property owners of the City of Tukwila whose signatures
will be added hereto request and pray that your honorable body
will refuse to enter into any contract with said
purported citizens of the City of Tukwial or the City Council
and/or the Mayor of said City of Tukwila or the City of Tukwila granting them or it the right to obtain water from
the City of Seattle or in any manner obligating or binding
the City of Seattle and the undersigned further request and
pray that your honorable body will in no event take any action
after the question of the legality of said proposed municipal
water system of the Town of Tukwila and the ordinances
and the election purporting to create the same are finally
terminated and adjudicated in the Superior Court of this
County or if appeal is taken from the decision of said Court
then until such appeal is finally determined by the Supreme
ourt of this State
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESSMENT ROLL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the assessment roll
is now on file in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town
of Tukwila, King County, Washington, for the following local
improvement district located in said Town, to -wit: Local
Improvement District No. 1 under Ordinance No. 121, for the
improvement of:
Clarence Avenue from Riverside Avenue to Warren
Avenue; Main Street from Clarence Avenue to the Pacific
Highway; Warren .Avenue from Clarence Avenue to High-
land Drive; Tukwila Avenue from Riverside Avenue to
Warren Avenue; Highland Drive from Main Street West
to Riverside Avenue; Riverside .venue from Highland
Drive North to the Pacific Highway; Highland Drive
from Main Street East and Southeast to Warren Avenue;
Pacific Highway from Main +street Northwesterly to
the North Town Limits; Pacific Highway from Main
Street Southeasterly to a point at right angles to the
end of alley between First and Second Avenues and from
a point at right angles to the cattle crossing, which
cattle crossing is 800 feet, more or less, southeaster-
ly of the point first mentioned; thence, southeasterly
to a point 100 feet southeasterly of the intersection
of the Pacific Highway and Bluff Street; Maule Avenue
from Edward Avenue southeasterly to the intersection
of the Pacific Highway and Clarence Avenue extended;
Rice Street from Maule Avenue easterly 350 feet;
First Avenue from Maule Avenue easterly 1125 feet;
Second Avenue from Maule Avenue easterly 475 feet;
Warren Avenue from Clarence Avenue to Hazel Avenue;
Hazel Avenue from Warren Avenue to Division Street;
Division Street from Hazel Avenue to Outlet Street;
Bluff Street from Outlet Street to the southerly line
of traots 17 and 27 of the Interurban Addition; Out-
let Street from Division Street to Bluff Street;
Riverside Avenue from Highland Drive to Outlet Street;
Tukwila Avenue from Riverside Avenue to Rainier Avenue;
Kenny Boulevard from Clarence Avenue North 1650 feet;
Rainier Avenue from Tukwila Avenue North 675 feet;
Clarence Avenue from Riverside Avenue to Kenny Boule-
vard; Summit Avenue from Riverside Avenue West 550
feet;
by the laying and construction of water pipes therein for
domestic water supply and such other work as was necessary in
connection therewith.
Said roll has been set down for hearing at the regular
meeting of the Town Council, to be held in the Council Chambers
in said Town at 8 o'clock P. M. November 12, 1929.
All persons who may desire to object to any assessment
contained in said roll are hereby notified to make such objec-
tions in writing and file the same with the Town Clerk at or
prior to the date fixed for such hearing. At the time and place
fixed for such hearing, and at such other times as said hear-
ing may be continued to, the Town Council will sit as a Board of
Equalization for the purpose of considering said roll, and at such
hearings will consider any objections made to said roll, or any
part thereof, and will correct, revise, raise, lower, change or
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modify said roll, or any part thereof, or set aside such roll
and order that the assessments therein contained be made de
novo as to such body shall appear just and equitable, and then
proceed to confirm the same by ordinance.
City Clerk J.A. Duff