The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
THB CHARTER or THE CITY OF
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Such noe.-s shah state gererAny ths vcrk
% - dore. ard shall call for proposals for
dong the szzns. sealed ard nlsc VIE tae
naase1 sheresn- All hs1s shall ee accom-
panied By . certified check raysose 10 me
order % the city eo-ptrosser sor snsa ncs
the I'D. aad no sd saau be considered un-
less accompanied by sEch cheek
See 4. Al the tire and pace name;
ssa a - p. s Is - p .ssa ' s. rsisss sa
for lnsaruassty: bat sHal oe received
II 81 can b Graerstoot waat :
determine ne TIE he loves, slsssr and may i:
So CONTRAST 10 sszch BIDDER. or z y tfaetr
vplhscE al bids are too hs<1. trey raS5 T.
,rcl a.. q them and reAdvertsse. src n
800 case al cEaecks SHAH - returned % TIE
n2ss.iers. bar If such contract be .si, then
and n sch case al checks stall BE re-
eessfal ossxisr. which shall De retained III
- 2 contract De entered into for MAKING
s@cn lEEpTos ex7szt between tas osccsr AID
,as etty u aecoreazee with sIen osc- y me
sad BIDDER fails 70 enter into such contract
~ accordance with his hd within ter days
from the date az which be : nSt.1ed that
aud ffse an2ount thereof shall De toT1s-ss1
70 ne city. and The secretary s5ali 1sEFeF
sad check 70 the ctfv coE2ptT olker, Y %
shail draw said aznoaat and pay The sane
local Improvement fund. aad the beard
shall rez4v%rt.s- eoy proposals for such
work Neither the board nor city collic.l
snA9 have power to renit sseh forfeiture
Sec ls In letting al contracts for ptssl.c
improvements the board shall provide
therein that AT least thirty per cent. o. the
shah be retained 70 secure the payment OF
lal-orers wllo have performed work thereon.
and material men who have furnished ma
terisi rnea shah Tor thirty DAYS after the
work has been completed have
hen on such thirty per cent. 50 re-
farnsa.d i0f w5 h sss San ana Be senior
20 al other liens, whether ~ Jaes-
nerf. attachment or contract and 10 I'M
the board sllai! have Ned with the city clerk
a statement signed by q majority OF them
declaring the same has been completed
The city council shall by ordinance pre-
scribe suitable means and remedies fer the
preservation and enforcement OF tie liens
provided for n this section.
Sec III. Any funds remaining n the
Improvement district. after the payment cf
the whole cost and expense Of SUCH I'M
provemens in excess Or the total sum re-
city on account thereof. shall De refunded.
on demand. 20 the amount OF sucn over
payment; and IL there shall be such an sx-
cess n the assessment Of any person VINO
shall not have paid his assessment rebate
shall. on demand. be allowed 10 s0ca per-
son 20 the amount OF such oyer-assessIoens:
provided. such demand hereiaabove pro-
the dats upon winch tina assessment for
such local Improvement district became
due. Any such funds remaining Ia mo
treasury after the expiration q two years
from the date Aforesaid for which no de-
mand has been made as herein provided.
trict, after the payment Of the whole cost
and expense OF such improvement. shall be
transferred to thu general fund.
Sec. IS Subdivision L Whenever an as
ing. STRENGTHENING. altering. widening.
grading. regarding, paving. repavlnz:
plankIng, replanking, s.desalk,ns and
graveling. regrayeling. pilins. repillng.
Gaping. recapping. any street, avenue of
alley, or for any local improvement which
hereafter be made by the city, has been or
NAV be Hereafter declared VOID. and its en-
forcenent under this charter or the law.
this state. or for any cause whatever. las
been heretofore or may be hereafter set
aside, anBulled or declared void by any
s sgS' ds s q such court the city
council shall. by ordinance. order ana
make q nav assessment or rsaSsess-
u.ent upon ths lots. blocks % p1 nsssl
fted by such local Improvement. 70 the ex-
tent OF their proporuonate part OF me ex-
pense thereof. and in case the cost shall sx-
coed the actual value or such local I'M
provement the new assessment or reaSssSs-
ment shalt be for, and based upon the
actual value Of the same at the tnle o. -
complstion. and 10 this end the board or
public works shall make new assessment
roll IN equitable manner with reference 70
the benefits received, as near as may % IN
accordance with the law in force al the time
such reassessment Is made, and when the
same shall have been confirmed ana sp.
proved by the council II shall DC ensorSea
and collected in the same manner mat
other assessments for local improve nenS
are enforced and collected under the charter
or laws governing the city, but all pro-
1T
OF local improvements ehargeaele upon
property benefited thereby, required ana
provided by this charter or avs OF w
q assessment roll. shall not be Included or re-
euired within the purpose OF this section
Subdivision The city council shall by
ordinance order ard make new assess
section upon the lots, blocks or parcels OF
land. which have been or VIII oe pens
ftea by such Improvement, TO the ex-
tent Of their proportiSnaie part Oh 'he COST
Subdivision 3 Upon the passage Of an
ordnance. as hereinhefcre provided, the
heard of public works shall make GUY an
OF the said ordnance. and shall certify
the same 20 the council
Subdivision L. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk shan give
notice by three CD successive puollcall9ns
IN the Official Newspaper OF the CITY. tnaI
such assessment rou is en- HE II MS ofiiee,
the date % fling OF the same. ena SAC
council viii hear and consider objections
20 said assessment roll by parties asgrlsy-
ed by such assessment TIE owner %
ia such assessment roll. whether named
or not IN such roii. may within ten tvl
DAYS from the last pqoi,oation proyided
herein fie with the clerk his objections
in writing 20 said assessment
Subdivision s. A. the time appointed
for hearing objections to such assessment;
objections which have been aiet by any
Marty Interested. 20 tie regularity 0t the
pFacee sin@S IN making such rt-ssssesSiT'eEii.
and u the correctness OF the amount q
So re.-.s seessnserl. or Of tae amount
levied on any particular LOT or parcel OF
land ard the couGeil shaA have ths power
% adjourn such hearing trem tiIne ~ time,
ana slaa have Pea er. IN us us rtt,on, 20
revise. correct. confirm 81 SCI aside. and %
order that such asse sraaltt Re made dc
nov0. and the ceuneh sass ts.Ass a. - @et
as said ra~,s sscsEueest as corrected ~ u,
All IT'S ae sion ana order sha't Re A hGsl
de sTwinaooH * t4e IS l-attts, N~-.l4.S
ard c5rrcctness cf ssla f,~4ss' '5iletii, 20
the arnoant t'lereoE levied On each lot CT
ss'.s.vtssen 8. The fast taat the contract
has Been let or tbat ssca Improvement
sS@gs ta,.. h.s@n sra5t ana completed ia
v-fefa a. sn mart shah uae prevent such
aes essresEf f~er1 hsla& Hsa3H. f9F SOS i,1e
agufss sn. ft4,uFe - - ste 2 - efAae
fNe reartpr err i&Ns EaNara eG the citH,
As - pft-ft1n. N2ttte q aitt. "a t3 titl-
s.~-s-r ssfir1ara sesFtrF. diagram, manner
- letting ea8tFact CT eF@euf 2 - WoFS.
- Fr,- ~ 49, g.ss fhsF 81 SHt seeser cfuGsctea
,.-ftl. 49, ~ enssnt avs thg hrst assess
49, stsera1f 7rsratr e inTa2ttlate ~ lr
as.v s-sy aYtei saa waalaS q me new
e's-ssq rs an ras-ass.ts ss2afrt Sc provided
80 - $50 sa.f7~s1 csaTg Is Tire property
f.s.,astta-E uftr tAe sEee tFat t'rs-
,-ffes srff surh new aEssHf sra y re
ar ~ nraaunt Nn5-n slsat Htf FNee4 ne
f 49, srrf sassse a are tTn Hrr VrTaerf.
- ,,-s.s s-y- iefeFsst taaf shaI have
araeant - eau.iae-y epP~t IiN'.el -
-, 1900. - frra es-rter ~ laws %
rrf~r 49, f~re t-tsmf nrF