The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10

dong ne sssna sealed and fled wlth shs
secretary On or b<foFe tina czy AID hour
nzzed thsre.n- Al DDS saa.. = A = -.
oFeer OF the city comptroller for sarn nSs
lsss than Eve per cent. cf the aEo2si q
s tie &c. and no I'd saal os eoxs-dsssa IN
See i. AZ the tine ard race narne1
ana READ: 10 bid saaI b rssecteS
Il /. 's ean {, o Ss.s ssia Val Is
EEseani thereby. The board saxl precSed q
dstsrn2rs the lowest bidder and may iet
$3.50, sonIysst 70 such b.a1sr er "a snssr
yeci al Of them and rsadveyfsss, and IN
s1Sn case ali checks shall be Ietlr2ec 20 the
-. .,1asss. ons Il such contract 6e sst; tasn
turned 20 the bidders except that OK the Sue
cess11l bidder. which shall be retained tn
- contract BE entered INTO for maksn{
sacn Improvement between the bidder ana
the city IN accordance with such bid IL the
e2.d bidder falls 70 enter Into such contract
= accordance with his BID within ten days
he IS the successful bidder. the said check
and che amount thereof shal BE forfeited
TO the city. and the secretary saali deliver
shall draw said amount and pay the same
into the city treasury, 20 the erecr o. ING
Local improvement fund" snd re bead
work. Neither the board nor city council
shall have power to rerast such forfeiture
Sec. Is. In letting all contracts for puisi;o
improvements the board shall proyfds
therein that al least thirty per cent OF the
amount due the contractor on estimates
shall De retained 10 secure the payment OF
and material men who have furnished ma
ter.ass therefor, and such laborers and ma
terial men shah for thirty days sfter the
lien on such thirty Fer cent. so re-
served for labor done and materials
furnished. which lien shall be senior
ssens. attachment Or c"nsrast and no "a
provement shall be deemed completed until
the board shall have fled with the city clerk
e. 80 ,sne.I signsd ~ ma,Or'ty o1 81 snsa
The city council shall by ordinance pre-
scribe sutta BILE means and remedies for tbs
preservation and enforcement OF the nsas
provided fer IN this section
Sec. II. Any fusds remaining IN the
treasury belonging 10 the fund OF any local
improvement district. after the payment e
provement in excess OK the total sum re-
qutred 70 defray all the expenditures oy the
city on account thereof. shall be refunded.
payment, and IL there shall be such m ex-
cess Ia the assessment Of any person VINO
shall not have pad MS assessment rebate
shall. on demand, be allowed 10 such per-
son TO the amount of such over-assessTne ns;
provided, such demand hereinaboye pro-
vided for be made within two years from
such local Improvement district became
due. ANY such funds remaining In tho
treasury after the expiration OF two years
from the date aforesaid for which no de-
mand has been made a. herein provided
belonging to any local improvement as
trict, after the payment OF the whole cost
and expense OF such Improvement, shall %
transferred to the general fund.
Sec. Is. Subdivision l. Whenever an as
sessment for laying out, establishing. clos
ing. Strengthening. altering. widening.
pisnE s repianksns, s:dswalkins and
bridging, uiacadam.zing. reInacadaniz.ng.
crawling. regraveiiny. pilng. repi.ns.
alley. or for any local Improvement, which
has heretofore been made or which may
hereafter be made by the city, has been or
forcement under this charter or the laws
governing the city refused by the courts CT
this state. or for any cause Whatever. fss
aside, annulled or declared void by any
court either directly or by virtue OF
any decision OF such court the city
make a new assessment or reassess-
nent upon the lots. blocks or parcels
OF land which have been or win be oene-
tent OF their proportonate part of the ex-
pense thereof, and IN case the cost shall ex-
coed the actual value or such Local I'M
provernent the new assessment or reassesS-
rnent shall be for, and based upon the
actual value OF the same at the time OF sts
completion. and to this end the ooari OF
nNhtlE MOTHS ENdl4 I1ahr u new &nsNSSAh~.*s
ron ~ equitable manner with refersnse 20
the benefits received. as near as may ce ID
accordance with the law In force at the time
such reassessment Is MADE, ana wnen ING
same shall have been confirmed ana ep-
proved by the council tx shall De enIorSea
and collected in the same manner shae
other assessments for local inptoseh n a-.ss
or laws governing the city. but all pro-
credlngs relative TO making the expenses
of local improvements chargeanie upo,
IA
provided by this charter or laws OK the
city prior 20 the making or original
assessment roll. shall not be included or re-
quIred within the purpose or TINS seciOn'
subdivisfon . The city council shall by
ordinances order and make a new assess
ment or reassessElent. as PROVIDED IN tbs
scction, upon the lots, blocks or parcels OF
land, which have been or VIII De pene-
fte-s by such Improvement. to the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part OF the COST
expense and value thereof.
Subdivision 3. Upon the passage q an
ordnance, as hereinbefore provided, the
board OF public works shall make out an
assessment roll according 20 the provisions
OF the said ordnance, end shaA ceruIy
the same TO the council.
S,,bsIylsion l. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk shan give
notice by three CD successive paDllcau9hs
in the Official newspaPer % s so f ny ;o ss'
the date OF fling OF the same, ana saio
notice shall state time al Which the
council will hear and coiisiasr oplecl -ss.
ed by such assessment The owner or
owners OF any property which IS assessed
IN such assessment roll wae et N. nSi9 9,sl
DAVIS from the last publication pfoNiae1
herein file with the clerk his oo1ecuons
in writing 10 said assessment
Subdivision S. At the time appointed
far hearing objections TO such assessment,
th, council shall hear and determine all
objections which have been Nee uy afF
marty Interested. to the regularity or the
proceedings IN making such re-asseSsfneat.
aud to the correctness OF the amount oI
such re-assesSmnntt or or the amount
land. ard the council shall have the power
- adjourn such hearing from time 70 time,
and shall have power, IN It's discretion, 10
revise correct, confirm or set aside, and 10
order that such assessment be made ss
move ard the council saali Pass an order
Rrprovlne and confirming sad proceedings
and said re-assessrl,ent as e2Ire s ~ XIX ~
Gsferufnatlon Of the regularity. validity
and correctness 81 SAID sScssFnsnt 10
IRE amount thereof. levied on each lot or
parcel OF land.
s,stlistsisn { The fact that the contract
has been let or that such Improvement
sAau have been made and completed IN
xVhois or in part shall not prevent such
sssessv1ent from being made. nor shall the
omission, failure or neglect OF az otAeer
~ rff-erS 70 cguilsly WITH tNe prov lSions 0g
the cnarter or laws governing TIE city.
as - netition. notice, resolution 20 tsl-
n-ova estimate. survey. diagram. manner
81 letting contract CT execution q work,
or any other matter = isceNer coiEleeted
,-,F,,f thereof. operate 20 lnEaiidate or IN
sev U'sv affect the making OF the new
assessment or re-asSezSEisht - pE0Fl1e1
g. ~. fsfs section, charging the property
S..rsates win the expense {AeTeof Pro-
xfssd that such new assessment shaN te
Dor an amount which saasl ~ 1900 The
soSethsr wi;h any interest that shan havs
tav~f1sIiv accrued thereon, So taat S''rh
arseEnt be equitahly apg2rtioned upon Us
.'.~.-.ssvr,- t.ar~sfa4 thereby. aCccrltng -
~. g-nvfxsers e tfe c.-rter or laws q
w. rsrw II A4srr tAe tTF1s Intent ard