The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

Resolved, That section T. of article VIII. of the
freeholders charter be amended so as to read as
SUBDIVISION i. Whenever the public interest or
convenience may REQUIRE the city council is hereby
any part OF the Streets lanes. alleys, squares or
places OF the city graded or regraded TO the official
macadaInized remacadamized. graveled
graveied piled or replied, capped or recapped, and
70 order sidewalks, sewers. manhoies culverts,
cunning and crosswaiks TO be constructed
paired therein. and to order any all work to be
done which shall be necessary TO complete the
whoie or any portion of the streets. sidewalks,
lanes squares, alleys or places and the city coun-
Gil may levy and collect assessment upon all
ments to defray the cost and expense thereof,
which assessment shall bebome a lien upon all
Subdivision 2. The city council shall by general
ordinance 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 sectiou provided that in
all cases in which the cost of such Improvement is
10 be betrayed by the collection OF special assess
ment upon the property benefited the following
presented TO the board OF public works written
alleys, squares or places, parts thereof. TO be
improved, the nature Of the Improvement, the
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
books In the Office of the county auditor. If the
board Of public works find the facts set forth in
said petition to be true they shall cause an esti-
and transmit the petition together with ali papers
and Information in their possession touching. such
tneir recommendation thereof, to the city council
Provided, that no grade shall be changed when
Improvements on any street. highway alley, un-
less such petition shall be signed by the owners of
q majority of the frontage on the street. highway
or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have full authority TO con-
saer aii matters IN relation TO snch proposed I'M,
same in their discretion; providing. that the
Sa,d cn! p Council or nosra OF eppu uphilc
proceed in the matter of such Improvement when
ever the estimated or actual cost OF any work or
Improvement contemplated or or iered to be done
by the city council and chargeable as lien under
tine provisions OF this article against any lot or lots
parcel or parcels of land shall exceed oneh half of
the total assessed valuation of the lots or parcels OF
land contained in such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
roll made for the levying 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 af 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
| final and conclusive.
| subdivision g. said general ordinance shall also
| provide for the establishment off local improve
| ment district TO be called local improvement dis
| trict No. -, which shall include all the property
between the terrnini of said Improvement AUDITING
upon. adjacent or pro innate 10 the street. alley,
/ place square proposed TO be improved TO dis
| lance back from the marginal line thereof of one
hundred and twenty feet and all property included
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 he the property be assessed to pay the cost
thereof, which cost shall be assessed upon
| all of said property benefited in proper
| lion 10 the frontage thereof upon such inn
| provement one foot of frontage or the equivalent
| thereof, viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
oil superficial to be taken the unit by which
10 determine the amount of frontage for which
as Aforesaid shall be assessed as aforesaid Provided
| that in case of rectangular blocks aoutttng upon
| said street proposed to be improved and having a
depth back from said street Of less than Two hun
dred and forty (240) feet, the line of the assess
| ment district shall extend only to the center of
| said bloci, or blocks.
said assessment district shall for the purpose of
said assessment. be divided into four subdivisions
parallel TO the center line of the street alley pro-
! posed TO be improved, each thirty feet in width
| and beginning with the one nearest to the mar
ginal line said street be numbered respectively
FIRST second, bird and fourth. Each front foot or
! its equivalent area in the first subdivision thirty
| feet wide nearest TO the street TO be improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent of the total amount
to be 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 20 per cent of the total amount
To be assessed against each front foot or its equiv
| alent the third subdivision thirty feet wide be
| tween sixty ana ninety feet back from the street
shall be assessed 20 per cent of the total amount
be assessed against each front foot its equiva
| lent; and the fourth subdivision between ninety
| and one hundred and twenty feet back from the
street shall be assessed Is per cent. of the total
amount 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 of
| Its general road fund.
Subdivision t d. In oca al fases of special
| any kind against any property, persons or
| corporations whatsoever and said assessments
for want ofform, insutiicency, informality or ir-
| regularity or non compliance with the charter
| provisions governing such assessment, the city
| council shall be and hereby are authorized 10 re-
assess such special taxes or assessments, and to
ft.nfr in rIa,n IN
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 as
sessed 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
same is made that it shall be lawful, and the city
council Is hereby directed and authorized to make
re-assessments all the property in said local
| sessment district sufficient TO pay tor such i'm
| provement such re-assessment TO be made and
collected 10 accordance with me provisions OF the
law or ordinances existing al the time of its levy.
| Resolved That section OF article VIII of the
| freehoders charter be amended SO as TO read as
| sec g. There shall be two modes of making pay
| ment for such local Improvement, te-wit; I'm
| mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode TO be adopted shall be the mode pc
| ttioned for. The mode OF "imredate pay
ment" shall be follows: After the city
| couGcil 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. herein
! after provided. the board of public works shall
report to the council an assessment roll
| prepared by The city engineer, which
parcel of land part thereof TO be assessed with
The number of feet frontage charged 10 each, the
total frontage In the district frontage 10 be deter
mined as provided in section of this article the
total cost Of the Improvement including all neces
sary incidental expenses. the rate per front toot
| the amount OF each ass .ssinent and the name of
the owner OF each lot parcel of land or part thereof
! If known. bat i'll no case shall mista &c in the
name of the owner be fatal where description of
| the property Is given, together with the amount
| charged TO street crossings
Of
nent shall cause police thereofto be published in
the official newsp34e OF the city for ten coi.secu
tive issues, notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been filed and requiring them TO APP
pear az time fixed. not less than fifteen days from
The date of such notice and make objection thereto
| TIE council shall at the time fixed consider any
and all objections made, and shall make such cor
rections Of such roll as IL deems just, and 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 aad as
sess the amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot and declare the same lien thereon and shall
di-pct he cty clerk 10 deliver the roll to thecity
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver TO the city
treasurer certified copy thereof upon receipt of
which the treasurer shalt proceed to collect the
same as other city taxes collected: provided
that such treasurer shall give ten days notice IN
the official newspaper land shall mail
the property assessed when the posioflice adj
dress Of such owner Is known, but the failure 70
mail the same shall not be- fatal when publ cation
thereof is madel thas such roll has been certified 70
| hir for collection, and that unless payment i
made within thirty DAYS from the date % such no
tee such assessment shai oeculnc ieltliqeat ana
shsll bear interest at the rate Of 10 per cent per
annum until paid. ana # not paid before such as
sessinsnt shall have become delinquent a pena!iy
OF ; per cent. shall be added and the sums ceu-
eueut shall 0e entered on the annual tax roll ior
the current year against each lot and parcel SO de-
lluqueut ana with the interest, collected other
taxes separate account being kept thereof, and II
NOT raid within the time fixed for the paymen, OF
CITY taxes Shau &c collected such taxes col
leeied. together NlJh such additional charges or
penalties as are authorized to be charged and col
tafp oil a.