The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-11
4 SALARY Or FEES 7
How Shall the CITY Pay Adj
ditionaI Counsel
lie &c sYsTEn DIscUssgO.
Rspers ~ fis judiciary senwnittee Civ
ing she Penalty fer coEleFtieH Of
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% tee property kslstc4. - al cases O sfeeAsi
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ausaariza3 Aesiax - saea eapAiST, Tbs c!fs
hears safs sets np8a - petitions q tae Dwness
al tse property - b b. sH5ei ~ ise ca5iefa.
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apea asl5 pasasshts arasa e3sTasinls, FftFsres
thasFssrss and spec AeassGasa fer tsn ~0Fss 80.
vefsseex fas BIDS con sF#nss tie Improvement 50
h nsa1ls tsrfefs nst the eeys Of al tne prop
estg ~ IS agnsaEest establishes Al Haeuk
dsstfies. mskgs. aEirerl8ssa SD e4uaiizes TIE
eseessaeffg fo,l creates speclsi land ier the
rasAssaf III the eost * fAe improvement, issa
warrants ugsaa saea fafa ~ accordance Nita
e&ssrasses furnished ~ tsss improvement pfo-
afeAass susainarsses Ire eatige cesi ~ every
tninz pertaining 70 alira sYseiai Improvement.
tnesaasng engineering advertising. naaserai
rRa ssbos interest ga waeFaafs. everything up
u afs ~ sss sss5ueteF xes rae amount 81 TIE
lew, extends tlse same % tie assessment roll
and collects t6e ta1ss from the owncFs Of The
pfurefty henehed THUS far al 4 weii. and Il the
owners 81 the property benefited 81 pay up b the
ease Tor Delinquency. she faat to aefray the
entire axF~nse IL she improvement II al pro-
vidki ths outstanding warrants are called In
raid AMI oaueaiess. and here the matter ends.
tae beneficiary has secured his Improvements
aoa consequent convenience, ard 81 the same
tine sustained hls patriotism and credit with
the citg. Iat when All d0 not pay up prior 20
tue date FOR delinquency. then matters assume
afifsFeut phase. tbs Beneficiary becomes the
delinquent. aad interest At 10 per cent Ter
annmn iron date Of delinquency Is aided 70
the amount OF his Indebtedness 10 such fund.
aud 5 per esnk additional penalty ard
damages for DELAY. tbs saaaEnt then, II IL were
euliecaAbie without expense gthe outstanding
warrants bearing equal interest with the delln-
queney1. happily for this fuad. would
leave al excess % PEI cent of
the amount Of the delinquency beyond It's
requirements Bat time and experience have
demonstrated that iheae deliuqueneies are not
eosleetable without the machinery and wisdom
OF courts aud daianqaeneies Of this nature In.
vnlva the expenditure OF money. Here, then,
arises the gravity ef the situation. The sgeus,
the city ttlie beneiaetofl. the machine through
which this beneficiary tire Delinquency derived
OF seeused his improvements. - forced into a
legal ft4A.s FIRST, 20 secure the pas mens Of the
slsilnansney and second TO avoid himself be-
ing obliged 10 pay ffom general taxation, the
warrant which the delinquency should haye
Cancelled But to win the first, Involves the
elimination OF The eeeoaa horn OF this dilemma,
hence ths Importance os long pull strong
pull ana puii altogether in this matter.
ssThat there Is 40 justice ia compelling the
beneficiary who has bad the pride 81 his home
ard credit. and the patriotism % the city. 70
pay Tor the special benefits derived from his
improvements. 70 nsw help pay. by way efgeneral
taxation. either for the benefits hie neighbaF hs-
rived from the ssEaa improvements or fhc *.
pense involved in compelling the neghhaf %
par Il himself, Ia apparent 70 al. How % avoid
this Injustice IL the problem fer yonr honorable
body 20 soive Ia the opinion Of your comIait.
ZEE Il should not b tolerated n it eaa possibly
ssa avoided. yst II one Of the two evils sheaid
attsln. the lesser shanld be chosen.
sstkevertlHg here 20 che special fund. If TIE ex.
pcnse Of les collection should he borne by gem
efal taxation. or II iss collection shenld result
without mourning vxpease, the aeliRaneuelUs
Gree eastseted there woald be au excess beyond
the requirements Of tie fund. by sn amount
equal 20 , per cent IF the delinaaeney3 set
there wnud be no taxtiee ia asSsrring ttls
amouni. inursae % a special flnd through It's
legitimate channels, - 49, other general par
pose.
eAgsin. regarding this matter Of penalty ani
damAgns, tbs provision II the city charter Is.
~ she assessment proceedings SHALL mppear to
he regular th0 plaintiff shaE oa ensitlea e. IN
elasie ia the recovery the fun aIaeaat ct the
sessmsat and Interest theFeea a The Fasa 81 10
fser eent gssr aauam ffsala she time when the IS.
kessmsns shall have aseoFee Gelinsins bt. sn4 &
pr cent additional So penalty and 4snaets far
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miEsee sn8teiYsz e. have benu designed. fsst as
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