HomeMy WebLinkAbout1016 ORDINANCE N0. 101~
AN 0RDI~zNCE providing for the improvement of Burwell Street from
the West margiR of Pacific ~venue west to the east margin of Chester
Avenue by~elearIng, gr~bblng~ g~ading, altering, adjustment lowering of
side sewers and sewen, connections and appurtenances where necessary,
the construction and adjustment of inlets, catch basins, manholes and
flush ~anks~ providln8 for the drainage thereof, the adjustment and con-
nections of water mains with connections thereto, and by paving with one
course concrete pavement approximately six inches thick and thirty-six
feet in width, together with the construction of concrete curb~.'and
gutters on each side thereof, the adjustment and construction of concrete
walks, where necessary, with the doinE of any and all other work.as may
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be necessary to make such i~provement a complete job,~ all in accordance
with the Resolution passed by the City Co~Eaission on the 13th day of
January,.1934, and providing that payment for the proportionate cost of
auchimprovement shall be made by spec%al assessments.upon the private
property in said district'abutting upon, contiguous or approximate to
said improvement and payable by mode of payment by bonds and the pa~aent
of the remainder of the cost of said improvement to be.'made by the 0ivll
Works Administration of the United States or with arrangement made there-
with, and declaring an emergency.
THE CITY G0~ISSI0~ OF THE CITY OF BREMERT0~ DO ORDzI~ ~S FOLL0~S:
.Section 1. That BurweI1 Street, from the west margin of Pacific
Avenue, west to the East margin of Chester Avenue be improve~ by clearing
grubbing, grading, altering, adjus.tment, lowering of side sewers, sewer
connections and appurtenances where necessary, the construction and.
adjustment of inlets, catch basins, manholes and flush tanks, providing
for ~he drainage thereof; the replacement, adjustment and connection of
water mains with connections thereto and by paving with a one course
concrete pavement approximately six inches thick and thirty-six feet in
width, together with the construction of concrete curbs and gutters on
each side thereof; the adjustment and construction of concrete walks
~where necessary, with the doing of any and all other wOrk necessary to
finish the job in a good and workmanlike manner and to make such im-
provement a complete job.
Section 2. That the cost and expense of sai6.improvement shall be
borne by and assessed against the property under private ownership or
under ownership of the City of Bremerton or Kltsap County, i$cluded in
the assessment district hereinafter created, in proportion that said
property would bear to an improvement~district that would include pro-
perty under ownership of the United State's Government.were such property
included in this district, in accordance with the provisions of Section
9365 of Remington's Revised Statutes, but the assessment against said
propertY shall not exceed the sum of $12,615.00 which 'is hereby fixed
ag its proportionate share of the cost of said improvement, and the
balance of the cost of said improvement shall not be assessed against
said private property or property of the City of Bremerton or Kitsap County
included in said district, but shall be paid for through an arrangement with
the Civil Works zdministration of the United States, except, however, the
Water Department of the City of Bremerton shall pay the necessary cost and
expenses of the replacement, adjustment and lowering of water mains, together
with connections thereto, out of the current water fund of the City of
Bremerton, and the City of Bremerton shall pay its proportionate share of
the cost of said improvement or any property owned by the city, within the
district hereinafter created, in the same manner other like property is
assessed therefor; provided, that if and in the event it is impossible to
make reasonable arrangements for the carrying on of said work through the
assistance of the Civil Works ~dministration of the United States, then no
assessment upon any property shall be made, and said work shall not be
prosecuted, nor said district established.
Section 3. There is hereby established and Greated a Local Improvement
District to be called and known as Local ImprovementDistrict No. 128, the
boundaries of which district are hereby specified and described-as follows;
Beginning at the intersection of the center lines of
Pacific ~venue and Burwell Street, thence ~orth 140 feet, more
or less, to the centerline of the alley in Block 14 of the
Original Town of Bremerton; thence west along the centerline
in said Block to the centerline of the alley on the ~orth end
of said Block 14; thence South along the centerline of said
alley, to the ~orth margin of Burwell Street; thence west along
the ~orth margin of Burwell Street to the Southeast corner of
Lot ll, Block 19, of the Original Town of Bremerton being the
West margin of United State Government property thence north
along the East margin of said Lot 14., .~Bl~~¥~-to the center-
line of the alley in Block 19; thence west~'a~oEg the center-
line of the alley in said block and~atong.~the-.o~nterline of
the alley in Block 22 of the 0~i~l~al Town of'Bremerton to the
centerline of Chester zvenue; thenoels0uth '~Ion~ said center-
line 292 feet, more or less, to the centerli~e. Df the alley
in Block 21 of the Original Town of Bremerton; thence east
along said centerline 877.50 Te~$;i~imore 'or~less¥ to the center-
line of the alley running north and south in Block 20 of the
Original Town of Bremerton; thence North along the centerline
of said alley 122 feet, more or less to the South margin of Burwell
Street 1132.50 feet, more or less, to a point directly north of
the west margin of Block 13 of the Original Town of Bremerton;
thence South along the west margin of Block 13 which is the
east margin of the United States Navy Yard, 122~ feet, more or
less to the center of the alley between Blocks 1£ and 13; thence
e~st along the centerline of said alley 126.50 feet, more or less,
to the centerline of P~cific ~venue; thence North along said
centerline 152 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
There is excluded from this improvement district all lands
and property owned by the United States government, which is
non-assessable and the assessments against the property included
in the above described district shall not exceed its proportionate
share of the total cost of said improvement.
Section 4. That the cost and expenses of said improvement shall
be assessed against said property included in said improvement district in
proportion to area and in accordance with the provisions of Section 9368 of
Remington's Revised Statutes of the State of Washington, but not to exceed the
sum of 'I~elve Thousand Six Hundred Fifteen ($12,615.00) Dollars, which sum
is hereby fixed as the limit ofthe proportionate share of the cost of said
improvement to be borne by the privately owned property included in said
improvement district, and the b~l~nce of the cost of said improvement is to be
paid for by arrangement with the Civil Works zdministration of the United
States Government, which balance is hereby declared to be the amount that
the property ownedby the United States Government would bear were such
property in private ownership and assessable.
Section 5. Bond bearing interest at the rate of 7% per annum p~yable
on or before ten years from the date of issuance shall be issued in payment
of the cost and expenses of said improvement, as assessed against the
private property included in said district, and not to exceed the total sum
of 12,615.00 dollars, which bonds shall be redeemed by the collection of
special assessments to be levied and assessed against the property within
said districtpya able in ei~ ~q~al_ annual installments, with interest at
the rate of 7% per annum under ~e ~ode of payment by bonds as required by
law and the Ordinances of the City of Bremerton. These bonds shall be
delivered to the contractor in the redemption of warrants on the local
improvement district funds issued on the esth~ate of the City ~ngineer, or
the City of Bremerton may, at its election, sell said bonds and make such
redemption in cash.
Ordinance No. 1016 (cont)
Section 6. =n emergency exists by reason of the fact that it will
consume at least six weeks to complete the work provided by this ordinance
and it is necessary to make i~-amediate arrangements with the Civil ~orks
~dr,~inistration for the carrying on of said '~ork under the rules and
regulation.'; of such Civil '~'iorks ~.dministr~tion, and this work shall be
co~nenceC and prosecuted at once and bids sh~ll be called for ~nd returned
in a time not exceeding seven days, as provided by City Ordinances and
the La~s of the State of ~ashington, and the Co~issioner of Streets and
~lleys be and he is hereby authorized and directed to make i~ediate
arrantements with the Civil ~orks =dministration of the United States for
the prosecution of said work.
Section ~. ~n emergency exists and this ordinance is necessary for
the i~ediate preservation of the peace, health and safety of the people
of the City of Bremerton, and shall take effect i~ediately upon its
passage and publication as provided by law.
PzSS~ by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, signed by
the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage
this l~th day of February, 1934.
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