The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26

dong K. sane. sealed and Sled vita ne
secretary % or tra<ozs tie day an9 hour
p1nies - : eer.4Set check paysois 70 the
order c. the cry eon21ros..- sos s2<a Est
less than I'VE par eszt- .: tie z-nsant es
les az sS-so ea- Al &c = ssch cheek
Sec :. Al the tine sn1 rsacs nsrae4
saca BIDS shall % pS2-@y epeze1
e.. sza ,. rad: . "a ga. .a = rs.sessss
Il !; can 30 understood what Is
meant thereby. Tire beard s1au proceed 20
csssrnnias the lowest t.95s- an1 Ray lsi
ssp.nion al BIDS are TOO hlgh, they may re-
jet a. % them ami reacTeriise. and IN
s3ra case al checks sna4 Se returned % the
and n s1ch case al cheeEz shall % re-
turned 20 the bidders except xssAk O the sue
cessk2l bidder. which snail - retained La-
II contract b entered INTO Tor MAKING
such inaproveEnsn: between the bidder ana
t5s city a. accordance with such bid Il tie
sac bidder falls 20 enter into stsca contract
y accorzalles with hAs BID slthia ten cas-
from the date az which Re IS notified that
be - the successful bsd4sr. the said cheek
and tns amount tnersof shall D forfeited
sad check 70 the city comptroller. who
eaaIs draw sad amount ard Pay ths s2u1e
Ito ths city treasury % tas esecn q ne
shall readvert2ss FOR proposals for such
work Neither the board nor city cogAcg
shall have power 10 remit such forfs4tGr-
improvements -h1 board shan pTovios
therein thar AZ least thirty per cent or the
erncunt que the contractor en- estimates
shall be retained 70 secure the pay meat OF
laoorers who have performed Work thereon.
and material men vino have furuisheN. ma
terials therefor, and such laoorets ana ma
work has been compis<ed have o
lien On such thirty Per cent so re-
served tor lasor done ana fnaterias
furnished. whsea len shall Do senior
70 az other liens whether oy Jucg-
mept. attachment or contract and no .iI.-
Erovenent shall be deemed eornplete1 until
q statement signed by majority OF them
declaring the same has been ooTnpIstec-
The city council shall by ordinance IRE
scribe suitable means and reJnedles Tor tne
preservation and enforcement o. the Heas
provided Tor In this section
Sec IL. Any funds remaining In me
Improvement district. after the payment CT
the whole cost and expense OF such Inn
proYement in excess OF the total sum re-
CURED TO aefray ali the expenditures oy tns
city on account thereof. shall De refunded.
on demand. 70 the amount CT such over
payment; and X there shall be such an ex-
cess IN ne assessment OF sny peIsen W.
shall not have paid hls assessment rebate
shall, Oh demand be allowed TO such per-
son 10 the amount OF suoa oyer-asS5ssEn snsi
provided. such demand hereiaaoogs pro- Pre-,
the date upon which the assessment tor
such local Improvement district became
due. Any suaa funds remaining Ia me
from the date Aforesaid for which no de-
rnanG has been made az herein prosiced.
belonging 10 any local impros e-ilent o.s.
and expense OF such iTnproyeme nt. shall De
transferred TO the general fund.
Sea Is. SUBDIVISION /. whenever 90 as
sessmsHt for laying out, establishing, clos
Ing. Strengthening. altering. widening.
grazing, regarding. paving. repAsns,
plAnklng. repiankins, s.de"aikins Eha
crawling. regrAva4ins. pillng. repihps.
Gaping. recapplng. any street, avenue y
alley, or Tor any local improvement which
has heretofore been made or which may
hereafter be made by the city, has osen or
may bs Hereafter declared void. and It's en-
forcement under this charter or the ta"s
governing the city refused By the courts CT
This state. or for any cause whatever, i@s
been heretofore or may 10 hersaites set
aside. annulled or declared vosd by any
court either directly or By virtue Of
any decision OF such court the city
council shall. by ordinance, order and
rnaks new assessment or rsaSsess-
h.ent upon tho lots. blocks or parcaA
Of land which have oeen or VIII De beno-
fted by such local ir9prov enens 70 the ex-
tent OF thsir proporronate part OF she t1-
coed the actual value OF such local I'M
proveInenf the new assessment or reasssss-
fnent shall bs for, and based upon me
Completion: and TO this end the boart OF
public works shall make new assessment
roll IN equitable manner WITH re,eran.o 70
the benefits received. as near as may be IN
accordance with the law In force Al the tilns
such reassessmsnt Is made, and when the
same shall have been confirmed sAd az.
proved By the council Il shall DO enforced
and collected IN the same manner mat
other assessments for local Improve nents
are enforced and collected under the charter
e es .am rsistive 70 making the expenses
OF local improvements chargeaoe upon
property benefited thereby, required END
city prior 20 the making OF original
sssessrnen, roll. shall not De Included or re-
CURED within the purpose Of this secuon.
Subdivision 2 The city council shan BY
rnent or reassessfnent. as provided In this
section, upon the lots. blocks or parcels OF
land. which have been or viii be bene-
nted by such Improvement, 10 ne ex-
tent of their proportionate part OF the cost
expense and value thereoG.
Subdivision 3. Upon the passage q an
ordinances, as hereinhefore PROVIDED. the
board OF public works shall make out an
assessment roll according 70 the provisions
OF the said ordinance, and shall eerufy
the same 70 the council.
Subdivision T. Upon resolving ths asio
assessment roll TIE city clerk shall give
notice BY three CD successive publications.
In the Official Newspaper OF the city. that
the date OF Ming OF the same. and said
notice shall state a time az which the
council will hear and consider objections
"a by such assessment. TIE owner or
owners OF any property when IS asSesse1
in such assessment roll, whsther named
or not IN sacn roll. may Withlh zen w
herein. file with the clerk his objections
IN writing 10 said assessment
Subdivision 9. Al the time Appointed
for hearing objections TO such assessment,
the council shall hear and determine all
objections which have been uled by any
party interested. TO the regularity or the
a "a G~fE
and to the correctness Of the amount or
such Ts-assessment, or or the amount
levied on any particular lot or parcel OK
land. ard the council shall have the power
70 al feurn such hearing from time 70 time,
and snail have power. IN It's discretion, TO
revise. correct. confirm or set aside. and 10
order that such assessment be made ia
novo and the council shall pass an order
approvtug and confirming said proceed iDgs
and said re-asssess ulsnt es CORRECTED y II;
and tts decision and order shan De rnal
Determination az the regularity, validity
ard correctness OF said Te-asscssnent, 10
TIE amount thereof. levied on each lot or
sg5sslyisson {. The fact that n. contract
has been let or that such Improvement
EhalI have been maze aud completed IN
whole or in part. shan not prevent such
assessment from being made. nor shall the
nissson. failure or UsgtSct - az clhcer
or officers to connolly with the provisions Of
TIE charter OF laws governing the city,
a. 10 petition. notice, resolution TO Inn
prove estimate, survey. diagram. manner
OF letting contract or execution OF work
or snv other matter v hassoever connected
with the Improvement end the FIRST assess
Yaant thereof operate II iuValsdat~ or In
nnv way affect the making Of TIE rev
Assessment or re-aseoSeFrent as provided
Yor Nv THIS section. Charging the property
h.sreslted with the expense thereof Pro
sst,fss that such new assessment shall hs
ror an amount which shaN rot exceed thu
actual cost . nd value % the Improvement.
together with any Interest that shah have
savr<s,ffx accrued thereon sn8 thaf s~oh
amount be equitaA,y appovtsaned upon ths
f,rts,lss~fw benefited thereby. according %
th@ provisions q TIE. es-rter or laws os
go -ftv II h@fnE the true intent ard