The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-28

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csferrzfas tss Lowest old.s- an1 FAY .et
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3ect a. Of them and rsa3vs-tsss. ard n
$50 case al eherks sha2. 5e e<1Tze1 e Sl-s
osz1srs. but e such CONTRACT ss lel. tnea
turned - -, eAss =. .r sns "a. 8. .s ss
eeSsS21 bs6st%r. which snail - refzl2eo III
~ contract % entered into fer IfEAAsnz
,hs city II scec~aazcs with s1cn bid u TIE
s2-1 BIDDER falls 20 enter tnfg such contract
IA accordance with his I'D within ten Gays
rem re sats al Nnssa hs = assnsa .I 80
and The arzoGrt taeTecf shall oe 1or,sSea
10 the city. and The secretary shz4. Carver
ss.a sneck e the city cosnptIs -
TITO tns city treasury, 20 the csecft q tns
local Improvement sEnd." ana ire beard
shall ree1vertse fer pToDosA-s Ter sscn
shall have power 70 remit sach forfe.SITa
Sec Is Il letting al contracts for psa,i.s
improvements tbs beard shah proves
therein that AZ least thirty per cent o. ne
aDC1nt due thu contractor on estimates
shal be retained &c secure ire payment OF
iabcrers who have performed work sh.fsca,
and material men who havs furrshs. ina
tertal men shah for thirty days after TIE
work has been conpiesed have
lien on such thirty Per cent 90 re-
furnished. ~hieh lien ssaa % senior
20 al other AerA wAeIher oy JUG
ment. attachment or contract and 10 In
the board sEslI have r;ed with the city clerk
. statement stxnsd by . majority OF them
declaring the same has been eotnpietsd
The city council shah BY ordinances pre-
scribe suitable means and rerned.es for the
preservation ana enforcement Of the aeaS
provided for IN this section
Sec. T. Any funds remaining IN ne
treasury belonging 10 the faaa Of any local
Improvement dsrscs. after the payment cs
the whole cost and expense Of such Tn
proyemeDf In excess OF the total sum re-
Su.rsd 70 oeiray 81 tns espen,a,hs1rss, ~ sns
on demand. 20 the amount o. Euch over
payment; and II theirs snall bs sucn Al ex~
cess in the assessment OF AEy pei son 80
snail. on demand, be allowed 10 such per
son 70 the amount OF such over-assssssaensi
Rroy.dsd. such demand hersin2ooTs pro,
the date upon which the assessment Tor
such local Improvement district became
Qua ANY such funds remaining 10 me
treasury after the expiration OF two years
from the data aforesaid for which no DE-
mand has been made a. herein prosiced.
belonging to any local improves neat ols-
ana expense OF such Improvement. shall b
transferred 70 Tire general fund
Sec Is. SUBDIVISION / Whenever Al as
ssssm:ns for laying out sstsoaisn;as s.n slSs
grading. regarding. paving. repasins;
planking. replanking, s.dswalkins and
tridging. uaa ,.dam-zing. reuaaca6amiHlnx.
Gaping. recappins. any street. avenue q
alley, or for any local Improvement wnlSn
has heretofore been made or wn,cn may
nav be Hereafter declared VOID. and its en-
forcenent under this charter or the law
governing the city refused by the courts CT
ss,s 'ais e. rsr or sy hersstsr
ssids, snnulled or declared VOID by any
court. either directly or by virtue OF
any decision OF such court ths cay
make o new assessment or rsafkess-
nent upon the lots. blocks Or parcAS
Of land which have been or VIII Dc oene-
tent OF their proportionate part OF The ex-
pense thereof and In case the cost shall sx-
coed the actual value OF euoh Local. I'M
proveraent the new assessment or reasssss-
fnent shall be for, and based upon tho
actual value Of the same at the time OF its
completion; and TO this end the ooari o.
public works SHAH make new asssss...s. ~
ron in equitable manner with referenss 20
the benefits received. as near as may be IN
accordance with the law In force AZ the tine
such reassessrnsr:t Is made, and when tAs
proved ~ the council !t shall DO enforced
and collected in the Same manner mat
other assessments Sor local inpsovs n .r.s
or laws governing the city. but al pro
eeealnes relative to making tho expenses
OF local improvements chargeanle upon
ppirooyiae. By this charter or laws OF shs
sity prior 20 tho making OF original
assessment roll, shall not be includeo or re-
CURED within the purpose or this secu0n.
Subdivision 2 Tho city council shan oy
ordinance order and make a new assess
ment or reasseSsment. as provided IN III:
section. upon the lots, blocks or parceis OF
land. which have been or WIZ De pens-
tent OF their. preyortionats part Oh ths cost
expense and value thereof.
Subdivision 9. Upon the passage q an
ordinance. as hereinbetore prosLasS g., Si =
assessment roll according 70 the provisions
OF the said ordnance. and SHAH cerufy
the same 20 the council.
subdivision l. Upon resolving tho said
assessment roll the city clerk shan give
notice BY three tsl successive publications.
IN the official Newspaper OF tho CITY. tnat
The date OF ming OF the same. and said
notice shall ftats time al which tne
council will hear and consider objections
70 said assessment roll BY parties aggriev-
ed by such assessment Inc owner OF
owners Of any property which IS assessed
in such assessment roll, WHISTLER named
or not in snca rot.. may within zen w
DAYS from the last publication provided
herein file with the clerk his objections
IN writing to Sad assessment
Subdivision S. AZ tbs tims appeinted
for hearing objections 10 such assessment,
the council shall hear and determine ali
objections which have been flied by any
party interested. TO the regularity or ths
proceedings IL making such re-assessnent,
and 70 the correctness u the amount or
Eash re-asssSsment. or OF the amount
levied on any particular lot or parcel OF
land. and the council shall have the power
% adjourn such hearing from .llfe 70 tlfne,
ana sha.t have power. ia It's discretion 10
revise. correct. confirm or set aside, and TO
order that such assessment be made do
rovo. ard the council shall pass an order
approv!ng ard confirming said proceedings
ana said re-aSsessuent "a corrected by IT.
ans irs decision and order shall be fnal
determination OF the regularity, Valciiy
srd correctness Of said rc-aSscssment, to
the amount thereof. levied Ga each lot or
parcel CT land.
subdivision & The fact that the contract
has been let or that such Improvement
shall have been male and completed IN
whcie or ia part. shah not prevent such
assessment from being made, nor shall the
omission, failure or neglect OF az officer
or olil ~cvs 10 couaclv with thu provisions %
The charter or laws governing the city.
a. % petition. notice. resolution 20 IN
prove estimate, survey. diagram. manner
cf letting contract CT execution ot work
o. snv other matter whatsoever connected
Nth the Improvement cad the first assess
rnert thereof. operate 10 invalsdate or In
rnv way affect the making or t1s rev
sasassr,lerf or r@-asseSSfueut as provided
o. bv thf= section. charging the property
t@~nftsA with the expense thereof Pro-
MED thst such rev assessment shall bs
sar Al eyYfo1lnt which shall tot sx~ceef the
s..,rsl est ana value OF ire Improvement
.,rsfhsr with any interest that shah have
isw~,iiv accrued thereon. s1t that suoh
amour; oe egUitansy spportioned upoh ;hs
e.. ,r,ovfssanx % Tie cs~rter or laws %
-. ~irw I. being the t-ga intent ard
meaning ~ thss section = make the cost