The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-05

Such roetes shall state generally tbs wcrk
70 De 1cre, ard saa4. cAl4 Ter Ersposats tor
seersss-y % OF t,aE0re ths day and hour
narnA1 there.n. Al BIDS snaA - accom-
passsea ~ certified cnssS s.a.aa1s 80. = ,as
iess than ave per cent. Of tie an1olrs cs
the bif aad 10 I'D shall be ccns.9erso uz-
less accompanied ~ s1en enecA
sacA BIDS shall ee pu5.Iciy opened
sssr .iaf0raallsy: bat saan ss ssssavea
meant thereby. The Doara stall proceed 70
cetsrnins the lowest ss8csr An1 nay les
such contract 20 such b.s1G1sr. or u Ia Their
5ect AZ Of them and readvsrtiss. and IN
soch case al checks shall BE returned 70 the
n:aders. bat Z such contract e lst inea
turned 70 the bs3sters except that OF the sue
cesssul bidder. which shall b retained III
u contract b entered INTO tor maxlay
the city In accordance with such bid II the
sad BIDDER fails 10 enter into sucn contract
IN accordance with bis bid within ten days
be Is the successful bidder, the said cheek
and the amount thereof shall b torfe1Sed
TO the city. and the secretary SHAH deliver
shall draw said amount ana pay TIE same
into the city treasury, 70 the crecit q ths
local Improvement fund. ana the beard
work. Neither The board nor city council
shall have power to remit such forfe.sura.
Sec. Is In letting al contracts for public
ths~epn IA a lass. fSI.r Ger cent 81 he
amount due the contractor on estimates
shall be retained TO secure the payment or
ana naa,srs "a men Who o0 have furnlshsd ma
ter.als therefor, and such laborers and ma
iertal men shall for thirty days after the
lis nak on aI such oss shir,y Per cen, 80
served for labor done and materials
furnished. which lien shall Be senior
to-, 70 al Other liens. whether sy 5uas-
proyement shall be deemed completed Until
the board shall have fled with the city clerk
q statement signed BY majority OF them
The city council shall by ordinances pre-
scribe suitable means and remedies Tor the
preservation and enforcement OF tho Lens
provided for IN this section
Sec II. Any funds remaining IN ne
treasury belonging 70 the fund OF any locai
Improvement district. after the Paymsn, Ct
proyement In excess OF the total sum re-
Qutred TO defray al the expenditures oy the
city on account thereof. shall be resuaaed.
payment; and IL there shall be SUCH an ex-
cess In the assessment of any person who
shall not have paid MS assessment rebate
ehail. on demand. be allowed TO such per-
son 20 the amount OF such oyer-assessraens:
provided. such demand here.nabove pro-
VIC, slded Tor be made within TWO year. ise sor
such local Improvement district became
due. Any such funds remaining in the
treasury after The expiration Of Two years as
mand has been made az herein proviced.
belonging TO any local Improvement as
sS es sssr 'ss 81 s Zee Sc
transferred 10 the general fund
Sec IS. SUBDIVISION J. Whenever an as
sessnent for laying out estaoiisn.ng. CLOS
grading. regarding. paving. repaying;
plsnking. .replanking, sidewalklng and
bridging, macadamiztng. remacadam,zins.
Gaping, recapping. any street. avenue or
alley, or for any local Improvement, which
has heretofore been made or which may
may be Hereafter declared VOID. and its en-
forcement under this charter or the laws
governing the city refused by the courts cf
BEEN tss.S heretofore or may Be hereafter set
aside. annulled or declared void by any
court. either directly. or by virtue OF
council shall by ordinance. order and
make new assessment or reassess-
ment upon the lots. blocks or parcels
fitted by such local Improvement. 70 the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part OF the ex-
pense thereof, and IN case the cost shall ex-
coed the actua vaioe OF suIn 81 IIS
ment shall be for. and based upon the
actual value of the same at the time OF It's
ComDietiDn. ana 10 THIS eEd the Ooa- "
public works shall make new assessment
roll IA equitable manner with refersnce 70
the benefits received, as near as may be IN
accordance with the law in force at the tine
such reassessment Is made. and when tbs
same shall have been confirmed ana ap.
proved by the council IL shall be endorsed
other Assessments for local improve nents
are enforced and collected under the charter
or laws governing the city, but Gil pro
ceeilngs rela tive 10 making the expenses
OF local improvements chargeahle upon
property benefited thereby, required ana
provided by this charter or Avs OF shs
city prior 20 the making or original
assessment roll shall not be included or re-
CURED within the purpose OF this section
Subdivision 2 The city council shall by
ordinance order and make new assess
rncnt or reassessment. as provided In THIS
section. upon the lots. blocks or parcels or
land, which have been or will be bene-
fted by such Improvement. TO the ex-
tent OF their III proRor tosrs part Oh 'Ns '0
Subdivision g. Upon the passage o. an
ordnance. as herein0sfore provtded, tns
board OF public works shall MAKE out an
assessment roll according 20 the provisions
OF the said ordinance. and shall certify
the Same 70 the council
subdivision 4 Upon receiving the eafd
assessment roll the city clerk shall give
notice by three CD successive publications
in the official newspaper OF the city, that
such assessment roll ~ on file In his once,
the date OF fling OF the same. and said
rSs,rSu vii Rear and consider objections
10 said assessment roll by parties aggriev-
ed by such assessment Ihe owner OF
on ners OF any property which - assessed
In such assessment roll, whether named
or not in saicn roll, may within ten Slol
Savs from the last publication provided
in writing 70 said assessment
Subdivision 3 AT the tine appointed
for hearing objections 20 such assessment,
nbts.stiers which have been filed by any
partv Interested. to the -eHisrity or the
proceedings IN making such re-assessment.
aud 10 the correctness Of the amount OF
sneh re-asSesSuent. or OF the amount
levied on any particular lot or parcel OF
lard and the ccsiucil sAali nave the power
10 AZ fDnrn such hearing from time 10 time.
and shall have power in IT'S discretion, 10
revise. correct. confirm or set aside, and 10
order that such assessment Re made dc
f,,sxe and the council shall pass an order
apurnvlng and confirming said proceedings
as sald re-.4SSessFaeut as corrected by 1t.
and It's decision and oTler shaa be a maj nal
ard correctness Of said rs-aSsesSnent. TO
the amount thereof. levied on each lot or
parcel OF land
has been let or that such Improvement
shall have been r1s0e and completed In
whole or IN part, shah ~ prevent sIeh
asgess .f,enf from being made. nor shall the
cfsiS~irr7 failure or neglect q a. ofrcer
o. officers 20 comply Win tire prov is'ens OF
the charter or laws governing The CITY.
"a - p~siffan. notice, resolution 20 i'm
Y,.-svs estimate. survey. diagram. manner
~ letting r-eHtracf or eNecuttou 90 work.
- sr,v ofhsr matter whatsoever connected
wfth the Improvement aud The urst assess
-. fhsrrsF ,,.serafe 10 inValidate or in
anv wav affect the making % the rev
-. s,,es-,s ~ rr-aasessr1eut as provided
"a vrssh the expense thereof Pro-
-f4s tNst such rev assessment SHALL 70
- a., .fr,srs-t yhieh shall not exceed TIE
srrsl cos, and value nf TIE III pf,oFefa -.
- = ssrtn arsy interest that shall have
ts,@,f,sffv accrued therwG1. tnc tnaf s7seh
s,,s,,srf t.~ esu!sah.y apportioned cpcR the
Y, '.-..,.-sss-.,s - re cf~rte- or laNs -
- =. y. - re frlH infnnt a.