The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-22
PROPOSED AMENpMESrs.


Wild by adding thereto . section 70 be section
twenty nine s2sl.
follows;
suBDIvrsroS l. Whenever the public interest or
convenience may require the city council is hereby
authorized and empowered to order the whole or
any part Of the Streets lanes. alleys squares
places VI the city graded or regraded to The official
grade, planked or replanked. paved repaved,
graveled piled or replied capped or recapped. and
y order sidewalks, sewers manholes. culverts,
cnrnng and crosswalks TO be constructed or re-
pAfea tnersih, and TO order any all WORK TO be
done which shall be necessary to complete the
Hnoie or any portion Of the streets sidewalks,
lanes squares. alleys or places and the city coun-
Gil may levy and collect an assessment upon all
lots or parcels OF land benefited by such improve
ments 10 defray the cost and expense thereof,
which assessment shall bebome q lien upon all
property liable therefor
supaivision z. The city council shall by general
oruinance provide the manner in which the afore-
SAID Improvements may be made. and prescribe
AZ neediul regulations for the exercise by the city
OF the power granted and contained In the fore
gong subdivision of this section; provided that in
al cases in which the cost of such improvement is
TO be betrayed by the collection of a special
ment upon the property benefited the following
proceedings shall be taken. viz: There must be
presented to the board OF public works q written
petition setting forth the street Streets alley
alleys, squares or places or parts thereof TO be
M 'de 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
LOT snch Improvement, according TO the transfer
board of public works find the facts set forth in
said petition to be true they shall cause an esti-
and transmit the petition, together with ali papers
and information in their possession touching such
Improvement with the estin,a cost thereof, and
their recommendation thereof. to the city council.
PROVIDED, that no grade shall be changed when
any seutting owner or owners have built or made
improvements on any street. highway alley,
less such petition shall be signed by the owners Of
majority Of the frontage on the street, highway
or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have full authority TO con-
slider all matters In relation TO such proposed Inn
same in their discretion; providing that The
said city council board Of public
proceed IN the matter of such Improvement when-
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work or
Improvement contemplated or OF Tered to be done
by the city council and charEeabe lien under
the provisions Of this article against any lot or lots
parcel or parcels of land. shall exceed onehaf OF
The total assessed valuation of the lots or parcels OF
land contained in such assessment district as the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
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 at resaid valuation.
The action and decisions of the city council to
ali matters passed upon by them in relation to the
rejection or the granting of such petition shall be
final and conclusive.
Subdivision 3. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment offs local improve
ment district, to be called local Improvement dis
| trict No., which shall include all the properly
between the termini Of said Improvement AUDITING
upon, adjacent OF pro Innate to the street. alley,
place or square proposed TO be improved to dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof of one
hundred aud twenty feet, and all property included
within said limits OF such local improvement DIS
trct 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
| ton to the frontage thereof upon such i'm
pravement, one foo, of frontage or the equivalent
| thereof viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
of superficial area be taken the unit by which
| to determine the amount of frontage for which
ass ed a
| that, i'll OF rectangular blocks ahutting upon
said street proposed TO be improved and having a
depth back from said street of less than TWO hun
dred and forty (240) feet the line of the assess
ment district shan extend only TO the center Of
said assessment district shall for the purpose Of
| said assessment, be divided into four subdivisions
parallel the center line of the alley pro-
! posed 10 be improved, each thirty feet In width
| and beginning with the one nearest TO the mar
ginal line OF said street TO be numbered respectively
| first, second, bird and fourth Each front foot or
| its equivalent area in the first subdivision thirty
| feet wide nearest TO the street to be improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent. OF the total amount
to be against each front foot its equiva
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
TO be assessed against each ront foot its equva-
lent and the fourth subdivisi m between ninety
| and one hundred 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,
| county Of King the city of seattle or any school
district shall be paid by the city Of Seattle Of
| Its general road fund.
assessment for local Improvement Of
any kind against any property. persons or
have failed 10 be valid, in wholeo or in part, because
for want of form, insuticiency, informally or ir-
provisions governing such assessment. the city
council shall be and hereby are authorized to re-
| 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 inadvertence the amount
sessed shall be sufficient TO pay the cost Of the
| improvement made and enjoyed by the owners of
property in the local assessment district where the
same is made. that it shall be lawful. and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized to make
Refreshments on all the property in said local as
| sessment district sufficient to pay tor such inn
collected in accordance with the provisions Of the
law or ordinances existing at the time OF its levy
| Resolved That section \ of article VIII. of che
| freeholders charter be amended so As 10 read as
| sec 8 There shall he two modes of making pay
| ment tor such local improvement, to-wt: I'm
mode TO be adopted shall be the mode pc
| ment" shall be as follows: After the city
| tion ordered or authorized the making OF any
local Improvement, and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let as herein
! afle provided. tie board of public works shall
| report 10 the council an assessment roll
prepared by the city engineer, which
parcel OF land part thereof to be assessed with
| the number Of feet frontage charged 10 EACH the
total frontage in the district frontage 10 be deter
mined provided in section of this articlel the
total Of the Improvement including ali neces-
sary incidental expenses. the rate per front foot,
! the amount of each ass .ssment and the name Of
The OF each lot, parcel of land or part hereof
! If known, but ia no case sha!l tnlsta e IN me
name of the owner be fassd where description of
| the operty IS given. together with the amount
charged TO -treet crossings.
The councii on recelpt OF such roll and assess
ment shall cause Detice thereofto he published in
the official newspape OF the city for ten conseeu-
tive Issues, notifying all persons Interested thS.
such roll has been filed and requiring them to APP
pear al time fixed. not less than fifteen days from
Inc date OF such notice anu make objection thereto.
| II o counctl shall al the time Fixed consider any
ant all objections made. and shall make such cor
fections Of such roll as Il deems jusL and shall
thea deduct the amount Of such cost assessed
ains street crossings, which shall be paid nom
the general road fund ofthe city and shall then by
ordinance approve such roll and shall levy and
sess The amounts thereof against each parcel and
lol and declare the same lien thereon and shall
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver to the city
treasurer Il certified copy thereof upon receipt OF
which the treasurer shall proceed TO collect the
same a. other city taxes are Collected provided,
THAI such treasurer shall give ten DAYS notice IN
| the ottcsI newspaper ish@ s.iAi MAJ y
| copy OF such no ice 10 the owaer OF
| the property assessed when the postotnce ad-
dress Of such owner IS known bur the failure 10
mai the same shall hot pe faiai Nhen plpi,caoh
thereof msde) that such roll has been certified 10
him fer collection, and that unless payment Is
made within thirty days from the date OF sUch no
tee such assessment shall become delinquent and
shzIl bear interest az The rate OF 10 Der cent per
UnHum until paid. and II not paid before such as
| sessInent snail have become del .nquent penalty
Of per cent shall be added and the sums deiin-
guent shall be entered ON the annual tax roll Tor
the Curren; year against each lot ard parce! 50 de-
linQuent ami with the interest, collected as other
taxes separate account being kept thereof ana IL
not paid within the Sine liked for the payment Of
city taxes shall collected as such taxes are COL
! leCted. together with such additional charges or
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