The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

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Resolved, That section :, Of article VIII. Of the
tOllsTs: AD'e'''s1 - . " 'eAa .
| SUBDIVISION l. Whenever the puhljc Interest, Or
convenience may require the city coun eli IS hereby
| authorized and empowered 10 order the whole or
| aay part OF The streets lanes alleys sanares ar
P.aces OF tbe city graded regarded 10 the official
| grade, pianked or replanked, paved or repaved
nlaeaaaainlzed or remacadsmized. graveled re-
sraEeied pied or replied, capped or recappe1. and
! ID order sidewalks. sewers. manholes. cnlverTs
| cnrosng and crosswalks to be constructed or re-
| pared therein, and 10 order ans all WORK 10 be
| zone Which shall be necessary 20 complete the
! whole or any portion Of the streets. sdewalks
! Gil may levy and collect an assessment anon All
lots or parcels Of Land benefited by such Improve
| nients TO defray the cost and expense thereof
Whlch assessment shall bebome a lien upou ali
| property liable therefor.
/ subdivision 2. The city council shall by general
ordinance provide the manner in which the afore-
| SAID improvements may he made and prescribe
al neediul regulations for the exercise by the city
~ we I2Wef granted ana contained IN the fore
going subdivision of this section: provided that in
| al cases in which the cos, OF such improvement is
20 oe oeirayea by the collection OF special assess
/ ment npon the property benei ed the following
| presented 10 the board of public works written
petition setting forth the street streets alley or
alieys. squares or places. or parts thereof to be
/ improved, the nature of the Improvement, the
IN de of payment and the fact that the sgners are
owners u property 70 be benefited TO the aggregate
amount Of majority Of the assessment 10 be levied
Tor such improvement, according the transfer
books 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 est-
mate OF the cost OF such improvement 10 be made
and transmit the petition, together with ali papers
and information in their possession touching such
| Improvement with the estimated cost thereof and
lheir accommodation thereof. to the city council.
/ Provide !, that grade shall be changed when
any anuttiug owner or owners have built made
improvements on any street, highway or alley I'M
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 fun authority con-
sider all matters in relation 20 such proposed in1-
| Pavement and may authorize or refuse the
dom fny taata Ra
| said city council or board Of public
| works shall not have authority further
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work or
| IMPROVEMENT contemplated or ordered 10 he done
the provisions Of this article against any lot lots
parcel or parcels of land. shall exceed one-haf of
the total assessed valuation OF the lots parcels Of
land contained ia such assessment district the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
| roll made for the ievylns of taxes for municipal
purposes, Ia "nlch case such Improvement snail
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
ali matters passed upon by them in relation to the
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall be
| nnal and conclusive
Subdivision 8 said general ordinance shall also
provide for the Establishment of a local improve
menI district 10 be called local improvement dis
| trict No. = which shall include ali the property
between the termIni Of said Improvement abuIting
upon, adjacent or pro innate TO the street. alley,
! place or square proposed TO be improved TO dis
| Iance back from the marginal line thereof OF one
hundred and twenty feet, and all property included
| within said limits OF such local Improvement dis
trlct shall be considered and held TO have 'front.'
age upon such Improvement, and shall be tile prop
| erty benefited by such local Improvement, and
shall be the property he assessed to pay the
| thereof, which cost shall be assessed upon
| all OF said property so benefited In proper
| ton to the frontage thereof upon such i'm
| provement one foos of frontage the equivalent
| thereof viz: One hundred AMI twenty square feet
superficial area to be taken as the unit by which
| to determine the amount of frontage for which
each of said lots parcels parts thereof benefited
as aforesaid shall De assessed as aforesaid Provided
Df N anon
| said street proposed 70 be improved and having
depth back from said street of less than two hun
dfed ana forty t24O) feet the line of the assess
ment district SHAH extend only TO the center of
| said block or blocks.
said assessment, be divided into four subdivisions
parallel 10 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
ginal line of said street be numbered respectively
FIRST, second, thIrd and fourth. Each front foot
its equivalent area in me first subdivision thirty
| feet wide nearest to the street to be improved
shall be assessed 20 per cent. of The total amount
10 be assessed against each front foot its equiva
lent; the second subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed rs per cent, of the total amount
70 be assessed against each front foot or its equiv
alent: 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 assessed against each 'front.' foot It's equva-
| lent; and the fourth subdivision between ninety
| aud one hundred ard twenty feet back from the
street shall be assessed 10 per cent of the total
amount TO be assessed against each front foot its
equivalent.
| All assessments levied upon lands of the United
States, state of Washington. state university,
| county of King the city of seattle any school
district shall be paid by the city of Seattle OF
Subdivision a. In all cases of specia!.
corporations whatsoever. and said assessments
have failed 20 be valid, in whole in part, because
for want OF FORM insuiiciency, informalty or ir-
regularity or non com pance with the charter
| provisions governing such assessment, the city
council shall be and hereby are authorized to re-
and a
enforce their collection in accordance with the
provisions of laws ordinances existing at the
time the re assessment is made.
And IL is further provided, that whenever for any
Cause, mistake or inadvertence the amount as
spssed shall not be sufficient to pay the cost of the
improvement made and enjoyed by the owners of
property IN the local assessment district where the
council is hereby directed and authorized to make
assessments on all the property in said local as
sessment district sufficient To pay for such i'm
provement. such re-assessnent 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
ment Tor such local Improvement, to-wit: "Im-
mediate payment and payment by bonds The
mode 10 be adopted shall be the mode pc
titioned for. The mode of immediate pay
ment" shall be as follows: After the city
con ell has by ordinance or joint resoiu-
uon ordered or authorized the making of any
local Improvement and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let as herein
aftef provided, tie board of public works shall
report 10 the council assessment ROLL
Shall contain the description Of each lot,
parcel Of land or part thereof 10 be assessed with
the number of feet frontage charged to each, the
total frontage In the district frontage 10 be deer-
mined as provided in section of this articlel the
total cost of the improvement including all uCces-
sary incidental expenses, the per front foot,
the amount of eacn Ass ment ana the name of
the owner OF each lot parcel of land or part thereof
If known, but in no case shall mista sc in the
name of the owner be fatal where description of
the property is given. together with the amount
The council on receipt of such roll and assess
nent shall cause notice thereoffo be pubiished i'm
the official newspape of the city for ten consecu-
tive issues, notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been filed and requiring them TO APP
pear at time fixed. not less than fifteen days from
the date of such notice and make objection thereto.
I g council shall at the time fixed consider any
and all objections made, aud shalt make such cor
rectiOns Of such roll as II deems Just ana shall
then deduct the amount of such cost assessed
against street crossings, which shall be paid from
the general road fund of the city and shall then by
ordinance approve such roll and shall levy and as
sess the amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot and declare the same lien thereon and shall
direct he city clerk 10 deliver the roll 10 the city
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver TO the city
treasurer certified copy thereof upon receipt of
which the treasurer shalt proceed 10 collect the
same other city taxes are collected provided,
thar such treasurer shall give ten DAYS notice IN
the Official newspaper tand shall mail q
copy OF such no ice 10 the owner Of
the property assessed whep the posiotlice al
dress az such owner is known. but the failure to
mail the same shall not he fatal when publication
thereof Is maati tIa saCh ro mas been ceFtihed 10
him for collection ana THAI unless payment is
made within thirty DAYS from the date Of such
tce such assessment shall become del nguent and
shall bear interest az the rate of 10 per per
anuum until paid, ana II no, paid before such as
Ses>Iueut shall have become del H4Uent ueu0lty
of per cent shall be added, ara The sums jeIu-
queui shall be entered the annual tax roll for
tt current year aE8ust each lot and parcel de-
Nupueut. and Wlth the Interest. collected other
taxes separate account being kept thereof and Il
not paid within The tIrle nNet Tor the payment 81
CITY taxes. shall collected rs such taxes col
iccted together ~uh such additional charges or
penalties authorized 10 be charged and col
ie,ttd on other Delinquent taxes. and each .ot
parcel SO iuguUut shall be sold for the amount 81