The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-29
PROPOSED AnEsDmEsrs.

tFl1l.) BY adding thereto a sertsnn IN he section
Resolyed That section T. of article VIII, Of the
f olian enarter be amended so as to read
susprvIsros l. whensver IN. r,,h,,c ,-,erss, o-
eoEenience may REQUIRE the city count is hereby
sa.hoilzeo sid empowered to order the whole or
So P.It OF me streets lanes. alleys squares or
PAGES cf the city graded or rezraaed TO he o.lcia
sr&af, pianked or replanked paved or repaved
arsysiat 80 on remacadsmized, graveied
= oss. piisu or replied, capped recapped. aud
% oraer sidewalks, sewers rnanhoIes .nlyerts
riiug anu cfosswaiks 10 be constructed or
se'iee aiieIeib and 10 order any or all to be
done which shall be necessary TO cotnpIeta the
i OF any portion of the streets. sidewalks
GU may levy and collect an assess1nent upon all
,oss or parcels OF land benefited By such improve
ments to defcay the eosi and expense thereof.
property liable therefor f ~
s,noaysion = The city council shall by general
aIice PROVIDE the manner in which the afore-
SAID improvements may be made ana prescribe
az neediui regulations for the exercise BY the city
OF the power granted and contained in the fore
s9ing SUBDIVISION of this secton provided, that in
an cases In which the of such improvement is
" W oelfased by the collection OF special
ment upon the property 5enef ed the following
proceedings shall be taken, viz: There must be
p.esehtea 70 the board OF public works a written
petition setting forth street or streets alley or
-, squares or places. or parts thereof to bs
n, ae ss inc nature Of the improvement the
owners II property to be benefited to the aggregate
snount OF majority Of the assessment to be levied
ior such improvement, according TO the transfer
books in the Office Of the county auditor. If the
board Of public WORKS find the facts set forth in
sad Petition to be true they shall cause esti-
mate of the cost OF such Improvement TO made
and transmit the petition. together with all pagers
anu Information In their possession touching such
Improvement with the estimated cost thereof. and
their recormen dalton thereof, to the city council
Provide |. that grade shall be changed when
any AUDITING owner OF owaers have built made
improvements on any street. highway or alley, un-
less such petition shall be signed by The owners Of
majority of the frontage the street, highway
or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have full authority 20 con-
proyement, and may authorize or refuse the
same in their discretion providing, that the
Gor shy shan not have or au,hsy Of so
proceed in the matter of such Improvement when-
ever the estimated or actual cost Of any work Or
Improvement contemplated or ordered to be done
by the city council and chargeable as lien under
the provisions of this article against any lot lots
parcel or parcels of land shall exceed one-haf OF
the total assessed valuation OF the parcels Of
land contained In such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
roll made for the levyins OF taxes for municipal
purposes, in which case such improvement shall
the cost thereof Will not exceed such one-half Of
the aforesaid valuation.
The action and decisions of the city council as to
ali matters passed upon by them in relation to the
rejection or the granting of such petition shall be
final and conclusive.
provide for the establishment ola 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 or prosimate to the street. alley,
place or square proposed to De improved to dis
hundred and twenty feet and all property included
within said limits OF such local Improvement DIS
trlct 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 cost
thereof, which cost shall be assessed upon
all of said property SO benefited In proper
tion TO the frontage thereof upon such i'm
Pavement, one foot Of frontage or the equivalent
thereof, viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
superficial area to be taken as the unit by which
determine frontage which
each of said lots, parcels or parts thereof benefited
as aforesaid shall be assessed as aforesaid Provided
that, in case of rectangular blocks AUDITING upon
said street proposed to be improved and having q
depth back from said street Of less than two hun
ment district shall extend only to the center Of
said block or blocks.
said assessment, be divided into four subdivisions
parallel to the center line of the street alley pro-
and beginning with the one nearest to the mar
ginal line of said street TO be numbered respectively
nrst, second, hlIo ana iouftn. Eaea Ifohs 1901 OF
feet wide nearest to the street to be improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent Of the total amount
to be against each trent foot its equiva
lent; the second subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed 20 per cent of the total amount
to be assessed against each trent 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 front foot or its equva
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 to be assessed against each front foot its
equivalent
All assessments levied upon lands of the United
States, state of washington, state university,
district shall be paid by the city of Seattle out Of
its general road fund.
assessment for local Improvement Of
any kind against any property, persons or
have failed TO be valid in whole part because
for want of form, insufciency. informaiity or ir-
regularity or non compliance with the charter
provisions governing such assessment, the city
council shah be and hereby are authorized TO
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
cause, mistake tnadvertence the amount as
sessei shall not be sufficient TO pay the cost of the
Improvement made and enjoyed by the owners Of
is made, that 1t shall be lawful, and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized to make
re-assessments all the property in said local
sesSment district sufficient to pay tor such i'm
provement such re-assessment to be made and
collected in accordance with the provisions of the
law ordinances existing at the time of its levy.
Resolved, That section of article VIII Of the
fFeshoders charter be amended so as to read as
Sec s. 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 to be adopted shall be the mode Pc
1 ms9t shall o be as 0f follows; Aer the ciiv
council has by ordinance or joint resolu-
ton ordered or authorized the making of any
local Improvement and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let as heTen
after provided, the board Of public works shall
report to the council an assesment roll
prepared by the city engineer, which
shall contain the description OF each lot,
parcel of land or part thereof be assessed with
the number of feet frontage charged to each, the
in the district frontage 10 be deter
mined as provided in section of this article the
total cost Of the improvement including all neces-
sary Incidental expenses the rate per front foot,
the amount of each assessment and The name OF
th.g arFfnar Efaa m nj
If known, but in case shall q mistake in the
name Of the owner be fatal where description of
the property i: given, together with the amount
charged TO street crossings
The council on receipt Of such roll and assess
ment shall cause a Dotcs thersofto be published in
The official newspape OF the city for ten censeeu-
tive Issues, notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been filed and requiring them to ap
pear time aNed. not less than fifteen days from
the date of such notice and make tection thereto
Tne council shall at the time nxed consider any
and all objection made, and shall make such Cor,
rectoEs of such roll as 1t 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 and shall then by
ordinance approve sacA roll and shall levy and as
sess the amounts thereof against e2ch parcel and
lot and declare the same a lien thereon and shall
direct he city clerk TO deliver the roll 20 the city
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver 70 the city
treasurer a certified COPY thereof, upon receipt OF
which the treasurer shall proceed 10 collect tbs
thai such treasurer shall give ten DAYS notice in
the Official newspaper land shau mail q
copy of such no ice TO the owner OF
the property assessed when the postotice ad-
dress Of such owner is known, bnt the failure 10
mail the same shall not be fatal when publication
thereof is made} that such roll has been certified 20
him fer collection. and that unless payment Is
made within thirty DAYS from tae date of such no
tee such assesSmeIt shall become elnquenl and
shall bear Interest at the rate OF 10 per ceat per
annuni until paid, and II not paid before such as
Sc ssIusnt shall have become delinquent . PENALTY
OF per cent. shall be added. and the sums deln-
quent shall be entered on the annual tax roll for
the euEren year against each lot AND parcel SO ae.
taxes, separate account being kept thereof and IL
paid within the time hxed for the payment OF
city taxes shall collected as such taxes are coll
leciei, together with such additional charges or