The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-03-02

CS0uAuSS De AaQ III INK eliza amer H1I1l SucD
special assessment shall be fully collected
as to each and every lot 0ss parcel of land
charged Herewith
Subdivision s. ANY person Eno has filed
assessment, az hereinbofore provided, shall
have the right to appeal to the superior
court of King county.
| Subdivision 8. Such appeal shall be
made by fling a written notice of appeal
with the city clerk within ten (10) days
after such new assessment or re-assess-
ment roll shall have been approved and
confirmed by the council, and said notice
shall. describe the property and the OBJ
Jecdons Of such appellant to such assess
ment, and such appellant shall also file
with the clerk OF the Superior Court
| aforesaid, within twenty COZ days from
| the approval and confirmation of such
appeal, re-assessment roll and proceedings
thereon, certified by the city clerk, together
with a bond to the city, conditioned to
pay pay al costs that may be awarded against
two hundred dollars $500, and with such
! security as shall be approved by judge
OF said court. and the case shall be dock
eted by the clerk of such court in the
name of the person taking such appeal
against the city as IAN appeal from as
sessments:'''', The judgment of the court
! shall be either to confirm modify or an
nul the assessment in SO far as the same
! aHects the property Of the appellant,
from which Judgment an appeal shall lie
! to the Supreme Court as in other causes.
| In case the assessment is confirmed the
fees of the city clerk for copies of the
record shall be taxed against the appel
! Subdivision 10. Whenever, for any
/ cause, mistake or inadvertence, the
amount originally. assessed shall not be
sufficient to pay the cost Of the improve
| ment made and enjoyed by the owners of
| property in the local assessment district
! where the same is made, it shall be law
! ful, and the city council is hereby direct
| ed and authorized to make re-assess-
ments on all the property in said local
assessment district sufficient to pay for
! such Improvement, such re-assessment to
! be made and collected in accordance with
the provisions of this section.
Sec. 10. No contracts for lights or
lighting tF shall be let for a longer term
such kind as the city council may by
Sec. 20. No work shall be done by the
ploye thereof, on any legal holiday or
Sunday by way Of construction or extern
sion Of any public work, nor shall any
work be done On any such day, or be-
tween seven o'clock p. N. of any day and
SIX O'Clock a. m. of the following day,
by any corporation or other person, by
way of construction, extension or removal
OF any structure upon, over, under or
along any street, alley, or other public
place within the city or under control Of
the city, except in case of extraordinary
emergency. and then only upon the writ
ten permit of the mayor, wherein the fact
OF Such emergency, and the nature there
ton of any provision Of this section by
any person or corporation owning, holding
or claiming any. franchise in, over, under, or
along such street, alley, or other public
place, all his or its right, title and inter-
est in such franchise shall thereby be
forfeited and instantly revert to the city.
The mayor shall be free in his discretion
to grant or withhold such permit. And
in no case shall any corporation or per-
son be permitted to commence the build
ing or construction of any street or other
tn1 -lY117 tall ala trio
light line in the city without first OBJ
tanning permit therefor from the board
Of public works.
Sec. q. The board of pubic works
shall from time to time make such rec
concentrations to the city council relat-
ing to the extension or Improvement of
the sewerage system as said board may
deem proper.
Sec. %. Said board, subject to such
control as the city council shall by ordi-
nance exercise, shall prescribe the loca-
uon, form and materials to be used in
the construction and repairs of all public
sewers, man-holeS, sinks, cesSpools and
other appurtenances belonging to the
sewerage system, and OF every private
sewer emptying into a public sewer, and
determine the place and manner of loca-
ton thereof, except as otherwise in this
charter provided.
Sec %. Before any public sewer shall
be contracted for or built, it's construc-
tion shall be ordered by the city council,
and the city engineer or any other per-
son the council may designate, shall
cause to be prepared the necessary esti-
mates and plans for the Mngk,<and a pro-
sewer, ana the depth OF such sewer below
the surface of the street and the height
above the level established and used as
the city datum, and when such sewer is
completed he shall cause a map to be
prepared, showing the size and location
of the man-holes, basins and branches.
Sec. "A. No person shall connect with or
open or penetrate any public sewer or drain
without first obtaining permit in writing
from said board, and complying with the
rules and regulations of said board in ref
erence thereto.
Sec. 25 Air, gas, steam or water above
one hundred and forty degrees Fahrenheit
in temperature shall not be discharged into
any public sewer or into any private sewer
or drain connecting with such public sewer,
and the city council shall by ordinance pro-
hibit the same.
Sec. rs. Said board shall recommend to
the city council such other rules and regu-
lahons concerning the public and private
sewers and drains in said city as said board
shall deem best.
Sec. q. The city council may upon the
recommendation of said board by ordi-
nance passed by the affirmative vote of the
majority of all the members elected, au-
thoriZe the purchase OF any personal prop
erty, or the acquisition by purchase or con-
demnation of any real estate, which may be
necessary for the construction of any sew
ers or the making of any Improvement pro-
vided for in this article. The title to all
name of the city.
Sec. %. Said board may, with like au-
thorization by the city council, agree with
the owner of any real estate over or
through which it is deemed desirable to
construct any sewer or other Improvement
related to sewerage or drainage, upon the
amount of damage to be paid to such own
er for the perpetual use OF said real estate
for such purpose.
Sec, %. Said board shall, when author
lied by ordinance of the city council, con-
struct such sewers, reservoirs ana pump
ing works, whether within or without the
city, as may be necessary to carry out the
general system of sewerage Of the city.
Sec. 30. The city council shall by ordi-
nance provide that the owners and occu-
pants of lands, buildings or premises with
in the city, at their own expense, properly
drain the same, or drain or clean any vault,
cesspoOl, ditch, pipe or drain therein used
as a receptacle or conductor of filth or
refuse matter and that all expenditures of
the city in draining or cleaning private
premises, be assessed against such prem
Uses. Every assessment shall pc lien up
on the premises so drained or cleaned, and
such assessment may be collected and the
lien enforced by suit in the name of the
city.
Sec 81. Subdivision 1. Before any con-
tract for the doing Of any work or labor,
or furnishing any skill, labor NOr material
to or for the city of Seattle shall be valid
shall enter into a joint and several bond
with the city of Seattle, for the use of the
city and also for the use of ali persons who
may perform or cause to be performed any
work or labor, or furnish or cause to be
furnished any skill, labor or material in
the execution of such contract, conditional
to perform the contract according to its
terms, conditions and stipuaatiqns and TO
pay as they become due all just claims for
al work and labor so performed, and all
SKI or labor and material SO furnished il
the xecution of such Contract, and to
comp with all the requireme4ts Of the
charter . nd ordinances Of the city and the
amendments thereto, which Bond shall be
in an amount fixed by the board Of public
works, but not less than. fifty ser cent