Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-05
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and 10 cub, pave, grade, mac adam.
ne and gutter any street or streets
highway or highways, alley or alley:
therein or any part thereof: and T.
levy and collect special taxes or as
sessments on all lots and parcels ot
and fronting on any such street or
streets. alley or alleys, highway or
highways so improved, or any par,
thereof sufficient to pay the expense
OF such improvements; and for such
purpose may establish assessment
districts embracing all lots aud par.
GELS Of land subject to assessment for
such purposes. In all cases where
any street or highway 50 improved is
lested in or extends through plated
land, all lots and parcels OF land sit
uated between the terlnini of such
improvement and between the ma.
giEs Of such street or highway and
the middle OF each block adjoining
the same. and sll unpiatted land SIT
usted within one hundred and twenty
eight feet OF such improved street or
highway aud between the termini of
such Improvement, shall be deemed
10 front upon such street or highway,
and shall be subject TO assessment for
such Improvement; and in case Of al
leys, all lots and parcels OF land In the
block through which any such alley
extends. shall be deemed to front on
such alley, and shall be subject to
assessment for improving the same.
prAUthAA hn8nuar that -. al
of special assessments under the pro-
visions OF this section improvements
upon land, whether affixed to the
same or not, shall not be taken or
assessed as part of the land, nor as
sessed at all. And provided further,
that all specia, assessments for street
Improvements heretofore, as well as
hereafter levied, upon lands of the
United States. the Territory of Wash
ington, the Territorial University, the
county of King, the city of Seattle, or
any school district, or other untaxs-
BILE property, shall be paid by the
city of Seattle out of its general road
fund. And provided further, that
unless the owners of more than one
half of the property subject to assess
ment for any improvement for which
an assessment may be levied under
the provisions of this section, petit
tion the Council to make such i'm
provement, the same shall not be
made unless authorized at regular
meeting of the Council by vote of
all the members present in favor
thereof.
DRAINAGE.
Sec. o. The city OF Seattle has pow
er to compel the owners and occu-
pants of lands. buildings or premises
withia the city, At their own expense.
to properly drain the same, or drain
or clean any vault. cesspool, ditch,
pipe or drain therein used as . recep-
tacle or conductor of filth or refuse
matter. and 10 assess all expenditures
OF the city In draining private prem
ises upon such premises. Every such
assessment shall be lien upon the
premises SO drained. and such assess
ment may be collected and the lien
enforced by suit in the name of the
city or any officer. contractor or con-
tractors to whom it shall have direct
ed payment 10 be made. II any prem
ises are so situated as to collect water
or drainage, and hold the same upon
the surface until 1t becomes stagnant
aud offensive to the public, and drain
age of such premises be impracticable
from any cause. the city may compel
the owner of such premises to fill the
same at his own expense, or cause
such work To he done and assess the
costs thereof upon such premises,
and every such assessmeL At shall be q
lien thereon, and may be collected,
aud such lien may be enforced as in
this section above provided. This
section shall not be SO construed as
TO authorize special assessments for
public sewers constructed by the city
for general use. And in all cases
where an embankment shall be made
by the city in any street. the city
must provide suitable culverts
through the same to drain the sur
face water from the property abut.
ting upon such embankment.
COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.
Sec. 10. The city OF Seattle has
power by general ordnance TO pre-
scribe the mode in which the costs
and expenses Of all public improve
ments which by the provisions OF
this act are 10 be provided for and
paid by special assessments upon
property shall be divided. spportion-
ed, assessed and collected. All such
special assessments shall be liens up-
on the respective lots and parcels OF
land subject thereto as provided in
this act from the date of the ordi-
nance levying such assessment.
Such assessments may be collected
and such liens may be enforced by
action at law or suit in equity.
either In the name of the city Of
Seattle or of the officer or any con.
tractor or contractors to whom II
shall have directed payment to be
made; and in any such action or
suit, it shall be a sufficient statement
of the cause of action In the COM
plain, to allege the making and CON-
pletion OF the improvement, de-
scribing il, and the amount Of the
assessment on the premises proceed
ed against. giving an accurate de-
scription thereof, and the amount Of
such assessment remaining unpaid,
and the names of the owner of aud
each person having an interest in
such premises at the time OF COM
meucins the action or suit In any
such action or suit. il il shall appear
TO the Court on the trial thereof that
work has been done, or materials
furnished, in making Improvements
authorized by the Council for which
under the provisions Of this act
special assessments may be levied,
the Court shall decree against the
premises and in favor Of the city, or
other proper party plaintiff. TO the sx-
tent OF the proportion OF the reasons
ble value of such work or materials
Justly chargeahle 10 such premises,
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