The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

9, the freehoidsrs charter adopted October i, A. n
1880 and to further amend said article eight
| .elliJ py sdding thereto section To be section
Resolved, That section :. OF article VIII. OF the
5Ie,enoleers Charter be amended as to read as
SUBDIVISION /. Whenever the public interest or
convenienee may REQUIRE the city council is hereby
| suthorzed and empowered TO order the whole or
| any part OF tho streets lanes alleys squares or
places VI the city graded regarded the official
| grade, planked or replanked, paved or repaved,
| nscadamlzed or remacsdanira d. graveled or re-
| .raFeiel pied or replied capped or recappei and
| cur6ing and crosswalks 70 be constr,ctea or re.
pared therein, AMI to order any all worS TO be
| done which shall be necessary 70 complete this
| Wh0ie or any portion Of the streets. sidewalks,
lanes, squares, alleys or places and the city
81 s.. lnss issy sha collect an assessment upon all
| nents To deffay the cost and expense thereof,
| Nhieh assessment shall bebome a lien upon all
| property liable therefor.
subdivision 2 The cry council shall by general
ordinance provide the manner in which the afors
sad improvements may be made, and prescribe
al needul regulations for the exercise by the city
OF the power granted and contained in the fore
going subdivision OF this section: provided that in
AL cases In which the cost OF such Improvement is
TO be betrayed by the collection OF special assess
| proceedin<s shall be taken. viz: There must os
presented TO the board of public works written
alleys, squares or places. parts thereof TO 30
| improved, the nature Of the improvement, the
owners " property TO be benefited to the aggregate
amount of msIority-of the to De levied
I books in the office Of the county auditor II the
board OF public works find the facts set forth in
SAID petition to be true they shall esti-
mate of the cost OF such Improvement 70 be made
ana transmit the petition, together with all papers
and Information in their possession touching such
Improvement win the estimated cost thereof, and
their recommendation thersof to the city council
| ffovlde / that no grade shall be changed when
any abuttihg owner or owners have built or made
improvements on any street. highway or alley,
les such petition snail ne signed by the owners Of
ms10rity of the frontage on the street, highway
| or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have full authority
| slider all matters In relation to such proposed i'm
! provement, and may authorize or refuse the
/ same In their discretion: providing that the
| said city council or board OF public
works shall not have authority to further
| proceed IN the matter Of such Improvement when
| ever the estimated or actual cost OF any work or
! imBrovement contemplated or oriered to be done
| by the city council and ch2rgeabie a lien under
parcel parcels of hand shall exceed one half OF
the total assessed valuation OF the lot or parcels Of
| land contained In such assessment district the
| same appeafs upon the last annual assessment
! roll made for the ievying OF taxes for municipal
| purposes, IN which case such Improvement shall
the cost thereof Will not exceed such one-half Of
| the al resaid valuation.
The action and ecisons OF the city council as 70
all n aters passed upon by them in relation 10 the
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall be
| subdivision 8. said general ordinance shall also
| provide for the establishment ola local improve
| trict No. -, which shall include ali the property
between the termini Of said Improvement AUDITING
| upon, adjacent innate the L aliay
place or square proposed TO be improved TO q dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof of one
hundred and twenty feet and all property included
W'thln said limits OF such local Improvement dls-
trict shall be considered and held to have front
age upon such Improvement. and shall be the prop
| eFty Denehted by such local Improvement, and
shall be the property to be assessed to pay the
| thereof which cost shall be assessed upon
| all OF said property 50 benefited in proper
| ton 10 the frontage thereof upon such i'm
prvement, one foot NJ frontage or the equivalent
| thereof viz; one hundred and twenty square feet
| to determine the amount Of frontage for which
each Of said lots parcels parts thereof benefited
aforesaid shall assessed as aforesaid Provided
tina, in case OF rectangular blocks 2butting upon
| said street proposed t. be Improved and having
depth back from said street Of less than TWO hun
dred and forty GAO feet tn line of the assess
ment district shan extend only 10 the center Of
said assessment di ,trict shall for the purpose Of
said assessment be divided into four sub tiyis,ons
parallel TO the center line of the alley pro-
| posed 10 be improved, each thirty feet in width
and beginning with the one nearest to the ma
gina line Of said street 10 be numbered respectively
INST, second, hird and fourth Each front foot or
Us equivalent area in the first subdivision thirty
feet wide nearest TO the street be improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent. Of he total amount
70 be assessed against each front foot its equiv
tween thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed 25 per cent OF the total amount
alent; the third subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty and ninety feet back from the street
to be assessed gainst each ront foot its equva-
lent; and the fourth subdivisl n between ninety
street shall be assessed Is per cent OF the total
amount to be assessed against each front foo. It's
equivalent
An assessments levied upon lands of the United
States, state of Washington, state university.
county Of King, the city of seattle any school
district shall be paid by the city of Seattle out OF
its enera road fund
assessment for local Improvement of
any kind against any property, persons or
have failed To be valid in whole or "a part because
for want ofform, insuihciency, informalty T-
regularity or non compliance with the charter
council shall be and hereby are authorized 20 re-
Assess such special taxes or assessment, and to
EMO &c Their collection IN accordance with the
provisions Of laws or ordinances existing at tbs
time the re assessment Is made.
And 1t Is further provided that whenever for anv
cause. mistake or inadvertence the amount
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 it shall be lawful and the city
council Is hereby directed and authorized to make
reassessments on all The property in said local
sesSment district sufficient TO pay tor such i'm
proyCmenL such re-assessment 10 be made and
collected IN accordance with the provisions of the
law or ordinances existing a. the time Of Us levy.
Resolved, That section Of article VIII Of the
frceholders charter be amended 10 read
follows:
sec s. There shall be two modes OF making pay
ment tor such local improvement. to-wlt: "Im-
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode 10 be adopted shall be the mode Pc
titioned for. The mode OF "immediate pay
ment" shall be as follows: AFTER the city
cou- ell has by ordinance or joint resolu-
ton ordered or authorized the making Of any
Iocal Improvement and not more than twenty DAYS
amer the contract ther,fr has been lei as heren-
aztec provided, tie board OF public works shall
report TO the council an assessment roll
prepared by the city engineer. which
parcel OF land or 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 as provided In section OF this article The
total cost of the Improvement including ali neces-
sary incidental expenses, the rate per front foot,
the amount Of eacn ass ssrnent and the name o.
the owner Of each lot parcel OF land or part hereof
If known, but In shall a m!Sta e In the
name of the owner be fatal where description Of
the p operty IS given, together with tbs amount
charged To treet crossings.
The conncli on recelp. Of such roll and assess
ment shall cause notice thereofto be published IN
the Official neWsuape OF TIE cily Tor len co4.stcu-
tive issues, notifying all persons Interested that
such roll has been fled and requiring them to ap-
near Al time fixed not less than fifteen days from
the date o. such notice aud make objection thereto
TIE council shall nj the time liked consider any
am ali objections made. and shall make such cor
rections OF such roll as IL deems Just and shall
then deduct the amount OF such cost assessed
AGAINST street crossings, which sha be paid nom
the general road fund Of the city and SHAH then by
ordinance approve suCh roll and shall levy and
sess the amounts thereof asaiust esCh parcel and
lot and declare the SAME lien thereon and shall
direct he civ clerk 10 deliver the roll 10 the city
treasurer a certified copy thereof upon receipt Of
which the treasurer shah proceed 10 collect the
ina. such treasurer shall give ten DAYS notice in
the official newspaper tand shall mai a
copy OF such no ice to the owner OF
the property assessed when the Poaioznco ad-
dress Of such owner is known, hut the failure to
1.ii the same shall not he fatal when Hahl cation
thereof il made that such rol has been certified 20
MN far collection aud Tia. uulrs. Yayruen; IS
maze within thirty days from the date Of such TO
tce sHch assessment shall become ei.nquent and
shall bear Interest at the rate % 10 per cent per
apuurn until paid. and II not paid before such as
se.Sr44u al shall hSve become delinquent neUa!tv
Of per cent snail be added. and the sums deiH-
aueaf shall be entered en- the annual Lax ron iaF
IA. current war against each lot and parcel 50 de-