The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.


Resolved, That section 7, Of articls vIlL, Of the
follows. - = "
SUBDIVISION l. Whenever the public interest or
authorized and empowered to order the ,yhoie ~
any part or the streets. lanes alleys squares or
grade pianked or repauses paved or RE renaved
lnscadamized or remacadsmized, sraveled or re-
e. seS pitea Or replied capped or recapped and
~ oraer sidewalks, sewers. manholes. culverts,
curoing and crosswalks to be constructed or re.
pared therein and TO order any or all WORK to be
done which shall be necessary to complete the
wnois or any portion Of the streets. sidewalks,
lanes squares, alleys or places. and the city cour.
lots or parcels Of land benefited by snch improve
ments 70 deffay the cost and expense thereof,
property Liable therefor
Subdivision 2. The city council shall BY general
ordnance provide the manner in which the afore-
sald improvements may be made and prescribe
AZ ueedin regulations for the exercise By the city
going subdivision Of this section: provided that in
al cases IN which the cost of such improvement is
10 be betrayed by the collection Of speciaI assess
ment upon the property benenied he following
proceedings shall be taken, viz: There must be
petition setting forth the street or streets alley or
s!ieys, squares or places, or parts thereof to be
improved. the nature Of the Improvement. the
mode of payment and the fact that tho signers are
owners Of property to be benefited to the aggregate
amount ofa 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
mate Of the cost Of such Improvement te be made
and transmit the petition, together with ali papers
improvement with the estimated cost thereof, and
their Recommendation thereof. to the city council
Provided that no grade shall be changed when
any aeuttins owner or owners have built or made
improvements On any street. highway or alley IN
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-
slider all matters In relation such proposed inn
provement, aad may authorize or refuse the
same In their discretion providing that the
works shall not have authority to further
proceed in the matter Of such improvement when
ever tho estimated or actual cost OF any work or
Improvement contemplated or ordered to be done
by the city council and chargeable lien under
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 in such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
roll made for the ievying of taxes for municipal
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 the
rejection or the granting of such petition shall be
subdivision 3. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment Of local improve
Inent district to be called local improvement dis
trct No =, which shall include all the property
between the ternlini of said improvement AUDITING
upon, adjacent or pro innate to the street. alley,
place or square proposed TO be improved to a dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof of one
within said limits OF such local Improvement dis
trct shall be considered and held to have 'front.'
erty benefited by such local Improvement and
Shall be the property to be assessed to the
All e5 s wl'cn sna pc assessed upon
ton to the frontage thereof upon such inn
provement, one foo. Of frontage or the equivalent
thereof viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
OF superncal area to be taken as the unit by which
to determine the amount Of frontage for which
each of said lots parcels or parts thereof benefited
as aforesaid shall be assessed aforesaid Provided
thai, in case of rectangular blocks aoutting upon
depth back from said street OF less than hun
dred and forty (24o) feet the line of the assess
n,ent district shall extend only to the center Of
Said assessment distric. 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
Eina line of said street TO be numbered respectively
nrst, second, third and fourth Each front foot or
feet Wide nearest to the street to be- improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent. of The total amount
De saGn front ,oot ss IT'S eSa va
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 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 Its equiva
| lent; and the fourth subdivision between ninety
street shall be assessed Is per cent of the total
amount to be assessed against each front foot its
All assessments levied upon lands Of the United
States, state Of Washington, state university,
district shall be paid by the city Of Seattle out Of
| Its general road fund.
Subdivision a. In Tocs all cases Of specia,
| any kind against any property, persons
eorporatlons whatsoever, and said assessments
for want of FORM insutficiency, informality or r-
regularity or noncompliance with the charter
provisions governing such assessment the city
council shall be and hereby are authorized TO re-
assess such special taxes or assessments. and to
enforce their collection In accordance with the
provisions of laws ordinances existing at the
time the re assessment is made.
And 1t 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
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
assessments all the property in said local as
sessInent district sufficient TO pay for such inn
provement. such re-assessment 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
Sec 8. There shall be two modes of making pay
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode to be adopted shall be the mode Pc
ment" shall be as follows: After the city
council has by ordinance or joint resou-
ton ordered authorized the making of any
local Improvement and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let as herein
after provided, the board OF pubic works snail
report 10 the council assessment roll
prepared by the city engineer, which
shall contain the description OF each lot,
parcel Of land or part thereof TO be assessed with
the number of feet frontage charged to each, the
total frontage in the district frontage 10 he deter
mined provided in section of this articlel the
total cost OF the improvement including ali neces-
sary incidental expenses the rate per front loot,
the amount of each ass sssment and the name Of
the OF ench lot parcel of land or part thereof
If known, but il no case shall a mista Re in the
name of the owner be fatal where q description OF
lp
The council on receips Of such roll and assess
men. shall cause a notice thereofto he published in
the official newspaper o! the city for ten coEsecu-
tive issues, Notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been fled ana requiring them TO APP
pear at time xed not less than fifteen days from
the date OF such notice and make objection thereto
TIE council shall at III. time fixed consider any
and all objections made and shall mske such cor
rections Of such roll as u deems Just ana shall
then deduct the amount OF snch 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-
the amounts thereof against escn Parcei And
lot and declare the same lien thereon ana SHALL
direct The city clerk TO deliver ths ron 70 .e Guy
comptroller who shall forthwith denver 70 TIE c',y
treasurer certified copy thereof upon receipt OF
which the treasurer shall proceed 70 collect me
same other city taxes are coisctet. Proviaea,
thai such treasurer shall give tan DAYS notice IN
tho officisi newspaper tsnd sLah mai =
the propsrty assessed when the postofce adj
dress O. such owner is known, but the failure 10
mail the same sh all not be fatal when publication
thereof IS Iadel that such roll has been certified 10
him fer collection. and that unless payment IS
made within thirty days from the date of such no
tics such assessment shall become delinquent and
shall bear interest at the rate OF 10 per cert per
snpuTn until paid and II moi psla before sun
OF per cent shall be added. and the sums oelin-
quent shall be entered on the annlsl Lax ron ior
the current year against each let and parcel so de-
llnquent and with the interest collected as other
taxes. separate account being kept thereof and II
not paid within the time liked for the payment OF
city taxes SHAH oe collected such taxes are col
l~cied, together. with such additional chaIses or