The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23

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meant thereby. TIE board shall proceed -
ceIeFralas the fowea; tz61s- and ray .ss
s s $500 =, . sEeh esr. s. r = Sh.r
.ect a. q them and ve71ver-1ss. a91 n
sdsa Ease al cs1ecks shall - t-taEEs1 . tfss
s.s.;isss. oot Il ss4eh contract = les lnea
turned . TIE BIDDERS except that q re sac
ceSsszi 5t41s-. which stall - retained III
=. ? contract - entsrea INTO for 1-zzsaS
t1s city n accordance VITA such Did IL t1a-
SD o<Sdsr fats &c enter into s1Sa coz tract
n &ccos1aI1ce with his bid within ten Gays
be Is the successful bidder. the SAD check
ard tie amount thereof SHAH e loFIs--S1
20 the city, aaa the secretary shat es-.gsr
shall draw said amount and pay ths sans
Into the city treasury. 70 the c-eof O tns
local improvement fund" sn1 the beard
work Neither the board nor city copaeii
snail have power TO remit szch feTfs4l4r@
Sec. L. In letting az contracts for psisai.c
improvements the board shah prcvt1s
amount due the contractor on estimate.
shall be retained IL secure the payment OF
laoorers 10 have performed Work thereon.
and material men who have furnssaes. ma
ter.ais therefor, ard such laboreTs and ma
teriai men shall for thirty days after the
work has been eompseSed have q
Han on such tairty Per ssnI 20
furnished. whieh lien shall Be senior
20 Al other liens. whether cy 5adg-
usert. attaeluent or conIraet and no 4Ia ~.
the board shall have fled with the city siers
q statement signed BY q majority Of them
deeg2r.ng the same has been cofApssts1
The city council shall by ordinance bIo-
scribe suitable means and remedies foy ths
preservation and enforcement o. Tie ns-ls
provided for IN this section
Sec. =. ANY funds remaining Ia ths
Improvement DISTRICT after the payment CT
the whole cost and expense Of sncn Un-
proyemeEt In excess Of the total SUN rS-
city on account thereof. shall De refunded,
on demand. 10 the amount OF egeA over
payment and II theirs shall be s1cn Al ex-
cess IN the assessment OF any Per son VINO
shall net have paid his assessment a rebate
shall. ca demand. be allowed 20 such per-
e0n 10 the amount or suon over sssssIE s-it,
Sided for be made within two years from
the data upon which tina assessment Tor
such loeal Improvement district became
due. ANY such funds remaining Ia hs
treasury after the expiration or two years
from the date Aforesaid for which no de-
manG has been made az hcre!a proyleed.
belonging to any local srnpIos ss-ent ois-
and expense OF such Improvement. shall BE
transferred TO the general fund.
SEQ Is Subdivision l. Whenever an as
sessment FOR laying out ESTABLISHING. clos
ing. strengthening. altering. widening,
grading, regarding. paving. repAslns.
rlAnking. replaEkings s.GDHelkiUs s1a
bridging, E9aezcanizing. re1naca1aIn,x +1lg,
Gaping. recapDlag. any street. aveaus or
alley, or for any local Improvement, which
has heretofore been made or when may
nav bs Hereafter declared vo.d. and It's en-
sorcement under this charter or mo lava
governing the city refused BY the courts CT
ibis state, CT for any cause ghate.sr. Ia
aside annuiied or declared void by any
court. either cirectly or by virtue or
any decision of such court the city
council shall. by ordinance, order eEa
make new assessment or rsasSess-
n.ent upon the lots. blocks Or parcels
OF land which have been or Will be bene-
sent OF thsIr proportonaie part OF the ex-
pease thereof, and ~ case the cost shan *
coed the actual value OF such local I'M
the new assessrnent or rsasssSs
ment shall be for. and based upon the
actual value Of the same at the time OF its
completion; and 10 this end the board Of
public works shall make new asssssnsnt
roll IN equitable manner with refereu-e 20
the benefits received, as near as may bs II
accordance with the law IN force ~ the time
such reassessment is made, and wAsn the
Ssrs 1 ~ the council Il shall be endorsed
and collected IN the same manner thal
other assessments for local Improve neIlts
are enforced and collected under ne ShaI1e s
oeedlngs relative TO making the expenses
OF local improvements chargeaole upon
property benefited thereby. required ana
provided by this charter or Laws or tne
city prior 70 the making or criglnal
/, sse.srnent roll. shali not be Included or re-
CURED within the purpose or this seeuon-
Subdivision . The city council shan by
ordinance order and make new assess
rnent or resssessment. as provided In this
eeatio.l. upon the lots. blocks or parcels OF
land, which have been or VIII be oene-
flied by such improvement. 20 ine ex
tent OF their proportionate part OK tne eos''
expense and value tnereo<.
Subdivision 3. Upon the passage o. an
ordinance. as hereinhefore proVine1t tns
board Of public works SHAH maze o. Ia. 81
OF the said ordnance, and shall eerufy
the same 10 the council.
Subdivision 4 Upon receiving the Ea!d
g ssessrnent roll the city clerk shall give
retico hv three (sl successive publications
in the Official Newspaper OF tae sltys Ihat
such assessment roll is on Tile In his off1ce,
the date Of filing OK the same, ana sac
notice shall state a time ct which the
council Will hear and consider OBJECTIONS
10 said assessment roll BY parties aggTleF-
ed by such assessment. lie o~hsr q
in such assessment ron, whether naImed
or not in such roll. may within ten slol
DAYS from the last publication provided
herein. flfs with the clerk his oojeouons
in writing 10 sid assessment
Subdivision s. At the time appointed
for hearing objections 60 such assessment,
the council shall hear and aetermins aIl
objections which have been nled by any
party interested, 10 the regularity OF the
proceedings tn making such rt-aSSesslflents
ard 20 the correctness or the amount OF
such re-asEessment, or OF the amount
Levied on amv particular lot or parcel Of
Land. and the council shall have the power
70 "a fouru such hearing from time 20 time,
and SHALL have newer, ~ rs olscT e'lon, 20
order That such assess went te made dc
novn. and the council shall pass an order
approving and conhrln.us sac proess e -.
aud said re-assessgnent "a corrected oE ~
rsA fta decision ard order shan - fn24
determination cf the regularity, valditT
and correctness % said re~SsseSsfnent. 10
the amount thereof. levied OF s2cn lof or
s1esi,t{stsn {. The fact that the con tract
has been let or that such Improvement
shall have been made and completed IN
assessment from being made. nor SHAH the
omission. faslure or neglect OF a. oiiicer
or officers to connolly with the proNlslons ~
the charter CT Laws governing the city.
as % fsf8tiou, notice. resolution 70 I'M
rrcve estimate. survey, diagram, ffs&uner
az letting contract or execai3on or work,
.e~ F-,v. other matter Whatsoever connected
v-sth tks. I~nu~cxenasut ard TIE FIRST assess
y71ant thereof. operate % iTsVa4ldafe or IN
nnv way affect the making q the row
4 assessment ar re-asses stlslf "a provided
80 ~ rRls section. c1iarElug the property
tsreffaa with the expense thereof Pro
vi3ea. that snch IeS -, -. .. 49, oS