The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-24
CIrY NOTICES.

mined as provided in section of this articlel the
total cost Of The improvement including all neces
sars INCIDENTAL expenses. the rate per front foot
me amount Of eHcn -ssnnent and the name OF
ne owner of each lot parcel of land or part thereof
y known, but IN no case shall mista sc in the
laine OF me owner be fatal where description OF
ne property Is given together with the amount
charged 10 street crossings
The council on receipt Of such roll and assess.
.eht sna cause police thereofto be published in
me ofilclal wpape Of the city for ten eonsecu-
I'VE issues, Notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been filed and requiring them 10 ap-
ear al time fixed. not less than fifteen days from
1ne uate OF sch notice, ana make objection thereto
lie council shall at the time fixed consider any
and all objections made, and shall make such cor
Iscuons OF such roll as IL deems just and shall
then deduct the amount of such cost assessed
asaihst street crossings, which shall he paid from
the general road fund Of the city and shall then bv
ordinance approve such roll and shall levy and as
sess Inc amounts thereof against each parcel and
ios and declare the same lien thereon and shall
direct he city clerk deliver the roll TO the city
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver 10 the city
Ieasnrer certified copy thereof, upon receipt of
Whtch tue treasurer shalt proceed To collect the
same as other city taxes are collected: provided
tfai such treasurer shall give ten days notice in
copy OF such no ice TO the owner of
the property assessed when the postoffice adj
mali the same shall be fatal when publication
hefeoi IS madel that such roll has beer certified to
MN lor collection and that unless payment is
,tiaie "I'h thirty DAYS from the date of such no.
ice Sucn assessment shall become del. nquent and
shll Dear interest at the rate of 10 per cent per
ahhuIn uhtll paid, and If not paid before said
sessinsnf shall have become delinquent a penalty
oi per cent shall be added. and the sums dein-
quent snail be entered the annual tax roll for
the current year against each lot and parcel so de-
inquent, and with the interest, collected as other
tdAes separate account being kept thereof, and If
not PAID within the time fixed for the payment of
city taxes, shall oe collected such taxes are col
iecaed. together with such additional charges or
penalties as are authorized to be charged and col
lected on other delinquent taxes, and each lot or
parcel so delinquent shall sold for the amount of
such assessment with interest and costs at the
liihe and IN The manner and BY he some authority
as iaIds aad lots are sold for city taxes.
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follows; -
sec, 8. If payment by bonds" is to be made for
such Improvement, then and in such case each es
innate a d roll sha be made and returned and
corrections made, and the notice given. as in the
eishth section hefeinaoove provided and the cost
ana expense of the Improvement shall he assessed
against the lots and parcels of land said sec
ton uec afed, payment for the crossings 10 be made
as therein stated, and copy of such roll
filed with the city treasurer But the ordinance
snail further declare on making such levy that the
sum charged against each lot and parcel OF land
snail be paid in not more than ten equal annual
payments. with interest upon the whole sum 40
charged at a rate to be fixed by the city council
IN said ordinance, which annual rate of interest
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-
vided said interest shah be paid Annually and
the city treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the
amount due each year in the same manner as pro-
Nlded Tor collections IN section eight hereof
IN all cases of such payment by bonds the city
cCuncil, as the agent of the local improve ment dis
IL.
city of seattle. the bonds of such local improve
ment district for the whole estimated % such
Improvement, less the cost of such crossings and
Tia" amount assessed against lands of the United
states the state of Washington state university,
county of King, city of seattle or any school dis
trict, such bonds shall be called Local Improve
Inent Bonds, District No -, of the City of Seat
te;' shall be payable not more than ten wears
after date and shall be subject TO annual call by the
city treasurer, in such numbers and amounts as he
respective local improvement fund from which
such bonds are payable, and shall Dear interest at
such rate per annum as the city council shall by
ordinance determine; provided, that IN no case
shall such bonds bear higher rate of interest than
nine per cent. per annum said interest shall be
payable semi annually at the office of the city
treasurer Such bonds shall be sold after thirty DAYS
puolc notice thereof given, TO the highest bidder
thereof but in shall such bonds be sold for
less than par, and the proceeds shall be applied in
payment OF such improvement; provided. that
when the mode of payment by bends has been
determined upon the improvement shall not be be-
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiated,
and ali funds raised in each Improvement dstrict
IS well as funds borrowed therefor shall be paid
into fund for such district, to be called Local
provement fund district No. - of Seattle, and
the holder or holders OF such bonds shall look only
to such fund for the payment of either the princ
pal or the interest of said bonds.
Resolved that section l3. ofarticle VIII. of the
freeholders charter be amended so as to read as
follows:
sec 10. Any funds remaining in the treasury.
belonging 70 the fund OF any local Improvement
district, after the payment of the whole cost and
expense of such Improvement in excess of the to-
tai sum required TO defray all the expenditures by
the city on account thereof. shall be refunded,
demand, to the person or persons who have over
PAID the same, TO the amount OF such over pay
ment and ii there shall be such excess in the
sessment of any person who shall not have paid
his assessment a rebate shall. on demand, be al
lowed 10 such person 10 the amount of such over
assessment; provided, such den and herein above
provided for be made within one year from the
date upon which the assessment for such local inn
provement became due. Any such funds remain
ing in the treasury after the expiration of year
from the date aforesaid for which no demand
has been made as herein provided belonging to
any local Improvement district, after the payment
whole
ment shall be transferred t. the fund of the earliest
formed district the cost for the work of which has
not be paid.
Resolved That article eight tvIII.) of the free
holders charter he amended hv adding n section
thereto TO be section twenty to read follows:
sec 20. Subdivision l.-B fore any contract for
the doing OF any work or labo-, OF furnishing any
skill labor material 10 or Tor the city of seat lie
shall be valid or binding against said city. the CON
tractor shall enter into joint and several bond
with the city of Seattle for the of city and
also for the use of all persons who NAV perform
10 be performed any work labor or fur
nish or cause TO . furnished any skill. labor ma
terlai IN the execution OF such contract conditioned
10 perform the contract according to its terms
dltions aud stipulatons and tn pay rs they become
due all Just claims for all work and labor per-
formed and all sklil or labor and material SO fur
nished in the execution of such contract. and TO
comply with all the requirements of the charter
and ordinances of said city and the amendments
thereto which bond shall be in an amount fixed by
the board % public works. hut not less than the
contract price agreed he paid for the performance
OF such contract and shall be duly signed by such
contractor aud two or more good aud sufficient
siireleS and after being approved rs herein pro-
vided shall be iled in the Office of the city comp
troller OF Seattle.
Subdivision2 The sureties on such bond shall
each justify bail upon arrest.
More than TWO sureties may be accepted on such
bond. and they may justify III separate and different
sums less than the sum specified IN such bond;
provided, that the aggregate Of their justification
shall toe equal tn two sureties justifying in double
the amount OF the bond in the manner herein pro-
Vided.
subdivision g. II shall be the duty of the cor
Toratioa counsel of said city To that such bond
Is tulIy and properly executed and conforms in all
respects 10 the provisions OF this section; and
ihereHpon shall lnaprse on said bond his approx al
II The farm thereof such bond and the sureties
thereon shall he subject 10 approval by the mayor
and comptroller but they shall not approve auy
such houi ess the said corporation counSel's ap
prevail ii the form thereof be Endorsed thereon,
unless the ,treteS on such bond appear personally
before the mayor and comptroller "a required and
are by them examined touching their ntaess and
ability - become surettes on such bond; and II
ftcN' ~ PERSON i'flStaiults itl> Ju>ihcN.iuH
sU scrbcd 10 the bond, Il they shall deem such
person 81 insufficient ability or otherwise unfit To
become surety such bond.
subdivision 1. No contract with said city FOR the
doing Of any public worz shall hereafter be AS
signed or transferred IN any manner without Hfst
having in3or>sd thereon the consent or the board
ot public WORKS and OF the sureties on the con
tractors hon3, ant no transfer or as isnlllent
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond
the liability Of the sire;ies thereof, sal
any assignment transfer. without sucu
consent Snd waiver indo-sed thereon, except
hv operation OF law, q any such contract shall
make the same null and void as TO any further
performance thereof by the contractor or his
signs without any Act on the part OF said city; and
ihe board ~ pubic works OF SAID city SHAH Al once
proceed 10 reiet such contract said board may.
ia IFS discretion proceed 70 complete the same
the agent and AT ihC expense 81 such contractor
abandonment or surrender, rltd@r voluntary or
o- otherwise, of any contract with said CITY for The
doing VI any WORK rr labor or the furnishing 81 any
LABOR >Nltl pr material nor any change IN any s-tA
uiTart. nor aHv extension uf time IN which 20
complete any suCh contract shaii ever operate 10
relesse Jhe soreties on the bond IN This act pro
g