HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 0017 - Sidewalk Construction on Pacific HighwayRESOLUTIOI3 No, 17
A RESOLUTION Concerning the building of a sidewalk on the West side of
.:'aeific Highway, along .a portion of Block 15, in the Town of Tukwila.
WHEREAS, Public oafety and convenience demand and require that a sidewalk
be constructed on the West Bide of Pacific Highway, 'begineing at the South
boundary of Lot 10, Block 15, and continuing along said Pacifte Highway to the
North boundary of Lot 23, ?i7oek 15, upon a strip of land six (6) feet wide,
zneaeuring from the property abutting upon said proposed nic1 walk, said strip
of lend having been acquired from the County of King, for sidewalk purposes,
by Permit No. 510 executed by the Cor eiss toners of said King County; and,.
`,!IIEREAS, It ie deemed by the Town Co..ncil of Tukwila to be for the best.
Interests of all coner►rr►ed, concurred in and aseented to by a majority of the
abutting property owners a1oeg said improvement, that the above described six
(6) foot strip of land, upon which it is contemplated by the Town Council to
conrtrect a sidewalk as hereinabove set forth, be filled in and brought to an
even gr ^.do with the Pacific Highwey, erecting the neces3ary retaining walls to
prevent washing and consequent damage to propoi ed sidewalk after construction; and,
WHEREAS After consideration of the respective costs of construction of
said sidewalk with wood or concrete, and taking into account the practical
indesti'u ti'o:tlity of concrete and the comparatively short duration of the life
of s sidewalk conrtx'uated of wood, it is also deemed to be for the best interests
of all concerned, in which a majority of the property owners concur, that the
above proposed sidewalk be constructed of concrete of the customary thickness and
ingredients to obtain first •cuss and satisfactory results,
NOVJ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Town Coureztl of the Town of Tukwila,
theft, the said six -fort otrip hereinabove described, the control of which six -foot
strip having been acquired by the Town of Tukwila under Permit No. 511,0 Z from
tho Corvniseioners of King County, Washington, be filled to an even grade with
Pacific Highway, construct:t.1g the necessary retaining wall to prevent washing;
end that after said fill shall have been made and shall have settled to fore a
firm foundation, a six -foot concrete sidewalk shall be constructed thereon, said
sidewalk to eetend from t' South boundary of Lot 10, Block 15, to the North
boundary of Lot 23, said Block 15, and all work in connection therewith, including
filling, as above, and the cora.strection of neces3ary retaining wall, to be done
at the expense of the abutting property thereon.
Said sidewalk to be. constructed in accordance with the best practice for such
work and the concrete to lonposed of ingredietts mixed according to the formula
recognized by experts in this class of work as scientifically correct. Walk to
be laid to a true line of grade to be given by "the Superintendent of Streets. All
work to be first-claso in every respect and to the satisfaction of the Street
Superintendent.
The abutting property adjacent to the line of said proposed sidewalk, to-
gether with the approximate cost to each lot, and the name of the owner thereof,
ie as follows:
Legal Description: Block 15, Hillman's Seattle Garden Tracts,now Town of Tukwila
Lot No, Lineal Feet Estimated Cost Owner
10 50 05.00
11 50 55.00
12 50 50.00 _Estate of Jno. 0.Wo14deceased
13 50 50.00 Alfred Smith
14 19 Inc. 300 300.00 Lie, and Carblins Lutz
20 50 50.00 G. Eggler
21 22 100 100.00 Estate of Jno.Wiold,deceased
23 50 50.00 S. Meyers.
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Notice in the manner prescribed by law,
be given to the several owners of the property above described, ordering the
construction of'said sidewalk and the filling and construction of retaining
wall as above sat forth, and providing in such notice that unless said walk shall
have been constructed on or before September 19, 1920, the Town of Tukwila
will, on that date, proceed to construct said sidewalk and cause the expense of
of such construction to be assessed against the owners of the several lots in
front of which said walk is to be constructed.
Adopted by the Town Council and signed by me in authentication of its
passage, this 19th day of August, A. D. 1920.
Attest:
Clerk of Tukw ila
Published by me this 19th day of
August, A. D. 1920.
Mayor of Tukwila,