The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21

11.1& TIE sa-<ae. sS@sez4 49, ss-1A ~ 80
named theresn Al bis shall os sSco-z3-
panied BY = certified cheek payna-s 70 TIE
ssr1sr Of the cssy eon2iFo.s.f ~ = ia az
ths ia ana "a "a shaIi bs considered Tn
less accompanied ty srch eHscA-
See = At the tine an1 psAes nsnei
s sasa ,s shs sal e .S-l = re esn.aa
% infsrnzasy. bit saal De reserved
GAR be Understood w12t =
aslern is's ~ H., t. go sr sn may i. i
k1eh contract 70 stIeA 5s&z1sr, or < a TIER
eI.nicf a. eisfs are too sga. they NAY re-
1eet az q them an1 rs21Fe-tLss, az n
s4sa case q Z cheeks shah - fef1Tslsi % TIE
o.@9erss but K such contrScE as tsI. Laea
AL . s1gh case al cheeks s1aA % =
s@ra.s1 y lie tadders EXCEPT fnai e - So
cessf1a bialsE. which shall - retained IN
II CONTRACT cs entered s1gc Tor nn4A4az
sAen improvement between TIE oz1ocx ara
tns city IA aecor3xnce with such ese- Il tns
SAD b1daser fails 70 enter tnta sIca contract
u acco-aassce with his I'D wltnin sen cays
from the cate at whEeA he - noCne1 mat
e q the successful o-e-ess the SAG SEEK
aa1 the amount Thereof shall Ss for1estea
10 khs city. and tbs secretary shall cs-.Fsr
said check 70 the city comptroller, Who
shall draw sad amount and pay tie same
local Improvement fund. aad ire board
shall res8vertsss for proposals Tor suel
work. Neither the board nor city co.iaci
shaI have power 10 remit such forfelisTe-
Sec. Is II letting al contracts for public
improvements the board shall provide
therein tEat al least thirty per cent o. ne
aFH1unt due the contractor on estimates
shall be retained 20 secure the payment cf
laoerers who have performed work thereon
and material men who have furnished ma
terlals therefor, and such laooTers ana ma
terial men shall FOR thirty days after the
work has bean completed have a
lien or such tairty per cent SO re-
furnished. walen len shall be senior
TO az other liens. whether oy JadS-
menf. attachment or contract and 10 IN.
proyenent shall be deemed completed until
the board shall have fled with the city Clerk
statement signed BY majority OF them
declaring the same has been completed.
The city council shall by ordinances lre-
scribe suitable means and remedies Tor the
preservation ard enforcement OF the liens
provided for In this section
Sec. II. Any funds remaining In the
treasury belonging 10 the fund OF any local
Improvement district. after the payment CT
the whole cost and expense or suca I'M
proyenent In excess OF the total sum re-
eusred 10 defray all the expenditures oy me
city on account thereof. shall be refunded.
on demand. 10 the amount or such over
payment; and II there snall be such an ex-
cess In the assessment OF any person VINO
shall not have paid his assessment a rebate
shall. on demand Dc allowed TO sucn per-
son 10 the amount OF such assessment
provided, such demand herefnaDcFe pro-
vided for be made within two years from
the date upon which the assessment for
such local Improvement district became
Cue. Any e4E1 tCltiAAA4A@ IA s2sS
treasury after the expiration Of two years
from the date aforesaid Tor wnica no de-
mand has been made as herein pFoVloed.
belonging TO any local iInpTSvs Ii sa,. os,
and expense OF such Improvement. shall %
transferred to the general fund.
Sec. Is. Subdivision / whenever an as
sessment for laying out, establishing. clos
ing, Strengthening, altering, widening.
grading, regarding. paving, repaslng,
planking. replank!ngs ssdewalkihg AM
bridging, ulasadarni zing. reInaeadafn'xlng
graysling. regraveling. piiing, replilhs.
Gaping, recanp.ng. any street. asenns q
alley. or for any local improvement Whicn
has heretofore been made or wnicn may
hereafter be made by the city, has been or
slsay be Hereafter declared VOID. ana It's en-
sorcement under this charter or the avs
governing the city refused by the courts Sl
this state. or for any cause Whatever, as
been heretofore or may 10 herealter set
aside, annulied or declared VOID ny an.
court. either directly or by virtue on
any decision OF such court. the city
council shall. by ordinance, order ana
make a new assessment or rsassess-
OF land which have been or viii be oene-
fitted by such local Improvement, 70 tEe eA-
tent OF their proporEonate part OF me e&-
penss thereof and II case the eos, snili tx tx
proyeulent the new aSsessnent or reaSSess-
ment shall be for, and based upon the
actual value OF the sane ~ ths Iine vi - ~
public works shall make new assessment
roll IN equitable manner with re.eren.e 70
the benefits received, as near as may oe IN
accordance with the law in force at the time
such reassessment Is made, and wren tae
same shall have been confirmed and ep,
proved by the council IL shall De enloTSel
and collected In the same manner mat
other assessments for local improve nents
are enforced and collected under the charter
or laws governing the city, but all pro-
ceedsngs relative 10 making the expenses
OF local improvements chargeable upon
property benefited thereby. required end
provided By this charter or laws or tns
eifv urior 70 the making or original
assessment roll, shall not be included or re-
quired within the purpose or this section
Subdivision . The city council shah by
ordinance order and make new assess
ment or reassesSnent. as proyidso IA us
section. upon the lots. blocks or parcels or
land, which have been or VIII be oene-
flied by such improvement, 10 me ex-
tent OF their proportio nate paT' OK TIE eos''
expense and value theFeo<.
Subdivision 8. Upon the passage o. an
ordinance. as hereinoefore provided, the
board OF public works shall make GUY On
Assessment roll according 10 the provisions
OF the said ordinance. and shall certify
the same TO the council
Subdivision l. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk sha4l give
in the official Newspaper OF tne city. lhat
such assessment roll Is on lie IN his once,
the date Of fling OF the same. ana sac
council will hear and consider objections
10 said assessment roll BY parties asgrisy-
ea by such assessment The owner %
In such assessment roll, whether naIned
or not in such rol. may within Ten Siv}
DAYS from the. last puolicauon provided
herein file with the clerk MS epJeclons
in writing 10 said assessment
Subdivision S. At tbs time appointed
for hearing objections TO such assessment,
oi,secfiSns which have been filed by any
rartv interested. 10 the regularity OF tho
proceedings in making such re-assessInent.
and 70 the correctness or the amount o.
levied on any particular lot or parcel OF
fana. and the council shall have the power
20 adjourn such herring from Inc - M :.
and shall have power. IN its discretion, 20
revise, correct. confirm or set aside. and 10
order thai such assessment be mace de
move. ana tbs council s1a1 pass an ef r-s.-
ard said re-ssssesssneut as corrected BY .,
arr ft9 decision ard order shall - fOaJ
Determination q ths regularity, validity
ard correctness % said re-assSssf1ent, 70
TIE amount thereof. levied on each lot or
Parcel q land.
saeifvislon s. The fac; that the contract
has been Ter or thai such Improvement
shall have been MADE and completed IN
Woe or IN BART. shall not prevent sffch
assessment from being made. nor gaatl the
omission. failure or neSisct o. a. olhcer
tha charter or laws governing the city.
az "a Fsetstscn. notice. resolution 20 I'M
prove. estimate. survey. Gag I@tn- liksut Y
Of letting contract or execution OF work.
~ anv other matter whatsoever connected
wr{th are Improvement ard the first assess
,naut therpsf operate 70 tnValdate or in
a~w usw affect the making 81 the new
sssssSYs,ert or re-aSsess17ect as provided
Snr ~ this section. charging tne property
henaftei with the expense thereof. Pro
,-saSs erst such new assessment shall Re
far an amount which stall rot exceed the
s~ftsf Get end value % ere Improvement
together with airy interest that snaH have
t-.-e.,4t,g a@-~7rsa thereon 80 that e,feh
amount De equitaoly srportlone1 upon the
1890 htsraafed thereby. according TO
re n~avtss1ns % fhe cs-rteT Or laws q
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