The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-22

PROPOSED AMEN DMENT NO. ga PRO-
position 10 amend sections one ID. four az,
October I, a. p. 1890, and to further amend said
be section twenty nine (29)
Resolved, That section /, of article VIII, of the
follows:
SECTION |. There shall be, apd is hereby Gre
ated, board of public works which shall consist
of three members who shall be appointed by the
mayor by and with the advice and consent Of the
city council In joint convention assembled for the
term Of three years and until their successors are
appointed and qualified Such members shall be
electors and freehoders of the city, and shall have
resided in the city three years next before such APP
pofntment, and not more than two members of
such board shall be members of the same political
party. At the first meeting OF the city council held
after the adoption OF this charter the mayor shall
nominate three members of such board one for the
term of year, for the term of two wears and
for the term of three years from and after the
first Monday IN January. eighteen hundred and
ninety-one. and thereafter shall on the first Mon
day of January of each year appoint one member
of such board 10 I'LL the vacancy of the member
whose term then IS about to expire. In the
City council shall refuse to confirm any nominal
tion made by the mayor he shall send to them
another name and so continue TO do until party
nominated Is confirmed. The members first APP
pointed shall hold such Office from the date of their
qualification.
(VTIr.) of the freeholders charter be amended by
the addition of paragraph TO be numbered thir-
teenth and to read as follows:
Thir;eenth- In addition to the powers herein
above enumerated, the members of said board OF
public works shall be e1oicto members of the fire
commission and of the police commission.
And the members OF said board while
acting in conjunction with the mayor as
such Gre 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 aud police
Resolved. That section of article VIII. of the
treeholders charter be amended so to read fol-
lows:
sec. 7-subdivison /. Whenever the public in
terest or convenience may require, the city council
4, al aNd
whole or any portion of the streets lanes alleys
squares places of the city graded or regarded 70
repaved, nacadamized or remacadsmzed, gray
e!ed regraveled, piled or replied capped or re-
capped and 10 order sidewalks sewers manholes
cuiverts curbing and crosswalks to be constructed
or repaired therein, and 10 order any all work
TO be done which shall be necessary TO compete
the whole or any portion OF the streets. sidewalks
lanes. alleys, squares OF places and the city
ell may, and In all cases where such
anon such street. allev or niare or
part thereof shall levy aud collect an assessment
upon ali lots or parcels of land benefited by such
improvements 10 defray the cost and expense
thereof, which assessment shall become a lien
upon all property liable therefor.
subdivision z. The city council shall by general
ordinance provide the 10 amer in which the afore-
said improvements may he made and prescribe
a needful regulations for the exercise nv the city
OF the power granted and contained in the fore
going subdivision Of this section: provided that in
al cases In which the cost OF such iunnrovpment is
TO be betrayed by the collection Of special assess
ment upon the properly benefited the following
presented to the board of public works a written
petition setting forth the or streets alley or
alleys. squares or places. parts thereof to be
imnroved the nature of the irnnrnvamant the
mode OF payment and the fact that the signers are
owners 81 property 20 be benefited TO the aggregate
amount OF two-tlfhs OF the asses 10 be levied
for such Improvement, according to the transfer
books in the Office of the county auditor If the
board Of public works find The facts set forth fin
said petition TO he true they shall cause an esti-
mate of tae cost OF stfca improvement 10 be made
and transmit the petition. together with all pauers
and fNfoF nation IN fle&E touching EFrk
Improvement vii the estimated cost thereof and
their commentator thereon. 10 the city council
The citv council shall have full authority to con.
slider ell matters in rriatiou 10 such proposed ina
provement and may authorize or refuse tile
same IN their discretion; providing that the
said city council board Of public
works shall not have authority to further
proceed in the matter of such announcement when
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work or
Improvement conteIn lated or or5ereG 70 he done
by the city council a8a chargsaba as q lien under
the prov Of tai- article against any lot or lets
parcek0r parcels Of lana. shall exceed one-hAlf Of
lie total assessed valuation o. The lots or parcels Of
land costs,.aed IN such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
rd,l made for tie lsvy3ng IL taxes for lnunicipal
purposes. Ia which case said Improvement shall
not be granted unless the be 50 modified thar
the cost thereof viii not exceed such one-half Of
the AZ resaii valuation.
The action and decision. Of the city council as 10
g matters passed upou by them IN relation 30 The
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall be
fuA snG conclusive
Subdivision 3. said general ordinance shan also
provide foT the establishment ola local improve
district 70 te called local mpr1V eileat dis
tries Ne. -. which shall iEciu4c Al. the properly
between the termini o. sait tga provegleat taufnz
up0u. adjacent pro .n1afe 10 the sire I aUeg.
place square proposed 20 be Improved 20 n dis
lance hsck nom The marginal llEe thereof OF
hundred 4na twegTy feet, and AL property included
within sAsd tlsits OF such local improvement dis
rricg shall De considered sns held 70 have 'front.'
up0H such improvement and shail he the prop
eTty benefited ~ sucS local Improvement, and
shall De the property - be assessed pay the cost
thereof wsich cost shat he assessed npon
al Of said property benefited in proper
ton 20 the frontage thereof upon suca i'm
p.eveneat ore foct Of frontage or the equivalent
theFeo8 via; One haa 1Fed ana twenty square feet
o. sGPsFcszl - - taken the uult by which
10 determine tie amount Of frontage for which
eSch Of ssG lots parcels pats thereof benefited
a. aforesaid SHAH - assessed IS Aforesaid
SAID assessment district sl f2r the purpose Of
said aasssssnI Re dIvfdeG into fogr suocfy!s lons
lasA..s 70 kAs esa.ss Inc Of ne ssEes. ..sy Iro-