The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-09
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

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follows:
suKDTvIsroN l. Whenever the public interest or
convenienee may REQUIRE the city council is hereby
authorized and empowered to order the whole or
places OF the city graded or regarded to The official
grace, pianked or repianked, paved or repsved,
macadainizsd or rernacadamized. graveied or re-
sraVeied, piled or replied, capped or recapped. and
70 order sidewaiks, sewers. manholes. culverts
CURLING and crosswaiks to be constructed
paired tnerein, and to order any or all WORK to he
done which shall be necessary to complete the
whole or any portion Of the streets, sidewalks.
lanes, squares. alleys places. and the city
Gil may levy and collect an assessment upon all
tots or parcels of land benefited by such improve
which assessment shall bebome lien upon ali
property liable therefor.
subdivision 2. The city council shall by general
ordinance provide the manner in which the afore
SAID improvements may be made, and prescribe
~ neediul regulations for the exercise by the city
OF the power granted and contained in the fore
going subdivision of this section: provided, that in
an cases IN which the cost OF such Improvement is
10 De betrayed by the collection Of special assess
ment upon the properly benefited the following
proceedings shall be taken, viz: There must be
petition setting forth the street streets alley
alleys, squares or places, or parts thereof TO be
improved, the nature OF the improvement, the
mode Of payment and the fact that the signers
owners u property TO be benefited TO the aggregate
amount OF majority of the assessment to be levied
Tor such Improvement, according to the transfer
DooES IN the Office of the county auditor. II the
board OF public works find the facts set forth in
said petition to be true they shall cause esti-
mate of the cost OF such Improvement to he made
and transmit the petition together with ali papers
and Information In their possession touching such
Improvement with the estimated cost thereof. and
their recommendation thereof to the city council.
froFidei. that no grade shall be changed when
any aoutting owner or owners have built or made
Improvements on any street highway or alley, I'M
less such petition shall be signed by the owners of
a majority of the frontage on the street. highway
or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have full authority con-
slider ali matters in relation to such proposed i'm
provement, and may authorize or refuse the
same in their discretion; providing. that the
hnR I'd of q
works shall not have authority to further
proceed in the matter of such Improvement when
Improvement contemplated ordered to be done
by the city council and chargeabie as lien under
the provisions OF this article against any lot or lots
parcel parcels OF land shall exceed one-hnf of
the total assessed valuation of the lots or parcels of
land contained in such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
roll made for the levying of taxes for municipal
not be granted unless the same be SO modified that
the cost thereof will not exceed such one-haif of
the al Jresaid valuation.
The action and decisions of the city council as to
ali matters passed upon by them in relation to the
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall be
tnaI and conclusive
Subdivision 8. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment of 4 local improve
ment district to be called local improvement dis
trct No. =. which shall include all the property
between the terElini of said improvement abutting
upon. adjacent or proximate 10 the street. alley,
place square proposed to be improved TO a dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof OF one
hundred and twenty feet and all property included
within said limits OF such local Improvement DIS
trct shall he considered and held to have 'front.'
age upon such Improvement. and shall be the prop
erty benefited by such local Improvement, and
Shall be the property to be assessed TO pay the cost
thereof which cost shall be assessed upon
all of said property so benefited in proper
ton to the frontage thereof upon such inn
provement, one foot of frontage or the equivalent
thereof viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
OF superficial be taken the unit by which
10 determine the amount of frontage for which
each of said lots parcels or parts thereof benefited
aforesaid shall be assessed aforesaid. Provided
thai, In case of rectangular blocks AUDITING upon
said street proposed to be improved and having
depth bacS from said street of less than two hun-
bred and forty (240) feet, the line of the assess
ment district shall extend only 10 the center of
said block or blocks.
said assessment district shall for the purpose of
said assessment, be divided into four subdivisions
parallel to the center line of the street alley pro-
posed TO be improved, each thirty feet in width
| and beginning with the one nearest 10 the mar
gina line OF sid street TO be numbered respectively
first, second, third and fourth Each front foot or
its equivalent in the first subdivision thirty
| feet wide nearest 10 the street to be improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent of the total amount
To be assessed against each front foot or its equiva
lent; the second subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed 20 per cent OF the total amount
to be assessed against each front foot its equiv
eient; the third subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty and ninety feet back from the street
/ shall be assessed 20 per cent of the total amount
be assessed against each front foot its equiva
| lent; and the fourth subdivision between ninety
| and one hundred and twenty feet back from the
street shall be assessed Is per cent of the total
amount to be assessed against each front foot or its
| equivalent
| States, state of Washington, state university,
| county of King the city of Seattle or any school
district shall be paid by the city OF Seattle out of
| its general road fund.
Subdivision A. In 5oca an Gases of special
| any kind against any property. persons or
corporations whatsoever and said assessments
have failed TO be valid, in whole in part, because
for want of FORM insufliciency, informality or ir
regularity or non compliance with the charter
council shall be and hereby are authorized to re-
assess such special taxes or assessments, and to
enforce their collection in accordance with the
provisions of laws or ordinances existing at the
time the re assessment is made.
And it is further provided, that whenever for any
Cause. mistake or fnadvertence the amount
sessed shall be sufficient to pay the cost of the
Improvement made and enjoyed by the owners of
property In the local assessment district where the
same is made that il shall be lawful, and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized 10 make
reassessments on all The property in said local as
sessment district sufficient to pay for such i'm
provement. snch re-assessment to be made and
collected in accordance with the provisions of the
law or ordinances existing at the time of its levy.
Resolved, That section of article VIII of the
freeholders charter be amended so as TO read as
sec s. There shall be two modes of making pay
rnent for such local Improvement. to-wit: i'm
mode to be adopted shall be the mode Pc
titioned for. The mode of immediate pay
council has by ordinance or Joint resolu-
ton ordered or authorized the making of any
after The contract therefor has been let as herein.
after provided the board of public works shall
report TO the council an assessment ron
shall contain the DESCRIPTION of each lot,
parcel OF land or 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 as provided in section OF this a-ticlel the
total cost of the Improvement including all neces
sary incidental expenses, the rate per front foot,
the amount OF each assessment and the name of
the owner of each lot parcel Of land part thereof
if known, but in no case shall mista se in the
name OF the owner be fatal where description Of
the property is given, together with the amount
riea- a IN ztr aff e
The council on receipt of such roll and assess
neut shall cause police thereofto he puoIiihed IN
the official newspape- of the city for ten
tive issues, notifying all persons Interested that
such roll has been flied and requiring them 70 APP
pear at time fixed not less than fifteen days from
the date Of such notice and make objection thereto
Ire council shall at the time fixed consider any
and all objections made and shall make such cor
rections Of such roll it deems Just and shall
slen deduct the amount OF such cost assessed
AGAINST street crossings which shall be paid from
the general road fund OF ire clt ana snail then ny
ordinance approve such roll and shall levy and as
sess the amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot aud declare The same a lien thereon ana small
direct he city CLERK TO deliver the roll TO the city
comptroller, VINO shail tortn"ith uelNer 70 1e cry
treasurer certihed copy thereot upon receipt OF
which tile treasurer shalt proceed 70 collect the
same as other city taxes are coilecied provided,
thai such treasurer shall give ten oeys notice IN
The official newspaper (and shall mai!
copy OF such nc ice 10 the owner OF
the property assessed when the postofice adj
dress OF such owner Is known but the failure to
mail the same AL not he fstai when publication
thereof il, f,lae} that sch rO has been CeltiIiCd TO
INN for collection ami that unless payment is
made within thirty DAYS from the date OF such no
tee such assessment shall become delinquent and
shall bear intecrs. al the rate OF 10 per cent per
amman until paid, and II not paid before such
ses-ilent s.i.l! have become delinquent penR.ty
OF p.r cent shall be added, sud the sums deiln-
Queui shall Pc entered Oil the annual TAX roll Tor
thn current wear against each let and parcel SO de-
ftugueut and with the interest collected a. other
taxes separate account being kept thereof. and II
not paid within the time fixed for the payment OF
city taxes. SaaA collected a. Such taxes are coli
leCtcd, together with such additional charges or
penalties as are authorized 70 be charE and COZ
iected on other delinquent iaxes, ard each lot or
aa--n--a-I .La. % solid for lie amount Of