The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-17
THE CHARTER CT THE CITY or
sEaTfLE.-Continae

-. - taef@ sNa@ be two modes Of
nakszg Payment for snnn iac1i Improve
a..sAs. tas-Nss- fsnmessszre EAyrne2z' ard
IayWenk k,y tsae4ssz = ne ssssIe 70 -
sT~.ss-zza ssia.tl - she usosze s-etsffeas fer.
- s.5s'le o. immediate payment shah -
- fosses#s. After fse eIfE esaa.1I .sAs ~
- LA Us OF Resolution ordered o. agth 0r-
- - TIC making % aay i9e4I improvement,
1s1 hYs more fGan kNaafg davs after TIE
tsAsxact Therefor has hs-ea ses as hereEn-
1t1sr DroEtzS1. tte c1zr1 o. pa1lc works
49, leflerI 70 TIE council Al assessment
fnais contain TIE description Of each lot.
49,. O iaaa Or pzrt klereok 20 oe as
sssse5. Nth the naEsser % feet frontage
1890 70 each the total frontage in fne
1sstTset sfrontaxe 70 ~ Gefern5s sed az Fro
Nlas1 - section II of this arficlel. the total
s q the improvement, inc.lling ail Esc-
sSssTy Incidental ezFseESss. fhe rare pr
Irosss foot. tns au0sgat cf easn assessment
sf53 Us ffssxle a< the aNsss~ o. each lot fssF-
SEA 81 land or part th4regf 4 kaowr. bat ia
70 case stall q mistake n the name % the
o&ner be fatal where a desexspgI0n of the
property 10 given, tegetner 9Th the amount
charged 70 street erossuss-
Tie council On receipt ~ such reii AMI
asse@@Ifaent shan cause = n3tsc. thereof TO
y published IN the Official Newspaper Of the
city Tor ten consecutive ISSUES, nogssysn<
All persons interested thai ss4eh roll has
been HE'D and requiring them = appear AZ
: tine fl&e1. not Jess than Mskeel DAYS
from the date OF ouch notice. an. rake cb-
,s1tson thereto. The coaael shall a. The
time hxe1 consider any and AL o5see.I5ns
ffade. and shall make sush Corrections az
such roll as Il iearfs S1@t aad shall rhen
aezSlct the ainSaut Of sasn cosf ASSESSED
against street crossings. which snail be
fais from the z n raj fUnd % the city, AMI
SF.3ts then ~ ord r&Eee approve such -sfi
and shall levy and assess the amounts there
- AZ iisi caen pSfc-i and let AMI declare
the sar7e a first lien thereon and shall
cause the roll TO De delivered 10 the city
t5aAptfci.er ~ho shall forthwith a~4iFsr 20
TIC city treasurer eprFis3@I eanY shereof
upon receipt Or which the treasurer shall
pr0eee1 20 collect the same except as the
DUTY o. coliecuon thereof is devolved by
law oE some other officer; provided. that
such treasurer shall give ten DAYS nogice
IL the Official newspaper (aud shall mail a
copy OF such notice to the owner OF the
property assessed when the posfoffiee nd
dress Of such owner Is known. bat the fag-
TIRE 10 mail the same shall not be fatal
wfssE piiniieaton thereof is made) that
such roll has been certified 10 him <gr col
lection. and that unless payment Is made
within thirty days from the date OF such
notice assessment shall become delinquent
and shan bear interest at the rate OF ten
per cent per annGm untl paid. ard Il not
paid before such assessment snail have be-
come delinquent a penalty OF per cent.
shall De added, and the sums deliaqG mt
shall Dc entered on the annual tax roll for
the current year against each lot and par
eej 80 delinquent, ana with the interest and
account being kept thereof and ~ not paid
within the tine fixed for the payment Of
city taxes shall BE- collected as such taxes
are collected together with such addition
charges or penalties as are authorized TO
ba charged and collected on other felsn-
qnent taxes, and each lot or parcel so de-
itnqueBt shan be sold for the srno mt or
such assessment with interest penalty and
costs AZ the time and IN the manner and
b the same authority as lands and lots
are sold for city taxes. The city treasurer
shaiI adj no penalty 20 any delinquency as
sessment IN any case where the state laws
require a penalty 10 be added 10 such as
sessmsnt-
sec. IL Subdivision 1. The mode OF paw
ment by bonds shall bs SIS follows: After
the city council has By ordinances ordered
or authorized the lulprc vsfnent, and not
more than twenty days after the contract
therefor has been let. m estimate and roll
shah be made and returned and corrections
be made therein end notice given as pre-
scribed IN section Il OF tbis article govern
Ing loeaI improvements made under the
immediate payment plan. and the cost and
expense or such Improvement SHAH ee
charged against the lots and parcels OF land
In the local Improvement district TO be
created By the ordinance authorizing the
Improvement, IN the method prsscribsd ~
sections IL and II OF this article. and the
cost and expense Of grading the c;rees
crossings shall be paid from the general
fund OF the. city. the same as IN sad Sec
lions provided. Contracts shall be made
and assessments levied and collected IN me
same manner as u provlded N this article
for the leyying and collection or assess
ments where payment Is provided 10 be
made by the mole OF immediate payment,
except as otherwise provided herein.
Subdivision 2. The city council shall by
such Improvement shall be payable IN an
nnal snstaiiments or equal amounts. eN-
tending over a period to be fixed By said
ordinance. not exceeding ten years from
the data OF the issuance OF the bonds The
council shall also provide by ordnance Tor
she issuance OF installment coupon bonds
OF the local Improvement district created
for said Improvement. OF such denomina-
ton and bearing such rate OF interest, rot
exceeding y per cent. per annnfn. as pre-
scribed in siich ordinance. Such INSTALL
90 - ANAL IN amount and each
inxtallment coupon shall include the inter-
est npon such insfaiiment TO the date OK
the maturity thereof.
Subdivision g TIE city council shall,
after considering upon notice as above pro-
v.tfet objections 10 the assessment roll ana
correcting the same. by ordinance approve
the roll and charge and assess against each
parcel and LOT Of land described therein. its
rroper share thereof. AMI aeclare the same
10 Sc a first lien thereon. and shall each
year levy special ASSESSMENTS t2 fs,i 'in .iae
ard the bass OF the first assessment SHAH
be retained for each succeeding asses suent
SO 20 be made such osdinahee shaA pts
scribe the form OF the bonds 70 be issued.
and may provide that the entire issue 81
bonds shall be issued 10 the contractor IN
payment for the making OF TIE IN, ,inpI 49,,
meat: otherwise the city comptroller shaH
sell the bonds az not less than t.eF naf
value net and pay the pfoctcas thefoi %
the city treasurer 70 s oy nm. m, E ~, - s-s
rants drawn thereon. as other city m1ikss
Pre- aishursed By hiTa.
Subdivision 4 The owner Of any par,el
of 1srorsrfv 50 charged may re'iecn the
same from liability FOR such improvement
nv paying the entire assessment ChArsSd
AGAINST the same ten days BEFORE ule thnt
fixed for the issuance or the ponds or
Sa may redeem his property from
such liability after the issuance % tse
iSn.fs. hv pay INK the amount q the assess
mems l.sv{ea up "a the time OF such pay
49, ga t6a amount OF unievied assess
meats. with interest on the latter az re
rate az eight Per cent per afuain from nc
- ,twrsty ~ the honds last maturing.
All funds paia OF collected On account OF
sail IMPROVEMENT shall ne peia - TIE t1tE
treasurer and applied so.ey 70 20 ,, y =, ~
sad Improvement or 10 the Fn3efapl,', ~
tcuas issued therefor. Any fshFcei OF lal1
winch has been redeemed, as hsr1lb 49,
vlaaa. or tire total assessment asaltst
,.-s,t5S tas been uai9 prior 20 the issuance
o. bonds as herein provided suaA 10.
therssfter BE further liable Tor the cost o.
such Improvement -.
su5fivision g No suit % set aside any
--se sr.reiaf assessment or to eu40!n me
.fla kfnr of ia same SHAH te nfnNSnt. sF
ANY defense 10 the NAi.t.tF thefeeI alt9 49,
fer THE cNufration of thirtf Gays ifRlh tfs
tlrne the amount due on ca ~ et 49,. -
grcuni liable Tor such asses sneab p ssSsf-
tainea ans cuudrfned by the e}lF 'oHii.-h
Subdivision s IRE ISSUANCE 81 81, o,-tss
=. the contractor. or the sale ta-i'el. S4l-t4t
or.aTafa rs transfer % the pureh lsfr s.
contractor az hal3er thereof az we lis5,-
ar.H interest 81 the city - tfelss'A ~ 80 s
asssszr,rrt and che lien therooy cfeASed,
$500 IN ire rtrht % redemption neTesn
,,s..,s.i-s--4 a.1A shall authorize t1e boiler eF
heffefs thereof 10 recelvc, ss4e Ter ara esl-
les ~ have collected. such fsofal 90 bonts3
Sv - fhrstt-N aeV of the methods proNioe1
- - az f,r fha -affaetten OF ass#sssl3s hts t0f
fFraf improvements. and. Y TIE citT sntd
fafl. neglect or refuse 20 paw satd i'lisls 90
= 49,, f4sss fRa owner or owners of ans s1ch
s,y,sss r,.sy- proceed IN hfs ar tsEr essh name
- - sy,-5a assessment and foFec Csc fHe
nen thereof IN any court o. comp tea't g@las-
4t~gfsr AMI saaEi reseEVFr. IN tEiss'tt1l GO A4t9
: -,,sssfnf e his or their lesudS. ard iute esf
$500 Eve per csutum thcreai. tnEeta