The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATsTIE-Censfn

70 bs sIore' ard ssam cali Tor proposals for
doing the same. sealed ana FLED WITH the
n rsraFy o. OF I10i pss saan = aco .ss-
panied b. a certified check payable 10 the
order OF the city couptroller Ior sufa not
. . Ssan ave Per cant e ne $500 a11 mn y
less accompanied BY such cnech-
Sec. l.. At the time and pace harmed;
such bids shall Dc publicly openeS
ana ana read: no bid saal 2s relssssss
X y can be underst TODD wat -
meant thereby. The board shall proceed 70
determine the lowest bidder and may ies
such contract 10 such bidder. or II IN their
op-nica al bids are too high. they nlay re-
Jeet al OF them and rea1yerise, and IN
s4sa case all checks shall se Ietarned 70 the
and Ia such case all checks shan be re-
turned TO the bidders except that OF the sue
cessf0l bidder. which shall 5e retained In
VI contract be entered into for naaklng
such Improvement between the bidder ana
the city IN accordance with such bid III tne
sad BIDDER fails TO enter into such contract
IN accordance with his bid within ten days
from the date at which he Is notified that
he IS the successful bidder, the sale cneck
and tbs amount thereof shall De forfeited
10 the city. and the secretary shall del.ysr
said check 10 the city comptroller, VINO
shall draw said amount and pay TIE same
into the city treasury. 10 the credit OF ING
local improvement fund" AID the board
shall readyertise for proposals Tor suca
work. Neither the board nor city council
shall have power TO remit such forre4Iure.
Sec. Is In letting all contracts for public
improvements the board shall PROVIDE
therein that az least thirty per cent. OF the
amount due the contractor on estimates
shall be retained to secure the payment or
Ia borers who have performed work thereon.
and material men who have furnished ma
terlals therefor, and such laborers and ma
terial men shall for thirty days after the
work has been completed have
lien on such thirty per cent so re-
served far t2tf1r HTnA and mafGrf4 3
furnished. which lien shall be senior
TO al other liens. whether by jucg-
proyement shall be deemed completed until
the board shall have filed with the city clerk
q statement signed By a majority OF them
declaring the same has been completed.
The city council shall by ordinance pre-
scribe suitable means and remedies for the
preservation and enforcement OF the liens
provided for in this section.
Sec. IL. any funds remaining In the
treasury belonging to the fund Of any local
Improvement district. after the payment CT
the whole cost and expense OF sucn I'M
proyenent IN excess Of the total sum re-
city on account thereof, shall be refunded,
on demand. to the amount OF SUCH over
payment; and IL there shall be such an ex-
cess in the assessment Of any person who
snail not have paid his assessment a reDate
shall, on demand. be allowed TO sucn per-
son TO the amount of such over-assessIaenS;
provided, such demand hereInaDoFe pro-
vided for be made within two years from
the date upon which the assessment for
such local Improvement district became
due. Any such funds remaining In the
treasury after the expiration OF two years
from the date aforesaid for which no de-
mand has been made as herein prov!ded.
belonging to any local improvement as.
tricr, after the payment OF the whole cost
and expense OF such Improvement, snal %
transferred to the general fund.
Sec. Is. Subdivision l. Whenever an as
sessment for laying out, establishing. clos
grading, regarding. paving, repaVlng,
planklng, replanking, sidewalking and
bridging. macadamlzing. remacadamizing,
crawling, regrayeling. piling. repiling,
Gaping, recapping, any street, avenue or
alley, or for any local Improvement, whlcn
has heretofore been made or which may
may be Hereafter declared void, and 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 OF
council shall, by ordinance. order and
make new assessment or reassesS-
ment upon the lots. blocks or parcels
OF land which have been or VIII be peIle-
flied by such local Improvement. to the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part or the ex-
pense thereof, and in case the cost shall ex-
coed the actual value or such local I'M
the new assessment or reaSSsSS-
rnent shall be for, and based upon the
actual value Of the same at the time Of its
and 10 this end the board OF
public works shall make a new assessinent
roll IN equitable manner with reference 70
the benefits received. as near as may be IN
accordance with the law In force at the time
such reassessment is made and wnen the
same shall have been confirmed ana ap-
proved by the council IL shall be endorsed
and collected In the same manner mat
other assessments for local Improve nentS
are enforced and collected under the chdrtcF
or laws governing the city. but all pro-
ceedlngs relative TO making the expenses
OF local improvements chargeaoie upon
provided by this charter or laws or the
CITY prior 20 the making OF original
assessment roll, shall not be included or re-
quired within the purpose OF this section.
ordinances order and make a new assess
ment or reassessment, as provided In TINS
section, upon the lots, blocks or parcels OF
land, which have been or will be bene-
fted by such improvement. to the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part OF the COST
expense and value thereof.
Subdivision g. Upon the passage OF an
ordnance as hereinhefore provided, the
board of public works shall make ont an
assessment roll according TO the provisions
OF the said ordinance, and snail ceruiy
the same TO the council.
Subdivision 1. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk SHAH give
notice by three CD successive publications
in the official newspaper OF the city, mat
such assessment roll Is on file in his onice,
the date of Ming OF the same, and said
notice shall state a time AT which the
council will hear and consider objections
to said assessment roll by parties aggrieV-
ed hy such assessment. Ine owner OF
owners OF any property which IS assessed
I'm such assessment roll, whether named
or not in suca roll. may within ten tlVl
days from the last pqolication pToHisded
herein. file with the clerk bis objections
in writing TO said assessment.
Subdivision 3. Al the time appointed
for hearing objections to such assessment.
the council shall hear and determine gu
marty interested. TO the regularity or the
proceedings IN making such re-asssssment,
and 10 the correctness OF the amount OF
siich re-assessment. or or the amount
LEVIED on any particular lot or parcel OF
land. and the council shall have the power
% adjourn such hearing from time TO time.
and snail have power. In It's discretion, 10
revise correct. confirm or set aside. and to
order that such assessment be made de
uOva and the council shall pass an order
approving and coilniin.is s1l1 ~ 49,.
ana its decision and order shan be q maj
determination OF the regularity, validity
and correctness OF ssli s-assesSiheht' 10
the amount Thereon. tstaeu on eaCh 4ot OF
parcel OF land
subdivision 6. The fact that The contract
has been let or thai suca Improvement
shall have been made and completed IN
,,roiA or in part shall not prevent such
Assessment from being made, nor snail the
ON ssion failure or neglect or ar ofhcer
or 9fFilers ~ cog1lulv with the provisions OF
the charter or laws governing the city.
nS % petition. notice, resolution TO i'm
proye estimate. survey diagram, manner
- aetsg~r contract or execution OF wcrk,
or any other matter whatsoever connected
wlth fha Improvement end THE frst assess
ruent thereof. operate 20 luNa4s4ate or IN
-. Nc AFFECT the making Of the new
sssss-rrs,-,f ar Te-aSscEsmeat as provided
S,- bv this section. charging the property
benefited with the expense mercer. s'r"-
-, an amount which shall not exceed tho
~ .,s 81 e-st ans value OF the Improvement.
tsrefher with any interest tHaL saaA have
1910 o-~r-reE thereon. and flef Sr~h
,,,,,,.rf be saultab,y apportioned upon the
.--..-,..rr,- benefited thereby. according 10
-, r~o,istors % the cgSrter or laws %
- ts, N being TIE trlle intent and