The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-11

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. bc Gore. AL seaall call for rrer'oe1ls scr
cosng tie szrns sezie1 and n.sd vita the
secretzry on or t1.oEe ms day and hcsr
named tnereEn AL BIDS shall Dc accom-
paired 81 ! certified check payable 70 the
order o. The city ccnrtrosIsr f9r q SUE net
less than Eve per csnt.. q the amount Ct
the bad. and 70 bid snail Dc consic@red Ia
less accompanies ~ sch cheek
Sec :. AZ the tire ans placs n.me4
suca BIDS sAal % puosicsy opened
i sna ,s ss "a q, ga: .ssa . r rss:s:s
u q can s. Understood what .
meant thereby. The board SHALL proceed %
aetefnins the lowest BIDDER and may les
op.nica al sses are TOO h.gA. Trey may re-
yect a. Of them and rez1vertiss. and N
s1ca case al checks shall Be ieturned 20 the
and In sach case al cheeks shall be re-
turned 70 the b.sssers exeep. that Of the sue
cesssni bs11sr. which shall - retained IN
ssch Improvement i ss;.se q the s.ddsr ard
the city IN accordance with such bid IL ne
sad bidder fails 20 enter TITO such contract
from ~ ss s,fn az Pc wtn na. tss ~
ne - the successful bidder, the SAID cheek
ard the amount thereof shall - for.aEed
TO the city. and the secretary shall cs.-ver
shall draw sad amount and pay the saD1s
INTO tbs city treasury, 70 the cream OF tns
local Improvement fund" aad the beard
work. Neither the board n0r city co1ac.i
shall have power 70 remit such forfeiture
Sec. H. IN letting al contracts for ptA1l.e
tseres tsr ne . n0al p sG esn, :. ne
amount cue thu contractor on estiEnatss
shalI Be retained 70 secure the payment o.
sa ~ wn9 have rsrtos.nsa wqrk snSrsoa.
ssrai nsa asa ~ shi1ty days after 4.
No, sork a. has ass .S,r soI,p,sss ed, hays
served for labor done and materials
furnished. which Hen shall D senior
70 al other Lens. whether oy tncs-
meDt attachment or contract and no m
provement shall be deemed completed until
the board shall have fled with the city clerk
q statement signed By majority OF them
Tho city council shall by ordnance pre-
scribe suitable means and remedies Tor tina
preservation and enforcement OF the 1sas
provided for n this section
Sec Il. ANY funds remaining n the
treasury belonging 70 the fund Of any ioca!
Improvement district. after the payment &
the whole cost and expense OF sucn I'M
CURED 70 detrsy all the expenditures by tns
city on accoant thereof. ahail be refunded,
on demand. to the amount OF such over
payment; and II there shall be such an ex-
cess IN the assessment OF any person who
shall not have paid his assessment reoale
shall. on demand. be allowed 10 such per-
son TO the amount OF such oyer-asseSSEnen en-;
provided. such demand hereina1ovo pro-
vided for be made within two years from
the date upon which the assessment Tor
such local Improvement district became
due. Any such funds remaining In tho
treasury after the expiration OF TWO years
from the date aforesaid for which no de-
mand has been made as nereia prosiosesa
belonging to any local improvement DIS.
tricL. after the payment % the vGo!s cost
and expense OF such improvement. shah %
transferred TO the general fund
Sec. Is. Subdivision l. Whenever an as
sessmens for laying out, establishing, clos
ing, Strengthening. altering. widening.
grading, regarding, paving. repasns:
B1 s9Klas' ma Eng rsmacadaizing
crawling, regTayelins. pihns' leplNhs,
Gaping, recapp.ng, any street, avenue or
alley. or for any local improvement wnlsn
has heretofore been made or which may
hereafter tie made by the city. has been OF
may be hereafter declared VOID and us en-
foFcement under this charter or inc ia"s
this state, or for any cause Whatever. as
been heretofore or may os hersatteF SET
aside. annulled or declared void by an.
court. either directly or by virtue OK
any decision of such court, the city
shall by ordinance, order and
make new assessment or reassess-
Of land which have been or VIII DO pene-
flied by such local Improvement. 70 the ex-
tent OF their proporticnate part OF the ex-
pense thereof, and IN case the cost shall ex-
coed the actual value OF such local I'M
the new assessment or FeassssS-
r.ent shall be for, and based upon the
ACTUAL value OF kAf4fr a. Tic tA.ito va 80
and 10 this end the ooart et
public works shall make new ass.ssmenL
roll IN equitable manner with reference 20
the benefits received, as near as may be IN
sceordance with the law in force at the time
such reassessment Is made. and when tas
same shah have been confirmed and az.
proved by the council II sha1 &c enIorSsa
and collected in the same manner mat
other assessments for local Improve merits
are enforced and collected under the cnarter
or laws governing ne city. but ell pro
OF local improvements charEeable upon
properly benefited thereby. required ana
provided by this charter or Avs o. me
q 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
ment or reassessment- as provided In tnis
section. upon the lots. blocks or parcels or
land. which have been or VIII De pens
fitted by such improvement. 10 the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part Oh Inc COST
expense and value thereof
Subdivision g. Upon the passage u an
ordinance as hereinbsfore provided, tbs
board OF public works shall make out en-
assessment roll accoraing 70 ne p.oNlsso,ns
OF the said ordnance. and snail eefuiy
the same 10 the council
Subdivision 4 Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk shaH give
in the Official newspaper OF the city, mat
such assessment roll is on lie IN MS ofnce.
the date Of fling OF the same. and SAID
notice shall state time q. WI ,l.,,,o one
TO said assessment roll by parties sSgrles-
ei BY such assessment TIE owner OF
owners Of any property when Is asSessea
in such assessment roll, whether narne1
or not Ia such rol. may within ten slel
DAYS from the last publication provided
herein. file with the eterk his eejeeuons
in writing 20 said assessment
Subdivision 5. At the lime appointed
for hearing objections to such assessment
TIE ceuaca shall hear and determine al
Objections which have been nied by any
nsrtv Interested. 10 the regularity OF the
proceedings in making SGen re-szseSsfneht:
and 10 the correctness OF the amount q
levied on anv particular lot or parcel Of
lard. ara TIE council shall have the power
10 "a Iourn such hearing from time 20 time,
and shaR have poSer. n l.s oa s,Es 20
or.4ar that saicA assessment he made &c
novo. ard the council SHAH pass an order
approving ard colilrln.s ssLa ~.
nra its decision and order shan be maj
q ne regularity, validity
ard correctness OF s1t1 re-8ssessTlient, 20
the S-soart tusTeof, teNiea on e&SS iot OF
parcel of land.
sllsiIvis.9n 8 The fact that N. contract
has been ief or thai ssch Improvement
sNaH have been fue3e ard completed IN
s.rSis - q, mart. shall rot prevent such
a -ss.ssr,serte from being made. nor shall the
srs,ieStnH failure OF reEseet or az CHEER
- FEf.ffff4F VITA kEfF NIAA OF
a. charter or laws governing the CITY.
Es % uesitsoa. notice. resolution TO In
rtraxe estimate. survey, diagram. Ina unsr
~ letting contract or execution q work.
a. NV p+ser matter whatsoever connected
WITH the Improvement sra the 0rst assess
-y,aYt shpraaF snsrate u tt1yaki1ate or n
an y--sv affect the making o. TIE rev
a ,ssaasrsssv,f or re-ASsesEE7enf as provided
FOR hv tsis section. chsTSinE the property
hs-estess with the expense thereof. Pro-
,rt4.s tNst ss,cA rev assessment shah -
- a. amount witch shah rot exceed Ire
s~ssfsl cost ard value - TIE tulproveEnent.
- ,x-sth ~ interest Ehat shall have
s..s-s.,fs,. .-~~-srf thereon. ard that Sr-h
- 49,. - sr,l4fah1v auporttcne3 upon ths
rlve~.arfy~ benefited thereby. according ID
49,. .-,,-sr8r-,x ~ re carter or laws %