The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09

dong the same. sealed and flied VITA Nls
named therein. AL bids shall be accom-
panied by 4 certified check payable 20 tne
order CT the city comptroller fer sum nos
the bid. and no bs3 shall be considered W.
less accompanied ~ such check
Sec. = AT the. tine and pace naTnecs
such BIDS shah Be pub.icly opened
for informa.Ily: bat shah % received
II * can be understood wat -
meant thereby. The board ssaall proceed :.
determine the lowest bidder and may .es
such contrast 70 such BIDDER, or Z IL theE
opinion al bids are TOO high. they may =
Jet a. OF them and readyerttse, and 10
BIDDERS. but II such contract be let- tnen
and IN such case al checks shall Dc f@-
turned 70 the h.dcers except that OF the sue
cess1al bicQsr. which shall be retained III
II a contEact be ensE-ed into for making
such Improvement between the bidder ana
the city IN accordance Win such BID II me
sad BIDDER falls 70 enter into suca CONTRACT
N accordance with his bid within ten days
from the date al which he IS 1ot-ned that
be - the successful bidder. the SAID enecA
and the amount thereof shall De lorIs-le9
to the city, and the secretary shall denver
said check 70 the city comptroller. VINO
shall draw saId amount and pay the same
local Improvement fund" and the board
shall readyertise FOR proposals for sucn
work. Neither the board nor city co1acli
shall have power 10 remit such forfeiture
Sec Is. In letting all contracts for public
improvements the board shall PROVIDE
therein that at least thirty per cent. OF the
shall be retained TO secure the payment or
laborers who have Performed work thereon,
and material men who have furnished ma
ter.als therefor, and such iaporers ara ma ma.
tsriaI men shall for thirty days after the
work has been completed have q
lien on such thirty per cent. so re-
served Tor la6or H done t ana !, ma, sa11os
to az other liens, whether oy judg-
ulent, attachment or contract and 10 IN.
provement shall be deemed completed untl
the board shall have fled with the city clerk
a sta tement signed by majority OF tnern
declaring the same has been completed.
The city council shall by ordinance pre-
scribe suitable means and remedies Tor inc
preservation and enforcement OF the Liens
provided for IN this section.
Sec. II. Any funds remaining IN the
Improvement district. after the payment Ct
the whole cost and expense OF sucn I'M
proyement In excess OF the total sum re-
CURED TO defray AL the expenditures oy tns
on demand. TO the amount OF such over
payment; and II there shall be sucn an ex-
cess in the assessment or any person No
shall not have paid his assessment rebate
shall. on demand, be allowed 10 sucn per.
son TO the amount or such oVer-as sessInens'
provided. such demand hereinaooye Pre-,
the date upon which the assessment TOT
such local Improvement district became
treasury after the expiration Of two years
from the date aforesaid FOR which no de-
mand has been made as herein provided.
belonging to any local improvement a;s.
trict, after the payment Of the whole cost
and expense OF such improvement, shall be
transferred 70 the general fund
Sec. Is. Subdivision / whenever an as
Ing. straightenins. altering. widening.
grading. regarding, paving. repaVins,
planking. replanking. s.dewAking Eno
crawling. regraveling. piIing. repillng.
Gaping. recapping. any street, avenue or
alley, or for any local Improvement wnlcR
hereafter be made by the city, has been or
NAV ba hereafter declared VOID, ana us en-
forcement under this charter or the laws
This state. or for any cause whatever, fas
been heretofore or may DC hereafter SET
aside, annulled or declared void by any
court. either directly or by virtue OF
council shall. ,by ordinance, order ana
make a new assessment or reassess-
ment upon the lots. blocks or parceo
flied by such local Improvement. 70 the ex-
tent OF their proporuonate part OF me ex-
pense thereof. and in case the cost snaii e1-
coed the actual value OF such local I'M
proyement, the new assessment or reasseSs-
nent shall be for. and based upon INC
actual value OF the same az the tims OF US
completion; and TO this end the board OF
public works shall make new assessnent
roll in equitable manner with reference 10
the benefits received. as near as may oe IA
accordance with the law in force at the time
such reassessment Is made, and when the
same shall have been confirmed ana ep.
proved by the council IL shall be enforced
and collected in the same manner mat
other assessments for local improve nents
are enforced and collected under tho cnarter
or laws governing the city, but all pro-
OF local improvements chargeaole upon
property benefited thereby. required and
provided by this charter or laws or the
CITY prior to the making OF original
assessment roll, shall not be included or re-
ouired 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 THIS
section upon the lots. blocks or parcels OF
land. which have been or viii be bene-
fted by such Improvement, 10 the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part OF the COST,
expense and value thereof.
Subdivision 9. Upon the passage % an
ordinance, as hereinbefore proVioed, the
board of public works shall make out an
assessment roll according to the PROVISIONS
OF the said ordinance. and shall certify
the same 10 the council.
Subdivision l. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk shall give
notice by three 60 successive publications
in the official newspaper OF the city. that
such assessment roll Is on file IN his onico,
the date OF fling OF the same, and SAID
notice shall state time at which the
council viii hear and consider objections
10 said assessment roll by parties aggrlev-
ed by such assessment. The owner or
owners OF any property which Is assessed
in such assessment roll, whether named
or not In such roll. may within ten Q0l
DAYS from the last publication provided
herein file with the clerk his objections
In writing TO said assessment
Subdivision 5. At the time appointed
for bearing objections to such assessment,
the council shall hear and determine all
objections which have been flied by any
party Interested. To the regularity Of the
proceedings m making such re-assesSIllen
and q the correctness or the amount or
glrA assessment, or OF the amount
levied on any particular lot or parcel or
land. and the council shall have the power
20 al iouFu such herring from time 10 time,
and snail have power IN It's discretion, 10
revise. correct. confirm or SET aside, ana TO
order that such assessment he made dc
uovo. and the council shall pass an order
approving ard confirming said proceedings
ana sai3 re-isscs9 rIcut as corrected by ~.
and SIS decision aUd order shall De fC'u
determination 90 the Tegu,arity. validity
and correctness OF said Te-asseSsTnent, TO
the amount thereof. levied on each lot or
parcel ~ lana
has heeu let or thai such Improvement
shall have been made and completed IN
whole or in uarf. shall not prev eDt such
sssess1oent frcTu BENG made. nor sinai, The
omission. fll4arc ef I' Nis@ - 49, ethcer
or oft Gers 90 c0Uscly win tt@ provisions ~
the charter or laws govern Ug the city.
as % prttt. tn. uef.rc. rF~o}ufi0u 10 I'M
prove. estimate. survey. diagram. manner
az iatf.uE contract or CNar,ttto son % work.
or auv Other matter F,l'li sl,VcT connected
ucnt thereof. OPT axe to ."Nal tate or "a
UUt H1v affect the making ~ ire rev
aTs.T--Drrt rr f--aSsts ST'iftt aS pr9Ftied
fo~ hT fN.s sfrti.v W. frEsrS The property
VfteH trlt .reh now assessment SHALL d.
f1r ar amount wh.ca shall ro' exceed the
Together vtiA any interest taat shan have