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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ACQUISITION BY CONDEMNATION
OF PORTIONS OF GOVERNIMiENT LATS 4 AND 7, IN THE SOUTH-
WEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17,
TOWNSHIP 23 NORTH, RANGE 5 E. W. M. IN THE CITY OF
RENTON, KNOWN AS CEDAR RIVER PARK, FOR PARK AND PLAY-
GROUND PURPOSES, FOR A SITE FOR A CIVIC CENTER, CITY
HALL AND GENERAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; PROVIDING UPON
TRANSFER FROM THE FEDERAL.GOVERNMENT, FOR THE CONTINUED
TEMPORARY OPERATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY WAR HOUSING
UNITS PRESENTLY LOCATED THEREON; PROVIDING THAT THE EN-
TIRE COST OF SUCH ACQUISITION SHALL BE PAID BY ASSESS-
MENTS ON THE PROPERTY SPEC TALLY BENEFITED, OR FR) M
SUCH FUNDS OR METHODS AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW, OR BY
BOTH SUCH ASSESSMENTS AND SUCH OTHER FUNDS,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON AS
Section L. That public necessity and convenience demand that
the following described parcels of land together with all interests,
rights, privileges and other property in or pertaining thereto, be
and the same are hereby condemned, appropriated, and taken for the
following public uses and purposes, to -wit: site for a Civic Center,
City Hall, and other general, public or municipal purposes; parks,
playgrounds and recreational areas; all of same to be so appropria-
ted and taken only after -just compensation has been made or paid
into court for the owners thereof, in the manner provided by law,
to -wit:
That portion of Government Lots 4 and 7 and of
the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of
section 17, township 23 north, range 5 east, W. M.,
described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the easterly
line of the Pacific Coast R•. R. Cots. right of way
with the center line produced north 810561 east of
First Ave. N. shown as "County Road" along the so5.ther-
ly line of Car Works Addition to Renton, according to
plat thereof recorded in volume 15 of plats, page 47,
records of said county; thence south 23038 t 4511 west
along the easterly line of said R. R. right of way
38.76 feet,more or less, to the southerly line of a
county road and the true point of beginning, which
point is marked by a e mcrete monument; thence along
said county road line north 860121 east 99.82 feet to
a point on a curve to the right with a radius of
286.48 feet, which point is In the southwesterly line
of Maple Valley Road; thence continuing on said south-
westerly line on said curve to the right and parallel
with the center line of said Maple Valley Road, a dis-
tance of 180.45 feet; thence continuing along said
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Maple Valley Road line south 41025t east 1228.45 feet
to the north side of fence marking the northerly line
of a tract of land leased to the Stoneway Dock Com-
pany, a corporation, by instrument dated March 1,
1937, and recorded as auditor's file No. 2994387, re-
cords of said county, said point being designated as
Monument #1; thence along the northerly side of said
fence line south 4703213011 west 273.25 feet to Monument
#2; south 88026'00" west 251.95 feet to Monument #3;
south 390203511 west 73.20 feet to Monument #4; north
79004t4011 west.176.04 feet to Monument #5 and south
27058120" west 400 feet, more or less, to the southerly
boundary.of said Government lot 4; thence northwesterly
along said Government lot line 980 feet, more or less,
to the easterly line of said Pacific Coast R. R. Cots,
right of way; thence north-easterly along said right
of way line, 1350 feet, more or less, to the true place
of beginning; all situated in the City of Renton, King
County, State of Washington.
Section 2: That whereas various Federally -owned temporary
war housing units and service structures, known as Temporary Housing
Project Wash. 45136 are presently located and operated on the above
described parcels of land and the City Council of the City of Renton
has heretofore duly petitioned the Federal Public Housing Commission-
er, by Resolution No. 813, for a transfer and relinquishment of said
temporary units unto the City of Renton as provided by law; accor-
dingly it shall be the policy of the City of Renton to temporarily
continue the operations of said units by the City of Renton or a
Proper agency to the extent permitted by law for the duration of the
Present emergency and present need for such housing in the City of
Renton, or until such time as said units are no longer adequate or
safe for proper housing use, whichever period may be shorter.
Section 3: That the City Attorney is hereby authorized and
directed to begin and prosecute any and all appropriate actions and
proceedings in the manner authorized by law, necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4: Should any section, sub -section, paragraph, sen-
tence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitu-
tional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
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five days from and after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED by the City Council this 13th day of November, 1951.
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City Clerk
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APPROVED by the Mayor this 13thday of November, 1951:
oe :K. Baxter - Mayor
VED AS TO FORM:
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;&erara ivi. bnel.ian
Asst. City Attorney
Date of Publication: November 22, 1951.
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