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

1890. ana to further amend ssiS article eight
swa, ,l ny adding thereto q section 10 be section
Resolved, That section T. of article VIII, OF the
fES1'snoioers Charter be amended so Is to read a.
suBoivIstoN l. Whenever the public interest or
e.asnce nay REQUIRE the city council is hereby
any part Of the strests lanes ,iisyx souares on
o. the city graded or regarded to The oficiai
mscsd ptansso or replanked, paved or repsyed.
nraesdAiniLed or reuacsdamized, graveed or re-
sfaSeied piled or replied capped or recappei. and
cnrhin ~, s,oewa ks, sewers manholes culverts.
$500 aiu erossYalks to be constructed or re-
paired therein, and to Order any or ali WORK 10 Do
9I Sni waich shall be necessary TO complete the
mno n OF eny portion of the streets. sidewalks,
ahes, squares, alleys places and the city coun-
S e, may Ievy and collect assessment upon ali
vss " Parceis OF land benefited by improve
nlents to defray the cost and expense thereof
r,anar, az:essnsnt shall beboms lien upon al
subdivision 2 The cry council shall by general
oiu 81, provide the manner in which the afore
All nes ~ provemenis may be made and prescribe
ueeuIui regulations for the exercise by the city
% me power granted and contained In the fore
sYing SUBDIVISION of this seoton provided, that in
al cNses IN which the OF such Improvement 10
70 pc betrayed by the collection of Special
ars upon the property beneh'ed the following
r-oseeuinSs snail be taken, viz; There must Do
presented to the beard OF public works o written
pstton setting forth the street streets, alley or
improved the nature OF the Improvement. the
mode OF payment. and the fact that the sgners
amount of majority of the sment 10 be LEVIED
Tor such Improvement according 10 the transfer
oouhs IN the once OF the county auditor. If the
board OF public works find the facts set forth in
SAID petition to be true they shall cause an esti
mate OF the cost of such Improvement to be made
shd transmit the petition. together with al papers
anu Information In their possession touching such
Improvement with toe estimated cost thereof AMI
snelr recommendation thereof. TO the city couIcl
PROVIDE J. that no grade shall be changed when
any AUDITING owner or owners have built or made
improvements on any street. highway or alley,
less such petition shall bs signed by the owners Of
majority of the frontage on III. street. highway
or alley within the district to be affected.
haii baxy f, anti, ftvf
slider all matters in relation to such proposed inn
provement, and may authorize or refuse the
said city 80 council s or board Or 'n public Bic
works shall not have authority to further
ever the estimated actual cost of any work or
Improvement contemplated ered TO be done
by the city council and chargeable lien under
the Provisions OF this article against any lot or lots
parcel or parcels Of land, shall exceed one-haf 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 levyins OF taxes for municipal
purposes, In which case such Improvement shall
not be granted unless the same be so modified that
the cost thereof VIII not exceed such one-half Of
the at resaid 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
subdivision 3. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment OF local improve
ment district to be called local Improvement dis
trict No. =, which shall include ali the property
between the termini OF said improvement abuttinS
place or square proposed to be improved TO dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof OF one
within said limits Of such local Improvement dis
uict snal De considered and held 10 nave 'front.'
e by snch os
shall be the property to be assessed pay the cost
shere e Which cost shall be assessed upon
ton 10 the frontage thereof upon such i'm.
Pavement one foot or fronfage or the equivalent
tnereo., VIZ: one hundred ana twenty square ieet
OF superficial srea TO be taken as the unit by which
to determine the amount of frontage for which
each OF sad lots parcels or parts thereon beneted
as aforesaid SHAH be assessed as 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 hum
dred and forty (240) feet, the Linz ef the assess
mem s GlsSriet snsi extend only 70 Ne center OF
s<AS S.ocA u oiocAs. -.
ssia essesszent nssLict sess., ioy - HefPese
- g, - - y etsissS iser e.o1s
@ y, e g. csu,sx ~ ~ ~ ssrees y TX
Eo.e9 ~ g. lnkfovea, eeeA AirN fees ~ W1aSA
80 ~ tnning witn ~ ono ne.xess % ne mec
!nfst 5000. nlrd nna fcuxs4 9eeA 4ee nes g
- sssss snuX
st-s, ~. ~ 49, - s.8ySSS
On ha s.osss scS ~ =, 80 Ia a.. f
49,, ~ 70 80. :. 10
, ~ ,ewoa S ,t ss, LII ,re' iue
shall be assessed 70 per sent OF the total amount
sIant ne sSird s,hdirisan tbirtx sse, ds nv
sIeht, tne .hlIu suouit ison unity res mioe 10
sns De 10 per cent 81 tne 0sl a.,
ens, aid me louI.i oeawee1 ninety
ana one nmn ~, au s"sn,y zee. oacH ~, rom me
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its General road fund
suoaISls,oh g. N -. AZ Gom,o M sPscios
snv EIns avainst any n-o,erty oersonx n.
49, A.t1 sSanss any PaopiIiss. pslsons -.
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Gu "a. e9 ~ s ~ De ;sI,; III ~ a. i
respIaritS ar nnn.connliancs win the Cherta,
resutaIhy OF non, sohp,.a a WIN L.e Snarses
po,iI s.i ba n5 be-a, sps antSarl,sa 10
ssssss snch s,esrici taTes ar assessmantS and n
.s, w., peSii,,to IL VI o"Sor1anea ,,r ~
tnelI Goi.eecoh a. @ WIN tns
IT, ~ 10 % IL n. do S - ~
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AM IL - iurth9r PIosiueu thHt wh1heNet ioI any
or 1 ne ~, ~ ~ ~ ih
eessen shs not De sulcient 70 pay lne cosl o. tns
Improvements maze anu ehloyeu gy t ! owners OF
pIopsf.y IN te lc' IS ~ 10 49, , LILY t
,,nci1 ia bsr,,v y raSi "a ard sntbori1ad ~ ynas
counch Is Acrepy o,eCtea anu autnorLS9 70 liaAs
On al sHe pIoP.ay IN sa ocs as
sessI.len. uis..1S $500 suossro 4 pSy v go IN
provement euch re-assessneht 10 pc Haoe ana
collected IN accoraance WIN s4le proVIs0ns Oh tns
law OF oIuihamoes eAlstIns a. e Lice u ~
Resolved. THAT section OF article VII OF the
I resnoIaers Charter pe aInenueo 80 ~s oie@a -
follows:
sec. B. there snai De TWO mooes OF tnaxins pay
Iient ior SILL IVShI i = IA -
med ate payment and pay menl oy bonds. Inc
i inoae 70 DC S.opteu sHa.i oe rne tnoes pc
..noso . M. ms ~ 1ot,ors 80 sc ~
ca,, ell hs. hy ordinsncs or ION. rssolu.
ZION oIuefeu OF authorIzeu tne hIaHl.ie oi ehy
Iocai linpfoVeihenI, anu net hoIe tl, ."snl9 u!s
AFTER tue tneteioI nas oseu st, ss ne
htei proVi0eG, Tee ooaIu ol paplso wOIAs sHs ii
rePors !" .ne vouneii an ,Ss rh ~
Prepares " ms Nty SHs'Lei,
shal contain lhe oescrip.Ion oi tacn ~,
IaIcei VI anu VI par. ~ o e, n. ~
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iotal irontaEe IN she Gstrlc Ir9nt@se 70 pc es,er
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sary lucldenA a. expenses, t4e t@e Isl iioAs loot,
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tns o"ne o. eecli tot, PAact % AN - '' 81
II Known put IN no use slaII il-tslH 9 IA ~.
name OF vac "hef oe istl N,ieIe -, ..