The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

Kesoyed, That section Z, Of article VIII, OF the
fs os charter be amended IS to read a.
sUsDivIsIoN /. Whenever the public interest or
consesence may REQUIRE the city council is hereby
a ~ zsa shd empowered to order the whole or
So par .. me streets lanes. alleys squares or
places " the city graded or regarded to the ocial
1905 plankea on rspianked, paved or repayed.
nlaca1Anized or remacaaamized yraveled or re-
sIaseied' pled OF replied capped or recapped and
~ Sraes soewaiks, sewers manhoies. culvsrts,
ouioi1s ana crosswaiks to be constructed or re-
paired therein, and to order any or ali WORK TO be
aJne "nien SHAH be necessary TO complete ths
I mnose or any portion of the streets, sidewalks,
lanes squares, alleys places and the city coun-
GU may levy and collect an assessment upon all
ments to defray the cost and expense thereof,
when assessment shall bebome lien upon all
subdivision 2. The city council shall by general
orsushance provide the manner in which the nfore-
said improvements may be made. and prescribe
az neediul regulations the exercise by the city
VI me power granted and contained I'm the fore
gong Subdivision of this section; provided that in
AZ cases IN which the cost Of such Improvement is
tooe betrayed NJ the collection Of speciai assess
ment upon the property benefited the following
proceedings shall be taken, viz: There must be
presented TO the board of public works written
petition setting forth the street or streets alley or
aLeys squares or places. or parts thereof. to be
improved, the nature of the Improvement, the
owners II property be benefited to the aggregate
amount of majority of the assessment 10 be levied
,,or such IMPROVEMENT according to the transfer
DOCKS IN the office of the county auditor If the
board Of public works hnd the facts set forth in
SAID petition to be true they shall cause an esti-
mate OF the cost OF such Improvement to be made
and transmit the petition, together with all papers
and Information in their possession touching such
improvement with the estimated cost thereof. and
Iheir recommendation thereof. TO the city council
Provided, That no grade shall be changed when
improvements on any street. highway or alley, un-
less such petition shall be signed by the owners Of
majority of tina frontage tbs street, highway
or alley within the district to bs affected
The city council shall have fail authority
proYement' aud NAV suthorize or reuse the
same IN their disoretien; providing, that the
work, shall not have authority sta 10 faTs GG
proceed in the matter of such improvement when
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work
Improvement contemplated or ordered to be done
by the city council and ohargeable as lien under
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 assessments
roll made for the levying OF taxes for municipal
purposes In which case such improvement shall
net be granted unless the same be so modified that
the cost thereof will not exceed such one-half Of
the aforesaid 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
Subdivision g. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment ofs local improve
ment district 20 he called local Improvement dis
trict No. =, which shall include all the property
between the termini of said improvement abutting
upon, adjacent or pro innate 10 the street alley
place or square proposed To- be improved to a al,
lance back from the marginal line thereof of one
hundred and twenty feet and all proper ~ included
within said limits OF such local Improvement dis
trict shall be considered and held TO have 'front.'
erty benefited by such local improvement and
saa be the property TO ne assessed TO pay the cost
all of said property benefited in proper
ton to the frontage thereof upon such inn
provement, one foot OF froniage or the equivalent
thereof, viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
of superficial to be taken as the unit by which
to determine the amount of frontage for which
each of said let's parcels parts thereof benefited
as aforesaid shall be assessed aforesaid. Provided
that, in case of rectangular blocks abutting upon
err fytaf1r yi1V
depth back from said street OF less than two hun
Gred and forty (2l0) feet. the line OF the assess:
said block or blocks.
Said assessment district shall, for the purpose Of
parallel TO the center limo Of the street alley pro-
posed 10 be improved each thirty feet in width
gnsl line OF said street to be numbered respectively
hrst, second, bird and fourth Each front foo. or
its equivalent area in the first subdivision thirty
feet wide nearest 10 the street to be improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent OF the total amount
to be assessed against each front foot or its equv
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
to be assessed against each front foot its equiv
nlent; 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
TO be assessed against each front foot its 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 or its
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 out Of
| Its -eneral road fund.
| assessment for local Improvement OF
any kind against any property. persons or
corporations whatsoever, and said assessments
have failed to be valid In whole or in part because
| for want ofform, insuiiciency, informally or ir-
regularity compliance 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 70
enforce their collection in accordance with the
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 iRadvertence the amount as
improvement mace and enjoyed by the owners OF
property in the LEGAL assessment district where the
same is made that it shall be lawful and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized to make
assessments on all the property in said local
snc 20 be I made ami
collected in accordance with the provisions Of the
Resolved, That section Of article VIII. of the
freeh0lders charter be amended so as TO read as
sec s. There shall be two modes of making pay
msnt for 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
tion ordered authorized the making Of any
local Improvement, and not more than twenty days
after provided, tire board Of public works shall
report to the council an assessment roll
Snail Contain the t' description Of each lot,
parcel of land or part thereof 10 be assessed with
total frontage in the district frontage to be deter
mined as provided In section Of this artclel the
total cost Of the improvement intending all neces-
sary Incidental expenses, the rate per front ;oot
the amount of each s-ssnaent and the name OF
the owner OF each lot parcel Of land part thereof
If known, but IN no case shall mistaSe in the
name of the owner be fatal where description OF
the property is given, together with the amount
charged 10 street crossings
The council on recelp. of such roll and assess
ment shall cause police thereofto be published in
the official uewspsqe Of the city for ten consecn-
tive issues, notifying all persons interested that
xuch roll has been flied and requiring them to APP
pear az time hxed not less than fifteen days from
the date of such notice and make objection thereto
TIE council shall the time fixed consider any
and all objections made, and shall make such cor
rections of such roll as it deems just, and shall
against street crossings. which shall be paid from
the general road fund OF the city ard shall then by
ordinance approve sach FOIL and SHAH levy and as.
sess the amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot and declare the same 8 lien thereon and shall
direct he city clerk 10 deliver the roll TO this CITY
comptroller. who shall forthwith deliver 10 the city
treasurer certified copy thereof, upon receipt OF
which the treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the
same as other city taxes are collected. provided,
that sGch treasurer snail give ten DAYS notice IN
the olcl-l newspaper tand saaA mai!
the property assessed when the pestofics I'd
creSs OF such owner IS KNOW, but the failure 20
uaI the same shall not be fatal when ruoicatip
thereof made) that s1ch roll has been certified 20
HIM fo- collection and that unless payment Is
made within thirty days from the Date Of such no
tee such assessment shall become delinquent and
shall bear interest," the rate OF 10 per per
nnauin until paid. and II not paid before such as
sesSlIlcni shall have become delinquent a penafy
az per cent. shall be added ana the sums de.ln-
Queut shall be entered on the annual tax roll for
the current year against each lot and parcel 50 de-
ii1qEeut, and with the interest, collected other
taxes separate scCount being Kept thereof, and IL
not PAID within the tins a&ed ior the payEen OF
city taxes. shan collected as such col
lecfsd, together VIA such additional charges or
penalties are authorized 10 De charged and col
ether