The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13


Such nesscs snan state generally the wesk
dong TIE xan1a sealed and fled Win the
secretary On VI eesore the day and boar
NAMED the-e<n- Al BIDS snaL e ssoc ~
order OF sas CITY conpsr1.ler Tor sun nos
less than ave per cent. 81 TIE amount OF
tns BID. aa1 no ID shan oe ecas'assea en-
rs Ac.onpanied ey sseh enecx -.
Sc = Al the time AMI piacs sanea
saea bids SEA. - puo.lc1y opened
e., e ins9rnaiiy. bot stat De receives
mean. ,AsFesy. TIE tgsr1 shall proceed %
eetesn1izs the lowess bI8Ser and rlay set
s4Sn contrast 70 s2ch 1.tafAer. or = "a tisslT
os,s.sca a. BIDS are TOO high, trey nay re-
Jet a. CT them and rsa1yer.tses aid N
SET ease al cheeks shah De returned 70 tie
h1tssfs. but IL sach contract De seZ, xaea
and a koch case ali ehsexs saa!l De re-
tdTneG 10 TIE bidders except that OF 1he Sic
csssfzi 5sS1sr. which shall se retained IN
u ccaiEaes 10 entered into Ter naaElaS
s.@ch Improvement between TIE nsdds- GBd
sad bidder fails 70 enter into sucn contract
= accordance with his BID within ten Gays
from the date at which he 5 noL1ea that
ns - The saccsssfui bidder, the SAD enc
and the amount thereof shall De forfssted
10 the city. aad tns secretary s5all deliver
SAID cheek TO the city ecnptTos.sfs Who
shall draw sad amount ard pay the came
,hto tns city treasury, 10 the g sSlt q tEs
local Improvement fund" and the ooaEd
snalI re2dy&rtzse for proposals for suc1
work Neither the beard nor city eczaca
Sec. lG. In letting az contracts fer ptAA Q
improvements tne board shall provide
therein that at least thirty Per cent. Of the
mount due the contractor on estimates
shall De retained To secure he payment OF
Ia oorers who have performed work thereon.
and material rnen who have furnished ma
ter1sls therefor, and such laborerS AID ma
work Aas been sonplesed have q
lien on such thirty per cent so re-
served for labor done and materials
furnished. which lien shall pc senior
ment. attachment or contract and 10 I'M
proyernent shall be deemed completed until
the board shall have fled with the city clerk
declaring the same has been completed
Tho city council shall by ordinances pre-
scribe sutabis means and remedies for tho
preservation and enforcement Of the Eeas
provided for In this section
Sec IL. Any funds remaining In the
treasury belonging TO the fund OF any local
district. after the payment CT
provemen, in excess Of The total sum re-
outred 70 defrsy all the expenditures BY the
city on account thereof. shall DO refunded,
On demand. @ the amour, OF such over
eess In the assessment OF any person VINO
shall not have paid his assessment rebate
ohaii, on demand. be allowed TO suca per-
provided. such demand hereinabove pro-
vided for be made within two years from
the date upon which the assessment Tor
sn. Snx .aop 9usas n ihs
after the expiration OF two years
from the date Aforesaid for which no ce-
mand has been made a. herein proVioed-
belonging to any local Improvement dis-
trict. after the payment OF the whole cost
and expense Of such Improvement, shall be
TO the general fund.
Sec. u. Subdivision l Whenever an as
ing. strengthening. altering. widening,
grading. regarding. paving. repsvlns;
planking. replank.ng. s.dewalking ana
graveling. regrayeling. piling. repiilns.
Gaping, recapping, any street. avenue or
alley, or for any local Improvement which
her her be made By the city. has been or
may be Hereafter declared void, ana It's en-
forcement under this charter or the i2ws
governing the city refused BY the courts ss
been heretofors or may oe hereafter set
aside. annulled or declared void by any
court either directly or BY virtue OF
council shall by ordinance. order and
make new assessment or reassesS-
ment upon the lots. blocks or parcels
Of land which have been or VIII De pens-
tent OF their propcrtionate part OF the ex-
pense thereof, and IN case the ocst shall ex-
coed the actual value OF such locaa I'M
rnent shall be for. and based upon tho
actual value OF the same at the time OF It's
and TO this end the board OF
public works shall make q new ssssssn sns
the benefits received, as near as may pe IN
Z accordance with the law In force at the time
such reassessmert is made, and when the
proved by the council II shall be endorsed
and collected ia the same manner that
other assessments for local improve nents
or laws governing the city, but all pro-
ceedsngs relative to making the expenses
OF local improvements charseaole upon
property benefited thereby, reqnlred eha
city prior 10 the making or original
. sse xsnent roll, shall not be included or re-
CURED within the purpose or this section.
Subdivision The city council shah by
ordinances order and make new assess
rnent or resssessment. as provided In TIL:
section. uron the lots, blocks or parcels OF
land. which have been or VIII De oehe-
flied by such Improvement, 10 tne ex-
tent OF their proportionate part OF the cost'
expense and value thereof.
Subdivision 3. Upon the passage q an
ordnance. as hereiDhefore providsd, the
board Of public works shall make on, an
assessment roll according 20 the provfsions
OF the said ordinance. and shall certify
the same 10 tbs council
Subdivision T. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk shan give
notice by three Cd successive puhlications
In the Official newspaper OF the city, that
such assessment roll is on file IN his once
the date OF fling OF the same. ana saad
council will hear and consider objections
20 said assessment roll by parues assfieS-
ed by such assessment. The owner or
owners OF any property wnlsh Is assessed
or not in such roh. may within ten siol
DAYS from tho last publication proNldeo
herein, file with the clerk MS ooJecuons
In writing TO said assessment
Subdivision 5. At TIE time appointed
fer hearing objections 10 such assessment
fha ce,lfucl shall hear and determine all
ob,ectiaus which have been nled hy aiiy
party interested 10 the regularity or tie
Proceedings Ia making such re-assessnlent
and % the correctness or the amount or
such re-assessment, or OF tbe amount
levied on any particular lot or p3rcet %
ia-d. ana TIC ceune{i shall have the power
u A. fsurn such hearing from TINE 70 time.
and saaA have power. "a us discr etioa, 70
r~,rlse correct 90 IN or set aside, and %
orse~ that such assessment he made d.
ro,.e ssa the caurcf SHALL pass an order
arnrcvsue and coaHrf1tn& said prices -liiigs
ana saEi rsNssssessfnent 80 corrected by 60.
ana ifs decision and order shall - q Hna4
F,sserr7sIrssfEao 81 the regularity. validity
sr.3 ~4rrsref mass - ssti rc-ass essfneut to
TIE amount thereof. levied oa each lot or
sas~iistsl,u s. The fact tAat tire contract
has 49, 1et ur thnt s1ca lTua-c Heiuent
shsN have been q rie ana contested IN
whole or Ia rart. shall net prevent such
asseee rsens from berry .n21e. ucf shall the
~ ,sg,-ase ~ safaefv vs th tNe erstts'u Hs az
fhs -Farfer eE Jews governing The city.
as - petition. notice rrfa tua 90 iF0-
~ letting rs8efracs cr trtffiftou cf work
or rnv ether r9affer Tlats ever connected
WITH TIE ffssfir1s tiitt ri IRE @t assess
usart fhareef. enernte 'n TRIVIAL 5ate or -
s.-rer 4fsf-~H ff.HtrtHr Cf gre E 81