The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE--lomffn ned

crdiAsnce or resolution ordered or author
go TIE making % any local Improvement
txntrat therefor has been let. as herein
sAser provided. the board o. pubic works
r $500 report 70 the council al assessment
feia prepared hy the city engineer. which
snah contain the description Of each los.
laFcel OF land or part thereof 20 ac as
1891 stsssesl. with the number q feet frontage
charged % each, the total frontage IN the
caStrtet rrorsag II Re Gets-rFns Red as pro-
sided N session II OF this article. the total
sssarg incidental expenses. the gate per
front foot tiGs anlOuat n eacn assessment
anG the name OF sne owner Of each lot. par
Gel OF Land or part thers3f II known. bsit in
10 case stall : mistake n fhs rarls 81 fha
owner De fatal where a description OF the
property Is given. together with the amount
Charged to street crossings
The council on receipt OF such roll AMI
esx4e1f shall cause = notice thereof f,
D published IA the Official newspaper OF fhs.
city for ten consecutive issues notifying
All persons Interested that Ss2ch roll has
been aIed and requiring them - appear az
a time fixed. not lsss than fifteen DAYS
from the cate OF such notice. and make rt-
lection thereto. The council shall at the
time fixed consider any ami ali Objections
made. and shall make such corrections OF
such roll as il deens jaSt. aui shall then
desttgcf the amount or ssss.n esxf assess..-
against street crossings. which snail be
iaif from the sn.zrai fund OF the city, and
and shaii levy and assess the amounts there
81 ag1tnsi escs parcel and lot ana declare
tie same a first len thereon and shall
cause the roll 10 be delivered 10 the city
comptroller who shall forthwith deliver "a
tic city treasurer a cerriacI cory therelt
upon receipt OF which the treasurer shall
proceed 10 collect the same except as the
duty OF collection thereof is devoIved bv
law on some other officer: provided that
such treasurer shall give ten days notice
IN the onlcl1i newspaper tand shall mail
copy OF such notice TO the owner of the
property assessed when the postCff1ce ad-
dress OF SUCH owner Is known. but the fail
ure 10 nnau the same snail not be fatal
when publication thereof Is made) that
such roll has been certified 70 him FOR coll
lection, and that unless payment Is made
within thirty days from the date OF such
notice assessment shall become delinquent
and shall bear interest at the rate OF ten
per cent. per annnm until paid. and II not
come delinquent a penalty Of per cent.
shall be added. and the sums delinquent
shah be entered on the annual tax ron for
the current year against each lot and par
eel 50 delinquent and with the interest and
penalty. collected as other taxes separate
account being kept thereof. and II not paid
within the time fixed for the payment OF
city taxes. shall be collected as such taxes
are collected. together with such additional
be charged and collected on other delin-
qnent taxes, and each lot or parcel so de-
Inquent shall be sold for the amo int OF
such assessment with interest, penalty and
costs at the time and in the manner and
by the same authority az lands and lots
are sold for city taxes. The city treasurer
sessment In any case where the state laws
require penalty to be added TO such as
sessment.
Sec. 10. Subdivision I. The mode Of pay
ment by bonds shall bs SIS follows; After
the city council has by ordinance ordered
or authorized the insnrC vens1t. and not
more than twenty days after the contrast
therefor has been let, m estimate and roll
shall be made and returned and corrections
be made therein and notice given as pre-
Ecribed IN section II OF this article govern
n I'M q ms
immediate payment plan, and the cost and
expense Of such Improvement shall DO
charged against the lots and parcels or land
IN the local improvement district TO be
created by the ordinance authorizing the
Improvement. In the method prescribed BY
sections II and IL OF this article, and the
crossings shall be paid from the general
fund OF the city, the same az in said sec
tons provided. Contracts shall be made
and assessments levied and collected In me
Same manner "a IS provided IN this article
for the ievylng and collection OF assess
male by the mode OF Immediate payment,
except az otherwise provided herein.
Subdivision 2 The city council shall by
ordinance provide that the entire cost or
nual .nstaliments Of equal amounts. eN-
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 installment coupon bonds
OF the local Improvement district created
for said Improvement. OF such denomina-
ton and bearing such rate or Interest. rot
exceeding 9 per cent. per annpm. as pre-
scribed In such ordinance. Such Install
mente must he equal In amount and each
fnstaflmeHt coupon shall include the inter-
est upon such installment TO the Gate or
the maturity thereof.
Subdivision 3 The city council shah.
after considering upon notice as above pro
viied objections 10 the assessment roll ana
correcting the same. by ordinance approve
the ron ard charge AMI assess against each
marcel and lot OF land described therein. its
proupr share thereof. and declare the same
10 be first lien thereon, and shall each
year levy special assessments 70 redseFn the
bonds So issued next thereafter maturing.
ard the bass OF the first assessment shall
be retained for each succeeding assess msnu
so 10 be- made Such ordinance shal pre-
scribe the form OF the bonds 10 he issued.
and NAV provide that the entire issue or
bonds shall be issued 10 the contractor IN
payrnent for the making or the improve.
ment. otherwise the city comptroller shall
aell the bonds az not less than the.r par
value net. and pay the proceeds tneToi 70 90
Enforcement fund 70 be Pad out upon VA
rants drawn thereon, as other CITY moneys
ere lisbursed by him.
Subdivision a. The owner of any parcel
~ prouprtv so charged may redeem the
same from liability for such improvement
by paving the entire assessment chafked
against the same ten days eslore ,ns ''i, a.
fxed for the issuance OK the bonds; or
he NAV redeem his properly Hvh
such liability after the issuance OF the
l-onds. hy paying the amount os 'hs . rs 80
,nanf ard the amount OF u0isNled asses
fnents with interest on the after ~ ne
rate Of ght per cent per ai,asi,a l'S1, ~.
date ~ the last installment To TIE TINE OF
tsa MATURITY of the bonds last mRsns .nS
All funds paid or collected on account OF
said Improvement shall ne pal3 20 We ~
treasurer and applied solely g pay ii-s Ter
"a ~ {napYevsYnprt or 10 the reaerapEon az
sonas issued therefor. Any parcel OF isfla
which has tseen redeemed ~ hetalh 49, 49,
vBdef. or the total assessment AGAINST
xyhtch has been paid prior 70 the issuance
~ bends as herein provided. shaN not
therea ftev be further liable for the cost eE
such Improvement,
such srecial assessment or 20 tai'.h the
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nrlv defense 70 the validity thereof atto . 81.
= e. -, ..,YslratBou on thirty days fron TIE
tins, the amount due on ca fh i9G ~ p OF
ground liable Tor such asse ~sffis.nt IS AslF'-
tanned and coEhrloei ~ t'r - -.
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