The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-19

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from TIE date AZ which he 3 EoC1sd That
re - tns successful bidder. tne SAID cheek
anl tne. amount thereos shat e ior.s-Sed
10 The city. and the secretary shall deliver
szid check 10 the city couptTo1lsr, VINO
SHAH draw sad amount ard pay the same
Ito The city treasury, 70 ne credit q tns
snail rea1veTtlse for proposals for such
work Neither the board nor city cogaeal
xnaL have power TO remit such forfe4sur@-
See Is. In letting all contracts Tor psAsi.o
improvements the board shall provide
therein that AZ least thirty per cent. or the
amount due the contractor On estimates
lanoTers xbo have performed work thereon.
and material men who have furnished ma
teriais therefor, and such lsborers and ma
work has been completed have q
Hen on such thirty per cent so re-
served Ter labor done and materials
to q. other liens. whether BY 5udg-
nlens. attachment or contract ana no tna-
prOycsnent shall be deemed compIete1 until
the board shall have fled with the city s.srk
statement signed by a majority OF them
declaring tho same has been complstsd-
The city council shall by ordinance pre-
scribe suitable means aud remedies Tor tina
preservation and enforcement OF the liens
provided for IA this section
Sec u. Any funds remaining IN the
treasury belonging TO the fGnd OF any local
Improvement district. after the payment CT
the whole cost and expense OF such I'm
provenlegt fa excess OF the total sum re-
CURED To desray ali the expenditures BY the
city on account thereof, shall be refunded
on demand, 70 the amount OF such over
payment: and IL there snail be such an ex-
cess IN the assessment or any person wno
shall not have paid MS assessment rebate
shall. on demand be allowed TO sucn per-
son 10 the amount or such oger-asSeSs!uehs;
provided, such demand hereinaDove pro-
Vi5e1 for be made within two years from
the date upon winch the assessment for
such local Improvement district became
Cue. Any such funds remaining IN the
treasury after the expiration or Two years
from the date Aforesaid for which no de-
mand has been made as herein PROVIDED
belonging TO any local Improvement cs-
trict- after the payment OF the whole cost
and expense OF such Improvement, shall Do
transferred 10 the general fund.
Sec. Is. Subdivision l. Whenever an as
sessnent fer laying out, establishing, clos
ing, Strengthening. altering. widening,
grading. regarding. paving. repAs4ng,
pianking, replanking. sdewaIklnS ami
bridging. ma adam .zing. re.nacaGauIxlng,
Gaping. Teeapping. any street, avenue or
alley, or for any local improvement which
has heretofore been made or when may
hereafter be made BY the city. has been or
may be Hereafter declared VOID. and its en-
forcement under this charter or the laws
governing the city refused by the courts c.
been heretofore or may lie hersaftar set
aside, annGlied or declared void 10y any
court, either directly. or by virtue OK
any decision Of such court. the city
council shall. by ordinance, order and
make a new assessment or reassess-
ment upon the lots. blocks or parces
OF land which have been or VIII De oeIae-
fitted By such local Improvement. 70 the ex-
tent OF their proporuonate part OF me eN-
pense thereof, and IN case the cost shall ex-
coed the actual value or sncn IosaI I'M
the new assessment CT reasSess-
msnt shall be for, and based upon the
a stual value OF the same at the time or lis
completion: and TO this end the ooard o.
public works shall make Jew assessment
roll IN equitable manner with reference 10
the benefits received, as near as may pe "a
accordance with the Law IN force az ,he time
such reagsessment IS made, and when the
same shall have been confirmed and sp-
proved BY the council X shall be endorsed
and collected IN the same manner mat
other assessments for local improve neiftS
are enforced and collected under the charter
or laws governing the city. but all pro
ceedlngs relative to making the expenses
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properly benefited thereby. required and
provided by this charter or laws OF the
city prior 20 the making OF origina!
assessment roll, shall not be Included or re-
ou,rea within the purpose OF this section.
Subdivision The city council shall by
ordinances order and make new assess
rnent or reassessment. as provided IN tais
section. upon the lots. blocks or parcels OF
land. which have been or will be oene-
flied by such Improvement, 10 the ex-
tent OF their proporuonate part OK the cost'
expense and value thereof.
Subdivision 9 Upon the passage OF an
ordinance as hereinhefere provided, the
beard OF public works shall make out an
assessment roll according 70 the provlslons
OF the said ordnance, and shall ceruty
the same TO the council
Subdivision l. Upon receiving the sad
assessment roll the city clerk shaa give
notice by three 60 successive publications
in the official newspaper OF the city, that
such assessment roll Is on file IN his once
the date OF fling CT the same. and sad
notice shall state a time at which tAe
council viii hear and consider objections
10 SAID assessment roll by parties aggrlev-
ell BY such assessment Tns ewner or
owners OF any property when IS assessed
or rot IN such roll. may within ten Q0l
GAYS from the last publication PROVIDED
herein file with the clerk his 9bJscuons
I'm writing TO said assessment
Subdivision 5. At the time appointed
for hearing objections 10 such assessment,
the council shall hear and ceiermlne AL
objections which have been hled oy Any
partv Interested, TO the regularity or the
PROCEEDINGS Ia making such re~asSeSSmsnt,
ard 70 the correctness C< the amount OF
such Ee-aSsessnent, or CT TIE ameuhs
levied On any particular lot or parcel Of
lad. and the council shall have the power
10 adjourn such hearing from time % time.
and snail have power. IN It's discretion, 20
revise. correct. confirm or SET aside. and TO
order that such assessment be made de
poVo ard the council shall pass an order
approving ard confirming said procsealnEs
ana said rA-aNsesstnent as corrected by II,
ans lis decision and order shall De tnal
determination 81 the regularity. validity
and correctness Of said re-aSSessrnent. 20
the amount tss9Es0s. 4StAsA OF e2CA 4oN or
snb.5,vislon 6. The fact that the contract
has been let or that such Improvement
shall have been made and completed in
whole or in part, shall not prevent slch
assessment from being made, nor SHAH the
ONT ssion. failure or peEicct or af-S ofucer
or Off sers 10 connolly with the provisions OF
.ha charter or laws governing the city,
AZ - rsfltlon. notice, resolution TO i'm
-prove estimate. survey. diagram. manner
~ letting contract or execution or work,
81 ~. nfhqr matter whatsoever connected
x.-fth tAs Improvement and the first assess
,,.er,f thereof. operate 20 fuvBliSate or n
any way affect the making q ire rev
20 bv this section. charging the property
ts..,r3tes with The expense thereof Pro-
V.tfsH fAas such new assessment shall bs
- a amount which shall not exceed the
-l-t,~~f e,sssf end valte CO the Improvement.
t>s-a.Ne~ With any interest that shah have
fswrey'}w accrued Thereon. srs1 THAT such
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