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Whereas, the United States Housing Corporation own
coneidervble improved real property in the City of Bremerton
which it claims is not liable to taxation and assessments; and,
Whereas, said Housing Corporation has proposed to enter
into a contract with the City of Bremerton under which it agrees
to pay pertain sums of money in lieu of taxes and special
assessments; and,
Whereas, the City Council of the Cit of Brec
believes that the best interests of said City will be subserved
by the execution of said contract:
NOW, TH$R Poit2, IT R 0l,VED by the City Council of
the City of. Bremerton as follows:
That said City enter into the contract with said housing
Corporation forAn of which is hereto attached marked "Exhibit A ",
and the 1.iayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed
to sign and execute such contract for and on behalf of the City
of Bremerton.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by me this. / c �
day of April, 1920.
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Attest:
City Clerk.
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THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this l day of
April, 1920, by and .between the UNITLD STATES S HOUSING CUR1'O±tAT iOl4 ,
a corporation organized and acting by authority ofAthe President
of the United States and Secretary of Labor (hereinafter called
the "Housing Corporation "), and the CITY OF BEEhlAHTOId, a municipal
corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws
of the State of Washington (hereinafter called the City),
WITNBSSATH:
WHEREAS, the Housing Corporation is the owner of certain
real property upon which houses and other buildings have been
erected, located in the City of Bremerton; and
WHEREAS, said Housing Corporation has taken the position
that it is prevented by law from paying taxes or assessments
upon such lands and improvements, on the ground that the same is
in reality the property of the Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, said Housing Corporation desire to obtain the
benefit of police and fire protection and other municipal services
for its properties:
NOW, THA t POE , IT 1S AGREED BY Ake D BETWEEN EN T H i'.A.AT IES AS
FOLLOWS:
1. Said City agrees to furnish to the properties belonging
to said Housing Corporation and to the persons resident thereon
the utilities, facilities, protection, services, benefits and
advantages now or hereafter furnished by said City to the property
within its territorial limits which is subject to taxation.
2. All utilities, facilities, protection, services, benefits
and advantages furnished and afforded by said City, the expense of
which is met by general taxation of the property within said City,
shall be hereinafter designated as "general facilities ", and the
utilities, facilities, protection, services, benefits and advantages
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furnished and afforded by said City, the expense of which is met by
special assessments, shall be hereinafter referred to as "special
facilities".
3. Said Housing Corporation hereby agrees to pay said City
for the year 1920 the sum of * w,
in payment in full for all police and fire protection and other
municipal services, provided that said City shall vacate the streets
and alleys hereinafter named and accept the dedication of the streets
and alleys hereinafter named, in addition to furnishing the muni-
cipal services hereinbefore mentioned.
4, Said Housing Corporation further agrees to pay said amity
on account of all special facilities which have been furnished � to
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said Housing Corporation properties the total sun of w :' ....
5. For and in consideration of the payments hereinafter
named, said City agrees on its part as follows:
(a) To provide for the vacation of Park Avenue between Fourth
Street and Burwell Avenue, portions of the alley in Blocks 14 and
19 of the Original Town of Bremerton, and the alley in Block 4 of
Central Addition to the City of Bremerton, all as more fully set
forth in the petition for such vacation which has been filed with
the City Council of said City.
(b) To procure the cancellation upon the records of the
County Treasurer's office of all general taxes levied for the
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years which may appear upon said records as against any of
the properties standing in the name of the United States dousing
Corporation on March let, 1920.
(o) To cancel of record all installments of sewers, street
grading, paving, sidewalks, or other special assessments, together
with interest and penalty thereon which show upon the records of
A-4) said City as being due timeMOSEEd on or before February 29, 1920,
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as against any of the properties held in the name of the United
States Housing Corporation on March lst, 1920. The special
assessments referred to in this subdivision only to include such
as said City has attempted to levy during the time said Housing
Corporation has had title to said property.
5. It is further understood a1id agreed that should it be
finally decided by the courts that the property of the United
States Housing Corporation is subject to taxation and assessments
and said Housing Corporation shall have to pay any of the taxes
or assessments herein agreed to be paid on the part of said City
to be cancelled, then and in such case said City shall return to
said Hou.aing Corporation the amount paid by said Housing Corpora-
tion to .aid City under this agreement.
6. It is agreed that the cancellation of the taxes and
special assessments herein agreed to be cancelled on the part
Of the City shall be done simultaneously with the payment of the
service charges herein to be made by said Housing Corporation.
7. Said Rousing Corporation further agrees to insert in
its contracts for the sale of its properties a provision that the
purchaser shell assume and agree to pay all unpaid installments
of special assessments which said City may have attempted to
have levied against said properties of the Housing Corporation
during the period of time title to the same has been held by said
Housing Corporation, such installments to include all falling due
on and after March let, 1920.
8. It is further understood that this agreement is being
made without prejudice to the rights of either party on the
question of the liability of the Housing Corporation for taxes
and assessments.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
agreement in duplicate the day and year first above written.
UNIT: ;D STATUS HOUSING CORPORATION,
By
CITY or BR?' 7 4 <''' 7
By 1
Mayor.
Attest:
' City Clerk.
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