The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-05
| TARDY TAX LEVY.
1,onworth Unearths q Long
Buried Assessment
: Was NOT DEAD. BUT SLEPT.
r..,..ssss ssrpriss for Property Own
-. on Prespees Avenue. Weller
s.6 Division strests.

81. c,operty owners along Prospect
betxeen Kentucky and Farm
3 .srsets. viii probably be surprised 20 learn
80 - assessment il 20 be levied upon
49,, Car the opening mp of that avenue in
60 t>tweeu Ash and Box streets. In
- n that year an ordinance was passed
s.,shsIshinr and extending Prospect ave-
q. h<txeen Ash and Box streets, and
.-,xsdIrr for condemnation Of property
1900 10 carry out tho work. The work
- done and the property taken was paid
~ bat by some oversight the necessary
eroeeedings toward levy Of an assessment
vSrs never taken. Corporation Counsel
f,oaxoYth has dug this buried omission
at OF the debris OF past administrations,
nd after many days the assessment ID TO
mmsde.
coxI;ss P. Stone, A. II. Gilman and J. d.
eulsh we're appointed appraisers under
fh& old ordinance and they made awards
q nropxrfy owners for property taken.
81 rs % each being allowed to Richard
las and Robert b. Crozier. By arrange
nent they accepted 81 800 each and were
raid. The sum Of s. 900 must accordingly
i raised BY levy on the property benefited.
rhfch Il declared TO be four blocks each
ss4e Of the block in question. The assessed
ysiuaslcn IL 10000. and Mr.. Donworth's
eedinanee fixes levy Of 2s 6 mills on the
dollar OF valuation Of each lot.
The subsequent proceedings are that a.
soou e. practicable after the taking effect
Il the ordinance the city clerk must pre-
psre an assessment roll, list each parcel OF
land and the value as assessed by the APP
prsIs4rs At the time they made their report
and then deliver IL TO the city treasurer,
who viii publish q notice for i've days In
/. the Official newspapers OF the city TO all
persons claiming any interest In the prop
ertv TO pay the assessments thereon within
forty days from the FIRST day Of publica-
ton. All assessments not then paid will
become delinquent and be recoverable by
4 suit. Any objection should have been
made within twenty days after the awards
wsre made The ordinances has passed the
house OF delegates and il now In the hands
OF Alderman Sweeney, OF the street CON-
mitlee. who IL giving the matter consider
alton, and who will be guided in his con-
elusion by long experience in street iegis-
istion.
Mr. Donworth has sufficient faith in the
CoUft8 6usknihAHS tHs frn13t33tH6ut3 l0F
street grading already made 20 go on with
some more. He has addressed the follow
ing communication 20 the city council,
which speaks for itself:
Il wish to call your attention to the
necessity for at once providing for re-
assessment OF tho EXPENSE OF improving
Division street and Weller street. On
each Of these streets the assessment has
been held Invalid, and IL the holders of
The warrants are to receive their pay IL il
necessary that reassessments should ut
osce DO provided for. The city engineer
Informs me that the expense Of getting up
~ rolls on these two streets will approach
t5o.
II submit an ordinance authorizing such
expenditure and advise its early passage.
The reduction In the force OF the city
Engineers office ought not To prevent the
city from doing its duty TO the holders of
warrants by providing reassessmenss
where the preceding assessments have
been adjudgcd Invalid. II the force In
the engineers Office Is not able 10 do the
necessary work 20 provide for new inn
provements and also To do the work OF
reassessment for improvements already
done, IL seems 10 be more important 10
provide means for paying outstanding OBJ
lisations than TO contract new ones by
naklng further improvements"
This matter will como up before the city
council tonight. when both houses will
meet.