In re Westlake Avenue
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered September 12, 1904, after a bearing on the merits confirming an assessment roll made by commissioners appointed to levy a special assessment upon property specially benefited by a municipal improvement.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
By ordinance FTo. 7,733, approved February 13, 1902, tbe city council of the city of Seattle determined to extend and establish Westlake avenue, and created a local improvement district of property to be specially benefited thereby, said district to be assessed to> pay for tbe property taken or damaged in establishing and extending said avenue. In accordance -with this ordinance, condemnation proceedings were instituted under tbe city’s power of eminent domain, and compensation awarded for the taking and damaging of private property thereby.
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