The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.


l5sy, and to further amend said article eight
wild byfdding thereto a section to be section
Resolved, That section 7, OF article WILL OF tho
nseehoiders charter be amended 20 as to read as
suBDTvIsroS /. Whenever the public interest or
eonvenlence may REQUIRE the city council is hereby
usnor.zed aud empowered to order the whole OF
any part OF the streets, lanes alleys. squares or
places of the city graded regarded to the official
grade pianked or repianked paved or repsved,
macsdalnlZed or remacadsmized. graveied or re-
gravesd. piled or replied, capped recappei, and
TO order sidewalk, sewers. manholes, culverts
curoi9s ana crosswalks TO be constructed or re-
paired therein, and TO order any or all be
/ Done which shall be necessary to complete the
Mhoe OF any portion Of the streets. sidewalks
lanes, squares, alleys or places and the city coun
| cil may levy and collect assessment upon all
| ments to defray the cost and expense thereof
which assessment shall bebome q lien upon all
property liable therefor.
Subdivision 2. The city council shall by general
ordnance provide the manner in which the afore-
said improvements may be made. and prescribe
all 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
all cases in which the of such improvep >nt Is
70 De betrayed by the collection OF special assess
sns upon the property benefited the following
presented to the board of public works a written
petition setting forth the street streets alley
alleys, squares or places, parts thereof. to be
| improved, the nature OF the improvement, the
m de of payment, and the fact that the signers
owners Of property to be benefited to the aggregate
amount Of majority of the assessment to be levied
| for such Improvement, according to the transfer
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 be made
and transmit the petition together with all papers
| and Information In their possession touching such
| their recommendation thereof to the city council
| Provided, that no grade shall bs changed when
| any Auditing owner or owners have built or made
| improvements on any street, highway alley, un-
less such petition shall be signed by the owners Of
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 all matters in relation to such proposed i'm
| proyement, and may authorize or refuse the
same In their discretion; providing. that the
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 or actual cost of any work or
Improvement contemplated or ordered to be done
| by the city council and chargeab.e a lien under
the provisions OF this article against any lot or lots
parcel parcels of land. shall exceed onehalf Of
the total assessed valuation OF the lots or parcels OF
land contained in such assessment district as the
| roll made for the levylng of taxes for municipal
| purposes, In which case such improvement shall
not be granted unless the same be so modified that
the cost thereof will not exceed such one-half Of
the at resaid valuation.
The action and decisions of the city council As to
all matters passed upon by them in relation to the
rejection or the granting of such petition shall be
final and conclusive
provide tor the establishment offs local improve
ment district to be called local Improvement dis
trict No. -, which shall include all the property
between the termni OF said Improvement abutting
upon adjacent or pro innate TO the street, alley,
|
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
trict shall be 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 be assessed pay the cost
| thereof, which cost shall be assessed upon
| ton to the frontage thereof upon such i'm
provement, one foot of frontage or the equivalent
| thereof, viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
OF superficial area to be taken the unit by which
| to determine the amount of frontage for which
each of said lots parcels parts thereof benefited
as aforesaid shall be assessed as aforesaid Provided
that, in case OF rectangular blocks abutting upon
SAID street proposed TO be improved and having a
dred and forty t240) feet. the line of the assess.
| ment district shall extend only to the center Of
said assessment district shall for the purpose Of
said assessment, be divided into four Subdivisions
parallel to the center line of the street alley
| posed TO be improved, each thirty feet in width
and beginning with the one nearest TO the mar
gnal line OF said street TO be numbered respectively
first, second bird and fourth. Each front foot or
its equivalent area 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 its equiva
lent; the second sl odlvison thirty feet wide be-
| tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed rs per cent of the total amount
to be assessed against each front foot equiv
client; 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
to be against each foot its equiva-
| lent; and the fourth subdivision between ninety
and one hundred ard 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
| All assessments levied upon lands Of the United
| 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 CT
| Its general road fund.
ss6dlyls.on =, 4: In NJ. all cases ss Of speeds,
| any kind against any property, persons or
| corporations whatsoever, and said assessments
for want Of form, insufiicency, inforinality ir
| regularity or non compliance with the charter
| council shall be and hereby are authorized to re-
| assess such special taxes or assessments, snd to
| enforce their collection in accordance with tina
| 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 inadvertence the amount
sessed shall not Ne sufficient 10 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 it shall be lawful and the city
| council is hereby directed and authorized TO make
reassessments on all the property in said local as
| sessment district sufficient to pay tor such Inn
provement such re-assessment to be made and
law ordinances existing the time of its levy.
Resolved That section of article VIII of the
| freehoiders charter be amended, so As to read as
SEQ s. There shall be two modes OF making pay
ment tor such local improvement. to-wit: I'm
| mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode TO be adopted shall be the mode pc
ba @0d oo St amer the city
couIcn has by ordinance or joint reSolu-
| ton ordered or authorized the making of any
local Improvement, and not more than twenty days
AFTER the contract therefor has been let as herein
| afie- provided. tie board of public works shall
| report to the council assessment roll
| prepared by the city engineer, which
parcel of land 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 provided in section of this article the
total cost Of the improvement. including all neces
sary incidental expenses, the rate per front foot,
the of each lot parcel Of land part thereof
| If known, but in no case shall niSta e in the
! the operty Is given. together with the amount
| CHARGED to >treet crossings
The council on recept OF such roll and assess
ment shall cause police therrofto be published in
the official newspape of the city for ten co6secu-
tive issues, notifying all persons uterested that
such roll has been filed and requiring them TO ap-
pear At time fixed, not less than fifteen days from
the date OF such notice anu MAKE objection thereto.
| I council shall at the tine nXed consider any
an all obecti ms made. and shall! make such cor
rections Of such roll it deems just. and shall
then deduct the amount OF such cost assessed
AGAINST street crossings, which shall be paid from
the general road fund oGthe city. and shall then by
ordinance approve such ron and SHAH levy and as,
sess the amounts thereof against each parce! and
lot ana d. clare the same lien thereon and shall
direct he clty clerk 10 delNer the ron 10 the city
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver 10 the city
treasurer certified copy thereof upon receipt OF
same as other city are collected, provided.
tina; such treasurer shall give ten DAYS notice in
COPY OF such no ice to the owner OF
the property assessed when the postotiice ad-
dress OF such owner is known, out The failure 10
mail the same shall not he fatal when puelcatio
thereof nadel that such Toll has been certified TO
HIM for collection, and that unless payment is
ulsde within thirty DAYS from the date OF such mo-
| tee such assessment shall become del nquent and
shall bear Interest az the rate of 10 PER cent per
auuum unti3 paid. and If no, paid before such
seSSlnent snail have become delinquent PENALTY
| OF ; per cent shall be addeL and the sums delr-
ouen1 shall be entered the annual tax roll for
The current against each lot and parcel de-
ijuoreut and villa ne Interest collected ss other
taxes, separate account being kept thereof and II
not paid within the time fixed for the payment II
civ taxes shat &c collected a. such taxes are col
lecied. together Win such adfit .olal charges
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