The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
THE CHARTER eF THE CITY OF
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led the n1aksuE 81 afsg see-sl srgrorss srvsesss
49, hos more than fwensy DAYS after the
1tt.r provided. the h8ard Of p15iic works
stsan report 70 the eozlosli assessment
90 ear, peat y TIE esty snssnssr. whssh
snali contain the description OF each lot
t1fcei 81 Hand or E4rs &aersos 10 be az
srssea. with tise nunts@r OF feet frontage
s.nsarye1 90 eaen. the total frontage In ire
asstrltt fTts0tsge 70 BE- ssfferr3sstsa a. FRO
sf1e6 n section II ot tn articieg. the total
tgsA OF the Improvement. sfsczss<fs2ss ali
sS<aFy incidental ezpesss@s the rate per
iFYtfs root, &Sss amount 81 eaen assessment
ana the name ~ me owsse- % eacn iga par
ce4 OF land or part ths~sJf II known. bat IN
70 case shaai mistake = fns name 81 the
owner BE fatal where description Of the
properly Is given. tcgssn er Ssta the amount
charged to street crossgHEs-
TIE council On receipt % such roll and
$50 sitftnf shall cause n9ftce thereof 10
D published n the Official newspaper % the
CITY Ter ten consecutive ISSUES, notifying
All persons Interested that sl4ch TsIl has
o<en HE'D and requiring them 70 appear at
? tine liked. not ltSs than hsterr days
from the dale OF such netlge. and make cn-
sfStion thereto The eounsI shall a. the
Tine liked consider any and All oasecflons
made. and shall make suen corrections OF
such roA as Il ieens last. aH1 shall then
dcs9cf the amount Of s9icn cost assessed
against street crossings. which snail be
frale from The & sn.'ral fund OF the city, and
EFNfi then ny ord rare approve xsFrh -ugf
and shall levy and assesstAe amounts there
- azes8<i eAcn parcel and let ana sleefqFs
the same n FIRST len thereon AMI shall
cause the roll TO be delivered 10 the city
c9upircilef Nnv shah f9rsh with deliver 70
to city treasurer a ceTr3sie1 copy thereof.
upon receipt Of which the treaslGrsr shall
proceed 70 collect the same except as the
duty OF collection thereof Is devolved by
Law on some other officer. provided. that
such treasurer shall give ten days notice
II tho Official newspaper fHud shall mail
copy OF such notice TO the owner OF the
property assessed when the rasfeffiee aa-
dress Of such owner Is known. but the fall
Gre 10 mail the same shall not be fatal
WIN paolieaIson Thereof Is made that
iects0ns and that unless payment Is male
within thirty days from the date OF such
notice assessment shall become eslinatIent
and shall bear interest AZ the rate Of ten
peT cent per auBun until paid. and II rot
paid before such assessmeH ut shall have be-
come delinquent a penalty OF per cent.
shau De added. and the sums delinquent
shall Be entered on the annual tax ron for
the current year against each lot ard par
Gel 80 delnqus nt4 and with the interest and
penalty, eoilectsd as other taxes' s.Dsrata
account being kept thereof. and n not paid
within the tine fixed for the payment OF
city taxes, shall be collected as such taxes
are collected, together with sEcn additional
charges or penalties as are authorized 10
10 charged and collected on other 5sl.n-
quent taxes. and each lot or parcel so &C.
such assessment with interest. penalty and
costg. at the time and In the manner dnd
by the same authority as lands and lots
are sold for city taxes. The city treasurer
kaafl add no penalty TO any delinquent as
sssEmeDt IN any ease where the state laws
require penalty 10 be added to such as
Sec. 70. Subdivision /. The mode Of paw
nlent by bonds shall be- as follows After
the city council has BY ordinances ordered
or authorized the impTe Vcment, and not
more than twenty days after the contract
therefor has been let. an estimate and roll
shall be made and returned and corrections
be made therein and notice given as pre-
gcrlbed in section - Of this article govern
ing loral improvements made under me
immediate pay ment plan. and the cost ana
expense OF such Improvement shall he
charged against the lots and parcels OF land
in the local Improvement district TO ne
created by the ordinance authorizing the
IMPROVEMENT. in The method prescribed by
sections II and ~ OF this article, and the
cost and expense OF grading the Strees
crossings shall be pad from the gsneIal
lions provided Contracts shall be made
and assessments levied and collected In ne
same manner as Is provided II this article
ments where payment Is provided 10 ue
made by the mode or immediate payment,
except as otherwise provided herein
Subdivision 2. The city council shall by
ordinance provide that the entire cost or
such improvement shall be payable IN an
nlal snstaiiments of equal amounts. eX-
tending over a period to be fixed by said
ordinance. not exceeding ten years from
the date OF the Issuance OF the bonds The
council shall also provide BY ordinance Tor
the issuance OF insiailment coupon bonds
OF the local Improvement district created
for said Improvement. Of such denonina-
ton, and bearing such rate OF interest, rot
Exceeding per cent per annuu. as pre-
scrfbed in such ordinance. Such INSTALL
ments must he equal in amount and each
instalIment coupon shall Include the inter,
est upon such tnstaiinsnt 10 the Gate OF
the maturity thereof
Subdivision :. The city council shan.
after considering upon notice as above pro-
vlded objections TO the assessment ron ana
correcting the same. by ordinance approve
the roll and charge and assess against eaen
parcel and lot OF land described therein, It's
proper share thereof. and declare fhA same
To De a first lien thereon. and shah each
wear levy special assessments 10 redeem the
bonds so issued, next thereafter maturing.
and the bass OF the first assessment snail
be retained for each succeeding assessment
So To be made. Such ordinance shaH pre-
scribe the form OF the bonds TO be issued,
and may provide that the entire issue 81
f~snfs shall Dc issued 10 the contractor m
pavrnent Tor the making Of the Improve.
inent otherwise the city eompiFoiisf snau
sell the honas al not less than TIER par
value net and pay the proceeds therof 70
the city treasurer, 20 I've by nknl htIt ~ tl1#
Improvement fund 70 he pad out upoa VA
rants drawn thcreons as othef cry money >
ere dlsbursei by him
Subdivision 4 The owner Of any par ~
az property 50 charged may reiiee'n the
same from liability for such improvement
hv having the entire assessment Sharseu
against the same ten days before the t'uht
,xea Tor the issuance OF the bonds, or
he may ANU, reds s,s1 ~, h ,ssSan ss or the
lor.ls i,v having ire amount OF the assess
tnents levied ny to the time q s1ssh ~
r,,snt and the amount Of unleNie1 assess
rseufS. with Interest on the iatter ~ ne
vafe ~ cfeht per cent. pEf an10in from tar
Sas,s 81 the last insi llment 70 the tHae oI
fha Fsat,iritv of the bonds last ma ht.hs
Al ,,,oas nata or collected on account OF
sasA IMPROVEMENT shall he paid 20 NJ tltl
treasurer and applied solely - paysE iof
sad Improvement or - the restef'sp ", =,
s,,ss is~t,eA therefor. Any parcel OF lnnd
which has teen redeemed. as hetelh 49,
xfg.a or the total aSsessrne NJ asaihst
which has been paid prior - ., '' shssi nat
tSerFsa ffer Dc further hahle Tor tl3 cost @
such Improvement
SUBDIVISION q Ne sui; 20 set aside any
xuch sracial assessment or 10 -@lotE ttie
rnak ms. OF the same shall - hr9aEhf. or
Env aefease 20 the Val ~ THEREOF Sit1 80,
afier the expiration 81 ttfiFtN iays - w
time The. amount due on - - log OF 49, -
s,ysstf,,5 9lal,lr Cor such assessment - ascer-
leire-4 ava confirmed rs the city council
s,,h.stvistau & The issuance q s4cA bf,'f*
"a the contractor or re ssle ..e ~.
contractor or holder thereof. 81 me il-a-
asF Interest 81 ths rstN - fe~f7Et ~ - =
sssesSuaent ana the len thereby crrAtf.i.
snbt>-t 20 the right 80 redemption 9eIttn
r.rnVaird a7f SHAH al hoTths t.st' hss'ttt ~
hsffrra thereof - receive, SEE ts't -
is,ct ~ have collected. SUCH a2f1i or 49, ~
81, ~ shr,tgs-A any 81 f8e u1etbeiS proFiefi
~ taW Tor thf rpllecton az ass ,issilts l',I
fs,-aI improvements. and u tfse stiH slaat
fnt4. neglect or fNftteE So t@lF 49,
=. r.y-aff,t1sfN -affs-E aEv 90 sad aSsfsssiett4
y. hss-, due tbs owner or osFTsfs % ttis st.-H
f,s,y.te rgar nrsscet3 sn his oF titesF ~ p
- sil,h aespserfrezs9r and force 0sS ere
Zen thereof lu say court Of comp tent salts-
sfrfaon and shall rFsefksr. ~ a0A-t on - ~
e,ss-tft1s a. hs or theiT bonds a1& sitAe 80
tes~es,r rixe uer eeutum thereaf ta&Ftn
xs.ifA, ths cost OF such sUtt- Any DGifis eE et
Sa1srrz az such tsau3s for aaw gsnEte ata-
movement may f1.a as pialntt1s an AhS
a'-t,-- - sg.s.rs.rs ef F.~asserfg ur1u p ki.sn
.be sshs Es1nfs arr Ten may p sa-ufa -
s.-f.s.staf.fs Ia ANY sa-h ssl.L S'lcn eonis
shail - equal Heit@ Hi<fa p press'ft5 tsa