The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18

70 ne Soxe. ard shah cal Tor rsossoz2ls Tor
secrsta ~ . 800 . 6s-1rs sns ssy and hoar
names thsrexz- All bis soza. - aeon
pan!et BY certified check rayssae % the
sess NE = re y ssy s @ Il the amount 4
the BID. aa2 &c I'D snail ne ccns.dsrsc TN
i1ss accompanied ~ scch check
Sc = AZ the the aid p;zsss , 1870
asd read. 70 bia ssaa be rs5ecS.:
tor Informally. bat shall DC received
y e eaa be understood wa; =
e&Esfrnsae the lcwes. css9sr and may iet
$50 contrast 70 s1c1 h.1sssr, or = u faeiE
.b..a4ca a. bis are Too EsSn. tsey na1s =
-. az g them an1 rsa9yertiss. ard n
s-en case all checks shall be returned % the
1-34fTs, Dit II such contract ce lei Inen
sad q saeh case al checks shan oe fe-
cesss1s big6er. shich stall be retained IN
- contrast cs entered ITO fcE iz2zk4ng
SEE improvement between TIE os12ey sna
tna ctg N accordance with s3ch DID IL ll1e
kA-1 5-@cer falls TO enter into slcn CONTRACT
n Acc0rGAnGe with MS bid within ten DAYS
. =. sas cate al sEaen he = notasa -. t.at
aid the amount thereof shall pe tor1s-Ies.
70 the city, and tbs secretary shat Gs.sser
said check 10 the city comptroller. who
shall draw sad amount ard pay the same
into the city treasury. 10 the credit 81 kns
local Improvement fund. a11 the oS2E1
work. Neither the bosrd Bor city ccpac-I
shall have POKER 20 remit S1cn forfe1tAre
Sec. Is IN letting ali contracts for public
IMPROVEMENTS the board shan proFlds
therein that ~ least thirty Per cent. OF Tie
amount due tbs contractor on estimates
shall be retained TO secure the payment or
laoo-ers y no have pertoTInsd soEk tsis y, .
and material men who have furnished ma
ter.als therefor, and such laborers and ma
iertal men shall for thirty days after the
work has been completed have
lien on such thirty per cent. so re-
served for labor done and materials
furnished. WHICH lien saal Be senior
10 al other liens. whether oy Jaag-
Froyement shall be deemed completed until
tAe beard shall have fied with the city clerk
q statement signed by majority OF them
declaring the same has been completed
The city council shall by ordinance pre-
scribe suitable means and remedies for ths
preservation and enforcement OF the liens
provided for ~ this section.
Sec. II. Any funds remaining In the
treasury belonging 70 the fund OF any local
Improvement district. after the payment or
provement in excess Of the total sum re-
CURED To cefray all the expenditures BY the
city on account thereof. shall be refunded.
on demand. 10 the amount OF such over
payment; and IL there shall be such an sx-
cess Ia the assessment OF any person VINO
shall not have paid his assessment rebate
shall. on demand. be allowed 10 sucl per-
son 10 the amount OF such EMBELLISHMENTS;
provided, such demand heretnaboFs pro-
yIded for be made within two years from
the date upon watch the assessment Tor
such locai Improvement district became
due. Any such funds remaining ID the
treasury after the expiration OF two years
from the date aforesaid for which no de-
mand has been made as herein provided.
belonging 10 any local Improvement d-S-
trict. after the payment or the whole cost
and expense OF such Improvement. shan Do
transferred 20 thu general fund.
Sec. Is Subdivision l. Whenever an as
sessment fer laying out, establishing, clos
ing. straightening. altering @.de esllng
planklng, replankilg. s.dewaiklns and
bridging, Ulacadarn zlDg. relnaeadasIll ENG,
graveiing, regraveling. piling, replllus.
Gaping. recapping. any street, avenue or
alley, or for any local Improvement which
has heretofore been made or which may
hereafter be made by the city, has been or
may be Hereafter declared VOID, ana its en-
forcement under this charter or the laws
governing the city refused by the courts CT
been heretofore or may be hereafter set
aside, annulled or declared void by any
court. either directly or by virtue or
council shall. by ordinance. order and
make a new assessment or reassess-
ment upon the lots. blocks or parcels
OF land which have been or VIII be bene-
fIted by such local Improvement, TO the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part or the ex-
pense thereof, and IN case the cost shall sx-
coed the actual value OF such local I'M
provemeut, the new assessment or reasssss-
ment shall be for, and based upon the
actual value of the same at the tiisie OF us
conplet!on: and 10 this end the boar1 OF
nublic works shall make n new assessment
roll IN equitable manner with reference 10
the benefits received. as near as may DE IN
accordance with the law in force at the tl1o
such reassessment is made, and when the
same shall have been confirmed ana ep.
proved By the council Ii shall be endorsed
and collected Ia me same manner ,,s,sss
ere enforced and collected under the chaFter
or laws governing the city, but All pro
ceed,ngs relative to mahng s ss mon
property benefited thereby, required ana
provided BY this charter or laws or the
city prior 10 the making OF original
ssse~snsn, ron. shall not be included or re-
CURED within the purpose OF this section.
Subdivision . The city council shah by
ordinance order and make q new assess
ment or reassessrnlent. as proSiasa Ia ui -
land. which have been or VIII be oene-
fted by such Improvement, 10 the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part OF the COST
expense and value thereof.
Subdivision 3 Upon the passage Of an
ordinance, as hereinbefore provided, the
hoard OF public works shall make out an
asessnent roll aecordng 70 the sa prOs ssrtIfy
the same to the council
Subdivision l. Upon receiving the eaid
assessment roll the city clerk shan give
notice by three go successive publications
In the official newspaper OF the city. tnat
such assessment roll Is on Tile IN his once,
the date Of fling OF the same. and sald
notice shall state a time at which the
council will hear and consider objections
20 said assessment roll by parties aggriey-
ed by such assessment The owner os
in such assessment roll, whether named
or not In such roll. may witnln ten slvl
DAYS from the last publication proyiid a
herein file with the clerk his ob5scuons
in writing to said asses snent.
Subdivision :. At the time appointed
for hearing objections TO such assessment,
ebSeetiSns which have been filed by any
party Interested. 90 the regularity OF tho
proceedings IL making soca Te-sAsstsssfneht.
and - the correctness OF the amount OF
$3.50 re-assass4 neat, or OF the amount
levied on any particular lot or parcel or
land: and the council shall have the power
- adjourn such hearing from time 70 time.
as,B sail have powor in Its discretion, 10
revise correct. confirm or set aside, and TO
order that such assessment oe made De
uOvo, and the council shall pass an order
snrr,9v-ing ard confirming said proceedings
auf said re-ASseSsTEfeuf as corrected by IL
ani its decision ami order shall be a flnI
DENOMINATION Of the regularity. validity
ard correctness II said re-assessfnent. 10
the arnount thereof. levied on each lot or
parcel os land
S,,sst,fslon & TIE fact that ths contract
has been let or that such Improvement
shall have bean moe snd completed in
whole or ia part, shah not prevent slch
assessment from heinE made, nor shall TIRE
omission. failure - neSlest o. az. officer
or officers 30 comply with ire provisions u
fhs charter or laws governing the city.
"a 70 petition. notice. resolution 20 I'm
az Isttir. contract cr execution ~ work
or any other matter whatsoever connected
S.+s.s, tNs f,zgnrqver7ient ana the first assess
,-,a~,. tfe~asf crerata - fnvaiidafe or 81
arv uaw affect the making % ths ncw
assessment o. re-2ssfsTfatnt 80 provided
- ~ fNfs section. charging the property
1900 WITH the expense thereof Pro
rsta.s shas sysrh rev assessment shall hA
Or an amount whish shall not exceed fhs
r-fsTaI ,,sgsf enc value = tae Improvement
tc~stNa~ Min any interest that shan have
1870 accrued thereon. 10f thnf su-N
amour, - equi;Rhiy aT7Tertiouet opoa tas
s-s-.,.r~sss f.nvasff-a thereby. according %
,ha provisions c. ne cs-rter CT laws q