The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-12
nRDLxANcE No. l.ola-AN ORDINANCE

0RDINANcE No. I,ele-AN ORDINANCE
" to regulate and determine the front footage Of
local assessment district created under section
seven II of article eight Will of the freeholders
Charter
BE it ordained by the city of seattle as follows:
SECTION ]. II amy Of the said property is plated
t8e street and extend back 10 the alley or center OF
the block then the actual front fooge shall be the
ENat loota<e Ter which me owner oe owners Of
said let Is or are liable ana for which he or they
Snail be assessed IT said lot considered IA a Unit
siall be owned hy different persons the line OF
whose Goinilion or ownership run parallel with the
street 10 be inIpfoved-or other local Improvement
10 be made-then the front fooiage TO be pa.d by
each Of said owners shall be as follows: The lot
shall be divided into four equal parts crosswse the
ewaer OF the fourth aetna ~ fronting the street
10 De improved shall be assessed for and paw forty
pe cent Of said actual front f0olage the owner OF
The ~ X adjoining fourth shall be assessed for and
paw Der cent Of sa ctua front fontaqe
he owner of the next fourth shall be assessed for
and pay twenty percent Of said actual front foot
axe and he owner OF tte next adjoining fourth
said actual front f0otage IL said lot belongs To
owner he shall he assessed for the whole actual
frontage, Il II belongs to owners Of separate aud
alstlacl parts Of tie same they snail be assessed
iof and be liable To he ci y according 10 the rule
above stated aud said ssfaeut shall be lien
the lana until the same Is paid
sec :. II any % The land between the termini Of
SAID local asses ment district shall be divided INTO
lots on Then said loci assessment district shall
extend 10 the center line midway OF the length
Whereof ard If from the front of said street 20 said
center line the ownership of said lot shall oe in enc
rvfs7n or TWO or more persons jointly or tn com
mon he or they shall be assess,. for ANA be liable
PAY Tor each actual fsn of the frontage Of said
lut. lfthere BE s,arate and d stncg ownership 81
the ol said ut liable 10 assessment as above
for said ocaf Improvement. then The proportion
tat each shall pay shall he determined b. tne rhie
prs ribbed ia ,eCtioH enc % Of this ordinance.
lhe ,sis inaB, shall oe lieu on Al and every past
Of said lar as the same Is liable 10 assessment
aattt tie same shall be- IA y paid.
Sec 3 II asty of She laai between the terinini of
sacf local sssc,sfftea district liable to assessment
Tor sseh 43cn i,,ttt-,-apsaor shaft M lac Matted
VITO ei!iseT lois 81 ocks then sad local improve
naeht rict sinai oulV extend outward from the
eSternsl lire of said actual Improvement one hun
dsd ssa TWEEN tl.ol lee aid the number oi mont
feet ~ frontage that the owner or ownofs of said
strip u land shall be Assessed f3r and liable tor
shan be TIE actual tront feel thereof and assess
n*nt ei tile saue shall he . lea ia the land until
TIE Is f!,Ir PAID Il said 5 rip or parcel of
isad shall he owned OK two or ms ~ pc by
sfpar9e and distinct titles then the norton thaB
esch ownor shall pay and the front flvtage- mat
easii shall be apie for shall De determined y the
See &. II any portiau OF tAs Ia.ta between the
tefeiai az ss4o loca ssesspent 81 tFict and liable
u assessment Cor ~l..1 local Improvement di-
slaed on plated ata blocks ouly, then S3ch LEGAL
Improvement district shall extend from she eNter-
M lice OF said actual Improvement 80 the center
hae OF said hiorz and the Oyyner owners thereof
slN De assessed for and liable for each actual foot
" said frontage. II there De separate and dstfnct
ownership 81 different arts thereof liable 70 assess
MELT, In said district then the proportion that each
separate owner shall pay OF said actuai 'front.' foot
reie prescrb d nv section one q ofths ordinance.
- o II In any local Improvement district there
be Improved or "llsr fn,rSsssrnenis 10 ne made.
ssi no ether street separates said strip from the
unplaie a. S,,,n ss s@ ,,istrtt snail xtes
w enc hundred and twenty (l2ol feet from the
sgsftSl hue OF said street; secondly II said al
.SaaaS land SHALL he Plated into blocks only then
SC Improvement district shall extend 70 tie cen
49, 20 sad block thirdly, il said adjoining land Is