The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-02
COUNTY NOTICES.

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- IN bas bv ordinance or ioint resoin
ron ss ordered or authorized the making of any
,~rsl IMPROVEMENT. and not more than twenty days
sssr the contract therefor has been Iet as herein
ssta urovided, tie board of public works shall
report 70 the council an assessment roll
AefI contain the description of each Tor
psrcei Of land part thereof 10 be assessed with
Re number OF feet frontage charged to each the
sessl frontage In the district frontage to be deter
mined es provided in section of this articlel the
tasa! cost of the improvement including ali neces-
saw Incidental expenses. the rate per front foot
ssa amount of eacn ssment and the name ~
r. owner of each lot parcel Of laud or mart hereof
Il Known but ia shall mista @ In the
nssne Of the owner be fstl where description OF
ne . operty Is given. together with the amount
rbsreed TO treet crossings
Tae council on recelp, of such roll and assess
r,snt shall police thereofto published in
Re official newspape Of the city for ten cof,serf,-
sirs ISSUES, Notifying all persons interested that
ruen roll has been filed and requiring them to an
near al q time fixed. not less than fifteen davs from
r. date Of such notice. AMI make objection thereto
re council shall at the time fixed consider any
an sil objections MADE ana shall make such cor
recsions Of such roll rs it deems just and shall
then deduct the amount of such cost assessed
against street crossings, which shall be paid from
ne general road fund of the city and shall then nv
ordinance approve such roll and shall levy and as
sess The amounts thereof against each parcel and
III and declare the same lien thereon and shall
drsct be city clerk TO deliver the roll to the civ
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver to the civ
treasurer q certified copy thereof upon receipt OF
rsuae as other city taxes are collected: provided
that such treasurer shall give ten days notice in
copy OF such no ice TO the owner of
he property assessed when the postofice ad-
dress Of such owner is known but the failure to
mai the same shall not be fatal when publication
thereof madel that such roll has been certified to
him for collection, and that unless payment is
made within thirty days from the date of such no
tee such assessment shall become delinquent and
snnum until paid, and if not paid before such as
tessnent shall have become delinquent a penalfy
of5 per cent shall be added. and the sums deiIri-
ouent shall be entered on the annual tax roll for
tie current year against each lot and parcel so dc.
linquent and with the interest collected as other
taxes, separate account being kept thereof and il
NOT paid within the time fixed for the payment OF
civ taxes shall collected such taxes are coli
lpcted together with such additional charges or
penaes as are authorized to be charged and cot
iected on other delinquent taxes. and each lot or
marcel 40 denauent shall be sold for the aunlnt ~
such assessment with interest and costs at the
time and in the manner and by the seme authority
8 lands nd lots sold for city taxes
Resolved that section of article VIII. Of the
ffeehoders charter be amended as to read as
allows
Sec 8 II payment by bonds" Is TO be made for
such improvement, then and in such case each es-
innate AID roll shall be made and returned and
corrections made, and the notice given, as in the
eighth section hereinabove provided and The cost
and expense OF the Improvement shall be assessed
sssinst me ios ana parcels OF land as in said sec
g therein stated, and q copy of such roll
fed with the city treasurer. But the ordinance
shall further declare on making such lew that the
sun charged against each lot and parcel OF land
shall be paid In not more than ten equal annual
payments. with interest upon the whole sum so
charged at rate to be fixed by the city council
IN said ordinance, which annual rate of interest
shall be in each case per cent per annuIn
higher than the annual rate of interest Which the
bonds 10 be issued in part payment OF the cost Of
the Improvement, are TO bear as hereinafter mr.
uded said interest shall be paid annually and
the city treasurer shall proceed to collect the
amount one each year IN the same manner as pro-
videc for collections in section eight hereof
In all cases OF such payment by bones the city
council ms the agent of the local Improvement dis
trict shali canse to be issued. In the Of the
city OF Seattle the bonds of such local improve
ment district for the whole estimated cost O. such
Improvement, less the cost of such crossings and
The amount assessed agains; lands OF the United
States, the state OF Washington. State universitv
county OF King, city of Seattle any school dis
trict such bonds shall be called Local Improve
nleni Bonds, District No. -, OF the City of seat
tie shall be payable not more than ten years
alter date and shall be subject annual call by the
city treasurer, in such manner and amounts he
may have cash ON hand to pay the same In the
respective local improvement fund from which
such bonds are payable, and shall bear interest at
such rate per annum as the city council shall by
shall such bonds bear higher rate of interest than
nine per cent per annum; said interest shall be
treasurer Such bonds shall be sold after thirty DAYS
paaiie notice thereof given, 10 the highest bidder
less than par and the proceeds shall be applied in
payment OF such improvement; provided, that
xnen me MODE OF payment by bends has been
determined upon the improvement mt shall not be be-
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiated.
and all funds raised in each Improvement district,
INTO fund for such district, to be called local I'm
proyement Fund District No. - of Seattle" and
70 such fnnd for the payment of either the princi-
pal or the interest Of said bonds
Resolved that section Is, ofarticle VIII. of the
fellows:
Sec. 13. Any funds remaining In the treasury
belonging % the fund of any local Improvement
eistrict, after the payment of the whole cost and
slpehse OF Such impr nvement IN excess OF the to-
hisum required to defrsy all the expenditures by
TIE city on account thereof. shall be refunded,
demand, TO the person or persons who have over
pAG the same, TO the amount of such pay
meni; and If here shall be such excess in the
srssment OF any person who shall not have paid
Ms assessment rebate shall. on demand, be al
lowed to such person TO the amount of such over
assessment; provided such den and herein above
provided for be made within two years from the
Date upon which the assessment for such local inn
Provement became due. Any such funds remain
Inc In the treasury after the expiration of yeas
ir0m me date aforesaid for which no demand
has been made as herein provided, belonging
my local Improvement district after the payment
Of the whole cost and expense of such improve
ment shall be transferred to the fund of the earliest
nfmed district the cost for the work OF which has
Resolved That article eight (VTII.) OF the FREQ
holders charter be amended by adding section
thereto 10 be section twenty 10 read follows:
sec 20. Subdivision LIB fore any contract for
the doing Of any work or iabo OF furnishing any
skil labor or material 10 or tor the city of seattle
sinai be valid or binding against said city, the
tractor stali enter Into n joint and several bond
WIN the city Of seattle, for the Of said city and
slso ior the use OF al persons who may perform or
cause 70 be performed any work or lab II, or fur
hlsh or cause TO furnished any skill. labor ma
tefia "a the execution OF such contract conditioned
70 perform the contract according to its terms
a and stiPulstons and To pay as they become
que AL just claims for all work and labor per-
iorniea and al skin or labor and material so fur
hshed IN the execution Of such contract, and 10
comply with sll she requirements of the charter
aho ordinances of said city and the amendments
nrreto, which bond shall be In an amount tixed 10y
the board of public works but not less than ffty
yer cent more than the price agreed 10 he
psdfor the performance of such contract. and shall
be duly signed hy such contractor and two or
mure good and sufficient suTeties. and after being
approved as herein provided. shall be flied in the
ouIee o. TIE city comptroller OF Seattle.
fNla "a hall
each Justify as bail upon arrest
More than TWO sureties may be accepted on such
.onn AVID they may justify in separate and different
sums less than the sum specified in such boud
Ltpfaeed, mat the aggregs of their Justification
,x ai DC equal 10 two Sureties tusutying "a double
vidcd '''@ IL Wv '''N f''
Subdivision s. 1t shall be tbs duty Of the cor
hInseoh COUNSEL OF said city 10 see that such bond
slully and properly executed aud conforms in al!
..ssspee,s to the provisions Of this section: and
afth ss,'ot snali indorse on SAID bono ms approval
~ ~ ths form thereof such bond and the suretles
. ereoa shalt be subject 10 approval by the mayor
49, VeShptroiler, but they shall not approve any
saon pond unless The said corporation counsei's APP
EseNa o. tue form thereof be Endorsed thereon, nor
ssa,eSs the sare;es on such bond appear personally
vtGfe the mayor aud comptroller II required. and
sa,,y them examined touching their fitness aud
sAl oe the duty of such mayor and comptroller 10
s 49, any person Notwithstanding his Justification
e.scrioed TO the bond # they shall deem such
iNasoa OF insufficient ability otherwise unfit 10
0Vons surety such bond.
subdivision 1. No contract with said city fer the
ssns OF any public worS shall hereafter oe as
49, or transferred IN any manner without first
- ing indorSeo thereon the consent Of the board
PUBIC works aud OF the sureties ON the con
tsAoss Don, and no transfer or assignment
,saeoi shall in any wise affect such bond Or
80 hhiltjy Of the suretes thereon, and
assignment or transfer. without sNcn
hvssat ana waiver Endorsed thereon, except
SNtraiiou of law. Of any such contract shall
ts-@ es ne same null AID void, to any further
ssa.os1ance thereof by the contractor or his as
Without any act on the part OF said city, aud
~ Board Of public works OF said city shall AT once
tysVesa 70 re-let such contract or said board may
rs &c discretion proceed 70 complete the same
- eSeAt anc st the expense Of such contractor
80 Ms eoudsIBcn. No assignment, transfer