HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0099 - Improvement and Construction of Sidewalks (Repealed by Ord 569)ORDINANCE NO. 99
REPEALED BY 569
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Public Improvement and Construction of
Sidewalks in the Town of Tukwila, fixing the method of payment therefor, providing
for the issuance of Certificates of Delinquency and repealing all Ordinances and
parts of Ordinances in conflict therewith.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TUKWILA:
Section 1.
All public improvement and construction of sidewalks in
the Town of Tukwila, under the provisions of Chapter 149, Laws of 1915 of the State
of Washingt0?^ or amendments threeto shall in the manner provided by law
and in accordance with the terms of an Ordinance or a Resolution passed and adopted
by the Council of the Town of Tukwila covering each such improvement.
Section 2. Upon the completion of each such sidewalk improvement in
t Town of Tukwila, the City clerk shall present to the Town Council at its first
regular meeting thereafter an assessment roll showing thereon a complete description
of each lot or parcel of land affected together with the name and address of
the owner, if known, and the amount assessed against e a c h such lot or parcel of
land to cover the cos of such imeraveraciit. Immediately upon receipt of such roll,
the Town Council shall set a date for the hearing of any protest against said pro-
posed assessment roll and shall cause a notice of the time and place of such hear-
ing to be published for two ;iucceesi e weeke in the official newspaper of the Towil,
or if there be nu of f ic:i'ui 1. newspaper, then in any weekly newspaper published in the
Town or if there be none published in the Town, then in any newspaper published in
King County and of general circulation in the Town of Tukwila, the date of said
hearing to be not less than thirty (30) days from the date of the fleet publication
of said notice.
Section 3.
Whenever a notice of hearing Shall be published as provided
in Section 2, it shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to mail a copy of the notice
required to be published to the owner of the property assessed, when the post office
acdresc of the owner is known, but failure to ,nail or receive the cane shall be no
excuce or justification for non- payment of any assessment.
Section 4. At the time of such hearing or at any adjournment thereof,
the Town Council shu ?.t... 1_y Ordinance fix the amount to be assessed a ainsl. tLc pro
ri y described in said assess :nont roll to cover the coat of construction and the
Town Clerk shall certify said roll to the Town Treasurer for collection in the manner
provided by law, together with interest at the rate of six (6 per cent per annuli
from the date of said hearing and approval and unless payi.1ont .1'.'.11 have been made
within thirty days from the date of said hearing, such assessi;lent will become
delinquent.
Section 5 Whenever any assessment shall becom.e delinquent as provided
in Section 4, a penalty of five (51 per cent shall attach to and become a part of
such assessment. A delinquent assessments shall have interest at the rate o•:
(8; per cent per an until paid.
Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Town Treasurer to certify to
the Treasurer of King County on or before the first day of January in each year all
assessments which have become delinquent during the preceding year there to be
entered upon the general rolls and collected as other general taxes are collected
Section 7 Two (2) year after the date of delinquency of an assess-
ment, it shall be the duty of the Town Treasurer to issue a Certificate of Delin-
quency against the property described in any such asoea.s. roll for 'L.'. e amount of
such delinquent assessment together with normal penalty and interest. Such
Certicates shall constitute a lien against the property upon which such assessments were
levied and shall bear interest at the rate of twelve (12 per cent pe.r annum and
may be foreclosed after two (2) years from the date of their issuance in the same
manner and with the same effect as mortgages upon real estate are forclosed. Such
Certificates may be issued by the Town Treasurer to the Town of Tuk1Ti io or sold to
any persons or person desiring to purchase the same.
Section 8. Immediately upon the passage and adoption of this Ordin-
ance by the Council of the Town of Tukwila the Town Clerk shall prepare an assessment roll
consisting of all present outstanding assessments for sidewalks heretofore
constructed under the provisions of said Act in the Town of Tukwila and present same
to the Town Council, who shall proceed to hold hearing and approve said roll by
ordinance„ which same shall be certified to the city Treasurer for collection
in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance
Section 9 All ordinance or parts of ordinances now in effect which
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shal be and the same as hereby
repealed and of no effect
Section 10,
and Clerk of the Town of Tukwila.
cation of its passage this 3th day of March,
ATTEST:
Published, March 3th 1923.
An emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordin-
ance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and execution by the Mayor
Passed the Town Council and signed by me in open session in authentication of its
passage this 8th day of March 1923
Mayor E.F. greene
City Clerk E.E. Lutz