The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-06

proposed AMENDMENT NO. "a PRO
position 10 amend sections seven %. eight 80
nine tsl nd thirteen tI3) OF article eight tvIILl
OF the freeholders charter adopted October ], \ n
1890, and 10 further amend said article eight
lYliI.p oy adding thereto section to be secsiua
Resolved That section 7, of article VIII OF tn,
freehoiders Charter De amended so as to read a
follows:
SUBDIVISION l. Whenever the public interest on
convenience may require the city council IS hereby
authorized and empowered 10 order the wholeos
any part OF The streets lanes. alleys. squares sr
Places OF the city graded or regarded 10 ne Official
grade. planked or repian<ed. paved repAysd,
graveled, piled or replied, pped recapped and
- order Sidewalk sewers, msnholes. culverts
eurong and crosswalks 10 be constructed re.
paired therein, and TO order any all to ~
done which shall be necessary TO complete tha
whole or any portion of the streets, sidewalks,
lanes, squares slleys or places and the city coun.
Gil may levy and csllsct an assessment upon all
OTIS or parcels Of land benefited by such improve.
ments 10 defrsy the cost and expense thereof
which assessment shall bebome a lien upon AT
property Liable therefor
ordinance provide the manner in which the afors-
said Improvements may be made. and prescribe
ali needtul regulations for the exercise by the city
Of the power granted and contained in the tore
going Subdivision of this section provided, that IN
al cases in which the cost o! such Improvement IS
70 be betrayed BY the collection OF special essess-
ment upon the properly benen ed the following
proceedings shall be taken viz; There must ~
presented 10 the board of public works a writtea
petition setting forth the street or streets alley or
sleys squares or places, or parts thereof 10 10
improved, the nature of the Improvement, the
AIDE of payment and the fact thst The signers
owners II propertv 10 he benefited 10 rh aggregas
of majority Of the ment to De levied
Tor such improvement, ACCORDING 10 the transfer
books in the Office of the county auditor. Ifths
board Of public works find the facts forth in
said petition to be true they shall cause an EST
mate Of the cost OF such improvement to be made
and information in their possession touching such
innerovsynentFVith the estimated cost thereof and
their recommendation thereof. 10 the city council
Provide Z mat no grade shan De changed when
any abutIng owner or owners have butt or nads
improvements on any street Highway or alley. un-
less such petition shall be signed by the owners u
majority of the frontage on the street, highway
alley within the district 10 be affected.
The city council shall have full authority con-
slider ali matters in relation 20 such proposed inn
pr0venlent, and may authorize or refuse tbs
said city council or board of public
works shall not have authority 10 further
proceed in the matter of such Improvement when.
ever the estimated actual cost Of any work ~
IMPROVEMENT contemplated or orlsred 10 be done
by the city council and chsrgeable as lien under
the provisions of this article against any lot ots
parcel or parcels of lana shall exceed onehalf u
The total assessed valuation OF the lots parcels OF
and contained In such assessment district a the
same appears upon the last annual assessmelt
purposes, in which csss such improvement shall
nor be granted unless the same be 30 modified thai
he cost thereof will not exceed such one-half at
the az resaid valuation.
The action and decisions Of the city council as to
al matters passed upon b. them in relation 70 the
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall %
fnal and conclusive
subdivision & said general ordinance shall also
rnent district To oe called local Improvement dls.
trict NO. 49,, which shall Include all the properly
between the termini Of said improvement a0uttins
upon adjacent or pro innate TO the STREET. alley.
place square proposed 10 be improved TO Q Dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof OF ons
hundred aud twenty feet and all property included
within said limits OF such local improvement diS
trict shall be considered and held 10 have front
axe upon such Improvement, ana snail De ms PROV
erty benefited by such local Improvement, and
shall be the property to be assessed TO pay the co
thereof which cost shall be assessed upoa
81 D9neht6A
lion TO the frontage thereof upon suca I'm
provemsnt, enc foog Of fronta2e or the equivalent
thereof viz: One hundred ana twenty square ices
OF supercial area TO be taken as the unit oy wniea
20 determine the amount of frontage Tor wEsea
pacn of said lots parcels parts hereof bepeEiea
as aforesaid shall be assessed "a aforesaid ProVidea
that, in case Of rectangular blocks aouttlng npc.
depth from said street of less than TWO nun
dred and forty (24o) feet. tn line Of the assess.
ment district shall extend only to the center"
said block or blocks.
sad assessment district shall, for the purpose Of
said assessment, be divided into four sub VISIONS
parallel 20 the center line OF the street or aley
poSed 10 De improved, each thirty feet 10 wills
and beginning VITA the one nearest 10 me , -
gins Inc OF said To be numbered respectively
irst, second bird aud fourth Escn 'front.' too sss
its equivalent area ia the first subdivision .a,.sa
feet wide nearest 10 the street 20 be improsess
shall be assessed 40 per cent. of he total ainoas
be against each front foot or It's e9usS
lent: the second Su8divitioa thirty feet vide ~
,ween Ihirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall he assessed 25 per cent Of the total amour
20 De assessed against each fir ut foot or lis EQUIV
alent: ths third subdivision thirty feet wide ss
tween sixtv and ninety feet hack from the stfees
shall be assessed 20 per cent Of the total anonns
TO be assessed against each rOnt foot or its equiv
ent: and ne fourth su0divisi n between nlieI
and one hundred ard twenty feet back from tas
street shall be assessed is per cent. OF the lo.s
amount 10 Do assessed against each front foos OK -
equivalent .,.aa
All assessments levied upon lands of the Uni.sa
States, stste of Washington, state university
county Of King the city OF seattle or any scn0ot
district shall be paid by the city Of Seattle OUT +"
It's General road fund. al
subdivision !. In all cases OF specist
assessment for local Improvement -
corporations Whatsoever, and said assessinsn..
have failed 70 be valid, in whole or IA part oecau'
Tor want OF form insufhcency informally o.. -.
regularity or non compliance with the cnaIs.s
provisions governing sucn assessment. tns w
council shall be and hereby are authorized 70 -
a~sezs such special axes or assessments, se -.
eEfOce their collection In accordance "ith ~. 80
provisions OF laws or ordinances sxlsiins ~ -
time the re assessment u made. -
And il is further provided, that whenever for spy
cause, mistake or ingdvcrtence the an'ouinx -.
sessed shall not De suihcleut 10 pay the cost on
Improvement made and enjoyed ~ me eHbe.,h
property in the local assessment district whefe -
same - made. that IL shall be- lawfpl AMI the ~.
council IL hereby directed and authorized 70 r Is
re assessments ell she property IN said locs ~,
sessTnent district sufficient - pay Tor s1cH "a
provement. such re-a -spss uneut 20 he made ar
collected 10 accordance with the Provisions y. -
law or laances existing a the time 9i ~ -.
resolved, That section Of article y LII =. -
neenolders charter tie amended so As 70
follows:
see z There shall be two modes Of making -
nient Tor such iocai improvement, owl, -
msdlAts DszaasnI' AID -psSEleLAt u hl-aI>