The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
THE CHARTER or THE CITY or
sEATTLEy-Gontfnu


...., rs to-Eit: .TmmedlAre payment" and
"a LneDt By bonds TIE mode 20 De
a. a-ssyPle1 shall be fhe mode petsriond fer.
ne node OF Immediate payment shall be
~s., 11o1soNs- After the city counsel las by
80. ne or resolution ordered Or author
- - Lse making o. any local Improvement.
ssentract therefor has been LED, as herein
after provided. the board OF public works
Ssi 80, report 70 the councA az assessment
syA prepared by the city engineer. which
sn2Il contain the description OF each lot,
pdtcsl or land or part thereof 10 be as
szLssed with the number OF feet frontage
Sndf geo 70 each, the total frontage in the
uaslsct frontage TO be determined as pro-
Flaec IN section II OF this article, the total
eost o. the Improvement, Including ali nec-
s1sary incidental expenses. the rate par
front loot. thu amount cf each assessment
and the name OF the owner OF each lot. par
eei OF land or part thereof II known. bat IN
owner be fatal where description OF the
property Is given. together with the amount
charged 10 street crossings.
The council on receipt OF such ron and
assessment shall cause notice thereof TO
% published IN the official newspaper OF the
c.ty Tor ten consecutive issues, Notifying
al persons interested thar such roll has
been filed and requiring them % appear at
a time fixed, not less than fifteen dayg
from the date OF such notice. and make ob-
1e2tlon thereto. The council shall a, The
time fixed consider any and sii objections
made, and shall make such corrections OF
such roll as IL deems Just, and shall then
against street crossings. which shall be
pad from the & sn9ral fund OF the city and
Shaau then by ord rarce approve such -o{f
and shall levy and assess the amounts there
of aSNasi edch parcel and lcI ana declare
the same FIRST Len thereon and shau
cause the roll 10 be delivered TO the city
comptroller Who shall forthwith deliver 10
tic city treasurer certiic1 copy thereof
upon receipt OF which the treasurer shall
proceed TO collect the same except as the
DUTY OF collection thereof Is devolved by
Ia ~ on Al
such treasurer shall give ten days notice
in the official newspaper land shall mail a
property assessed when the postoffce ad-
dress OF sucn owner Is known, bat the fall
ure TO mail the same shall not be fatal
when publication thereof Is made) that
such roll has been certified TO him FOR col
lection. and thar unless payment Is made
within thirty days from the date of such
notice assessment shall become delinquent
and shall bear interest at the rate OF ten
per cent per anDum until paid. and II not
paid before such assessment shall have be-
come delinquent penalty OF per cent.
shall be added. and the sums deiinqusnt
shall be entered on the annual tax ron for
the current year against each lot and par
Gel so delinquent and with the interest and
penalty, collected as other taxes separate
account being kept thereof. and IL not paid
within the time fixed for the payment OF
city taxes. shall be collected as such taxes
are collected, together with such additional
charges or penalties as are authorized TO
be charged and collected on other delin-
iinquent shah be sold for the amo INT OF
such assessment with interest, penalty and
costs, al the time and I'm the manner and
by the same authority az lands and lots
are sold for city taxes. The city treasurer
shall add no penalty 10 any delinquency as
sessment In any case where the state laws
require penalty to be added TO such as
Sec. 10. Subdivision /. The mode Of pay
ment by bonds shall hs as follows: After
the city council has by ordinance ordered
Or cd ha frnT
more than twenty days after the contract
therefor has been let. an estimate and roll
shall be made and returned and corrections
scribed in section II of this article govern
ing local improvements made under the
immediate payment plan, and the cost ana ba
charged against the lots and parcels or land
IN the local improvement district 10 be
created by the ordnance snahorizihg t h,
sections IL and IL OF this article, and the
cost and expense or grading the stree:
crossings shall be paid from the general
tons provided Contracts shall be made
and assessments levied and collected IN me
for the levyinC ana collection OF assess
ments where payment Is provided 10 be
made by the mode OF immediate payment,
except as otherwise provided herein.
Subdivision 2. The city council shall by
ordinance provide that the entire cost OF
such Improvement shall be payable IN an
nual ;nstallments Of equal amounts, eX,
tending over a period 10 be fixed by said
ordnance. not exceeding ten years from
the date OF the Issuance OF the bonds. The
council shall also provide by ordnance Tor
of the local Improvement district created
for said Improvement, or such denoinina-
ton. and bearing such rate OF interest, rot
exceeding per cent per annum, as pre-
scribed in such ordinance. Such INSTALL
ments must be equal in amount ana eacn
installment coupon shall include the inter-
est upon such iastallment to the date OF
the maturity thereof.
Subdivision 3. The city council shan,
after considering upon notlce as ABOVE pro-
yiCied objections 10 the assessment roll and
correcting the same. by ordinance approve
the roll. and charge and assess against eaeh
parcel and lot OF land described therein, It's
proper share thereof, ana declare thS same
TO De q first Hen thereon. and snau esch
wear levy special assessments 70 redeem the
bonds so issued. next thereafter maturing.
and the bass OF the first assessment shali
he retained FOR each succeeding assessment
so TO be made. Such ordinance shaN pre-
scribe the form OF the bonds TO be issued;
and may provide that the eiitiIe lssus % g.
bonds shall be issued 10 the contractor IN
Dayrnent for the making OF the improve,
rusnt. otherwise the city comptroller snau
sell the bonds at not less tnan tneT par
the CITY treasurer. 70 be by him kept III the
IMPROVEMENT fund 20 he paid out upoa Va
rants drawn thereon. as oIheF CITY ia'"eSS
& re- tfisbursed by him.
Subdivision T. The owner of any par,ei
az rroperty so charged may redeem we
same fvoul liability for such improvement
nv nayipr the entire assessment charged
aS,.iust the same ten days before the time
fixed FOR the issuance OF the boldss ~
he may redeem his property from
such liability after the issaa az OF -, sle
snents levied up 10 the time OF snch PaH
Tnent and the amount OF haiSN4vd - -
ments with interest on m me ssn 'ss,T from the
date OF the last inst2liment 20 lhe tlluS VI
The maturity Of the bonds laSt nhdtut.hs.
All funds paid or coi,e9teG ,, 0a ~ sba clty
treasurer and applied solely 20 payn-s 70 -
sa "a IMPROVEMENT or 10 the re1ctt,pt.pl ~
bonds issued therefor, Any y ISi bsr.p , nro
vISed or the total assessment asalhst
which has been paid prior 70 the isStanC -.
OF bonds. as herein proViasa, S',aa .l,, ~ -
thereafter be further htpie i'1 '"S u.s. -
such Improvement. -.
Subdivision 5. No suit 20 SET aslae any
s,,rh st,,.c}al assessment or 20 tn3pIh ~
making OF the same shall he nfoSSnl, ~
III. "a 10 the validity thereof allowed,
sffer the expiration or ihlFtF 9As t.'t-'l st'
time the amount due on eaeA Toy Gi 49,.
srroura liable for such assessment = asSs'-
tsire5 ara confirmed by the city council
Ss,.h,3iyfsfor, 6 The issuance q sucn oonqS
=, ne contractor. or the sale thereof, shah
operate 10 transfer % ~ ~ t6s tisrf,t
- t.,fSr-.st - the city IN respect or sdrR
a j.sassllttpt and the Len tnettHN -+tttssst,
efFhanrf IN tHN f3ANt tt AfttAr-.
s,-.,,.s.5ss AID shall authorize f1e h24def OF
holders thereof To reccsTe. SIC t3F al 80
Ie,-t or have collected, such fsoI' or ooinsisi
- - - th9 collection 81 assess lie5sts lt.,,
al - inapreveraents. and, Il the city saAa
f,5I neglect or refuse 70 pay s9ts4 o.l.s-as . -.
IN promptly collect any az sal4 49, -, .'f
-, stato ths, owner or owners OF arg SUI
bonds nav proceed in MS or tet p eN . 49,
- ,stt such assessment and fofec.,.ss -
s,er thereof ia any court OF comp tent JUS
.sf-ts,s, ems shah Tc-1ver, IN fu ttlo1 90 tilv
-.,.,f,rtt % ais or their bonds, sn4 sntes tSS
.s.'rerp. I'VE Per ccntum thereof to&etH