The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-23
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

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ta.tl ~ adding thereto section TO be section
Resolved That section 7, Of article VIII, OF the
| follows:
suBDrvIsroS L Whenever the public interest Or
convenience may require the cItv council is hereby
authorized and empowered to order the whole or
any part OF the Streets lanes. alleys squares or
PaSes VI tAe city graded regarded to the official
grace, pianksd or replaBked, paved repAved,
lr.ola or remscadsmired. gravsled
= es' psleu OF replied capped or recepped and
70 oraer sidewalks, sewers manholes. calverts.
| SuToleg ano crosswalks TO be constructed
49," anTfelh and 70 order any or all WORK to be
cone whicn snail be necessary TO complete the
M so or any portion Of the streets, sidewalks.
| eli may levy and collect an assessmer. upon all
lots or parcels OF land benefited by such improve
| nen,s 10 deiray the cost ard expense thereof,
| winch assessment shall bebome a lien upon all
| property liable therefor.
| subdivision 2 The CITY council shall by general
| ordinance provide the manner in which the afore-
| said Improvements may De made. and prescribe
al heedul regulations for the exercise by the city
| OF the power granted snd contained In the fore
snng subdivision Of this section provided that in
al cases in which the cost OF such improvement Is
70 pc betrayed by the collection OF special ASSESS
Deat upon the property benefited the following
proceedings shall be taken. viz: There must be
presented TO the board OF public works a written
petition setting forth the street streets alley
nrrrs, squares or places. or parts thereof to be
ode Of payment, and the fact that the signers
owners Of property to be benefited to the aggregate
amount of majority Of the assessment to be levied
ior such improvement, according 10 the transfer
sooks In the ofice Of the county auditor: If the
board OF public works find the facts set forth in
said petition 10 be true they shall cause esti-
mate OF the cost OF such Improvement to be made
and transmit the petition together with az. papers
and Information in their possession touching such
Improvement with the est mated cost thereof, and
their recommendation thereof to the city council.
PROVIDED, shat no grade shall be changed when
| any AUDITING owner or owners have built or made
| improvements on any street highway or alley.
less such petition shah be signed by the Of
amslority Of the frontage on the street, highway
| or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have full authority 10 con-
slider all matters in relation to such proposed i'm
provemsnt. and may authorize or refuse the
| same In their discretion; providing, that the
works shall not have authoriiy to further
proceed IN The matter of such improvement when
| ever the estimated actual cost or any work or
/ Improvement contemplated or or Tered 70 be done
by the CITY council ana chargeabie as lien under
the provisions of this article against any lot lots
parcel or parcels of land shall exceed half OF
the total ASSESSED valuation Of the lot parcels of
| land contained in such assessment district the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
roll made for the ieyying of taxes for municipal
| purposes, in which case such Improvement shall
not De granted unless the same be so modified that
| the af resad valuation.
The action and decisions of the city council as to
ali matters passed upon by them in relation 10 the
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall be
final and conclusive.
| Subdivision 5. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment OF n local improve
ment district to be called local improvement dis
| trict No. :, which shall include all the property
between the termini of said Improvement abutting
| upon, adjacent prolimate 10 the street, alley
place or square proposed to be improved to dis
hundred and twenty feet and ali property included
| within said limits OF such local Improvement dis-
trict shall be considered and held TO have 'front.'
age upon such Improvement, and shall be the prop
| erty benefited by such local improvement, and
shall be the property to be assessed to pay the
| thereof, which cost shall be ASSESSED upon
| all of said property SO benefited IN proper
Pavement one foot of frontage the equivalent
| thereof viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
OF superficial area 10 be taken as the unit by which
| TO determine the amount of frontage for which
each of said lots parcels parts thereof benefited
as Aforesaid snail he assessed aforesaid Provided
that, IN case OF rectangular blocks ao1ttng upon
said street proposed t. be improved and having a
depth back from said street of less than hun
dred and forty (2i0) feet the line OF the 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 to the center lire of the street alley pro-
! posed TO be improved, each thirty feet in width
and beginning with the one nearest to the
gina line OF said street to be numbered respectively
hrst, second, hird and fourth Each front foot or
It's 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 its equiva
| lent; the second subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed 25 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
10 be assessed against each foot its equlva
| lent: and the fourth subdivision 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 foot its
| equivalent
| 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 of
| its general road fund.
Subdivision a: In all cases of special
assessment for local Improvement of
| any kind against any property, persons or
| corporations whatsoever, and said assessments
have failed TO be valid In whole in part, because
for want of FORM insuficiency, informally ir-
| regularity or non compliance with the charter
! provisions governing such assessment, the city
SIaatth tA-1
assess such special taxes or assessments And to
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
sessed shall not be sufficient 10 pay the cost Of the
improvement maze and enjoyed by the owners Of
property in the local assessment district whore the
same is made. that it shall be lawful. and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized to make
re-asSessments on all the propertyin said local as
sessment district sufficient to pay TOR such inn.
provement, such re-aSsessment to be made and
collected in accordance with the provisions of the
law or ordinances existing a. the time Oft levy
Resolved, That section OF article VIII. Of the
freeholders charter be amended so as TO read as
follows:
sec 6. There shall be two modes OF making pay
ment for such local Improvement, to-wit: I'm
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode 10 be adopted shall he the mode pc
titioned for. The mode of immediate pay
c1uacf has by ordinance or joint resolti-
tion ordered authorized the making OF any
local Improvement and not more than twenty DAYS
after the contract therefor has been let herein
ate provided, tie hoard of public works shall
report to the council an assessment roll
prepared by the city engineer which
shall contain the description OF each lot,
parcel OF land or par. thereof 70 be assessed with
total frontage IN the district frontage to be deter.
mined as provided in section of this article The
total cost OF the Improvement including ali neces-
sary incidental expenses the rate per front foot,
the amount of escn ass -ssment and the name OF
the owner OF each lot parcel OF land or part thereof
% te os m ,, here . sSr M ' f
with rt.a
charged 10 ~treet crossings
The cornci on Tcceip. of such roll and assess
Inent shall a notice theTRofi0 published in
the official newspape Of the city for ten coGSeCg-
tive issne>, notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been FLED and re1GtT ~ them 10 APP
pear al time fixed net les, than fifteen days from
the date of such notice and make objection thereto.
Z council shall At the time fixed consider any
an all objections made ana SHAH ma Se such cor
rections of sGch roll as It deems just. and shall
then deduct the amount of such cost assessed
against street crossings, which shall be paid from
the general road fund OF the city ami shall then by
ordinance approve such rU!! and shall levy and
seSs The amounts thereof against esch parcel and
lot and declare the same lien thereon and shall
Dire. he city cierk deliver the roll 10 the city
comptroller VINO shall forthwith deliver 10 the Guy
treasurer certified copy thereof, upon receipt OF
which the treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the
same rs other CITY taxes are collected; prov lded,
tia. such treasurer shall give ten Gavs notice in
ile official newspaper tsnG shall mat,
the property assessed when the pus;oaice ad-
dress Of suca owner Is known. bu, the failure to
mail the same shall not ne fatai when publ cation
thereof IS Eadc} that sGCh roll has been certified 10
HIM for collection, and that unless payment IA
maze within thirty DAYS from the dale of such
tCu such assessment shai. become del ulueAt sUd
shall bear interest the rate Of 10 per cent. per
HnHUm until paid. and If not paid before such
sessuse nj shall have become del nquant peUasty
az per cent shall be added, and the Sums tjeiIu-
Quan, shall be entered ON the annual tax roll for
tne current vear against each lot and parcel de-
lu0ueBt and with the interest, collected rs other
taxes. separate accom-, being Sep. thereof and II
nnf paid within tine time fixed for The pavmeut ct
Cigy taxes. ShaA Ie collected IS such taxes col
igc.ed together VITA such additional charges or
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