The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-23
CRY NOTICES.

its equivalent area in the first suhdiyision thirty
shall be assessed 30 per cent of the fo.,I anonnt
70 De assessed against each front foot ct its eqIliya
tent tne second subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tWeen thirty and sixty feet back from the street
snaA De assessed % per cent OF the total amount
70 De assessed against each front foot or it's equiv
aIent: the third subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty ana ninety feet back from the stree:
snail be assessed 20 per cent Of the total amount
20 De assessed against each 'front.' foot or its equiya
Ieut' ana the fourth subdsv1si m between ninety
ana one hundred a. twenty feet back from the
street shal be assessed Is per cent. of the total
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 De paid by the city Of Seattle out of
It's General road fund.
subdivision 4. N all cases of special
assessment for local Improvement of
any kind against any property persons or
nave failed To be valid Ia whole in part because
TO- want OF form. insuficiency. informally or ir-
Iesuiarily or non compliance with the charter
proVlsions governing such assessment, the city
council shah be and hereby are authorized TO re-
asses such special taxes or assessments, and 20
emo &c their collection in accordance with the
provisions OF laws or ordinances existing al the
tlile the re assessment is made
And II Is further provided, that whenever for any
cause, mistake or inadveTtence the amount as
ssel snail hoi be sufficient to pay the cost of the
linptosenent made ana enjoyed by the owners of
property In the local assessment district where the
same IS made that IL shall be lawful. and the city
couhcii Is hereby directed and authorized 10 make
reassessments on all the property in said local
sessment district sufficient to pay for such i'm
provement such re-asSeSsment 10 be made ami
corrected 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
Heeholcers charter be amended TO read as
follows:
sec. 9. There shall be two modes of making pay
nent Tor such local Improvement. to-wit: "Im-
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode 10 be adopted shall be The mode pc
ment" shall be as follows: after the civ civ
cou ell has by ordinance or Joint resolIi-
non ordered or authorized the making of any
local improvement, and not more than twenty DAYS
after the contract therefor has been let as herein
afte provided, the board of public works shall
PREPARED by the city engineer which
shall contain the description of each lot
parcel OF and or part thereof TO be assessed with
the number of feet frontage charged TO each the
total frontage In the district frontage 10 be deter
mined provided in section of this artcIeI the
total cost of the Improvement including all neces-
safy incidental expenses, the rate per front foot
the amount OF each ass 'ssment and the name Of
The owner of each lot parcel of land part thereof
If known. but in no case shall a mistake in the
name of the owner be fatal where description of
charged TO street crossings
The council on receipt of such roll and assess
meni shall cause notice thereofto be published in
the official newspape of the city for ten co6secu-
tive issues, Notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been filed and requiring them to ap-
pear at time fixed. not less than fifteen DAYS from
the date OF such notice and make objection thereto
TIE council shall at 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 lien thereon and shall
direct he city clerk deliver the roll to the city
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver 10 the city
treasurer a certified copy thereof, upon receipt of
which the treasurer shalt proceed TO collect the
same as other city taxes are collected: provided,
that such treasurer shall give ten days notice in
the official newspaper land shall mail
copy OF such no ice to the owner of
tln xxha ft1a fnfHioza
dress of such owner is known, but the failure TO
mail the same shall not be fatal when publication
thereof is made) that such roll has been certified
him for collection, 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 cent per
annum until paid, and if not paid before said
sessment shall have become delinquent a penalty
of per cent. shall be added. and the sums delln-
quent shall be entered on the annual tax roll for
the current year against each lot and parcel so de-
inquent, and with the Interest collected as other
taxes separate account being kept thereof, and if
not paid within the time fixed for the payment OF
city taxes. shall collected such taxes col
lecaed 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 be sold for the amount of
such assessment with interest and costs, at the
time and In the manner and by he same authority
as lands and lots are sold for city taxes.
Resolved that section of article VIII. Of the
freeholders charter be amended so as to read as
follows:
sec. 8. If payment by bonds is to be made for
such improvement, then and in such case each es
innate and roll snail be made and returned, and
corrections made, and the notice given, as in the
eighth section hereinabove 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 tho crossings to be made
as therein stated, and copy OF such roll
filed 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 be paid in not more than ten equal annual
payments with interest upon the whole sum so
charged at a rate TO be fixed by the city council
in said ordinance, which annual rate of interest
shall be In each cent, aQnum
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, hereinafter pro-
vided said interest shall be paid annually, and
the city treasurer shall proceed to collect the
amount due each year in the same manner as pro-
yided for collections in section eight hereof
In all cases OF such payment by bouos the city
trici, shall cause TO be issued, in the name of the
city of Seattle. the bonds of such local improve
ment district for the whole estimated cost of such
Improvement, less the cost of such crossings and
IN" amount assessed against lands of the United
states the state of Washington, State university,
county OF King city of Seattle or any school dis
tTict, such bonds shall be called Local Improve
nlent Bonds. District No. of the City of Seat
te:" shall be payable not more than ten years
after date and shall be subject TO annual call by the
city treasurer, in such numbers and amounts as he
may have cash on hand to pay the same in the
respective local improvement fund from which
such bonds are payable. and shall bear 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-annuaily at the Office of the city
treasurer such bonds shall he sold after thirty days
public notice thereof given, TO the highest bidder
thereof but in shall such bonds be sold for
less Than par, aud the proceeds shall he applied in
payment of such Improvement; provided, that
when the mode of payment by bonds has been
determined upon the Improvement shall not he be
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiated
and all funds raised In each improvement district
as well as funds borrowed therefor shall be paid
into n fund for such district TO be called Local i'm
the holder or holders Of such bonds shall look only
10 such fund for the payment of either the princ-
pa. or the interest Of said bonds.
Resolved that section Is, cfarticle VIII. Of the
freehoders charter be amended so as TO read
follows:
belonging 10 the fund of any local Improvement
district after the payment Of The whole and
expense of such Improvement in excess of the to-
tai sum required 10 derAy all the expenditures 10y
the city on account thereof, shall be refunded on
demand, Ia the person or persons who have over
paid the same, to the amount of such over pay
rlent; and II here shall be SuCh an excess in the
sFSsment 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
esSInent: provided such de n and herein above
~ w wv" iot oc ihIe Ni'iii' "HV Sti ti"It tiV
date upon which the assessment Tor such local lI-
proVeWent became due Any such funds remain
ns ia the treasury ater the expiration of one year
tfotn tue date Aforesaid Tor when no demand
has been made as herein provided. belonging to
any Local Improvement district, after the payment
OF ths whole cost ara expense OF such improve
ent shall be transferred g. the fund Of The earIlcs;
formed district the cost for the work Of which has
not De paid.
Resolved That article eight tVIII.l Of the free
holders charter be amended by adding section
thereto to he section twenty to read follows:
sec. 20. Subdivision l.-B- fore any contract for
tae doing of any work or labo or furnishing any
skili labor or material to OF Tor the city Of seattle
ShaN be valid binding against Said city. The
tractor shall enter into Joint and several bond
with the city uf seattle for the use Of said city and
also FOR the Of all persons who may perform or
cause 10 be performed any work or labor, or fur
E}sh cause 10 e furnished any skill labor or
teria in the ut}on OF SuCh contract conditioned
perform the contract according to its terms
dtIi1us and stiPuiatons and 70 pay AS they become
due all iUst claims for all work and labor per.
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