The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

o. the freeholders charter adopted October l. A D.
ISsg, and 70 further amend said article eight
twenty-nins (2el
Resolved. that section 7. of article VIII, Of the
follows:
SUBDIVISIONS l. Whenever ths public interest or
coDvenience may reaur. the city council is hereby
Authorized and empowered to order the whole or
any part OF the streets, lanes ALLEYS, squares or
paes " the city graded regarded to ,he official
gFaoe. plaaked or replanked, paved OF repsved,
mseadamized or remacadamizad. sraveled or
siAseiso pttei OF replied. capped or recsppei. and
20 order sidewalks, sewers nanhaiss cllyerrs
curoing and crosswslks 10 be constructed or
pared thersin, and TO order or all WORK 10 be
d9ns which shall be necessary compiste the
Whole or any portion Of the streets, s.dew AXIS,
Gil may levy and collect an s,se.sment upon All
lots or parcels OF land benefited by such improve
rnsnts TO cefray the cost and expense thereof
property liable therefor
Subdivision 2. The CRY council shall By general
ordinances pro vide the manner In which The Rfore-
said Improvements may be- made and prescribe
o. the power granted and contained In the fore
going subdivision Of this section provided that in
al case. IN which the cost Of such improvement Is
10 De betrayed by the collection of special assess
ment upon the property benei ed the following
proeeeeinSs shall be taken. VIZ: There must Do
petition setting forth the stree. or streets. alley or
aHeys, squares or places or parts thereof TO be
m Dc OF payment and he fact tina; the signers
owners u property 70 be benefited the aggregate
for such Improvement ACCORDING 10 the transfer
books IN the ofice OF tue county auditor II the
board OF public works End the facts sat forth in
said petition be true they shall cause an esti-
mate OF the cost Of such Improvement be made
ana transmit the petition. fogeh with ali papers
and information 10 their posses,Ion touchiug ,uch
improvement with the estimated COS. thereof and
Their recommendation thereof. to ,se city council
ffefiae ! that no grade shall be changed when
any Aeuttna owner OF owners have built or made
improyem ents on any street Highway or alsy, un-
less such pettisa shall sa signed by the owners Of
majority Of the frontage the street, highway
or alley within the district 10 be affected.
The city council hAl! have full authority 10 con-
slider ali matters In relation to such proposed i'm
provement, and may autkorfzs or refuse the
s sane IN tAsii discretion; providing that the
works shall not have authority TO further
proceed ID the matter Of such Improvement wnen-
improvement contsm platee or or tered 10 be done
By the city council and chArgesble a. a lien under
tBr proyiaoas Of this article against lots
parcel parcels of land shall exceed one-half OF
tie total sss.ssed vauat or the lots or parcels OF
same appears upon tho last annual assessment
roll made for the levying OF taxes for municipal
purposes, In which case such Improvement shall
not be granted uuless the same BE- SO modified that
the cost thereof Will lot exceed such half Of
the If ressid valuation.
The action and ecisons OF the city council a. 70
al matters passed upon by them in relation TO the
rejection or the granting Of such petition shall be
Subdivision 8 said general ordinance shall also
provide fer the establishment Of a local improve
msnt district. TO be called local improvements dis
trict No =, which shall include all the properly
between the termini of said improvement abutting
upon, adjacent pro innate 10 the street. alley
place or square pr, posed to be improved 10 y dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof of one
hundred and twenty feet and ali properly Included
within said limits OF such local improvement dis
trIcl shall DE considered and held TO have a front
age upon such Improvement and shall BE- the mon
erty benefited by such local improvement, and
shall De the property 20 be assessed pay cost
thereof, which cost shall be assessed upon
all of said property benefited in proper
ton to the frontage thereof upon such i'm
pEovemeut, one foot of frontage or the equivalent
Oval ,IraZ
of superficial to be taken the unit by which
10 determne the amount of frontage for which
as Aforesaid shsi De assessed aforssa,d Provided
THAI, in eas= OF rectangular blocks aouttug upon
said street proposed o. be improved ami having
depth nsck from said street Of less than TWO hun
dred and forty GAO feet tn line OF the assess
meni district shsll extend only TO the center Of
said assessment district shall. for III. purpose Of
sale assessment be divided into four sub Divisions
parallel TO the center line of the street alley pro-
posed to be improved, each thirty feet in width
and beginning with the one nearest 10 the MAJ
knsl IRE OF said street 10 be numbered respectively
first, second, bird ana fourth Each front foot or
its sauivaieHt area in the first subdivision thirty
feet wide nssrest 10 the street 10 be improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent. OF he total amount
~ be assessed sgainst each front foot its equIva
lent: the second bdlvision thirty feet wide be-
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed 20 per cent OF the total
TO be assessed against each fr foot OF It's equiv
aleni; the third subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty and ninety feet back from the street
shall be assessed 20 per of the total amount
to be alnst ront foot or It's equiva
lent; and the fourth subdivisl N between ninety
and one hundred twenty feet back from the
street shall be assessed Is per cent of the total
amount TO be assessed ssainst each front foot its
All assessgnents levied upon lands Of the United
States, state of washington, state university,
county Of King the city Of seattle or any sceoo!
Its enersl road fund.
.! sosalvis.On =. In all case. Of specia,,
any kind against any property. persons or
corporations whatsoever, and said assessments
fNs.E ff.f ~ ~ h.la "
for want Of form. insciicency inforlnaiity or ir-
regularity non compliance with the charter
conRcii shall be and hereby are authorized TO re-
assess such special taxes or assessmeatS, and to
enfo -ce their collection in accordance with the
provisions Of laws ordinances existing at the
time the re assessment is made
And +, is further provided, that whenever for any
Cause, mistake or insdvertence the amount as
sessed 'hal not De sudi=ut TO pay the cost of the
improvement made and enjoyed by the owners II
property In the local assessmet district where the
same is made, that 1t shall 10 lawful and the city
eouncii is hereby directed and authorized to make
re- assessments or all The property in said local
sessneni district sufficient 10 pay tor such I'M
Provement, such re assessment 70 be made and
collected In accordance with tae provisions Of
Law ordinances existing the time OF its levy
Resolved. That section : of article VIII OF the
treenolders charter be amended so a. 10 read al
sec 3 There shall be two mode. OF making pay
nenJ tor auca LEGAL Improvement to-wlt: "Irn.
mediate payment and pay ment by bonds." This
mode Is adopted shall rs the mode Pc
titloned for The mode Of ..imrnedI.ie psv-
msnt' shall es follows; After the city
Goa eli has by ordinance or Joint resoltI-
ton ordered authorized the making of any
local prov and not more than tsgeuty days
after ;he contract therefor haS been let. he!en-
sfe provided to board Of public works shall
prepared by the city engineer. whica
shall contain the description of each lot,
parcel OF land or part thereof To be assessed VITA
The nunter of feet frontage charged To each. the
tots frontage in the district frontage ia
mined provided in section of this a-ticlel she
total cost Of the Improvement including al neces-
ssry Incidental expenses, the rate per Front ;oot
the amount OF each -ssynsnt and the Of
tht owner of each lot parcel o land or part hereof
If known, but in cass shall : misfs In the
mans OF she owner be fatal where a description Of
the operty IS given together with the amour:
me council on r-ceJp. Of such roll and asses
fnent shall DntiCe thefeuftO he published n
ihe othciAi ue~spspe % the city Tor ten conssSu-
1--we issues, SoiiN!uE al persons Interested that
such roll has been aed amt rs9uiri ne them sp-
pear 81 time 4 xed not less thss fifteen days from
the date o! such notice ard ElASe o'lect'on thereto
L council shall a. ths time n1ed consider any
ar ali objections mace AM shall make such cor
rectiols Df such roll As . deems .lst and shall
theri Gadusf the amount o. sgcn cost assessed
s1aiass street croSsinFs which shall CO PAID ron
the general read fund ofthe city End shall then oy
ordinance approve sncb rlIl mad shall lsvy and
sesS The amounts thereof against each parcel And
lot and iec!srs the same a lieu thereon and shall
CON ptrosT who shall foTtaw ith deliver To TIE c!ty
treasurer = C: fled copy thereof upon receipt Of
shi-b the treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the
sans other city taxes are col.etsd' crowded.
Lha. ssch treasurer shall give t'r DAYS notes IN
,hs eieiAi newspaper tsnd SHAH insi'
COPY Of such Nc lce - the owner OF
ths rropsrty assessed vixen the p5Siotiice AL
dr.ss or such 3Nusr IS Eaos1, hut the !a5.urs 70
mail TIE same shSl not We fats wGsl publication
hereof = r.a6el tina; sch -5u las been certified %
lisn fC- collection sud usst uErss payment IS
Trlss yvlth,a thirty days from tas date o. such
tics such assessment shAi! become Delinquent and
shall Gear interess a. the rate u 10 per cent per
aSuum Until paid. and Y not paid before such as
az per rsnL shall ne stdeG. zr1 TIE SIMS deiin-
S.eut saau ee entered on the aanua. TAX roll icF