The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.


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Resolved That section 7, of article VIII, of the
follows: ~ -
sCsDLvIsIoN ]. Whenever the public interest
convenience may require the city council is hereby
authorized and empowered 10 order the wao,o or
sny part o. tne streets, lanes alleys, squares or
places VI the city graded regarded to the Official
grace planked or repianked, paved or repaved,
laAca1amized or reTnacsdamzed graveled or re-
grAVeisd pied or replied, capped or rec sppeG and
- order sidewalks, sewers mzDholes cuIyerts
curoing and croSswaiks TO be constructed or re-
pared therein to order any or All work TO be
dene which shall be necessary to complete the
whole or any portion Of the &rsets, sidewalks.
lanes, squares alleys or places. and the city
GU may levy ana collect assessment upon all
lots or parcels OF land benefited BY slch improve
m si 70 defray the cost and expense thereof,
property liable therefor
subdivision 2 The city council shall by general
oriinaAce provide the manner in which the sfo-e
saia hanrovem-nis may be made, and prescribe
III neediul regulations for the exercise by the city
OF Inc power granted and contained IN the fore
gong subdivision of this section: provided. that in
All cases ia which the OF such Improvement is
70 De betrayed by the collection OF special asses
neht upon the property bench ed the following
proceedings shall be taken, viz: There must be
presented TO the board of public works a written
pstlon seti3g forth The street streets. alley
aileNs, squares or places or parts thereof. TO be
improved, the nature of the Improvement, the
m de OF payment, and the fact that the signers
owners " property 10 be benefited to the aggregate
amount oil majority of the assessment TO be levied
books In the Office of the county auditor If the
board OF public works find The facts set forth In
salo petition TO be true they shall cause an esti-
mate Of the cost of such Improvement to be made
and transmit the petition, together with all papers
and Information in their possession touching such
Improvement with the estimated cost thereof, AMI
Their recommendation thereof, to the city couEcil
provide : that no grade shall be changed when
any sbnttinG owner OF owners have hpiil or made
improvements on any street. highws5 alley. I'M
less sucn petition shall be signed h. the owners Of
majority Of the frontage ths street, highway
or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have FIJI authority 10 con-
slider all matters In relation TO such proposed I'M
Pavement, and may authorize or refuse the
same In their discretion; providing. that tine
said city council board OF public
works shall not hare authority to further
proceed in the matter OF such Improvement waen-
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work or
IMPROVEMENT conteri plated or or lered 10 be done
by the city council and chargeGble as lien under
the provisions OF ths article against lot lots
parcel or parcels of land shall excae one-half OF
the total assessed valuation OF the lots parcels OF
land contained in such assessment district the
same appears upon the last annual assessment
purposes, in which case such Improvement shall
not be granted unless the same be SO modified that
the cost thereof viii hot exceed sucn one-half Of
the al resaid valuation.
The action and decisions Of the city council as to
al matters passed upon by them in relation TO the
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall DO
haa and conclusive.
subdivision 3. said general ordinance shall also
provids Tor the establishment of a local improve
ment district, to be called local Improvement dis
tsict No =, which shall INCLUDE all The property
between the termini OF sail improvement abuiting
upon, adjacent or pro innate TO the street. alley
place or square Proposed TO be improved to dis
tance back from The N r-ina line thereof of ons
hundred and twenty feet ana ell property included
within said limits OF such local improvement DIS
trlct shall be considered and held 10 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 10 pay the cost
all of said property so benefited in proper
tion 10 the frontage thereof upon such i'm
provement, one foo: of frontage or the equivalent
thereof, viz: one hundred and twenty square feet
OF superficial area to be taken as the unit by which
10 Determine the amount of frontage for which
eacn OF said lots parcels or parts thereof benefited
as Aforesaid shall be assessed aforesaid Provided
thai, IN case OF rectangular blocks abutting upon
said street proposed to be improved and having a
depth back from said street of less than two hun
dFed and forty (240) feet the line Of the assess
ment district shall extend only to the center OF
said block or blocks.
sal assessment district SHALL for the purpose Of
said assessment be divided into four subdivisions
parallel TO the center line of the street alley pro-
posed TO be improved, each thirty feet in width
and beginning with the nearest TO the mar
gnal line of said street TO be numbered respectively
first, second. bird and fourth. Each front foot
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 assessed against each front foot its equva
lent; the second subdivision thirty feet wide De-
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed 20 per cent of the total amount
to DO assessed against each frent foot or its equiv
elent; 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 its equva-
lent; and the fourth suhdfvisi N between ninety
ana one hundred a q twenty 1eet DaGk 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 Unfted
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 out Of
its General road fund.
Subdivision L. In ell cases of special
assessment for local Improvement OF
any kind against any property. persons
corporations whatsoever, and said assessments
have failed 10 be valid in whole or in part because
for want form. iusgfiCiency. infJrmlltty r
regularity compliance with the charter
provisions governing such assessment the city
council shall be and hereby are authorized to re-
assess such special taxes or assessments, and to
enforce their collection in accordance with the
provisions of laws OF ordinances existing at the
time the re assessment is made.
And it is farther provided. that whenever for any
sss.ed sh IN not bs ei1Scen. ~ INV no IS ~ tSs
Improvement EIade and enjoyed by the owners Of
property IN Inc local assessment district where the
same IS made that it shall he lawful. and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized TO make
re-assessments on all the property in said local
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 ordinances existing at the time Of its levy.
Resolved, That section : Of article VIII of Tie
freeholders charter be amended SO as TO read as
follows:
sec 8. There shall be two modes OF making pay
ment tor such local inproveIn mt. tO-wit "im-
mediate payment and 'paym by bonds" The
titioned for. The mode of immediate pay
ment" shall be as follows; After the city
ton ordered or authorized the making Of say
local improvement, and not more than tweaty days
after the contract therefor haz been let herein-
ate provided, tne board Of public works shall
report TO the council an assessment roll
shaii contain the description Of ench lot,
paccel OF land or par, thereof to be assessed with
total trontase in the district frontage to be Ieter
mined as provided in section Of this article the
total cost Of the Improvement including ali neces
saTy incidental expenses. the rate per front loot,
the am omit o. e'Cn sSulent ana tha name Of
the owner Of eaollot, parcel OF land part hereof
If known, but in 10 case Shai! Is..s'a = in the
name Of the owner be fAtll where . description OF
the p Cperty Is given, together VITA the amount
CHARGED 10 treet crossings,
The conner ca raceip Of such roll and assess
ment shall cause potjce thereofto be published in
the official newspape OF the city for ten cohseci-
tive issues, 10 flying ali persons interested that
such roll has been fled and requiring taen 10 Ap-
pear at time fixed. not less than hfteen days from
the date of such notice. and make lection thereto.
7 council shall at the time fxed consider any
an Al Ohiect us made, and shah make SUCH cor
ten u"uuci thr ailouht % suSh tost assessor
acanS. street crossings, which shall be paid from
the general road fund of the city and shall then by
ordnance approve ic roll and shall levy and as
sess The amounts thereof against each parce! and
lot and c4are ihs same q zen thereon ana snail
direct he city clerk 70 denver INC r1l! 20 the CITY
comptroller who shall forth with deliver to the city
treasurer n certified copy thereof upon receipt of
which the treasurer shall proceed n collect the
SAINT other city taxes are collected. provided,
that such treasurer shall give tea DAYS notice in
The official newspaper tand shall mail 4
cupy OF such no ice to the u,y4er of
the property assessed when the pos.Ofice ad-
dress Of such owner IS known. bal the failure 10
mad the same shs!l not he fatal when publication
thereof Ilade thai s1ch roll has been tilted TO
hlf. for collection Hnf that unless payment is
uaac within thirty DAYS from tine la:c OF such
ice such assessment shall become del uGgsnt aDd
shall be ~ Interest II the ra,e Of 10 per ceat per
auulinl uutli paid and Il paid bs.lre such
seSsineut shall have become dei .rque8t a penalty
of per cent. shall be added and the sums deitu-
qLen5 shall be entered the annual tax -o!l Tor
tie current year AGAINST each H. and parcel % de-
li;oGent and Sith the interest, collected other
taxes. separate account being Kept thereof. and II
u1i paid withi8 the ttwle fixed fr tie payment OF
city taxes shaI. collected such taxes col