The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

(ViIf.) by adding thsrsto q sacfsan to Be section
Resolved, That section 7, Of article VIII, Of the
fm na. charter b amended to read -
SUBDIVISION l. Whenever III. ,us,,c ,n,srss, or
oonsensnce may REQUIRE the city council is hereby
1ea and empowered to order the whole or
places cf the city graded or rezrsdsd to ,he oficia
sisoe. panked or replsnked, paved or repavsd,
graveled, piled OF replied. cannes or recsnpei and
" oLoer sidewaiks, sewers. manboles. cuIverts.
ruIDas ana crosswslks to be constructed
80 ana 70 order any all WORK 10 bs
a0ne which shall be necessary TO complete the
Woe or any portion of the streets. sidewalks,
ell may levy and collect an assessraent upon Al
,O.s OF parcels Of land benefited by such improve
ments 70 defray the cost and expense thereof,
which assessment shall bebome lien upop al
property liable therefor.
suodivision 2. The city council shall By general
ordinance provide the manner In which the afore-
sn.o Improvements may be made. and prescribe
all needful regul atons for The exercise hy the city
Vi me power granted and contained In the fore
gong subdivision Of this section; provided that in
=. cases IN which the cos. of such Improvement il
- oe ueHAyed oy the collection OF special nsssss
Ment upon the property bench cd the following
proceedings shall be taken, viz; There must be
petition setting forth the street streets alley
sLeys, squares or places or parts thereof to be
mode of payment and the fact that the signers are
owners ct property TO be benefited 10 the aggregate
for such Improvement, according to the tran
BOOKS IN the ofice Of the county auditor. If the
SAD petition TO be true they shall cause est.
mate OF the cost Of such improvement TO be made
ana transmit the petition. together with al papers
anu Information In their possession touching such
Improvement with the estimated cost thereof and
their recommendation thereof. to the city council
frovidea, that no grade shall be changed when
any AUDITING owner or owners have built made
improvements on any street highway alley. un-
a majority of the frontage on tn, street highway
or alley within the district to be affected.
The city council shall have fun authority TO con-
m in ra1a 10 o~aI tpx-
provement and may authorize or refuse the
same In their discretion: providing, that the
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
IMPROVEMENT contemplated ordered to be done
by the oity council and ehargeable o lien under
parcel parcels Of land shall exceed one-half Of
the total assessed valuation OF the lots parcels Of
same appears upon the last annual assessment
roll made for the ievyinz of taxes for municipal
purposes, In which case such Improvement shall
not De granted unless the same be SO modified that
the cost thereof will not exceed such one-hslf Of
the al resaid valuation.
The action and aecisions of the city council to
ali matters passed upon.by them in relation TO the
1ejection or the granting OF such petition shall be
subdivision g. said general ordinance shall also
PROVIDE for the establishment of local improve
ment district, to be called local Improvement dis
tr!ct No. =, which shall include all the property
between the termini Of said improvement sbuttng
upon. adjacent or prozimate to the street. alley
lance back from the marginal line thereof OF
hundred and twenty feet, and all property included
within said limits OF such local Improvement dls-
trio; shall be considered and held to have 'front.'
age upon such Improvement and shall be the prop
shall be the property be assessed pay the cost
tnereof, which cost shall be assessed upon
ton to IA. frantay. thsreof unop sucb ipn.
provement, one foot of frontage or the equivalent
thereof. viz: One hundred and twenty square fee.
10 Determine the amount OF frontage for which
each OF said lots parcels or parts thereof benefited
As aforesaid shall be assessed Aforesaid Provided
that, in case of rectangular blocks abutting upon
said street proposed to De improved and having
depth back from said street Of less than two hum
dred and forty (24o) feet, the line of the
msnt district shall extend only to the center Of
said assessment district shall for the purpose Of
said assessment, be divided into four sub Divisions
parallel the center line the stree: or alley pro-
posed 10 be improved, each thirty feet in width
and beginning with the one nearest to the mas.
gnal line OF said street to bs numbered respectively
first, second, lhird and fourth. Each front foot
It's equivalent area in the first subdivision thirty
feet wide nearest 10 the street to be improved
shall be assessed 40 per cent OF the total amount
to be against each front foot It's eouiva
lent; the second 81 adlvison thirty feet wide be-
shall be assessed rs per cent. of the total amount
to be assessed against each trent foot its equiv
alent; tbs third subdivision thirty feet wide be-
tween sixty ana ninety feet back from the street
shall be assessed 20 per cent Of the total amount
lent; and The fourth subdivision between ninety
and one hundred ard twenty feet back from the
street 81 all be assessed 10 cent OF the total
assessed against each front foot or its
equivalent
All assessments levied upon lands of the United
States, state of Washington, state university,
district shall be paid the city Of Seattle 81
assessment '' for local II inprovsm.ns p''' Of
ans said
have failed TO be valid In whole In part. because
for want Of form, insuflcisnsy informally or ir-
ClartaY
provisions governing such assessment. the city
assess such special taxes assessments, and TO
enforce their collection In accordance with the
time the re- assessment is made.
And It Is further provided, that whenever for any
Cause, mistake or fnadvertence 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
ia made, that it shall be lawful and the city
council is hereby directed and authorized to make
re-assesSnents on all the property in said local
sessment district suhicient to pay for such i'm,
collected in accordance with the provisions OF the
law or ordinances existing at the time Of Its levy
Resolved, That section of article VIII. Of the
feehol6ers Charter be amended SO IS to read a.
follows:
sec 8. There shall be two modes OF making pay
menI for such local Improvement. to-wit: "lm-
mediate payment" and payment by bonds" The
mode to be adopted shall be the mode pc
ment' shall be follows: After the city
couacn has By ordinance or Joint resolu-
ton ordered or authorized the making of any
local Improvement, and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor ha, been let as herein;
prepared BY the city engineer, which
parcel of land or 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 provided in section of this article] the
total cost Of the improvement including all neces-
the amount Of eaen ass.ssment and the name OF
the owner OF each lot parcel OF land or part thereof
II anovn, ou. IN no case sasn n1is1a 10 ms
the operty Is given, together with the amount
charged TO treet crossings
The council on receipt OF such roll and assess
ment shall cause a police thersofto be published In
the official newspape of the city for ten consecu-
tive issues, notifying all persons interested that
such roll has been fled and requiring them TO ap-
pear at 8 time fixed not less than fifteen days from
the date of such notice ana axe objection thereto
7 council shall at the time fixed consider any
And all 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 shall be paid from
the general road fund Of the city and shall then oy
ordinances approve such roll aud sb all levy and
sess the amounts thereof against each parcel and
lot and declare the same lien thereon and shall
Comptroller who shall forthwith deliver TO the city
treasurer a certified copy thereof upon receipt Of
sans as other city taxes are collected; provided
that such treasure. shall give ten DAYS notice in
eopy Of SUCH no ic. to the owner Of
the property assessed when the postofice ad.
dress OF suGA owner Is known, out tne failure 10
nS.l the same shall not be fatal when publication
thereof is nKds that sgch roll as been certified 10
hiHa for collection. and tina, unless payment IL
male within thirty days frena the Date OF such
lice such assessment shall become delinquent and
shall bear Interest q, thu rate Of 10 per cent per
annum until paid. and II net paid before such
sessln-nt shall have become delinquent q penalty
of per cent. shall be Eidsi and tae sums de.in-
euent shall be entered the annual roll for
the current year against each lot and parcel de-
lnauent, and with the interest, collected other
taxes separate account being kept thereof and u
not paid within the tins liked for the paynen. of
city taxes. SHAH collected such taxes col
lected. together with such additional charges OF
penatles IS are authorized 70 be CHARGED and col.