The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-25

DRoPOsED AMEN pMFNT No "a pro
4 position 70 amend sections one H. four f4l
seven 90, eight 80, nine 49, and thirteen (I3J az
article eight ts OF the freeholders charter adopted
october 1, A. ID 1890, and TO further amend said
be section rwenty-nine (29).
Resolved, That section /. of article VIII of the
follows:
SECTION I. There shall be- and is hereby cre
afed. board OF public works, which shall consist
OF three members who shall be appointed nv Inc
mayor, by and with the advice and consent OF the
city council in joint convention assembled for fhe
Term ~ tree years and until their successors are
appointed and qualified. Such members shan ha
electors ana Ireeboiders OF the city ana shall have
feslded IN The city three years next before such a
poiniment, ana not more than two Tnernbers ~
sucl board shall De members Of the same political
parry Al the nrst meeting o. the city council held
after the adoption OF this charter the MAYOR shall
nominate three members OF such board one for he
term OF one year one for the term of years and
one for the term of three years from and after the
Brst Monday IN January, eighteen hundred and
nnsty-one and thereafter shall on the first Mon
day Of January of each yea appoint ore Morn nor
OF such board 70 III the vacancy Of the Iaember
whose term then is about TO expire In csc .ba
city council shall refuse 10 confirm any nornina-
stIon made by the mayor he snail send to them
another name ana 40 Continue 10 ia nnfii 49,
nominated Is confirmed. The members first an
pointedshaH hold such Office from the cate of tn
qualification.
Resolved, That section four t4) of article eight
{NIII) Of the freehoders charter be amended nv
the addition Of paragraph 10 be numbered thir-
teentnf ana 10 read as follows:
1hHteenth-In addition TO the powers herein
above enumerated, the members Of said board OF
Ii
commission and of the police commission
And the members OF said board while
acting in conjunction with the mayor as
such fire commission and police commission shall
have all the authority and shall be invested with
al the power which has heretofore may herein
after be rposed in said fire commission and police
commission
Resolved. That section of article VIII of the
freehoIders charter be amended read as fol-
lows:
Sec. Rehabilitation i. Whenever the public in
terest or convenience may require the city council
Is hereby authorized and empowered To order the
whole OF any portion Of the streets, lanes alleys
squares or places OF the city graded or regral ed
the official grade plsnked or replanked paved or
repayed macadamized or remacads mlzed gray
e'ed or regrayeied, piled or replied car ped or
capped, and 10 order sidewalks sewers nlanholes
culve-ts, curbing and crosswalks be constructed
or repaired therein and to order any or ali work
TO he done which shalt be necessary to conn etc
the whole or any portion Of the streets sidewalks
lanes alleys squares or places. and the city eogn-
ell may and In ali cases where such
improvements map npas 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 ali property liable therefor.
subdivision 2. The ely council shall by general
ordinance provide the manner In which the afore-
said Improvements may be made. and prescribe
all needful regulations for the exercise by the city
OF the power granted and contained Ia the fore
going subdivision of this section provided that in
ali cases In which the cost of such improvement is
ment upon the property henef ed the following
proceedings shall be taken, viz: There must be
petition setting forth the street streets alley or
alleys squares or places. or parts thereof to be
improved, the nature OF the improyeme Mt. the
IA de OF payment, and the fact that the sguers are
owners u property to be benefited 70 tho aggregate
amount of two-finhs Of the be levied
for such improvement, according 10 the transfer
books In the office Of the county auditor II the
board Of public works find the facts forth in
shta pstitoh 70 De true they snail cause an esti-
mate OF the cost OF such improvement u be made
aud transmit the petition together with ali parerz
anu Inflammation IN thelr possession touching sucn
Improvement with the estimated cost thereof and
their Recommendation thereon, 10 the city council
ne Wy concii Sali hANc iHii authority 10 con
slider all matters IN relation TO such proposed ina
proNeHeht, aud may authorize or refuse the
seine ia their discretion; providing, that the
said city council or board of public
proceed In the matter Of such improvement when
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work or
improvement contemplated or or iered 70 be done
by the city council and Charxeable as a lien under
the provisions OF this article against any lot lots
parcel or parcels of land. shall exceed one-haf OF
ihe oa assessed Natat on Of the lots or parcels Of
land contained IN such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
purposes, in which case said improvement shall
not be granted unless the same be SO modified that
tho cost thereof Will not exceed such one-half Of
the af resald valuation.
The action and decisions of the city council as TO
ali matters passed upon by them In relation TO the
rejection OF the granting OF such petition shall be
final and conclusive
Subdivision 3 said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment of local improve
ment district. To he called local improvements dis
trIct No. - which shall include I'll he prot,rrty
between the termlni of said Improvement aouIting
upon, adjacent or pro innate To the STREET alley
place or square propoSed 10 be ilurroyet TO a lis
tance back nom the marginal Hue thereof OF one
hundred and twenty feet. and all property inciuied
within said limits Oh such local ii.lut,,yeusf d,s
frict shall be considered and held TO have front
age upon such Improvement and shall M thc prop
erty benefited by such local Improvement. ana
shall he the property TO be assessed To pay tne cos
thereof. which cost shalt be- assessed upon
al Of sad property 50 benefited in proper
prnven9eut, one foot Of froutase the equivalent
Thereof viz one hundred ans twenty squar' feet
OF supercial sTea 90 be taken ile unit by which
"a Ge'StH' the amount Ga ff"lt'se Tor Wilrh
each 81 said lots, parcels parts thereof benefited
as aforesaid shall be assessed Rs afors aid.
>aa assessment Oh tflrt shall ttr The purpose OF
said assessment. he divided into !our Sub. WILSON'S
parallel 20 the center llur OF alley pro
posed 20 No improved. each thirty feet IA Wtaih
and beginning with the ONE nearest to "a. mac
Enaline or said street 10 be Numbered respectivcy
hfsi, secoaA. h'td ani fourth kacn front ttot Or
It's equivalent area in the hrst subdivision thirty
feet wide neAresi 20 tie street - be improved
ShAli Zee assessed ~ per cent ~ me total amount
O. be- assessed against each front foot is equiva
lent. the second 81 adiFision talriy feet wide be
}wetn thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall Pc asseSseSi - per cent OF the total amount
= he A~."ssrd against each front foot or Us equiv
si,nt: She third subdivision tairty feet Wide be-
tween sixty and ninety feet hack from the street
shall Doe assessed 20 per cent of the total amount
TO ha assessed agaluS: each rsat foot r its eauiva-
Is,t. All ma f,,rrt, ,...t7,'ts =, ts..,. -
and oIv hundred a. 8 twenty feet back from the
street shall he assessed E pr cent II the total
amount tn De assessed against each rout foo is
All ss,ss >u,ents levied upon lan8sof The United
State. state - Washington. state university
couat} 81 klaS, lhe city Of seattle or anE -chaol
district shall te paid By The cl,y Of seattle oui Of
Subdivision ). IN al case. o. specla..
assessment f1r local Improvement Of
any Kind against aay prapsrtv; pcrsoHS or
corporations Whatsoever, AMI said easements
have failed zoe valid t. - hoe ~ "a part. h-a
10 want uf form, Insult jCacy. iUtsrul..ty uT tr
regularity oF non compliance "t.a the charter
p-tvl.sa0s governing >aya assessment. the Csty
,.4sr.. SHAH ee Gaa hafstS are authorized ta Fr-
~-.-- such rf+ritl faRy> 0f a-~r~Snnr Is. AlG ~
:, '" t.sir ce.-ey.soa $40 a~r'rlsuev ".-A iAe
lr..-~t'ns ut laws or ordinances eAsst4U, g: tIe
tll.." .|r fs se-f-stAeCt Is tcatte.
ABS. D. g. .artiIar provided tbaf whenever f1r 4HV
Cause. .... -.1sr or luaIyerlrurr tae amount -
improvement mate nna enjoyed ty tae awaers al
properly H tAe iugai assessment 30 trtt wbngc the
o'"Ht.. IS AfrHy aisrc, FL an4 suihareet e. nlaSe
re- assessments coo -il lAv property a ~ta .ersl
seS-faent als'ric; sufficient "a pAy Ser such inn
FroFeiaeut sueh f'--4Sst. ,SaieHJ q. tr Uatt an3
collected iu srt,susa v-tu tl4n pruy.S sa- u she
las, a. eld Iztes eA.st.1s a. the af It's irv.
Received, That section ef article VIII. g the
iolluv
eec s. There shall be tive modes OF making pay
me1t Cor such local improvement. ta-S C. "iu5-
mediate payment sd pay ul~nt by noats.. The
mC~ir 10 te adopted shall hs The ulode p,-
rlent' shall De- iolsoNs; amer tAe ely
toR ordered or authorized the making 81 any
t'cA4 isf-rN"uira, aut Nnf more tgan twenty a1ys
Atie1 prov iass, &c BOARD OF puallc Nerss snaL.
report t. TIE council an assss uieH- rai
f-en@rea hy We c.'y engineer, "A..eA
parcel of aad Or pAst thereof - b. assessed With
tAF HUuber % feet frontage charge 10 each. sAe
tots} frontage ia the &istsci f-eatar 20 be ae'sr-
mined ss provided he sectloH 81 thls AsIlclel the
iUtsl csst vt .l5e tuufeyE-tet llgtut tx a Eeles-
s4EY accidental expenses, the TAte Ytg troa; foos,
tLv AflvAht 'i esch as s-srlenj an The name OF
~ az ieF ot each iot p2Fre % land or part thereof
known. uut Ia ~ ease shall q g-ISts Ar "a tk@