The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-18
crTF NOTICES.


gnaiifne o. sail street 70 be numbered respectively
first, second. bird and fourth Each front foot or
sss ,s area 70 ,ne rs. seod,vison thirty
shall be assessed 40 per cent. OF the total amount
70 be assessed against each front foot its equivar
lent, the second subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed Is per cent. OF the total amount
70 pc assessed against each frant foot its equiv
nlent: the third subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty and ninety feet back from the street
shall be assessed 20 per cent of the total amount
70 be assessed against each foot its eqniva-
lent and the fourth snodivisi n between ninety
and one hundred AID twenty feet back from the
amount 70 De assessed against each front foot or its
All assessments levied upon lands Of the Urfted
States stste OF Washington. state university,
county Of King, the city of Seattle any school
District shall be paid by the city of Seattle of
It's General road fund
Subdivision 4. In all cases of special!
any Kind against any pnperty, persons
corporations whatsoever, and said assessments
for want of form, insuiciency. informally or ir-
regularity or non compliance with the charter
council SHAH be and hereby authorized TO re-
assess such special taxes or assessments. and to
enio,ce their collection In accordance with the
provisions of laws ordinances existing at the
time the re assessment is made,
And IL Is further provided that whenever for any
cause, mistake inadvertence the amount
sessed shall not be sufficient to pay the of the
Improvement MADE and enjoyed by the owners of
property In the local assessment district where the
same IS made that IL shall be lawful and the city
council Is hereby directed and authorized to make
re- assessments all the property IN said local
sessment district sufficient to pay tor such inn
pTovement. sGch re-assessmeDt TO be made and
collected in accordance with the provisions Of the
law or ordinances existing a. The time of its levy
Resolved. That section of article VIII. OF the
Ireehoiders charter be amended so Is 10 read as
sec. 8. There shall be two modes of making pay
stnent Tor such local Improvement. to-wt: I'm
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode TO be adopted shall be the mode pc
titioned for; The mode OF 'immedate pay
coulcH has by ordinance joint resolu-
ZION ordered or authorized the making of any
local Improvement. and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let as her elm
ate provided, tie board of public works shall
prepared by bye the a'' eity an ensaesr which Ic
shall contain the DESCRIPTION of each lot
the number Of feet frontage charged to each, the
total frontage in the district frontage be deter
mined as provided in section ofthis articlel the
toiai cost OF the improvement including all neces
sary Incidental expenses, the per front foot,
the amount OF e1ch ass ssment and the name OF
tne owner OF each lot parcel OF land or part thereof
II known. but in no shall mistake in the
naine of the owner be fatal where a description of
the operty Is given together with the amount
charged to treet crossings
The council on reeeipi Of such roll and assess
the official newspape of the city for ten colisecu-
i've Issues, notifying all persons Interested that
such roll has been filed and requiring them APP
pear at time fixed not less than fifteen days from
the date OF such notice. and make detection thereto.
T e council shall al the time fixed consider any
and all objections made and shall make such cor
rections of such roll as it deems just and shall
then deduct the amount of such cost assessed
asainst street crossings which shall he paid from
the general road fund of the city and shall then by
ordinance approve such roll and shall levy and as
sess the amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot and declare the same a lien thereon and shall
direct he city clerk 90 deliver the roll to the city
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver 10 the city
treasurer certified copy thereof, upon receipt of
which the treasurer shalt proceed TO collect the
same ms other city taxes are collected: provided,
that such treasurer shall give ten days notice in
the official newspaper tsnd shall matt
the property assessed when the postofice adj
dress of such owner is kno n, bui the failure to
thereof iSnade) that such roll has been certified TO
him fof4eoliection. and that unless payment is
made within thirty DAYS from the date of such no
tice such assessment shall become delinquent and
shall bear interest at the rate of 10 per per
annum until paid and Ii moi paid before said as
sessment shall have become delinquent penalty
OF per cent. shall be added. and the deiIn-
quent shall be entered on the annual tax roll for
the year against each lot and parcel so de-
linquent. and with the interest, collected other
taxes, separate account being kept thereof and If
not paid within the time fixed for the payment of
city taxes shall be collected as such taxes coll
lecaed, together with such additional charges
penalties as are authorized 10 be charge ana col
lected on other delinquent taxes and each lot or
parcel delinquent shall be sold for the amount of
such assessment with interest and costs, at the
time and in the manner and by the same authority
rs lands and lots are sold for city taxes
Resolved that section OF article VIII. of the
freeholders charter be amended so as 10 read as
follows:
Sec o IT payment by bonds'' is to be made for
such improvement. then and In such case each es-
innate "a Il roll shall be made and returned, and
corrections made and the notice given. as in the
eighth section herenabove provided. and the cost
and expense OF the Improvement shall be assessed
against the lots and parcels of land as in said sec
ton declared payment for the crossings TO be made
as therein stated, and a copy OF snch roll
HE'D With the city treasurer; But the ordinance
shall further declare on making such levy that the
sum charged against each lot and parcel OF land
shall he paid In not more than ten equal annual
payments. with interest upon the whole sum
charged at n rate to be fixed by the city council
IN said ordinance, which annual rate of interest
kHa he N upF cent M i'm
higher than the annual rate of Interest which the
bonds to be issued In part payment OF the cost of
the Improvement are to bear, as hereinafter pro-
vded said interest shall be paid annually. and
the city treasurer shall proceed to collect the
yided for collections in section eight hereof
In all eases OF such payment by bonds the city
trict shall cause TO he issued ia the name Of the
city of seattle. the bombs of such local improve
Improvement, les the cost Of suen crossings and
the amount assessed against lands of the United
states the state OF Washington, state university,
trict such bonds shalI8s called Local Improve
ment Bonds, District No -, Of the City of seat
tie" shall be payable not more than ten years
date and shall be subject annual call bY the
city treasurer IN suci mum bers and amounts as he
may have cash hand pay The same in the
respective loCe improvement fund from which
such bonds are pas abe aud shall bear interest
such raie per anhuIn as the city oIncI shall by
ordinance determine; provided, that case
shall such bonds bear gher rate of interest than
nine per cent per annam; said Interest shall be
payable seml-auBuaHy at the office OF the city
treasurer such bonds shall be sold amer thirty days
puzzle notice thereof gwen, 10 the highest bidder
thereof bat ia no case shall such bonds be sold for
less thaD par. and the proceeds shall be- applied IN
payment OF such improvements provided that
wien the mode Of payment ny bonds has been
determined upon the Improvement shall not be be-
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiated
and all funds raised IN each Improvement district,
well as inn1s borrowed therefor shall be paid
into fund for such district. To he called Local inn
pruVement fund district No. - OF Seattle and
the holder holders of such bonds shall look only
10 such fund for The payment Of either the prnci-
nal int. Faf- a hrsFTr4E
Resolved that section IS. Cfar,icie VIII OF the
freeholders charter be amended to read as
follows:
sec n ANY funds remaining in the treasury.
belonging % the fund of any local Improvement
district, after the payment of The whole cost and
expense or snch upr NeInelt, IN excess OF The To-
tai sum required 10 defr ~ all the expenditures bv
the ciJy on account thereof, shah he refunded.
demand, 10 the person or persons who have over
paid the same, to the amount Of such over pay
mcHi and II here shall ne such excess in The as
s'sslnen1 OF Sny person VINO shall not have paid
his assessment rebate shall, on demand, be al
l0wei 20 such person 20 the amount of such over
assessment provided, such del and herein above
provided for be maize within one year from the
date upon which the assessment for such local i'm
pEoVeuIenf became due. ANY such funds remain
ng n the treasury amer the expiration Of one year
from the date aforesaid, for which demand
has been made as herein provided, belonging 10
any local Improvement district, after the payment
Of The whole cost and expense Of such improve
meut shall transferred the fund the earliest
formed district The cost for the WORK of which has
Resolved That article eight tVIII1 of the free
holders charter Zee ans nded by adding a section
thereto be- section twenty-u me- Ia read follows:
see % Subdivision III fore any contract for
the doing OF any work or labo- OF furnishing any
Skill labor material Tor the city Of Seat le
SHAH be valid OF binding against said city, the
tractor shall enter into a tsnt ard several bond
with the civ 81 seattle. for the % Said and
also tor the uSe OF 4ii persons WAC may perform OF
cause io se performed any work or lab r, fur
ui.h ar cause 70 furnished amy skill laHor or ma
terial tn tire execution oi such Contract. conditioned
perform the contract according 10 its cag-
Cttsus ami sttpuiations and 10 pay they become
daa all j5si claims Tor al work aud labor per-
formed. and al skull ar labor and material far
nlshea IN The execution pf sucB contract aud
CunlflV with "a the requirements al the charter