The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

tNiIi.) by adding thereto a section to be section
Resolved, That section I, of article VIII, OF ths
follows: " Aii'enusu ~ - ~ ''-1 o.
suspIvIsIoS l. Whenever the public interest or
authorized and empowered TO order the whole or
90 PAT o. tne streets lanes alleys. squares or
PasS u tns city graded or regarded to The official
grade, pianked or rsplanked, paved or repayed
nascad1amized or remacaaamzed sraveled or re-
sfAseiea paied or replied, capped or recsppei. and
70 order sidewalks, sewers rnanholes cuiverts
surolag and crosswalks TO DO constructed or
bared herein, and to order any or all WORK be
aone which shall be necessary to complete the
whoie or any portion of the streets. sidewalks
Gil may levy and collect an assrssment upon all
iots OF parcels OF land benefited by such improve
ments TO defray the cost and expense thereof,
mncn assessment shall bebome lien upon all
property liable therefor.
subdivision .. The city council shall by general
oru.iahce provide the manner in which the afore-
sad improvements may be made. and prescribe
~ neediul regulations for the exercise by the city
VI the power granted and contained In the fore
goins subdivision of this section provided. that in
AZ Cases IN which the cos; of such improvement is
mem upon the property benefited the following
proceedings shall be taken, viz: There must be
presented TO the board OF public works a written
petition setting forth the street streets. alley
aIeys, squares or places, or parts thereof. to be
improved, the nature of the Improvement, the
rnde OF payment and the fact that the signers arc
owners 81 property TO be benefited to the aggregate
amount 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 puellc WORKS ana the facts set forth in
ssid petition to be true they shall cause esti-
mate of the cost OF such improvement to be made
and transmit the petition. together with ali papers
anu information in their possession touching such
Improvement with the estimated cost thereof, AMI
their recommendation thereof. to the city couRciL
Provlde5, that no grade shall be changed when
any AUDITING owner or owners have built or made
Improvements on any street highway or alley, un-
less such petition shall De signed b. the of
q majority of the frontage on IN. street highway
or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have full authority 10 con-
q n m n sod inn
prOvement and may authorize or refuse the
s same IN their discretion: providing. that the
works shall not have authority to further
proceed in the matter of such improvement when
IMPROVEMENT contemplated or ordered 10 be done
by the city council and chargeabe a lien under
the provisions Of this arcle against lot lots,
parcel parcels of land, shall exceed 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
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 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 be
hnsl and conclusive.
Subdivision 3. said general ordinance shall also
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
place or square proposed to be improved TO a dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof OF
hundred and twenty feet and all property included
within said limits OF such local Improvement DIS
trict shall be considered and held to have 'front.'
age upon such Improvement and shall be the prop
shall be the property to be assessed to pay the
thereof, which cost shall be assessed upon
AL OF said property so benefited In proper
tion TO the frontage thereof upon such i'm
provement, one foot of frontage or the equivalent
thereof, viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
of superficial 70 be taken as the unit by which
TO determine the amount of frontage for which
as aforesaid shall be assessed rs aforesaid Provided
That, IN case OF rectangular blocks abutting upon
said street proposed to be improved and having
depth back from said street Of less than TWO hun
dTed and forty GAO feet, the line OF the assess
ment district shall extend only TO the center Of
said assessment district shall for the purpose Of
said assessment, be divided into four subdivisions
parallel to the center line of the street alley
posed TO be improved each thirty feet in width
and beginning with the one nearest to the mar
gnal line o. said street 10 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 of the total amount
to be assessed against each front 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
eent: 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 It's eGuya
lent; and the fourth subdivision between ninety
and one hundred ard twenty feet back from ths
street shall be assessed is per cent. of the total
amount 10 be assessed aganst each front foot its
equivalent
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
sa6divison a. 4 In oc. all cases Of special
any kind against any property, persons
corporations whatsoever, and said assessments
have failed 20 be valid in whole in part, because
for want OF form, insuiieiency, infOrmaty or ir-
regularity or Noncompliance with the charter
council shall be aud hereby are authorized TO re-
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 ii is further provided that whenever for any
Cause, mistake or inadvertence the amount as
sessed shall not 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 ii shall be lawful, and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized to make
re- assessments ell the property In said local
sessment district sufficient TO pay tor such I'M
provement such reassessnlent TO be made and
law or ordinances existing a. the time of It's levy
Resolved, That section of article VIII of the
freehoders charter be amended so as 10 read as
sec s. There shall be two modes of making pay
ment tor such local improvement, to-wit: I'm
mediate payment" and payment by bonds" The
mode to be adopted shall be the mode pc
ttioned for. The mode of immediate pay
ment' shall be follows: After tina city
couacil has by ordinance or joint resolu-
tion ordered or authorized the making of any
after the contract therefor has been let as herein
aftee provided, tie board Of public works shah
prepared by the city engineer. which
shall contain the description of each lot,
parcel of land part thereof to be assessed with
the number OF feet frontage charged TO each, the
total frontage in the district frontage TO be deter
mined as provided in section of this artclel the
total cost of the Improvement including all neces
sary incidental expenses, the rate per front toot
the amount Of escil assessment and the name of
the owner of each lot parcel OF land or part thereof
If known, but in no case shall a misia e in The
name of the owner be fatal where description OF
the property is given, together with the amount
charged 70 ,treet crossings.
The council on receipt Of such roll and assess.
ment shall cause police thereorto be published in
the official newspspe OF the city for ten consecu-
tive issues. notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been fled and requiring them ap-
pear time fixed. net less than fifteen days from
the date of such notice aad maze objection thereto
L council stall at the time fixed consider any
aud all Objections made, and shall make such cor
recttons of such roH as II 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 such roll and shall levy and as
sess the amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot and declare the same lien thereon and shall
direct he city CLERK 10 deliver the roll to the city
comptroller. who shall forthwith deliver TO the city
treasurer certified copy thereof, upon receipt OF
which the treasurer shall proceed TO collect the
thai suca treasurer shalt give ten DAYS notice In
the official newspaper land shall mail a
copy of such no ice 10 the owner or
the property assessed when the pos;ofiice al
dress OF such owner IS knoRn, but the failure TO
mail the same Shall mol ne fatAl Wusi pun cation
thereof is madel that such roll has been certified TO
him fer collection, and that unless payment Is
made within thirty days from the date OF such no
tice such assessment shall become delinquent and
shall hear interest," at the rate OF 10 Per cent per
annum until paid. and II not paid before such as
sessmsnt shall have become del nqUeat "a PENALTY
Of per cent. shall be added and the sums de.lu-
quent shall % entered on the annual TAX roll for
the current year against each lot and parcel de-
lingaent, and with the interest collected as other
taxes, separate sccoual being kept thereof and II
not paid within the tine dIed for the payment Of
city taxes sha4 Gs collected such taxes are col