The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-19

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. s-A pro-
4 position TO amend sections one IN four IA
seven ~, eight 49, nine ~ and thirteen II3} az
article eight t8l of the feeholders charter adoted
October l. A. D. 1880 and 70 further arnenS said Ala
articae eght fNIiil by adding thereto a section 10
be section twenty-nine (29). "
Resolved, That section /. Of article WI, ~ the
Heenolders charter be amended so as TO read as
SECTION /. There shall he. and "a hare,v .ra-
ated board OF public works. which shall consist
OF three members who shall be appointed by the
mayor, oy ana with the advice and consent Of the
city council in joint convention assembled for the
term 81 three years and until their successors are
electors and freehOders OF the CITY, and shall haye
resided IN the city three years ne IT before snch n
polnlinent, ana not more than two members OF
such board shall be members OF the same political
party AT the first meeting o. the city council held
nominate three memters OF such board one for The
term of one year. for the term OF two wears and
one ior The term Of three years from ana after the
nfsl MONDAY IN January, eighteen hundred and
nlnety-one, ana thereafter shall on the first Mon
Gay VI January OF each year appoint one menu Der
OF such board 20 fiii the vacancy of the member
whose term then is about TO expire In case the
city council shall refuse to confirm any nominal
ton made by the mayor he shall send to them
another name and So continue 10 do until a uartv
nominated il confirmed. The members first an
pointed shall hold such Office from the date of their
Resolved That section four az of article eight
(VIll.1 of the freeholders charter be amended nv
the addition OF a paragraph TO be numbered thir-
teenth. and 10 read follows:
Thirteenth-In addition 10 the powers herein
above enumerated the members of said board OF
public works shall De ex-oficio members of the Ere
commission and of the police commission
acting in conjunction with the MAYOR as
such fire commission and police commission shall
have all the authority and shall be invested with
all the power which has heretofore or may herein
after be reposed in said fire commission and police
commission.
Resolved, That section of article VIII. of the
freeholders charter be amended read as fol-
lows:
Sec 7-Subdivis;on l. Whenever the nubtic I'm.
terest or convenience may require the city council
Is hereby authorized and empowered to order the
whole or any portion of the streets lanes alleys
squares or places OF the city graded or regra ed to
the official grade, panked or replanked paved or
repaved, macadanlized or remacadarufzad orav
eled regraveed, piled or replied ca pei or re-
capped and 10 order sidewalks sewers rnanholps
culveis. curbing and crosswak Ks to he constructed
or repaired therein, and to order any or all work
TO be done which shall be necessary TO comm ete
the whole or any portion of the streets. sidewalks
improvement Is the first improvement
part thereof, shall levy and collect an assessment
upon all lots or parcels of land benefited by such
thereof, which assessment shall become a lien
upon all property liable therefor.
subdivision =: The city council shall by general
ordinance provide the manner in which the afore-
said Improvements may he made and prescrible
al neediui regulations for the exercise by the city
or the power granted and contained in the fore
going subdivision of this section; provided that in
ali cases in which the cost OF such improvement is
TO be betrayed by the collection of special assess
ment upon The properly benz ed the following
proceedings shall be taken, Viz: There must be
presented the board of public works a written
petition setting forth the streets alley or
alleys, squares or places, or parts thereof to be
improved, the nature of the Improvement the
mode of payment and the fact that the signers are
owners Of property to be benefited TO the aggregate
amount oftwoffths of the asses ment to be levied
ilfagf
books in the Office of the county auditor. If the
board of public works find the facts set forth in
said petition to be true they shall cause an esti-
mate OF the cost of such Improvement TO be made
and transmit the petition together with all PAYERS
and Information in their possession touching such
improvement with the estimated cost thereof and
their recommendation thereon. 10 the city council
The city council shall have full authority TO con-
slider al matters In relation 20 such proposed Inn
provement, and may authorize or refuse the
sam ~ c,y their discretion Proydng that The
works shall not have authority TO further
proceed In the matter of such improvement when
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work or
Improvement contemplated or or tered to be done
by the city council and chargeable q lien under
the provisions Of this article against any lot lots
parcel parcels of land shall exceed one-half of
the total assessed valuation of the lots parcels Of
land contained In such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
roll made for the levying of taxes for municipal
purposes, in which case said Improvement shall
not be granted unless the same be SO modified that
the cost thereof will not exceed such one-half of
the af resaid valuation.
The action and ecisions of the city council to
ali matters passed upon by them in relation to the
rejection or the granting of such petition shall be
| final and conclusive
Subdivision 3. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment of n local improve
ent district, TO be called local Improvement dis
triet NO which shall include all the property
between me termini OF said Improvement abuiting
upon, aoJacehl or pro Innate 10 the sire l. alley
pihce or square proposed to be improved to a dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof of one
| within said limits OF such local improvement dis
trict shall be considered and held to have a front
age upon such Improvement, and shall he the prop
| erty benefited by such local Improvement and
shal De the property TO be assessed pay the
tnereof, wnlch cost shall be assessed upon
All OF said property benefited in proper
ZION TO the frontage thereof upon such i'm
provement one foot of frontage or the equivalent
| thereof. viz: one hundred and twenty square feet
OF supereai area to be taken as the unit by which
10 determine the amount OF frontage for which
each OF said lots parcels parts thereof benefited
as aforesaid shall be assessed As aforesaid.
said assessment oil trict shall for the purpose of
sald assessment, he div ided into four subdivisions
parallel 10 the center line of The alley pro-
posed TO be improved, each thirty feet In width
ana beginning with the one nearest to the mar
ginallne OF said street 10 be numbered respectively
hrst, second. hird and fourth. Each front foot or
us equivalent area In the first subdivision thirty
feet wide 10 the street to be Improved
shall be assessed 10 per cent. OF The total amount
70 be assessed against each front foot or It's equya-
lent, the second subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall he assessed rs per cent of the total amount
To he assessed against each front or it's equiv
aient. the third subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty and ninety feet back from fbe sfree,
shai DC assessed - per cent of the total amount
TO be assessed against each foot its equiva-
lent; and he fourth suDdivisi IN between ninety
and one hundred twenty feet back irons the
street shall be assessed Is per of the total
amount TO be assessed against each 'front.' foos its
equivalent
All assessments levied upon lands of the United
States, state OF Washington state university,
county of King. the city of seattle or any school
district shall be paid by the city OF Seattle out Of
Its General road fund
Subdivision A. In all eases OF special
assessment for local Improvement Of
any Kind against ANY property, persons or
corporations whatsoever. and said assessments
have failed be valid n whole or IN part because
for want of form insUihciency, informally or ir-
regularity or non compliance with the charter
provisions governing such assessment, the city
assess such special taxes or assessments. aud to
enio.ce their collection IN accordance with the
provisions Of laws or ordinances existing 81 the
time the re assessment l. made.
And II Il further provided that whenever for any
cause; mistake or inadVeFteuce me amount as
seSsea shall rot be sucicut 10 pay the cost Of the
improvement mace and enjoyed by the owners OF
property ia the local assessment district where the
same $ made that &c shah be lawful, and the city
council IS hereby directed and authorized 10 make
re- assessments on all The property In said local
sessment district sufficient 10 pay tor such i'm
collected IN accordance With the prov iStors Of the
law or orli uarcrs ip a ma, Anne ~ is lew
Resolved That sect on OF article VIII. IF the
heehniasrs charter be amended SO as 10 read
follows
ment for such local Improvement. to-wt: i'm
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode 10 he adopted shall be The mote PEE
titoned for. The mode OF 'immellste pay
mept" shall be follows; Al fer the city
council has by ordtn nee or Joint resolu-
ton ordered or authorized the masking OF any
local Improvement, and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let as herein
Efter provided. tie board Of public works shall
prepared by the city engineer, which
shan contain he DESCRIPTION Of each Dot
parcel of land par thereof 20 be RsScsscd with
the number OF -eef frontage charged "a each the
to!a iroutase ia the district froatage 70 oe ceter