The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-16
PROPOSED uvrvr. .

amended
follows:
SUBDIVISION l. Whenever the public interest or
convenience may renure the city council is hereby
ahthorizsd aud empowered TO order the whole or
any part Of the streets lanes alleys. squares or
places Z! the city graded regarded TO the official
grade plsnsed or repanxeS;, paved or repaved,
mscaIamized or remaczdauiz ed z-ave.ed or re-
graveisd Piled or replied, capped or recappei and
~ s sruei siaeMaiks sewers manhoes eaiverts,
curolng and crosswAlks 70 be constructed re-
PARED therein, and TO order any all work to be
done which shall be necessary TO complete the
whole or any portion Of the streets, sidewalks,
lanes, squares, alleys pisces and the city
Gil may levy and collect an assessment upon all
ms MS 10 defrsy the cost and expense thereof,
which assessment shall bebome q lien unon ali
property liable therefor
Suncivisioa 2 The cisy council shall, by general
Ordinance provide the manner In which the sfore
SAID improvements may be made. and prescribe
Al needinl regulations for the exercise by the city
OF the power granted and contained in the fore
going subdivision of this section: provided that In
all cases In which the OF such Improvement is
to he betrayed by The collection of special assess
ment upon the property bench cd the following
proceedings shall be taken. viz: There must be
presented 10 the board OF public works a written
petition setting forth the or streets alley
alleys, squares or places. parts thereof to be
m de OF payment, and the fact that the sgners are
owners Il property TO be benefited the aggregate
amount OF majority OF the assessment be levied
ior such Improvement, according TO the transfer
books in the ONCE Of the county auditor. II tie
oonrd OF public works find the facts set forth in
said petition to be true they shall cause esti-
mate OF ths cost OF such Improvement 10 be made
snd trshsmt the petition together with ali papers
and Information in their possession touching such
Improvement with the estimated cost thereof and
their recommendations thereof TO the city council
Provide l. that grade shall be changed when
any ahutting owner or owners have built or made
improvements on any street highway or alley, I'M
less such petition shall De signed by the owners Of
or alley within the dis;rict to be affected.
The city council shall have full authority TO CON
slider all matters In relation to such proposed inn
provsmsnt, and may authorize or refuse the
SANE In their discretion; providing. that the
said said. city shyu COZ council or board Of public
proceed In the matter OF such Improvement when
ever the estimated or actual cost of any work or
Improvement contemplated or oriered TO be done
by the city council and charEeable MS a lien under
the provisions OF this article agns: any lot lots
parcel or parcels of land shall eycaei one-hslf q,
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
re'l made Tor the levyfng OF taxes for munici pal
purposes, In which case such Improvement shall
not be granted unless the same be modified that
the af resad valuation.
The action and ecisions of the city council as to
all matters passed upon by them in relation to the
rejection or the granting OF such petition shall be
hnal and conclusive.
subdivision 3. said general ordinance shall also
provide for the establishment of = local improve
meni district to be called local Improvement dis
trtct No. -, which shall include all the prop rty
between the terfnn of said Improvement AUDITING
upon. adjacent ct pro innate 10 the STREET. alley.
place or square pr, posed TO be improved to Il dis
lance back from the marginal line thereof OF one
within said limits OF such local improvement dis
trict shall be considered and held 10 have front
age upon such Improvement, and shall be the prop
eTty benefited by such local improvement, and
shall be The property to be assessed pay the cost
all Of sad property so benefited in proper
ton TO the frontage thereof upon sucb i'm
pr vement one foo of frontage or the equivalent
thereof viz: One hundred and twenty square feet
OF superficial rea to be taken as the unit by which
TO determine the amount of frontage for which
zach Of said lots parcels parts thereof benefited
aforesaid shall be Spd Aforesaid. Provided
that, in case of rectangular blocks abutting upon
said street proposed /, be improved and having a
depth BACK from said street of less than two hun
dred and forty (21O) feet, tn line of the assess
ment district shall extend only to the center Of
said assessment al trict shall for the purpose OF
said assessment, be divided into four sub visions
parallel 10 the center line Of the street alley pro-
posed TO be improved. each thirty feet in width
ana beginning with the one nearest TO the mar
l.ne ., ssli stte, 20 % ai respectively
hrst, second, bird and fourth Each front foot or
Its equivalent Grea in the first subdivision thirty
rect wide nearest to the street TO be improved
shall be assessed 10 per cent. OF he total amount
TO DO assessed against each front foot its eouva-
lent; The second su odivi,ion thirty feet wide be-
Jwcen thirty and sixty feet back from the street
shall be assessed % per cent of the total amount
TO be assessed against each fr mt foot its equiv
alent: the third subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty and ninety feet back from the stree,
shall be assessed 20 per cent. of the total amount
to be assessed against each ront foot its equiva
lent; and the fourth suodivis N 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 he paid by the city of Seattle out Of
Subdivision 4. In all cases of special
assessment for local Improvement OF
any kind against any property, persons or
have failed to he valid In whole or in part because
for want of form Insult cency informally or ir
regularity or non compliance with the charter
provisions governing such assessment, the city
council shall be and hereby are authorized to re-
assess such special taxes or assessnle lts. aud to
enfo their collection in accordance with the
provisions Of laws or ordinances existing at the
time the re assessment IL made.
And II Is further provided, that whenever for any
Cause, mistake or inadvertence the amount
sessed shall not be sufficient to pay the of tho
improvement made and enjoyed by the owners OF
property In the local assessment district where the
same is made. that IL shall he lawful. and the city
re-assessments GU all the property in said local as
sessmsnt district sufficient TO pay tor such i'm
proyement such re-assessment to be made and
collected in accordance with the provisions OF the
law ordinances existing Al the time Of its levy.
Resolved, That section of article VIII. of the
ffeeholders charter be amended so as TO read as
sec s There shall be two modes of making pay
ment for such local improvements to-wit: lin
mediate payment and payment by bonds" The
mode TO be adopted shall be the mode Pc
tiiioned for. The mode of immediate pay
ment' shall be follows: After the city
cou ell has by ordinance or Joint reso.u-
tlon ordered or authorized the making of any
after the contract therefor has been let, rs herein
ate provided the board Of public works shall
report to the council an easement roll
shall contain the DESCRIPTION of each Iot
parcel of land or part thereof TO be assessed with
the number OF teet frontage charged to each. the
total frontage in the district frontage TO be deter
mined rs provided in section Of this articleI the
total cost of the improve meut including all uecss
ssry Incidental expenses, the rate per front foot,
the amount Of eacn ass ssment and the name Of
the owner of each lot parcel land part thereof
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name OF the owner be fatal where description Of
the opeTty IL given, together with the amount
Tia cocncii Of, recrip, of such roll and assess
ment shall cause a police thereofto be published IN
the official ueSspape Of the city for ten codsecu
tive issues. Notifying All persons thttttstea siitt
such roll has been fled and requiring them 70 ap-
pear al time fixed. not less thal hitee' GAYS rom
the date OF such notice aud maze jectloh thereto.
I council shah a. the time hNed consider any
AM all objections made. and shall make such cor
rections Of such roll IS It deems Just ana shail
then deduct the amount OF such Gust assessed
AGAINST street crossings. which shah be paid from
the general road fiUd Of the city and shall then by
s.ss The amounts thereof against each parcel and
la and declare me SAME lien thereon and shall
direct he city clerk &c deliver the roll TO the city
cCinptroer wh5 shall forthwith deliver to the city
treasurer certified copy thereof, upon receipt OF
same a other city taxes collected: provided.
tbs, such treasurer shall give ten DAYS notice IN
the Official newspaper ANA shS. MAJ y
IN. property assessed wBen the pastofiice ad-
dress Of such owner IS known, hui me iailArs 70
,lalI he same shsii not he fatal publ cation
thereof /. uade That such roll has been certified 10
him tor collection ana has unless payment ~
mace within thirty datS nom the date OF >ch no
re sues assessment shul become del ngueHf and
shall bea- inrerrst az the u 10 EeT cent per
s-,s,r, until paid and II no. paid before such IS
sas.lfl~nt .hR4l have become tei uqueni nenaltY
Of 5 usr cent shall be- added and the sums deiin-
ouaut shall be entered the annual tax roll tor
Inc current wear AKA each lot and parcel 50 de-
ffueusnt aud with the Interest. collected a. DINER
taxes separate Account being kept thereof, ana u
not I'd within fEe iue fixed cog the payment u
civ taxes sazli collected suCh taxes are coi
lec;eti. tnssiGer with such additional charge or
n. raltes as authorized 10 BE charged ana COZ
is,tnd or other del nQuert take, Snd eArh lot or
ua-c.l 80 uent small be sold fo- tie amount OF
sufh assessment with Interest And costs. Al the
fi,,e and 10 the ulanusr and by the Sse authority
a. he ads q Iats AZ sold for city taxes