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SEPTEMBER 17th,1945. cont. "ALSO,that as own by the offcial records in the office of the City T eof Everett,there are no unpaid local improvement taxes against said above described lands. Said abstract does not include an report on matters relating to building ands examination ordinances ror solution except as specifically sham therein. Womit Auditor's File Pb.76535being Eerett zoning Ordinance No.2954 i By request we omit from said abstract all chattel mortgages, conditional sales contracts aod releasee thereof covering Pereonel property,buildings leasehold 3 parties other t n Everett,a municipal corporation,Wes r.CityDock Company and State of Washington execute same. ANY noedlthisTNESS certificatepto bedsignedMbyRCOUNTY ite ManagerTHACT and its boa corporate esti to be affixed thio twenty-seventh(27th)day of August,nineteen hundred forty-five 945)at eight(8:00)O'clock am. SNOEOMISH COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY By (E.A.Btrang) Asant.Manager Now as to the history of the lease. On the 17th day of Tone 1907 the Cityof Everett teeentered dinto a lease'and agreement with Coleman h Fogarty, agreement providing for the lease of certain real tate situated tedl as the the City of Everett,Snohomish County,Washington,commonly known a City Dock". The lease further provided that the lessee should construct certain gooks and wharves as approved by the City,and that at the expira- tion it was provided^Sn case the parllea do not desire to renew or tend the same,the City of Everett shall take over and become the owner of all Smprovemente ehl0hmay have b placed r rented on said.City by the lessee,or its assign,by flying therefor the rens able value thereof t said date. The lease also Provides for methods of arbitration in case the two parties cannot agree. While the lease actually ran outtr ea s from June 17,1907,eo- cording to the records available years eCity Clerk's office,only once was Ove made by the City ouncil to regain possession of the dock., 190 Dook Company het paid thn City 11,200.00 per year ever alone 1907,end hen paid all maintenance aceta. l'0luee w made of the S191wamente the gook end aaeimac arrtaW4�,?96.40. mnie.wain 1919• It appears from the investigation that the lend or water front mored by the City Is approximately one third of the total length Of Bthe dock as it is new. TheCity Es the eStood bySit tock ompany. approach Dock. buildings and other improvements Conclusion: The City Council tae up to date not netlfted the lessee that it wanto to take possession of the dock. if it dose It meanaccord- ing t0 the advice of the City Attorney,that we will balsa o go through with the deal. The City Council also believes the deal d should not be made without a vote of the le. We would have to m pay a large eu,the valuationtobe set by the arbitrators for the improvements.