The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18
The CHARTER or THE CITY or
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nafnt. to-w7t. ssTrss $500 r-eT~~s-sss arsa
800 g,ss.asnI u bonds The nso1s 20 -
IDS node OF sTsnsTnesalAts payrrsnes. sail q
- .tossows. After tae city counsel has ~
- 11as aes or resolution ordered or authoF-
and not Hsore Tfsar, fxerry aass sst~- ffs-
ssntraEf therefor has been lei. as herein
s ssssf provi1~d. tie hoard of pa5..c works
sa $50 report 70 tae coznell az assessment
fos prepared 81 tss cry engineer. which
SHAH contain the description OF each bot.
$3.50 eE land or part t1sreos 10 be as
charged q each. the total frontage In the
ctstFl%f frontage 70 - ftaterTrtss1 - Krrs-
s.asd ~ SECTION II OF this articael. tire total
Sost - the sufsrostsz sslg. sEcl1G-aS ali sseg-
eseAAEg lfsc-dFrFai expenses. the rate par
'front.' foot. TIA aEE1uak ~ e4e8 assessment
aad tas name q Tire owner o. each lot. par
cs4 OF saFsl or part fhe@e3 y 81 known, but N
40 case shall = mistake n IN name u ne
oNEeT pe fatal where description OF the
proe%Tiy = gwen. togrtn@r sstn TIE amount
charged - street eFcsSsn.s-
The council on receipt OF such rrll ara
assessment SHAH cause a9ttee thereof 10
- published IN the esfieial newspaper OF the
e.tJ Tor ten consecutive Issues. notifying
al persons interested that such T0.l has
Deem He'd and requiring them . appear st
sfne hzea. not ftsS than fifteen days
frcE the date OF such notice. ana make gss-
1rotlo8 thereto. The coun@i shall az tie
Time Ax1d consider ary ana ALI o1f@~ttong
nate, ard shall make S1.h corrections Of
such r0d as u dssTDs Jdsts and shall then
Deduct the amount Of such cost asS~ss.-sl
against street crossings. which snail h..
pasg from tns sn.sEal fufsd OF the city. and
&%1H fnRn nv ord rance RWr1r0v@ ssa-f ~rn
and shall levy and assess the amounts there
~ @$sinsI saaeb parcel and I1g and declare
~ saIize nrst aeo thereon and shall
cause the roll 70 be delivered 70 the city
et4nptFcsler NJ shall forthwith denver 70
TT city treasurer q ceftisltsi eosy thereof
upon receipt q which the treasurer shall
proceed 70 collect the same except a. tbs
duty or collection thereof Is aevolyed bsr
law on some other oiilesr, provided. that
such treasurer shall give ten days notice
IN the official newspaper land shall mail a
copy Of such notice 70 the owner OF thu
property assessed when the Losrcsf1ce adj
cress o. such owner ls known. but the fall
ore 10 mail the same shall not be fatal
" then publication thereof Is naaael saa.
such roll has been certified 10 him >or col
lection, ana mat unless payment Is male
within thirty days from the date OF such
notice assessment shall become deiinquent
and shall bear Interest at the rate OF ten
per cent per snnum until pad. and II rot
paid before such assessment shall have be-
come delinquent a penalty OF per cent.
shall be added. and the sums deiinu1 mt
shall be entered on the annual tax ron for
the current year against each lot and par
Gel 50 cel.nqutn Mt, and with the interest and
penalty. collected as other taxes, separate
account being kept thereof, and II not paid
within the tine fixed for the payment Of
city taxes. shall be collected as such taxes
are collected. together with such additional
eharges or penalties as are authorized 10
quent taxes. and each lot or parcel so oe-
IinQuent shall be sold for the arao int or
such assessment with interest penalty and
costs al the time and in the manner and
By the same authority az lands and lots
are sold for city taxes. The city treasurer
sessment in any case where the state laws
require penalty 70 % added TO such as
sessment.
Sec. "a Subdivision L The mode OF pay
ment by bonds shall b. SIS follows: After
the city council has by ordinances ordered
or authorized the lnprc vsment. and not
more than twenty days after the contrast
therefor has been let. m estimate and roll
shall be made and returned and corrections
be made therein and notice given as pre-
tcribed IN section IL OF this article govern
immediate payment plan. and the cost and
expense Of such Improvement shall be
IN rs. a ons afd 70 b
created by the ordinance authorizing the
improvement, in the method prescribed by
sections II and u OF this article. and the
crossings shall be paid from the general
fund OF the city. the same as IN said sec
tions provided. Contracts ehall be made
and assessments levied and collected IN me
same manner as Is provided In this article
for the ievying and collection or assess
ments where payment - proyided 10 be
made by the mode OF immediate payment.
except as otherwise provided herein.
SUBDIVISION city yss council sn, shall hal, By b,
such Improvement shall be. payable in an
nnat .nstalimfnts Of equal amounts. ex-
tending over period to be fixed by said
The alstA 81 the issuance OF the bonds. The
council shall also provide by ordnance Tor
the Issuance OF instalimsnt coupon bonds
OF the local Improvement district created
for said Improvement, OF such denomina-
ton, and bearing such rate OF interest, rot
exceeding per cent. per annuu, as pre-
scribed In snch ordinance. stch instal-
meats must be equal IN amount and each
installment coupon shall include the inter-
est upon such installment 10 the date or
the maturity thereof.
Subdivision 3. The city council shan,
after considering upon notice as above pre-
v.ded objections 10 the assessment ron ana
correcting the same. by ordinance approve
the roll and charge and assess against each
parcel and lot OF land described therein, its
i,roper share thereof. and declare the same
TO be first lien thereon. and shan each
bonds so issued next thereafter maturing,
and the bass OF the first assessment shall
bs retained for each succeeding assessnene
scribe thu form OF the bonds 70 be !ssned.
and NAV provide that the entire issue 90
bonds shall be issued 10 the contractor IN
ryssnf. othsrviee the city comptroller shall
sell the bonds at not less than tier par
value net. and pay the process tnef +, no 70
smnroTewent fnnd 10 be paid out upon wa
rants drawn thereon. as other city moneys
ere dishurSed by hiri.
Subdivision T. The owner Of any parsel
~ T~Snerfy SO charged may redeem the
snnie from liability for such improvement
nv pavfna. the entire assessment charged
against the same ten Gays esiors sne 'i', 1s
he may redeem his property from
such liability after the Issuance or the
tonds. BY paying ne AMOUNT % ., ' s'sh say-
mant and the amount OF uhefie1 Assts -
r1ents with interest on the latter AZ tae
rata ~ eight per cent. per annain from IN.
go - ara last !rsta llrnent TO the time or
Ire maturity OF the bonds last MATURING
Ap funds paid or collected on account OF
sal8 IFas,royefnent shall be pasd % the elty
r..ssssrsr and applied solely 10 paying Ter
"a is,tm~cVsrseflt or 20 the redemption ~
bone= issued therefor Any parcei or ANA
x,sss or the total assessment against
Witch has been paid prior 20 the IS 1stCe
OF bonds az herein pfcNsdeds SNAIL u.
thereafter Re further liable for the cost OF
such improvement.
-urh soRci2l Assessment OF 10 e"5eIsa &c
making OF the same shan - - < y. ~
aov defense % the validity tneteet all - -,
= 49, 50 exrfratfon OF thirty DAYS rom N.
,lr,,a the amount due on eaeA lot 81 Nteee %
rrounss liable for such assessment = ssesF-
tsfret and confirmed by the city coVneit-
S,,bsrt,-tela- & The Issuance OF 80 N bonds
., re contractor, or the sale thereof, shah
operate 20 transfer q the pa, sset - 81
'9,,fTsrtar or holder thereof Al ne it&aL
- = t.,s.-,af - the city III respect o. Sd1ls
a sssssr,lent and the Len thereby createt.
subject 10 the right OF resie'nE 15A 49,. -
rrgpsaea. aid Sffa@i AHffA2ft&F ts@ Af-..'
S,1s--s tNsrgof 10 receive. sue Tor and css~
lr-t q have collected saica 1911 or -
nv or through any % TIE Inethta4s 49, -. -.
nv law far the collection OF -. 1,
ies,sl tr,,pr-oV sayseg,ts, and. u The city shaa
fan. newiect or refuse % nay So -.
10 promptly collect any OK sAis ~ .,s
,shs7 Cue fhn owner az owners eE Rf1 $50
bonds frav proceed - - ~ thftr 9Re
- - ss.f Fsi,h assessment ans force ose 18e
len thereof ia any court o. comp tent us. -.
ai-tfen Rn1 shall rrc1Vfr. II 40 af - s.
ssrrynt u rs or their bonds. ana .ntes
.ser.~rra Eve Per cenfuI thereof toE ethss