The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-03-02
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
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to be done, and shall call for proposals for
doing the same, sealed and filed with the
secretary on or before the day and hour
named therein. All bids shall be accom-
panied by. certified check payable to the
order of the city comptroller for sum not
less than i've per cent. of the amount of
the bid, and no bid shall be considered un-
less accompanied by such check.
Sec. p: AT the time and place named.
for f. j, itnformality; but shall be received
meant thereby. The board shall proceed to
determine the lowest bidder and NAV let
such contract to such bidder or if in their
opinion all bids are too high, they NAV re-
Ject all of them and readvertise, and in
Such case all checks shall be returned to the
p-uuerS, Dut II such contract be let, then
ana IN such case all checks shall be re-
turned to the bidders except that of the sue
ctGSsIui bidder, which shall be retained In
VI contract be entered into for making
Such Improvement between the bidder and
the Guy IN accordance with such bid If the
sa1d bidder fails to enter into such contract
IN acceptance with his bid within ten DAYS
from the date at which he is notified that
ne IS the successful bidder, the said check
ana the amount thereof shall be forfeited
to the city, and the secretary shall deliver.
said check to the city comptroller. who
snail draw said amount and pay the same
into the city treasury, to the credit of the
Local improvement fuRd," and the board
snail readVertise for proposals for such
work. Neither the board nor city council
shall have power to remit such forfeiture
Sec l6. In letting all contracts for public
improvements the board shall provide
therein that at least thirty per cent. of the
amount due the contractor on estimates
snail be retained to secure the payment. of
laDorers who have performed work thereon
ana material men who have furnished ma
terlals therefor, and such laborers and ma
terlal men shall for thirty days after the
I work has been completed have a
served for labor done and materials
furnished, which lien shall be senior
to all other liens, whether by judg-
IIIe1t, attachment or contract and no I'M
Eroyement shall be deemed completed until
the board shall have filed with the city clerk
q do s1a cement signed by majority Of them
G9IecIarlng the same has been completed.
Inc Guy council shall 10y ordinance pre-
scrloe suitable means and remedies for the
preservation and enforcement of the liens
provided for in this section
pee. Ii. ANY funds remaining in the
treasury belonging to the fund of any local
Improvement district, after the payment Of
the whole cost and expense OF such inn
pr0Venent IN excess of the total sum re-
CURED to defray all the expenditures by The
CITY on account thereof, shall be refunded
on demand, to the amount of such over
payment; and il there shall be such an ex-
cess cess, IN the assessment of any person who
snail not have paid his assessment a rebate
shall, on demand, be allowed to such per-
son to the amount of such oVer-assesSment:
provided such demand hereinabove pro-
~ $1,000
the date upon which the assessment for
Such local Improvement district became
que. ANY such funds remaining in the
treasury after the expiration of two years
from the date aforesaid for which no de-
mand has been made as herein provided
belonging to any local Improvement DIS
trlct after the payment Of the whole cost
and expense of such improvement, shall be
transferred to the general fund.
Sec IL. subdivision l. Whenever an as
sessment for laying out, establishing, clos
CT n tOT1iT
grading, regarding, paving, repaving,
planking, replanllng, sideWalking and
bridging, macadamZlng, Observation-Disclosures
graVelIng, regraVeling, piIing, repiling
Gaping, recapplng, any street. avesele or
alley, or for any local Improvement, which
has heretofore been made or which NAV
hereafter be made by the city, has been or
may be hereafter declared VOID and its en-
torcement under this charter or the laws
governing the city refused by the courts CT
this state, or for any cause whatever, as
aside, annulled or declared void 10y any
court, either directly or by virtue of
any decision of such court, the city
council shall, by ordinance, order and
make a new assessment or reassess-
ment upon the lots, blocks or parcels
of land which have been or will be pene-
1ted by such local Improvement, tc the eX-
tent OF their prOportonate part of the eX-
pense thereof, and in case the cost shall ex-
ceed the actual value Of such local i'm
proVement, the new assessment or reassess-
actual value of the same at the time Of its
completion; and to this end the boari of
PUBLIC works shall make new assessment
roll in equitable manner with reference to
the dement's received, as near as may be in
accordance with the law in force at the time
such reaSseSSment is made, and when the
same snail have been confirmed and APP
proved by the council it shall be enforced
and collected in the same manner that
other assessments for local improve ments
ire enforced and collected under the charter
RIt hTI4
;eedIngs relative to making the expenses
Of local improvements chargeable upon
property benefited thereby, required and
provided by this charter or laws Of the
city prior to the making of original
assessment roll, shall not be included or re-
1uired within the purpose of this section.
Subdivision 2 The city council shall by
ordinance order and make a new assess
section, upon the lots, blocks or parcels of
and, which have been or will be bene-
ited by such improvement, to the ex-
tent of their proportionate part of the cost,
expense and VaIue thereof.
Subdivision 3. Upon the passage Of an
as hereinbefOre provided, the
board of pub lc works shall make out an
assessment roll according to the provisions
If the said ordinance, and shall certify
The same to the council.
Subdivision 4. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk shall give
notice by three 90 successive publications
n the official newspaper Of the city, that
such assessment roll is on file in his office,
the date of filing Of the same, and said
council will hear and consider objections
to said assessment roll by parties aggriev-
ed by such assessment. The owner or
owners of any property which is assessed
IN such assessment roll, whether named
Or not in such roll, may within ten QO)
lays from the last publication provided
herein, file with the clerk his objections
n writing to said assessment.
Subdivision 4 At the time aDnOintad
for hearing objections to such assessment,
the council shall hear and determine all
objections which have been filed by. any
party interested, to the regularity of the
in making such re-assesSment,
and to the correctness of the amount of
such re-assessment, or of the amount
eVied on any particular lot or parcel of
and; and the council shall have the power
to adjourn such hearing from time to time,
and shall have power, in its discretion. to
revise, correct, confirm or set aside, and to
order that such assessment be made de
1oVo, and the council shall pass am order
approving and confirming said proceedings
and said re-assessment as corrected by it,
and it's decision and order shall be a final
lie determination of the regularity, validity
and correctness Of said re-assessment, to
he amount thereof, levied on each lot or
parcel of land.
Subdivision g. The fact that the contract
has been let or that such improvement
shall have been made and completed in
whole or in part, shall not prevent such
assessment from being made, nor shall the
failure or neglect of any officer
1r officers to comply with the provisions of
the charter or laws governing the city,
rs to petition, notice, resolution to i'm
prove, estimate, survey, diagram, manner
IF letting contract or execution of work,
Or any other matter whatsoever connected
with the improvement and the first assess
nent thereof, operate to invalidate or in
any way affect the making of the new
assessment or re-aSSeSSment as provided
for by this section, charging the property
benefited with the expense thereof. Pro-
vided, that such new assessment shall be
for an amount which shall not exceed the
actual cost and va lie of the improvement,
together with any interest that shall have
lawfully accrued thereon, and that such
amount be equitably apportiOned upon the
property benefited thereby, according to
the provisions of the charter or laws of