The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27

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turned - The t&6<lsrs except that o. ne s1--
eezSt1I bidder. which shall - retained ID
u scntraGt b enteret sEse fer n-akyaI
such Improvement bxtweea tie bidder ara
tas city 10 accordance w.,h such I'd. IL TIE
SD BIDDER fasss % enter Into su1r coorract
y sccor12ncs With his BID within ter GAYS
he q me successful 5sd1sr, the said ehecx
sa1 tcs amount LAsreof SHAH ,. forEe-1e1
10 TIE city, aid ths secretary shsll cs2-Ysr
SAL draw sasa ane SD ana ssy ,ss saaas
inro ras city treasury, 60 shs cZect q N:
local Improvement fund" snd ths beard
shail rsadveFtlss for proposals far s9ea
work. Neither the board nor city ce2aela
shall have power 20 remit sach forfe.snra-
sec. Is In letting all contracts Ter pu1..o
improvements ire beard shan proyids
amount cue ths contractor on estimates
shall be retained 20 secure tAs payment os
s&Dorefs " ao have performed woTk thereon.
and nlAter.al rnea who have furnished fna-
terials therefor, and such lancrers and ma
;erial usen shall for thirty days afssr the
work has been completed have Q
.sn on such 1t, tairty per ssa, . 70 re-
furnished. wnlSa hsn shall te senior
70 al other lena. whether cy jucs-
I,ens, asisshI,spi or eonSas. 49, 90 ~, ~,
the board shall have fled with the city elerk
q statement signed BY majority OF them
declaring tbs same has been oompists1-
The city council shall Try ordinances pre-
scribe suitable means and rerns1ies Tor ths
preservation ard enforcement OF Tia ne.ls
provided for In this section
Sec II. ANY funds remaining IN The
treasury Belonging to the fund Of any local
Improvement district after the payment &
the whole cost and expense Of sEch Inn
proveinent IA excess OF the total SUN re-
Sulrs4 70 6effay al the expenditures 81 ths
city on account thereof. snail be refunded,
on demand. to the amount OF such over
payment; and IL theirs SHAH DO saeA Al ex-
cess In the assessment OF any person VINO
shall not have paid his assessment rebate
shall. On demand. be allowed TO such per-
son 70 the amount or sucG oVer-e sseSsEne ns,
provided, SUCH demand heretnabcVe pro-
vsded for be made within two years from
the Date upon which the assessment Tor
such local Improvement district became
due. Any such funds remaining In Inc
treasury after the expiration OF two years
from the date Aforesaid for which no Co
mand has been made as herein prov.ced.
belonging 20 any local improvement a.s.
and expense OF such improvement. shall 10
transferred 70 the general fund
Sec. Is. Subdivision l. Whenever an as
ing. Strengthening. altering. widening.
grading. regarding, paving. fep&slAs,
planking, repi5nking. s.oewalktns and
bridging, usaeadarG.zing. Notwithstanding,
crawling. regraveling. piling. repsAus,
Gaping. recapping, any street. avenue or
alley, or for any local improvement, which
hereafter be made. BY the. city, has been or
may be Hereafter declared void. and IL en-
forcement under this charter or the Law!
governing the city refused by the courts q
been heretotors or may be hersaiter eel
aside, annulled or declared VOID by any
court either clrecty or by virtue OF
council shall. by ordinance, order and
make a new assessment or reassess-
n.ent upon the lots. blocks or parcels
fted BY such local improvement 10 The ex-
tent OF their proportlonate part or The ex-
pense thereof. and In case the cost shall ex-
coed the actual value OF such local In
provement, the new assessment or reasssss-
ment shall 20 for. and based upon the
actual value Of the same at the time OF its
completion; and TO this end ina nosrd Of
roll IN equitable manner with referencs 70
the benefits received, as near as may be IN
accordance with the law tn force at the TINE
such reassessnent Is made, and WHEN the
same shall have been confirmed AID 50.
proved by the council IL shall be endorsed
and collected In the sans manner thst
are enforced and collected under the charter
or laws governing the city, but all pro-
oeedlngs relative 10 making the expenses
property benefited thereby. required end
provided by this charter or laws OF the
city prior 20 the making or Original
assessment roll, shall not be included or re-
CURED within the purpose or this section.
Subdivision 2 The city council shan sy
ordinances order and make new assess
ment or reassessment. as PROVIDED IN thls
section. upon the iots. blocks or parcels OF
land which have been or VIII be bene-
nted By such Improvement, TO the ex-
tsnt of their proportionats part OF the cost
expense and value thereof.
Subdivision . Up9n ths passsfs % an
board OF public works shall make out an
assessment roll according 10 the provisions
OF the esid ordnance, and shall seruty
the same TO the council
Subdivision & Upon receiving ths said
assessment roll the city clerk shah give
nesice by three 80 successive popllcations
In the Official newspaper OF TIE Sly. max
the date OK fling 81 ths same, and sad
notice shall state time at which the
council will hear and consider oojscaonx
10 said assessment roll BY parties aggrtsv-
"a by such assessment The owner or
owners OF any property which IS assessed
In such assessment roll. whether named
DAYS from the last publication provided
herain file with the clerk his objections
In wiring to said assessment
Suodwision 8. AZ the ums Appointed
the council shall hear and determine ali
objections which have been fled by any
party interested, to the regularity OF the
PROCEEDINGS ia making such ro-aSSessfnent,
md 20 the correctness OF the amount OF
such re-assessaf~nt. or of the amount
levied on any particular lot or pATcet OF
lard. and the council shall have tns power
90 adjourn such hearing from time 70 time.
nd sAall have power. In fts discretion. TO
revise. correct. confirm or set aside, and 10
order that such assessment be made &c
noVo. and the council shall pass an order
arnr6yIug ard confirming said proceedings
ard said re-asSesSg1ent as corrected BY X.
and its decis,oa and ORDER shan De = taal
Ssfern1iuatf5n Of TIE regularity. validity
and correctness OF SAD re-&Ssessfnsnt, 10
the amount thereof. levied On each lot or
parcel OF land
has been let or that such Improvement
she'll have been made and compIetei IN
whole or IN part, shah not prevent S'ich
assess rusnt from beinE made, nor shall the
omission. failure or neglect Of s1s officer
or ofa-ers 70 ccm1iy win tne provisions u
the charter or laws governing The city.
as to petition. notice. resolution 70 I'M
provo estimate survey, diagram. manner
81 letting contract o. execution 81 work.
o. arv other matter whatsoever connected
NTH tNe IMPROVEMENT ard the first assess
,.art thereof operate 20 tnvaiidafe or IN
ANY way affect TIRE making OF TIE new
= qsa~gr,,erft or re-aSSessf1ent as provided
% h- -hfs section. charging fne property
aFifs.f With the expense tne~e0f Pro-
800 fSat sr~h new assessment shall "a
- ~ sr-,1xsrt which -hall not exceed TIA
a~,t1sf cost end vaime % TIE Improvement.
sessfNe- with airy interest that shsa have
1910 Accrued thereon. snf thst s7frh
!. r,.rrsr,t - eufsitzhly arporfioE@i UPON ths
r~-,-rrfw hs=n~ate1 thereby, according 10
e. ,--,vsxirr,s g Re cs-rtcF or laws OF
.Ae rstv. Il being TIE tTus intent ard