The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-11
PROPOSED AwENDMENrs.

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Resolved, fhai section 7. Of article vuL. Of the
follows:
SUBDIVISION J. Whenever the public interest or
convenience may require the city council is hereby
authorized and empowered to order the whole or
a1y part of the streets. lanes alleys squares or
places of the city graded or regarded to the official
grace, piAnked or reptanxed. paved or repaved.
nScadamized or remacaianized graveied or re-
graveed, piled replied. capped or recapped. and
| 70 order sidewalks sewers. manholes cdlverts,
| eurbing and crosswalks to be constructed or re-
paired therein. and TO order any all WORK to be
| dene which shall be necessary to complete the
whole or any. portion of the streets. sidewalks
lanes squares alleys places, and the city coun-
! Gil may levy and collect assessment upon all
lots or Parcels of land benefited by sueh improve
/ Inents to defray the cost and expense thereof,
| which assessment shall bebome a lien upon all
1 property liable therefor.
euDdirfsion z. The city council shall BY general
ordinance provide the manner in which the afore-
| said improvements may be made. and prescribe
MI needn't regulations for the exereseby the city
| OF the power granted and contained in the fore
going subdivision OF this section provided, that in
10 be dsrayed by the collection OF special assess
ment upon the property beneh ed the following
| proceedings shall be taken, viz: There must be
| presented to the board of public works written
petition setting forth the street streets alley
| improved the nature of the Improvement, the
mode payment, and the fact that the signers are
amount of a majority of the to be levied
| for such Improvement, according 10 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-
maze OF the cost of such improvement 10 De MADE
and transmit the petition together with all papers
and Information in their possess ion touching such
Improvement with the estimated cost thereof, and
their recommendation thereof to the city council
| Provided. that no grade shall be changed when
any abutting owner or owners have built or made
| improvements any street, highway or 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 TO con-
slider all matters in relation TO such proposed I'M
| proVement, 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 to 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 chargeabie rs 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 lot, 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
the cost thereof Will not exceed such one-haf OF
the at resad 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 for the establishment of a local improve
ment district TO be called local improvement dis
| between the termini of said Improvement abuttng
| 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
hundred and twenty feet, and all property included
trict shall be considered ard held to have 'front.'
age upon such Improvement, and shall be the prop
! erty benefited by such local improvement, and
shall be the property 10 he assessed TO pay the cost
thereof, which cost shall be assessed upon
| all OF said property 50 benefited in proper
| tion to the frontage thereof upon sucn inn
prOyement, one foot of frontage or the equivalen.
thereof, viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
OF superficial urea to be taken as the unit by which
| 10 determine the amount of frontage for which
each of said lots parcels parts thereof benefited
aforesaid shall be assessed aforesaid Provided
| tha., in case of rectangular blocks abuttug 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 tine 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 the center line of the street alley pro-
! posed 10 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 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
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 % per cent of the total amount
to be assessed against each front foot or its equiv
| aIent 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 assessed against each ront foot Its equiva
| lent; and the fourth suodivisi m between ninety
| and one hundred ard twenty feet back from the
street shall be assessed IS per cent. of the total
amount 10 be assessed against each front loot 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 4. In all cases of special
| any kind against any property persons
| corporations whatsoever and said assessments
have failed to be valid in whole or in part, because
for want of form, nsuiiicency, informaiity or ir-
| regularity non compliance with the charter
| provisions governing such assessment, the city
council shall be and hereby are authorized 20 re-
assess such special taxes or assessments ana 10
| provisions of laws or 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
| Improvement MADE and enjoyed by the owners of
property in the local assessment district where the
same IS made, that it shall he lawful. and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized TO make
Refreshments on all The property in said local
! sessment district sufficient to pay tor such inn
prOyement suc'a - assessment 70 be made and
collected IN accordance with the provisions of the
law or ordinances existing AZ the time Of its levy
Resolved. Thai section : of article VIIl:of the
freeholders charter be amended SO as to read as
follows:
ment tor such local Improvement. to-wit: I'm
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
titioned for The mode OF "immedIate pay
ment" shall be as follows: After the city
couacil has by ordinance joint resou-
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
afies provided, tue board OF publlc WORKS shali
report to the council an assessment roll
prepared by the city engineer, which
shah contain the description of each lot,
parcel of land or part thereof TO be assessed with
the number of feet frontage charged 10 EACH the
total frontage in the district frontage 10 he deter
mined as provided in section OF this article the
total Of the improvement including ali neces-
sary incidental expenses. the rate per front foot.
the amount Of eacn ass ssment and The of
the of each lot parcel of land part thereof
If known, but in no case shall a miSta se in the
name of the owner be fatal where description of
the property IS given. together with the amount
charged TO -treet crossings.
bn on of roll
ment shall cause notice thereofto be published in
the Official uewspape OF the city for ten cOnSecu-
SUCH roll has been Tiled and requiring them to APP
pear a 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 II deems Just and shall
then deduct the amount OF sGch cost assessed
against street crossings which shall be paid from
the general road fund ofthe city, and shall then by
ordinance approve such roll and shall levy and as
sess the amounts thereof against each parcel and
oi and declare the same q lien thereon aud shall
direct he city clerk 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,
that such treasurer shall give ten DAYS notice IN
Inc Official newspaper tand shall mall a
copy OF such ice TO the owner Of
the property assessed when the postoiiCe adj
dress of such owner Is known, bur the failure TO
mail the same shall not De fatal when publication
thereof is madel that such roll has been certified 10
him for collection and that unless payment is
made within thirty DAYS from the date Of such NO
tee such aSsesstn shalt become delinquent and
shall bear interest," at the rate Of 10 per cent, per
annura until paid, and If not paid before such
seSS1isnt slail nave become Geih.luehi lehaHy
of ; Dcr cent shall be ADDED. and the sums deiln-
ouenf shall be entered on the annual tax roll for
the current year against tsch loi anu parcel 50 de-
luqueut and with the interest, collected as other
taxes, separate account being kept Thereof and Il
not paid within the true fixed for the payment Of
city taxes, shall ue collected as such taxes are col
lecied, togetiier ~iih such additional charges or
penalties as are authorized 10 ba charged ana col
iecied on other delinquent taxes and each lot or