The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-30

ORDINANCE NO. 2l27-AS ORDINANCE
~ for the approval of the assessment roll of Local
Improvement District No. 20, In the city of Sc
attic for the payment for the improvement of
Rose and Duwamish streets. from Madison street
10 the north line of block one % In Highland addi
tion in said city, under ordinance No 1.9SS.
Whereas Ordinance No. l.9SS was passed by
the city council and duly approved by the mayor
on the 10th day of February. 1892 for the grading
and side.walking of Rose and Duwamish streets,
from Madison street to the north line OF block one
IA Highland addition 10 said city, and creating
Z local Improvement district for the payment
therefor by the mode of immediate Payment"
ss pfescrib in section eight 90 OF article eight
win of the ireeholders' charter then In force
10 which ordinance the properly to be assessed
therefor was described; and
Whereas, An sessment roll was therefor duly
prepared and fled In the office OF the city clerk for
said Improvement; and
Whereas The whole cost of said improvement,
including street crossings is the sum of six thou
sand seven dollars (96.007); and
Whereas, IL appears that the cost of street cross
ings in said Improvement is the sum of nine hun
died and eighty eight $1,000 dollars ($8SS.60);
whereas 1t appears that the amount to be paid
by front foot owners in said district is five thou
sand eighteen SO 100 dollars ($5, 0lS. 5O); and
Whereas. In pursuance of house Of delegates
And, And approved by the mayor en- the "a day of May
1892 Il ordered that notice be given re-
onred by the city charter that ali persons having
any objection against said roll sh ould
appear at Joint session OF the city council to be
held on the 18th day OF May, AS92. for said pur-
Whereas, At said joint session, affidavits show
Ing the proper publication of such notice In the
official newspapers of the city were duly produced,
and 1t thereby appeared that said notice has been
duly published and given and no objections We're at
said Joint session or At any time previous thereto
made or filed against said assessment roll, and the
same by said joint session found correct in the
amounts above set forth; now, therefore.
he IL ordained by the city of seattle as follows:
SECTION l. That the assessment ron of local inn
proyement district No. 20, in the city of seattle
for the improvement of Rose and Duwamish
streets from Madison street To the north line OF
block one ~ in Highland addition TO said city,
file in the Office OF the city clerk, be and
tie same is hereby in all things approved
Sec. q hat the cost of said street crossings, be-
Ing the of nine hundred and eighty-eight
81, 100 dollars 1888 5U) is hereby deducted from
the total cost of said improvement, and the bal
ance of said cost being the sum of five thousand
ald eighteen sd 100 dollars IS ,Ois50), is hereby
declared the amount To be paid by owners OF prop
erty In said assessment dist riot.
sec 3 That there be and hereby Is assessed and
levied against each lot and parcel of land fronting
on said Rose street and on Duwamlsh street. with
IN the limits of said district as described In said
assessment roll, the sum OF $.U7751 for each ana
every foot fronting said streets. as the same
appears in said assessor ent roll and the same Is
hereby declared lien on each lot and parcel of
land 81 fronting said streets, or either OF them,
within the district afore said.
sec 4. The city clerk is hereby directed to de-
liver said roll TO the city comptr oller.
and said city comptroller is hereby directed to de-
liver 10 the city treasurer certified copy thereof,
upon receipt of which the city treasurer shall pro-
eeed TO collect the same as other city taxes col
lected.
Sec. 5. The city treasurer shall give ten days
mall copy of such notice to the owner of the
property assessed, when the postoffice address OF
such owner is known, but the failure to mail the
same shall not be fatal when publication thereon
is maiel that such roll has been certified To him for
collection, and that unless payment Is made within
thirty DAYS from the date of publication OF such
notice, such asses ment shall become delinquent
and shall bear interest at the rae of ten per cent
per annum until paid, and If not paid before such
assessment shall have become delinquent penalty
OF five per cent. shall be ad led. and the sum de-
lnquent shall he entered In the am ual tax roll tor
Tie current against each lot and parcel so de-
linquent and with the interest collected as other
taxes. separate account being kept thereof, and
not paid with II the time fix d for the payment of
city taxes shall be- collected such taxes are col
lected, together with such additional charges or
penalties as arc authorized TO be charged and col
iected on oth-r delinquent taxes, and each lot or
parcel so delinquent shall be sold for the amount or
such assessment, with interests and costs, a. the
time and In the manner and by the same authority
rs lands and lots are sold for city
The city treasurer is authorized and directed AFTER
me publication of aid notice 10 proceed with all
dlusence In the collection of said assessment
See. d. This ordinance shall take effect and
Shall he in force from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed by the board of aldermen this Gath day
OF May, 1892 L. NJ DAULTON.
Acting President Board of Aldermen.
, Passed by the house of delegates this oath day OF
May, 1892 J. :. kLOEBFR,
President House of Delegates.
Approved by me this 2sth day OF May. 1897
]. +. RONALD, Mayor.
Filed by me this 2sth day OF Nav 1892.
GEORGE j. SLOVENIAN. city Clerk.
Published this Soth day of May, 1892.