The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-16

nicuie the property benefited fv the fmprova
ment b.. 9ouih Twelfth street. which Improve
na,na n "a osen made and completed der ordi.
.ause no. Lab. entitled. IAN ordinance proyid-
city ~ ns grading OF south Twelfth street, in the
stree, 7ssattie, from fesier avenue to stacey
$500 ahd the construction Of sidewalks on said
provaa f MeaI'a street. between said points" APP
80. uIe rs. 1890. and OF 3yiiin for
Lett upon the property inc udei In said local i'm
ps n, District 20 defray the and expense
Lit on street eros ings; the former attempted as
80, ,'sii. made by the city having failed re
a'lse OF tnformaiiiy. irregularity and non
such assessment -S
hereas, he city council OF the city az Sc
aatue on June 20. 1890 duiy passed a n ordinance
-. Lsl5, untitled AN ordinance praviding fo-
80 ,. ION esler avenue 70 stacey street and
T,rI S,1,istTuctton Of sidewalks on said south
W. iNsiiah street between said points" approved
80 -, 49,. which said ordinance was there
aiier duly pub i.hed: ard
N~neIeAs an n he passage and approval Of said
entered into y contract in writing with one r.. I.
ior the performance and conviction If said
III soseinent ofsaid street between said points,
AM >ald Improvement was thereafterwerds fully
Iitori'Si and comp eted in accordance with said
b,'i'.'ce anu said contract and the same has
o s ana Is of grea. eneft 10 the property in
SS.ua, ,d within the local improvement district
"e l,S.aie r Established; and.
q herea. The total cost of said Improvement as
nhihly certified by the city comptroller. and now
appearing from the ill $ in tn Office of The city
CLERK was and Is the sum of thirty two thousand,
I'VE hundred eight one 100 (s32. SO. 03) exclu-
siVe 81 interest," and warrants are now outstanding
Tor said sum. payable ont OF the special improve
ment fund created or to be created for the purpose
oi sald improvement: and.
Wnerea The cost OF the improvement OF street
crossings included in said Improvement was and
seventy eight and 1890 dollars fsss7s i5j; and,
whereas. The portion of the cost of said Improve
ment which under the present charter provisions
oi the city should be assessed against the property
nenented thereby IS tae sum of twenty nine thou
2O2 sSl: and,
Whereas, The mayor and city council did on the
! am day OF anuary, 1891, pass AN ordinance, No.
l.J,f An glfsa.t 10
ieVy OF the rate per cent. for the Improvement of
South Twelfth street, from Yesler avenue to
January Ia, 1891; said ordinance being the only
ordinance or proceeding making any levy or
and providing moneys for said fund.- and.
Whereas, The said ordinance No. 1855 and all
the proceedings prior and subsequent thereto pro-
viding for said assessment or in any way relating
10 an assessment for The purpose OF paying for said
thereoi because OF infornlaiity. irresularity ana
noncompliance with the charter provisions gov
original ordinance So' I4I3 ordering said i'm
proyement was valid; and
w hereas, The supreme court OF the state or
washington In deciding that said levy and all pro-
ceedlngs as Tar back and including the notice or
the fling OF said assessment roll must be quashed,
expressly reserved 10 the said city the rieht 10
make new assessment and levy If IL can be done
under the charter of the city; and.
Whereas. he charter Of said city as amended
anu now in force exp.e sly provide. for assess
meat in such cases; ow therefore.
re IL ordained by the city OF cattle as follows:
SE,TI For he purpose of providing fund
to defray the cost and expense of the improy- ment
of South Twelf. h street, which was dered by
ordinan No lab, entitled . n ordinan2e pro-
vidins for the grading of south Twelfth street, in
the city Of sea tie, from sler avenue 10 Stacey
street. and the construction of sidewalks on said
south lwetth st eet hstween said points," ap
proved June 23 1890 which Improvement has
been fully performed and completed. there is
hereby established local imp: ovemsrt distr CT,
to ne called 40 al Improvement district No 80"
which distr CT is bou ded and described with ri
erence 10 said south welfth street and the ter
mini of said Improvement as defined in article
n ef
fore and in ordinance No. 20s5, approved April
70. 1892. and the property included within said
local impTovem mt district, and none other shall
be deemed TO De and shall he the property bene-
flied b, such improvements. said assessment
as defined in said ordinance No. 2,0s5, and
the cost and expense of said Improvement,
Improvement of street crossings (Which shall tie
paid from tue general road fund of the cty), shall
he betrayed by the collection of special assess
ment upon the property in said local Improvement
distri I, which assessment snail be made on said
property in all respects as provided by article
eight of the city charter as amended and now IN
force and said ordinance No. 20S5, and shall be
collected as therein provided The ann unit OF such
cost which shall be so assessed upon the property
In said local Improvement district is the said sum
$500 dollars 1929, 2O2. 8SI, and the remainder Of
the cost of said Improvement, to-wit: the sum OF
three thousaid three hundred seventy elShl ana
l5-l00 dollars ($3, 31S.l5l. shall be paid by said
city from It's general road fund as herein provided
The mode of making payment for said improve
ment shall be by the mode OF immediate pay
ment,' defined in said article eight of the city
charter, amended and now in force, and said or
dinance y o. 2,0s5, with the necessary modlhca-
tions herein provided for. and assessment roll
shall be prepared and reported to the city council
and such notice thereof given and such other pro-
ceedIngs had thereon as are prescribed for the
mode OF immediate payment by said article eight
of the city charter and said ordinance No 2,0S5:
except that the board OF pubic works shall report
the said assessment roll not more than twenty days
after the taking effect of this ordinance. When
sa d assessment, roll shall have been reported 10
the city couacil. the council shall on receipt of
such roll cause notice thereof be published. and
tax
ot said assessment as are p escribed by the mode
OF Gimme ate payment" by said article eight o: the
city charter as amended and now in force and said
ordinance No. 2.US5 All moneys raised by said
Assessment shall be paid into fund for aid dis
trict the city treasu y. 10 be called Local Inn
provement tund Dis riot No. -, of Seattle"
which fund IN created defraY the cost and ey
pense of said Improvement heretofore incurred
Aud said sum of three thousand three hundred
seveniy-eght and l5-lo0 (s3 379 49, the cost of
traPnsferred from the eera road fund of the city
to SAID local Improvement iuad for the purpose
al resaid
See =. When said assessment roll shall be de-
livered the city treasurer he shall not" thereon.
under ach assessment such sum. If any, as has
been paid on said former attempted assessment by
owaers OF property benefited by said improve
ment. and all sums So paid into the city treasury
under said former attempted assessment shall be
credited and deducted from the respective assess
ments TO be made under the provisions of this or
dinance. II the sums heretofore paid by the owner
or owners OF any lot or parcel of land included in
said local Improvement district shall exceed the
amounts assessed against the respective lots or
parcels aforesaid under the PROVISIONS OF tins or
dinance The thereof shall be refunded 10 the
person entitled thereto by the city treasurer.
sec g. This ordinance shall take effect and shall
be m force from and after its pa,sage and ap-
proyal if approved by the mayor: otherwise II
shall take effect and become law under the PRO-
visions of the city charter.
Passed by The board of aldermen the 18th day
aav of July 1892, and signed by me IN open SEES
sion in authenticaion of lis p,,saSe ms I'm day
of July 1892. T. n DAI LIoN.
Acting President Board of Aldermen.
Passed hy the house OF delegates the 9TH day OF
JuIv 1892 and signed ny in open session In
Authorization OF lis passage this lith day of July,
1892 j. Ni-oIbish,
Approved by me this 18th day of July 1892.
j. T.. SWkFN EY. Actins Mayor.
Flied nv %ne his 18th day of July, 1892
GEuR5E ]. SION IMAM. cry Clerk.