The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-24
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position to amend sections one ~ four 141
article eight S) of the freeholders charter
October ]. A ID. 1890 and to further amend said
article elsht VII by adding thereto section TO
Resolved I hat section !, of article VIII of the
ffeehoders charter be amended % as To read as
follows: ~ "
SECTION !. There shall be- and is hereby ere.
ated a board Of public works, which shall consist
OF three members who shall be appointed by the
mayor, by and with the advice and conse nj Of the
city council IN joint convention assembled fer the
term three years and until their successors are
appointed and qualified such members shall he
electors and freeholders of the city and shall have
sesed in the city three years neSt before such an
poiniiiheht, ana mol more than two members Of
such board shall be members of the same notitioaI
party At the first meeting al the city council held
after the adoption OF this charter the mayor shall
nominate three members OF such board, one for the
term OF one year, one for the term OF years and
one lot 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 appofnt one mem nor
of such board TO fill the vacancy of the member
whose term then Is about TO expire. In case the
city council shall refuse 10 confirm any nomtna-
ton made by the mayor he shall send to them
another name and SO continue to do until a Marty
nominated il confirmed. The members first an
pointed shall hold such Office from the date of III
qualification.
Resolved, That section four (D of article eight
(NlIl.) OF the freehoGers charter be amended by
the addition OF a paragraph to be numbered thir-
teenth, and to read as follows:
lhirteenth-in addition TO the powers herein
above enumerated, the members of said board OF
public works shall be ex-ofcio members of the fire
And the menber, 'H ot p oiG bo GoiSs h;Ia
acting in conjunction with the mayor as
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 and police
commission.
Resolved. That section 7 of article VIII of the
freeholders charter be amended so to read fol-
lows:
Sec. 7-subdivision l. Whenever the public in
erest or convenience may require the city council
Is hereby authorized and empowered TO order the
squares or places of the city graded regra1
the official grade planked or repanked paved or
repayed macadamized or rernacadamizad grav-
e!ed or regraveled piled or replied. capped re-
cuiverts, curbing and crosswalks 10 be constructed
or repaired therein, aud 20 order any or all work
to be done which shall be necessary 20 complete
the whole or any portion of the streets sidewalks,
lanes, alleys squares or places. and the city conn.
cii may, and in all cases where such
upon such street alley or place or
part thereof, shall levy and collect assessment
Improvements to defray the cost and expense
thereof. which assessment shall become a lien
upon all property liable therefor
subdivision 2. The city council shall by general
ordinance provide the manner in which the afore
al needul regulations for the exercise by the city
OF the power granted aud contained i'm the fore
sus euottNisph OF this sectioni provided, that In
M Eases IN Wiich the cost OF such improvement Is
10 be betrayed by the collection of special assess
ment upon the property benefited the following
proceedings shall be taken. viz: There must be
presented 10 the board of public works written
petition setting forth the streets alley or
alleys, squares or places, or parts thereof to be
improved, the nature of the Improvement the
mode of payment, aud the fact that the sgners are
owners OF property 20 be benefited 20 the aggregate
amount of twofifths of the to be levied
for such Improvement, according the transfer
books in the Office of the county auditor If the
board of public works hnd the facts set forth in
said petition to be true they shall cause an esti-
mate of the cost of such Improvement 10 be made
aud transmit the petition. together with ali papers
ami information in their possession touching such
Improvement with the EST aei cost thereof and
4 he gif lft,fl
The city council shall have full authority TO con-
slider ali matters tn relation to such proposed inn
proNement, and may authorize or refuse the
same I'm their discretion; providing. that the
said city council board of public
works shall not have authority TO further
proceed In the matter OF such improvema Mt when
ever the estimated or actual cost OF any work or
improvement contemplated or or tered 10 be done
by the city council and Chargcahie a lien under
the provisions of this article against any lot lots
parcel or parcels of land shall exceed oue-haIf OF
he tola assessed valuation OF the lots or parcels 81
land contained in such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
roii hShe ior me leNylns OF taxes for municipal
purposes, IN which said Improvements shall
not he granted unless the same be modified that
Tue cost thereof VIII not exceed such One-half of
the al reSatd valuation.
The action aud ecisons Of the city council as to
ali matters passed upon by them ia relation the
REJECTION or the granting OF such petition shall be
hnal and conclusive.
subdivision & said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment OF n local improve
nent district. 10 he called local Improvement dis
triCt No. --, which shall include ali the property
between the terHiai OF sal improvement abu. ting
upon. adjacent er pro innate to the sire {. alley
place or square pr, posta To b.. iluEroved 10 "A dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof uf one
hundred and twenty feet and All property included
within said limits OF such local Improvement dis
tricj shall he considered and held 10 have 'front.'
aEe upon such Improvement, and shall Doe the prop
crtv benefited by such local Improvement, ami
thereof, which Ccst shall be assessed upon
All of sad property benefited In proper
lion 10 the frontage thereof upon such i'm
pr N"ineii. one 100. "i IrohtH-e or ire equivalent
thereof. viz; bne handred an twenty square feet
OF Supcrcial rea - he taken a. The uuit by which
10 determine the amount Of froHtt<e tor which
each 81 said lots. parcels parts thereof benefited
as Aforesaid shall be assessed e., aforesaid.
sal assessment "a triCt shall Tor the purpose OF
said assessment hc divide. into iour sab visions
parallel to the center line OF the street alley pro-
posed 10 %" NHp"ted. each thirty feet tn width
and beginning with The one nearest 20 the mar
sinaiifns az said street 20 be respectively
lt> equivalent area in the first uhtlvSioo ia rtv
feet wide ucarrsr go tGc street e. 30 improved
shat. De- assessed - ger cent ot he total amount
G. be- assessed against each front foot is eguiva
lrnt, tEe second Su division thirty feet wide be-
tween tairty and sixty feet back from the street
shall b. assessed = per cent. OF the total amount
- De assessed against zach q nt foot is ecu
alent: the third subdivision tairtv feet Wide be-
tween sixty au3 uuety fr't oass trom The street
shall De assessed ga per cent 81 The Io{al amount
10 he assessed a. sins; each ronf foot or IT. e4uva
aU3 ole hundred twenty feet back from the
street siiai. bo assessed - pr cent ot tae total
n.u"i to oe n esSed a asi each front Zoos ~ It's
All ss,,.-. nen;s levied upon landSof the vnited
=
county g king, the ri-y OF Seattle or any -chocl
district Shall be- paid by the city q Seattle out OF
IL ttHerA. road fund
subdivision .. In al cases of specia;
assessment Tor Local iiuprov Of
any ].Hl AGAINST any property. persons or
C"fpNIHttun> whatsoever. AMI said assessments
have failed Go hr valid I'm whole la part
foe want pi i'rfg. iasueciancy, inlormAuty coz ic-
regularity u- non compliance VITA She charter
provisions governing such a~s+~>IleE.. fbP Cltv
CouhyU shat. ae ans hvrebV are author. scd 70
asses suCh special axes or Rs>eSsul ats SO %
enforce their collection lu accordance with the
provisions Of laws or ordinances exist ing ~ she
time the re assessment u mace
And e Is further provided, that whenever for ANY
cause. Mf stake Ur lns3vprJauCe The amount as
seSst SHAH b. Sufficient paw the CoSg ~ the
Improvement ulate and enjoyed hv rae owners of
property "a tbC local assessment district where tht
same = tua Ne. that Il shall hp LAWFUL aud the csty
reasstss1ntuts oR al The property in said ,aai
seS>incot district sufficient 10 pay ter sUyA llI-
pTINetDeNt ~sgH rt-.asSt S-ulcut 60 De- made ana
collected no r3tucr With the provisions IT the
law or oTdhanCt> existing a. 'hc TIME oi its levy
Resolved. That section 3 Of article VIII. q the
ffeeholGers charter Roe amended a. g. read -
sec :. There shsn NJ two modes of makIas pay
naeut tor such .ccai Improvement. to-~it: Elm
mediate lsymeug and payment by bonds 1lgr
fucte 30 be adopted shall be ;hs mode nc-
titi2aeu for. The mode % Immediate pay
Elcut shall Pee 4ai.oAs. AGtr the civ
cs01cil has By 0rt,nauce or JOINT reso1u-
Hea ordered o. authorized the uIa&iHg of any
loe@5 Improvement and not more thar twenty days
aleF the contract therefor has been lrt, herein
ate PROVIDED, tie board 81 pnsic works shat
49, 20 the council ar assessment ruli
bieNaFed by the city ensineer which
shall contain the aeS.rsutios az Each -
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