The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
THE CHARTER or THE cITT or
sEATTIE-Geusfuu

- - s~.Ss-- 3fr7 neGtAfe s@Trns1T AID
,1soSfs4 shall - faa -1osse rssssssura fer
M uas9os q +frs-z<s1tzte payxzeec' saali -
- zs..sNs Afx1< tae CITY eoszzeA las sy
-. go TIE making OF any tseal Improvement.
so upk EzoTE TITAN tWe1ty DAYS altar ire
s,.s.sz@ei tfssefpr has heen sss. IS herein
sa&A report - tie co4n-ss a1 assessment
Eoa3 Prepared ~ ire ~ engineer whseh
sa@A contsan the description OF each lot.
ssssssfs With sAe aaash@r 0< feet frontage
shzrEe1 e eaSh. the total frontage 81 TIE
1tsErscf Tr0FfzRe 70 ~ cetsTrskrs1 as Fro
weed II section u os this arisclel, tia total
c0s1 % tise Improvement, tzse&ss1zng al ner-
sssary fDcs1entaI expenses. the rate per
fEoat sc5f. Ehs asz3aSf cf es-a asxessrsas
cel % land Or part ths-sof 4 known. bat .n
40 case sAa.l mistake 2 ths name % the
owner BE fatal where a description OF tia
properly Is given, together with the amount
c2sxSec TO streeS crCGsrss-
he council On re1elpt % such roll ard
- ni snai esase aotles tnersof %
CITY Tor ten consecutive lssGes, Notifying
Al persons interested that such roll has
tine fxee, rot less than astee1 days
from the date 0. such notice. and make CD
5e@tion thersto Tie c0un-1 shall AZ tie
tine liked consider any and ali ossectseng
made. and shall make such co~rectioa< az
such rol as II deems Just. and shall then
ce1ars the amount % saca cost assessed
PAD from the gsnsrzl fund OF the city. and
HezH then nv ord fFar - apnruve such -oW
and shall levy anc sssess the amounts there
~ asss iiSl e&en parcel ard loE ana declare
Tire Same q FIRST Ee0 thereon aud shan
cause the roll TO be delivered 20 the city
compfrcllcr who shall forthwith deliver 20
upon receipt OF which the treasl4rsr shall
proceed 20 collect the same except as The
duty OF collection thereof Ia dsvolvnd By
law on some other officer provided. that
such treasurer shall give ten days notice
Ii TIE of.esai newspaper land shall mad a
copy OF such notice 20 the owner OF the
property assessed when the poxtosnee ad-
dress % such owner Is known, bat the tall
urs 10 Dtal the same shall not De fatal
wren ps q. thsreof Is usee) that
such roll has been certified 20 him Ger col
lection and that unless payment Is ma1s
within thirty days from the date OF such
notice assessment shan become delinquent
and sfaH bear interest az the rate OF ten
per cent. Der annum until paid. and II not
paid before such assessment snail have be-
come ,1nn del.asqasnt a penalty q per cent:
shah - entered on the annual tax ron for
tho current year against each let and par
Gel - delinquent, and with the inserSx; and
account being kept therco1. and n not paid
within the tine fixed for the payment Of
city taxes. shall BE collected az such taxes
are collected. together with such additional
charges or penalties as are authorized TO
Do charged and collected on other deitn-
qeent taxes and each lot or parcel SO de-
ilnquent shall be sold for the anao mt OF
such assessment with interest. penalty and
costs. az the time and IN the manner and
are sold for city taxes. The city treasurer
shah adj 10 penalty 70 any Delinquency as
sesSfuent ~ any case WEers ire state avs
require a penalty 70 be added 70 sush as
seEsnent.
Sec. Is. Subdivision I. The mode OF pay
rlent by bonds shall bs as follows: Aftc-
the city council has by ordinance ordered
or authorized the Improvement. ard not
more than twenty days after the contract
therefor has been let. m estimate and roll
shall Be made and returned and corrections
be made therein and notice gwen as pre-
scribed n section u OF this article govern
ing local improvements made undsr ING
immediate payment plan, and the eoEt and
expense OF such Improvement shan be
charged against the lots and parcels or land
IN The leoal improvement o,ssrsS. 10 ,hsss
snapro veEnent. in the method prescribed by
sections II and Il OF this article, and ths
Cost ard expense OF sra1lng me .srseis
fund Of the city, the same az IN said seq
ton. provided Contracts shall be made
same manner as Is provided In this article
for the levying and collection or assess
nlents where payment - provided TO be
exeep, as otherwise provided herein.
Subdivision & The city council shan by
ordinance provide that the entire cost or
such Improvement shan De payable IN an
tending over . period 70 be fixed BY said
ordnance. not exceeding ten years from
the date Of the issuance OF the s2nds: T ,e
che issuance OF t6stallment coupon bonds
OF tho local Improvement district created
for said Improvement OF snch denonnina-
ton and bearing such rate OF interest, rot
exceeding per cent. per annunl. as pre-
scribe<a Ia such ordinances. Such Install
asnts must b equal n amount en-. ana , saSh
est upon such instsilmsnt 10 the date OF
the maturity thereof
Subdivision g. The city council shall.
after considering upon notice IS above pro-
viied oriectl0ns 10 the assessment roll ana
correcting the same. BY Ordsnan-e approve
the roll, and charge and assess aealnst each
parcel and lot Of land described therein. It's
Iroper share thereof. and declare the same
70 Sc q first lien thereon. and shan each
year levy special assessments % retesrn me
bonds 50 issued, next thereafter maturing;
and the has OF the frst assessment shall
be retained sor each succeeding assessment
so 90 be made. such ordinance snaN pr
and NAV provide that the entire issue Of
bonds shall be issued 70 the contractor IN
payment for the making OF the ,napr r,s,,
i1aent: otherwise the city comptroller snail
sell ,h@ bonds at not less than TIER par
value net. and Pay the proceeds therof 70
The city trasI 70 Ss q, ns i' a,,, 1ro - wa
rants drawn thereon. IS ether city moneys
are dishnrsed by hin.
Subdivision 4 The owner OF apy psrsel
~ Tr,nevty SO charged may redeem the
same from liability FOR such Improvement
Ne ssvinr ths entire assessment charged
AGAINST the same ten days before TIE time
G~.sd Tor the Issuance OF the bonGst or
ne nav redeem his property from
such liability after the Issuance or tne
bonds. by paying tne aLi.aat - =. 's seS, 49,
Ynsnt ara the amount OF uDlevie1 assess
rnents with interest on The after ~ re
rate ~ eight por cent. per aFnGtn ION t1s
sste ~ The last tnsfallmeut 20 the TINE -
- estssrlfw of the hnads last ma arsne.
All funds paia or collected on account cf
said Improvement sh.tll y kst4 - Asae 49,
treasurer and applied solely 70 pSylEs ios
s.5F improvements or 20 the redemption ot
sona. issued therefor. Any Parcel OF land
which has iseen ref,Feill' - - $50.
,ght.h has been paid prior 20 the IS i3eIate
y, hc-fs as herein provided. shall not
tserea tier be further liable for the cost OF
such Improvement
such sr,ecsat Assessment or 30 th1eth tNe
rnakirs OF the same shan - 9f gay oF
$50 ~ sxui~atsen OF thirty days from the
str,,. the amount due on eaeh iot ~ p.e@ 90
ground liaels FOR such assessment - sseeF-
tssrld ard confirmed ~ tas CITY council
s,.,t.sfs.ises~ The issuance - su@h bonds
- ne reftrartor. or ths sale thereof, SHAH
opprats 70 transfer q the pG, As<T Z.
,.',sfs~setor or holder thereof, al tue alE1l
80 s.,,a~rat - TIE city IN respect O. 81 n
Assessment and the len tn~feeE efeat..i.
subject 20 the rtEhf ot Fe3e-tl 'ef,.2 $500 ,s-~s.-
provided and shall authorize tee heiotF 90
3d. fhsrsof 10 receive. SIZE tar ard rei-
80 ~ have collected. such BONG or hQn3@g
80 - tsrrsush any % the methods provides
Nv law for the collection o. assess IflslltS tcI
is.t-al improvements. and. II th- sety saha
sal revtert or refuse 20 pay sac 2.l..'is -
a. promptly coitacs any ~ SAD asss--sl.stits
$50 tsise TIE owner or owners OF Shy saea
s,rfs r,-av rs~srea,3 m Ne ~ their ast p n1s'e
es.,Tt - ast.sh = sueeerarrt ant Fore. $50 fhs
TEA thereof IN any cc1rt OF COMPETENT 9lsls-
Gis-ffon. ana shah recovsr. = t43tte = &c
amount of his or their bcnss, sn4 intestst
1900 eve Per crntuua thereof. t1Fefhsr
,.-fsN fhs cost cf such s-iL Amp n8u'Aer OF
-. -. e ~ h.Nr.ta r.r az tloale M