The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-15
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

Resolved That section Z. Of article VIII, Of the
freehoiders charter be amended as 70 read as
| follows:
| SUBDIVISION l. Whenever the public interest or
Convenience may require the city IL is hereby
authorized End empowered 20 order the whole or
any par OF The streets lanes. alleys squares or
| grade plaaked or rep ,ansed' p~vsd or repayed.
fnscaeafnized or remacadamized, graveied or
gravetrd. piled or replied capped or recsppei and
| % order SIDEWALK sewers msnhoiss, cuIyerrs,
cnrblng and crosswalks to be constructed
/ done which shall be necessary TO complete the
whole OF any PARTON OF the streets. sidewalks,
lanes. squares, alleys or places and the city coun-
Ga may levy and collect an assessment upon al
lots or parcels Of land benefited BY such improve
ments to defrsy the eosi and expense thereof,
property liable therefor.
subdivision 2 he city council shall by general
| said Improvements may he made. and prescribe
al needfui regulations the exercise the city
OF the power granted and contained in the fore
going subdivision Of this section provided that in
al cases In which the cost OF such improvement il
to be betrayed by the collection Of a special assess.
nebt upon the properly bened ed the following
| proceedings shall be taken, Wig: There must bs
presented to the board OF public works written
petition setting forth street or Streets alley or
h.ees, squares or places, or parts thereof TO be
nip sn W me nature o. the improvement the
owners property TO be benefited TO the aggregate
amount Of majority of the assessment 10 be levied
! ior such Improvement according the transfer
books IN the Office Of the county auditor If the
board of public works find the facts set forth in
4 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 PAYERS
ana information In their possession touching such
Improvement with the estim ated cost thereof and
their recommendation thereof. to the city council
Provide !, that no grade shall be changed when
any Auditing owner or owners have built made
Improvements on any street, highway alley
less SUCH petition shall be signed by the Of
| majority of the frontage on the street. highway
/ or alley within the district TO be affected
The city council shall have full authority 10 con-
sieer all matters IN relation to such proposed i'm
| Pavement, aud may authorize or refuse the
same In their discretion: providing, that the
works shall not have authority 10 further
| proceed n the matter Of such improvem mt when
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work
! Improvement Contemplated or or cred 70 be done
by the city council and ceargeab'e a lien under
the provisions OF this article against any lot lots
parcel or parcels OF land. shall exceed one-half Of
the total ass ssed valust OF the lots parcels OF
iand contained 70 such assessment district as the
same appea upon the last annual assessme 4
roll made for the evying OF taxes for munic pal
| purposes. in which case snch Improvement shall
not be granted unless the same be so modified that
the cost thereof Will lot exceed such one-half Of
the at resaid valuation.
The action and ecislons Of the city council as to
ali matters passed upon by them in relation 10 the
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall be
Subdivision g. said general ordinance shall also
| provide for the establishment ofa local Improve
| trict No. -, which shall INCLUDE all the property
between the ter.nini OF sal improvement aouiting
upon, aclacent or pro mate 10 the sire alley,
| place or square pr posed 20 be improved 10 q dis
| lance back from The IN srsinai line thereof OF one
hundred aud twenty ieet, and all property included
tricI shal! be considered and held TO have front
age upon sEcn Improvement, and shall be the prop
| erty benefited by such local improvement, and
shall be the property assessed 10 pay the cost
| thereof, which cost shall he assessed upon
| ali OF sad property so benefited in proper
| ton TO the frontage thereof upon sucn i'm
| pr yement, one foo Of fronta,e or the equivalent
| thereof, viz: One hundred AM twenty square feet
OF superficial rea 20 be AIKEN as the unit by which
| TO determine the amount of fronta g for which
each Of ali lots, parcels parts hereof benefited
as Aforesaid shall assessed afore ,ad. Provided
tina, IN case of rectangdiyr blocks admitting upon
said street proposed ne imnroved and having
| depth oacs from said stra-t of than hun
| dTed and fOfly t140l feet. tn line OF the assess
| ment district sh II extend only to the center of
sad assessment al tric, shall for the purpose of
said assessment, he divided into four SUD VISIONS
parallel 70 the center line OF he tree or alley pro-
| posed 20 be improved, Gu thirty feet Ia width
| and beginning with the one nearest TO the
gnai line o. sal street 10 be imbered re specvey
tfrst, second, hird and iourth. Eac! front foot
| its equiva ent area in the lrst subdivision thirty
| feet wide nearest the street to improved
| shall be Assessed 20 per cent OF he total amount
. be Assessed against each front foot its equva-
| lent; the second diri ion thirty feet wide be-
| ween hirty ara sixty fee back from the stree.
shall he assessed 70 per cent OF the total amount
to he assessed against lch r MT foot or its equiv
alcnt; the ihird subdivision thirty fee. wide be-
| tween SIXTY AMI ninety feet back from the street
to be assessed against foot its equiva-
| lent; and he fourth u9divisi between ntue.y
| aud ou. hundred a d twenty feet back from the
| street shall be assessed Is r Of the total
TN! unt 20 be As essed against each froat too or its
| equivalent.
All asses ments levied upon lands OF the Urited
/ States stste OF Washington, state university,
county Of King. the city Of sc title OF any ch jol
district shall be paid by the city OF Seattle OF
| It's eneral road fund.
Subdivision 4. In oil cases Of special
any kind against any property, persons or
corporations whats7ever, and said assessments
have failed 90 be- valid ia whole or IN part because
| for want of form. iasu,h ency, iuf1rmal,ty IT.
| regularity or non co appliance with the charter
! Provisions governing sHch assessment: me city
council shau be saf hereby a:e authorized 10
assess such special taxes or assess.ue IT.. and to
enfJ ce their collection In accord lnc" with tse
| provisions Of laws ordinances existing az tbs
| time the re assessment is mace.
and # IS further provided, that whenever for any
Cause mistake or IN rdyertence the amount as
sessei shall not DC sufficient TO pay the cost OF the
| improvement mao and enjoyed by tue owners o.
same IS made that IL shall oe lawful ana the city
council is hereby drecteI and authorized 10 MAKE
scssmeut dis,ric; sufficient 70 pay for such i'm
| pToveBlenf such rc-ass -ssmsat u be made and
law or ord ia1cea existing a he time OF is lew.
Resolved That sect on OF article VIII. " Che
/ frcehoiders charter De amended SO a. to read az
| sec S. There shall ne two modes Of making paw
mediate payment ard 'psymeat oy bonds" The
I mode 10 ia nd pied snail be lie mode pc
| ttlonei for. The mode OF "imEeiIate pay
| meui" shall be .oi.ows: After the city
| ell has by orin; nee or joint resoiu-
! ton ordered or authorized the making OF any
| local improvement and no; more than twenty days
afteT The contract theT fr has been LEI, as he Elm
| are provided q board Of pullic works sEali
/ report 10 the council essment roll
| prepared by the city engineer which
| shan contain the DESCRIPTION Of Zach tot,
parcel OF land or par thereof t. be ASSESSED with
the number o. ieet frloIaee charged TO each. the
total frouta-e in the district frontage 10 be aeter
mined y DIVIDED ia scrlicn 90 this article The
totki cost Of The improvement iHciualS al neces-
( sary Incidental expenses. tie rAe per Font foo
he owner OF each lot parcel OF land part hereof
| II known. bat ia case shall a nlisIa @ in the
name of she owner be fat iwh-fe description pf
| the ope-ty IS civ n, tos-the' WIG ihs amount
| CHARGED 10 treet crossings
| The cauncI on tecelp OF such roll and assess
the official uewvuaPe - the civ for ten ccssecu-
! tive issue, iyiug all persons Interested that
such roll has been flied ard reguir nE lem 10 %p-
pear 81 time fixed. not less than hiteen DAYS from
he date Of such notice ana lection thereto
| / e CosHcl! s;at 81 tie thhe iAcd CONSIDER any
an ell ooierti nlae, AMI shs! make such cor,
r.ctions Of such roll as j GeenSJoSt ana shail
against street crossings. which shall be paid from
the general road nm o thecity and shan then by
ordinance approve slch !1it ana Sinai levy ana az
s.ss the amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot and d clare the same lien thereon and SHAH
diret he city clerk 20 deliver the roll 20 the city
esn,9trpe err who shalt ith deliver TO the city
treasurer certified copy thereof upon receipt OF
/ which the treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the
s4,l1e as o.her city are collected; provided,
iha, such treasurer sha! give ten DAYS notice IN
| Inc official newspaper land snail mai
I COPY OF such 20 ice 10 the owler OK
! iha pruporiy assessed when The postof1ce al
80 ~ .sri S,yrer is snoNn unt the failure TO
mail Tie same shall not Re tatsi wlen publ cation
thereof IS madei tha. slch roll has been ce;tHed 70
| him for colIec,4on ana lAAi unitss payment y
made within thirty DAYS from tue date " suca no
-. such s-ssss iyent shall become del not cnt and
shall bear ruteses, AZ the rate Of 10 per c7lt. per
gnDf3r,l until raid and IL paid before such as
/ sess,uruf sha h1ve become del u4u-lL penalty
| al pe- cent shall be adaeL and the sums delin-
oreHi shall be entered the aGuuAl TAX roll for
IN current year against eacG slt and parcel 50 de-
Unouant and with the interest. collected as other
favs.s seylarsse account being kept thereof and II
nj ma A within the lime nRei Ter the payment 81
ritv taxes shall collected such taxes are col
lsrfci together with such aGdii oHa charges nF
.. as are authorized 20 bs charged and COT
i.rtad on other Delinquent iaxes ard each .ot or
yn-s 20 del ngueuf shall sod for the amount OF
su.h silaut with Interest and costs al he
time aud in tire manner ana by the same authority