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


nrst, second. bird and fourth. Each from, foot or
Is eqava ent area In the first Subdivision thirty
shaiI De assessed 10 per cent OF the total aunornt
70 oe assessed sgainst each front foot its eouvs
rent the second subdivision thirty feet wide ha-
t~esn thirty and sixty feet back from the stree,
saai oe assessed 25 per cent Of the total amount
s,i assessed asainst each ir nj feot lis equiv
. .sat the third Subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty AMI ninety feet back from the street
saail ee assessed 20 per cent Of the total amount
70 ne assessed against each foot or its eouiva
.tnt, and the fourth suodiyisl between ninety
anu one hundred twenty feet back from me
s.reet snail be assessed 10 per cent. of the total
amount 10 be assessed against each front foot or its
An assessments levied upon lands of the Uuitea
States, state of Washington state universIrv
county of King, the city OF seattle or any school
a.. shall be paid by the city of Seattle out of
Subdivision l. In all eases of special
sSs a, for local Improvement of
corporations whatsoever and said assessments
pave failed TO be valid In wholeor in part because
Ior want OF FORM iusuiiciency, informalty or ir-
regularity or non compliance with the charter
PROVISIONS governing such assessment the city
ASSESS such special taxes assessments And 20
EMO &c their collection in accordance with the
provisions of laws or ordinances existing at the
Tune the re assessment is made.
AND u IS further provided. that whenever for any
sause; mistake or nsdyertence the amount
sessed snail not be sufficient to pay the of the
Improvement MADE and enjoyed by the owners of
properly III the local assessment district where the
same u made. that Il shall be lawful and the city
eouhcll IS hereby directed and authorized to make
re-assessments all the property in said local as
sessment district sufficient to pay for such i'm
provement. such re-assessment to be made and
corrected IN accordance with the provisions of the
law or ordinances existing the time of its lew
resolved, That section of article VIII of the
freshoiaers Charter be amended SO as 10 read as
sec g. There shall be two modes of making nav.
ment Tor such local Improvement. to-wit: I'm
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
titoned for. The mode OF "immediate pay
ment', shall be follows: After the city
couEcil mas by ordinance or Joint resol,-
ton ordered or authorized the making OF any
local Improvement, and not more than twenty days
after provided, the board of public works shall
report to the council assessment roll
P shs edn,a by til the city engineer which
parcel of land part thereof to be assessed with
the number of feet frontage charged to each the
total frontage in the district frontage To be deter
mined provided in section of this article the
total cost Of the improvement including ali neces-
sary incidental expenses, the rate per front foot
the amount of each ass essment and The name OF
the of each lot parcel of land or part thereof
If known but in case shall a mistake in The
name of the owner be fatal where a description of
the Toperty is given together with the amount
charged to street crossings
The councIi on receipt of such roll and assess.
ment shall cause notice thereofto DE published in
the official newspaper Of the city for ten consecu-
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
then deduct the amount OF such cost assessed
asanst 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 TO the CRY
treasurer certified copy thereof upon receipt of
which the treasurer shall proceed to collect the
same as other city taxes are collected; provided,
that such treasurer shall give ten days notice in
the official newspaper (snd shall mail a
the property assessed when the posto.lice adj
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 to
him for collection and thar unless payment is
made within thirty DAYS from the date OF such
tice such assessment shall become delinquent and
shall bear interest at the rate of 10 per per
annum until paid, and if not paid before said
sessment shall have become delinquent penalty
of per cent shall be added, and the sums deiin-
the current year against each lot and parcel de-
linquent. and with the interest collected as other
paid within the time fixed for tine payment of
city taxes shall ne collected as such taxes col
penalties are authorized To be charged and col
lected on other delinquent taxes, and each lot or
parcel delinquent shall De sold for the amount of
such assessment with interest and COSTS at the
time and in the manner and by he same authority
lands and lots sold for city taxes.
Resolved that section 9 of article VIII. Of the
freeholders charter be amended as TO read
follows:
Sec g. If payment by bonds" is TO be made for
such improvement, then and in such case each
innate and 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 dec ared payment for the crossings 10 made
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
charged at rate to be fixed by the city council
in said ordinance, which annual rate of interest
shall be In each case one per cent. per annum
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
amount due each year in the same manner pro-
vded for collections in section eight hereof
In al cases of such payment by bonds the city
council. as the agent of the local Improvement dis
trict, shall cause TO be issued i'm the 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
thu 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
ment Bonds District No. -, of the City of Seat
tle;" shall be payable not more than ten years
after date and shall be subject annual cali by the
city treasurer, in such numbers and amounts rs he
may have cash on hand TO pay me same IN me
respective local improvement fund rom which
such bonds are payable. and shall bear interest at
such rate per annum as the city council shall by
ordinance determiue provided. that In no case
shall such bonds bear higher rate OF interest than
nine per cent per annum; said interest shall be
treasurer Such bonds shall be sold after thirty days
public notice thereof given TO the highest bidder
thereof. but in shall such bonds be sold for
less than par, and the proceeds snail be applied IN
payment of such improvement; provided, that
when the mode Of payment 10y bonds has been
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 fund for such district to be called local inn
provement fund district No. - Of Seattle, and
the holder holders OF such bonds shall look only
to such fund for the payment of either the princi
pal or the interest OF said bonds
Resolved that section IS ofarticle VIII. of the
freehoiders charter be amended so as TO read rs
Sec IL Apy funds remaining in the treasury.
belonging to 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 required 10 def ay ali the expenditures by
the CITY on account thereof. shall be refunded. on
demand, to the person or persons who have over
paid the same, 10 the amount OF such over pay
pent; and II there shall be such in the as
sessment OF any person who shall not have paid
his assessment a rebate shall on demand. be al
lowed 10 such person TO 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
provernent became due. Any such funds remain
ing in the treasury after the expiration of one
from the date aforesaid, Tor which no demand
has been made as herein provided, belonging TO
any local Improvement district. after the payment
Of the whole cost and expense OF such improve
nent shall be transferred IL the fund the earliest
formed district the cost for The work of which has
Resolved. That article eight (vTII.) OF the free
holders charter he amended by adding a section
thereto TO be section twenty nine TO read follows:
see 20 Subdivision l.-Before any contract for
the doing OF any work OF labor. OF furnishing any
sk labor material 30 or FOR the city Of Seattle
shall he valid binding against said city. the con-
tractor shall enter into q Jniut and several bond
with The city Of seattle FOR the of said city and
also for the Of sl persons who perform or
cause 70 he performed any work or labor or far
pish or cause TO Re furnished any ski, labor or ma
tefal in the execution OF sleh contract conditioned
70 perform the contract according 10 tfs con-
ditions and stipBlsticDs ana to pay they become
due al iust claims for ali work and labor so per-