The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

OF the kreeholders charter sdopted October /. AID
1ESgy, ana to further amend said article eight
sLlLl " adding thereto section TO be section
Resolved. That section 7, of article VIII. Of the
follows:
sCEDsvrsroS /. Whenever the public interes, or
convenience may REQUIRE the city council is hereby
authorized aud empowered 10 order the whole or
any part Of the Streets, lanes. alleys squares
places VI the CITY graded regarded 10 the Official
grade. pisnsed or replanked, paved repsved,
macadsnlifed or remacadamiEed, grsvelsd or re-
- order sidewalks, sewers manholes. culverts,
curbing and crosswalks to be constructed or re-
pared therein, and to order any or all WORK be
done which shall be necessary to complets the
whole or any portion Of the streets, sidewalks,
lanes squares, alleys or places and the city coun-
| cli may levy and collect an assessment upon all
iots or parcels of land benefited by such improve
nents TO deffay the cost and expense thereof,
which assessment shall bebome q lien upon ali
| property liable therefor.
subdivision ., The city council shall by general
said Improvements may he made and prescribe
al neediui regulations for the exercise by the city
OF the power granted and contained IN the fore
going subdivision Of this section provided that in
all cases In which the cost OF such improvement is
70 be betrayed by the collection Of special
ment upon the properly benei ed the following
proceedlnks shall be taken. viz: There must be
presented the board 'of public works a written
petition setting forth the street Or streets alley
aileys, squares or places. or parts thereof to be
m de Of payment. and The fact that the sgners are
owners n properly to be benefited TO the aggregate
amount of majority Of the ent to be levied
ior such improvement, accordin. to the transfer
books in the Office Of the county auditor If the
board Of public works find the facts set forth Ia
SAID petition TO be true they shall cause esti-
mate OF the cost OF such improvement to be made
and transmit the petition. together with al papers
anu Information IN their possession touching such
improvement with the estimated cost thereof and
their recommendation thereof. the city council
froFioe !, That no grade shall be changed when
any aoutting owner or owners have bum or made
improvements on any street highway or alley I'M
majority of the frontage on the street highway
or alley within the district TO hs affected.
The city council shall have full authority TO con
kider al matters in relation 20 such proposed I'M
prIVement, and may authorize or refuse the
sane IN their discretion; providing that the
works shall not have authority 20 further
proceed IN the matter of such improvement when
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work or
Improvement contem plated or or .ered to be done
by the Guy council and chargeaoe as a lien under
the provisions OF ihis article against any lot lots
parcel or parcels of land, shall exceed onehaf OF
the total assessed valua OF the lot, or parcels Of
land contained in such assessment district the
same appsa upon the last annual assess nent
roll made for the levying Of taxes for municipal
purposes, In which case such Improvement shall
not be granted unless the same be so modified that
the cost thereof will not exceed such one-half Of
the af resaid valuation.
The action and ecslons of the city council as to
ali ma tiers passed upon by them in relation to the
rejection or the granting of such petition shall be
Subdivision 3. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment ola local Improve
ment district, to be called local Improvement dis
tFct No. -. which shall include all the properly
between the termini of sail Improvement aputting
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place or square posed 10 be improved to q dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof OF
hundred and twenty feet, and all property included
within said limits OF such local Improvements DIS
the shall be considered and held to have a 'front.'
age upon such Improvement, and shall be the prop
erty benefited by such local Improvement ami
shall be the property 10 be assessed to pay the
thereof which cost shall be assessed upon
all OF said property so benefited in proper
ton to the frontage thereof upon such i'm
pr vement, one fOot of frontage or the equivalent
thereof. viz: one hundred and twenty square feet
OF superficial rea TO be taken the unit by which
to determine the amount Of frontage for which
each Of said lots parcels parts hereof benefited
as Aforesaid shall BE- assessed aforesaid. Provided
THAI, in case of rectangular blocks abuting upon
ssid street proposed t. be improved and having a
depth back from said street of less than hun
dred and forty (240) feet, til line of the
ment district shall extend only to the center OF
SAID block or blocks
SAID di trict shall. for the purpose of
SAID assessment, be divided into four sue vslons
parable! TO the center line of the stree alley pro-
posed 10 be improved, each thirty feet in width
and beginning with the one nearest 10 the ma
gnal line of said stree; be numbered respectively
first, second bird and fourth. Each front foot or
It's equivalent area in the first subdivision thirty
feet wide the street to be improved
shall be assessed 10 per cent of he total amount
be against each front foot "r It's equiva-
lent; the second subdivision thirty feet wide be-
ween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
to be assessed against each fr mt 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
TO be assessed against each ront foot or its equiva
lent; and the fourth subdiyisi IN between ninety
and one hundred . twenty feet back from the
street shall be assessed is per cent OF the total
amount 20 be assessed against each front foot or its
equivalent.
An assessments levied upon lands Of the United
States state Of Washington, state university
county of King, the city OF Seattle or any school
district shall be paid by the city of Seattle Of
Subdivision 4. In all cases of spects
assessment for local Improvement of
any kind against my property. persons
corporations whatsoever, and said assessments
have failed TO be valid in whole or in part. because
for want ofform, insutiieency, informality or ir-
r4uf la~ftK ar non rns11 mi
provisions governing such assessment the city
council shall be and hereby authorized 10 re-
assess such special taxes or assessments. and 70
eufo &c their collection in accordance with the
provisions of laws or ordinances existing at The
time the re assessment is made.
And it il further provided. that whenever for anv
Cause, mistake or inadvertence the amount as
sessed shall mot be sufficient pay the cost Of the
improvement MADE and enjoyed ~ Inc 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 10 make
all The property in said lOcA!
sesSLhtht district suhclent 20 pay Tor such I'M
provsment such re-assesSinent TO be made and
collected in accordance with the provisions Of the
law or ordinances existing al the time Of It's levy.
Resolved That section Of article VIII. of Che
hrehOders charter be amended to read as
follows
sec. s There shall be two modes of making pay
ment for such Local Improvement, to-wit: lin
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
ttioned for The mode OF "imrnedata pay
mentp shall be as follows; AMER the city
cuu ell has BY ordinance joint resolu-
ton ordered or authorized the making OF any
local Improvement, and not more than twenty days
after the contract Their has been let herein
ate provided, tie board OF public works shall
report TO the council an a,sesSnent roll
prepared by the city engineer. which
shall contain the description OF each lot
parcel Of land or part thereof to be assessed with
the number of feet frontage charged to each. the
total frontage in the district frontage TO he deter
mined provided in section . Of this article! the
total cost " the improvement including all neres
ssry Incidental expenses. the rate Per front tooi
he owner OF each Iot parcel OF land or uart hereof
II known. but in no case shall mtstn t in the
name OF the owner be fatal where a description OF
the oYerty. is given. together with the amount
charged 10 treet crossings
The CouncI reCsp- OF such roll and assess
shall cause police thcreofto be published IN
the official Hewspape OF the city for ten colsecG-
tive issues no lfylug all persons interested tnAt
such roll has been fled and rcquir ng inem 10 APP
pear az time fixed, not less man hieen DAYS rom
the date Of such Notice" aaI make lection thereto.
I council shall the time fixed consider any
an all o0iecti rs male. and shall make such cor
reetious of such roll II deems Just and shall
then deduct the amount Of such cost assessed
against street CROSSINGS. which shall be paid IRON
the general road fund OF the CITY, and shall then by
ordinance approve such ruil and shall levy and
sess The amounts there ( against each parcel and
h; and clare he same lien thereon and shall
diret lie CITY ctFN 70 denver HE FOX 10 tse Guy
comptroller Who sinai. forthwith deliver 10 the city
treasurer a certified copy thereof upon receipt Of
which the treasurer >hal proceed 10 cniirct zoe
same other city taxes are collected; provided.
tina. such treasurer sbal. give ten days uJ,lce IN
the Official newspaper land snail maj
the property assessed when the pnsiuii.le hG-
sr.ss nf such owner is kuo.u but she failure 10
mail the same shall NOT be fatai when uubi cation
thereof Is mEGei tHa; such Tot aAs been ce-tneA 70
HIM fer collection. auI taat unless payment :,
tltae within thirty DAYS from the date OF such TO
tlcc surh assessment shall become del ugurni and
shall bear iuterpsi AT the rate q 10 per cent per
snnum untl paid, and II no. paid before such a7-
seSslueut shall have become iel nQueni g perAty
OF : Ter cent shall De addict and rhe sums le-in-
queni shn. be- entered on the snuaS. Tax roll iJr
the curreHt wear against eath lot and parcel 80 de-
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