The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-15

such other improvements Is the city council
shall by ordinance prescribe. shall be made by
contract to be let 70 the lowest bidder therefor.
under the manage ment Of the board of public
works
Sec T. The city council shall, before ordering
the grading or paving or other Improvement Of
any street or alley, the cost of which Is TO be
levied and assessed upon the property benefited.
frst pass joint resolution declaring its inten-
ton to make such improvement, and stating in
such resolution the name of the street t. be
improved, the points between which the said
improvement Is to be made, the general char
ecser of the proposed improvement. and that
the cost OF the same is 20 be assessed against the
property abuttinE on such street proposed to be
improved. and shall fx : time not less than ff-
teen days in which protests against such pro-
posed Improvements may be FLED in the Office Of
the city c.erk 1t shall be the duty OF such clerk
to cause such resolution TO be published in the
official newspapers Of the city at least ten days
consecutively before the time fixed in such res
olution for fling such protests, and afhdavit Of
sucn publication shall be fled on or before the
time fixed for such fling II protests against the
proposed Improvement by the owners Of more
than twofhiIds OF the front feet of lots and land
abutting on such proposed improvement be 6led
on or before the date fixed for such fling, the
council shall not proceed further with the work.
II no such protest be fled the council shall at its
next meeting proceed to consider the same, and
shall then or ut subsequent time to
which such consideration il adjourned, proceed
to enact an ordinance for such improvement.
BY the provisions of such ordinance local inn
proyement district shall be established to be
called local improvement district No. -, which
shall include all the property fronting ON the
street to be improved between the points named
In such JOINT resolution, to the distance back
from such street, ii plated into blocks, to the
center OF the blocks If plated into lots only u
the center of each lot and IL not plated, to the
distance of 10 feet Such ordinance shall pro-
vide that such improvement shall be made and
the cost and expense thereof shall be taxed and
assessed upon all the property in such local i'm
provement district, which cost shall be assessed
in proportion to the number of feet of such
lands and lots fronting thereon. and shall order
the board OF public works to proceed with the
work All assessments LEVIED upon lands OF the
the United States, state OF Washington, state
University, county OF King, aud the city of
Seattle, or any fchsol district, shall be paid by
the city of Seattle out Of its general road fund.
Sec. s There shall be two modes of making
payment for such local Improvements, to-wi
Immediate payment" and payment by
bonds" and the council shall in the ordinance
providing for such improvement declare in
which mode such payment shall be made The
mode to be adopted shall be by payment by
bonds, except in case the owners OF more than
three-fiths OF the number of the front feet OF
trict shall petition for the other mode at or
before the passage of such ordinance, in
which case the council shall adopt the mode
petis'oned for.
The mode by immediate payment shall be as
follows: The board of public works shall report
to the council the estimated cost of the work as
furnished them by the city engineer before let
ting the contract for such work, with an assess
ment roll showing the names of the owners, If
known, ofeach lot and parcel of land in such
d strict fronting on such street to be improved,
the number OF feet owned by each and the num-
Der of front feet of street crossings; if the name
OF any owner is not known as to any parcel the
same shall be listed as unknown, aud each lot
and parcel shall be described, and the amount
charged to each with the amount charged to
street crossings, shall be charged against each
lot and parcel and crossing in proportion to the
number of feet OF the same fronting on such i'm
proyement. The council on receipt OF such roll
and assessment shall cause a notice thereof to
be published in the official newspapers of the
city ten consecutive issues notifying all per-
sons interested that such roll has been filed
requiring them to appear at time fixed, not
less than fifteen DAYS from the date of such
notice, and make objection thereto. The coun-
Gil shall at the time fixed consider any and all
objections made, and shall make such correct
Ions of such roll as it deems just AID
shall then deduct the amount of such
cost assessed against street crossings,
which shall be paid from the general road fund
OF the city. ana shall then by ordinance approve
such roll and shall levy and assess the amounts
thereof against each parcel and lot and declare
the same lien thereon, and shall direct the
city clerk to deliver the roll to the city comp
troller, who shall fcrthwifh deliver to the
city treasurer a certified copy thereof,
upon receipt of which the treasurer shall
proceed to collect the same as other city
taxes are collected; provided, that such
treasurer shall give ten days notice in the
official newspapers that such roll has been ceyti.
fed to him for collection, and that unless pSy-
ment be made within thirty days from the date
OF such notice. such assessments shall become
delinquent, and shall bear interest at the rate
OF 10 per cent per annum until paid, and the
sums delinquent shall be entered on the annual
tax roll for the current year against each lot and
parcel so delinquent aud with the interest. col
lectcd as other taxes, and If not paid within the
time fixed for the payment of city taxes, shall
De collected as s1ch taxes are collected and be
sold for the amount of such assessment with in
terest and costs. at the time aud in the manner
and by the same authority as lands and lots are
sold for city taxes.
Sec. 3. If payment by bonds is to be made
for such Improvement, then and in such case
all estimates and rolls shall be made aud re-
turned, aud corrections made, and the notice
given, rs in the eighth section herein above
provided, and the same shall be levied on the
lots and parcels of land as in said section de.
clared payment fox the CROSSINGS to be ma lie as
therein stated, and copy of such roll filed with
the city treasurer. But the ordinance shall
further declare on making such levy, that the
sum charged sgainst each lot and parcel OF land
may be paid in ten equal annual payments,
with interest upon the whole sum so charged at
the rate OF per cent. per annum, the interest
to be paid annually, and the city treasurer shall
proceed to collect the amount due each year in
the same manner as provided for collections in
section hereof, and in all cases of such pay
ment by bonds, the city council shall issue the
bonds of the city for the whole esti mated cost of
such improvement, less the cos, OF such cross
ings, and the amount assessed against lands of
The United States. the State of Wash ngton,
State University, county of King, city Of Seattle
or any school district Such bonds shall be
called 'local improvement bonds District No
=, OF the city of Sesttle;" shall be payable
ten years after date, with interest
at a rate not exceeding 8 per cent per anuum,
payable semi-annually at the office OF the city
treasurer. Such bonds shall be sold after
thirty days public notice thereof given, to the
highest bidder therefor. but in no csse shall
such bonds be sold for less than par aud rhe pro-
ceeds applied in payment of such improvement.
the princip pal and interest of which shall paid
to the city from proceeds of such local assess.
ment, but the city shall be liable for the DAY.
ment OF both principal and interest, and all
funds raised IN each improvement district as
well as funds borrowed therefor shall be paid
into a fund for such district 20 be called
local improvement fund District No -, OF Sc.
attic.
Sec. 10 All public improvements to be mads
by contract shall be let to the lowest and best
bidder therefor. Before awarding such con-
tracts, the board shall cause to be published in
the official newspapers of she city notice, for
at least ten Cays before fhe letting af sunh cor