The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
= CHARTER on THB CITY -
oEATTLE-C~nt1n

ss..- s-"s IL I'm r5e1t1te DASme1r ana
.kaynsnt ey bonds The mode TO -
- 1880 shsi be tie mode pefttorS for.
- - nso1e OF Immediate payTnerr shall %
s--< t1sssows. After fns city council las oy
80 lise making OF any local Improvement,
- hoL more tran tgeaty days altar the
ssssr raSI therefor has beea lsf. as herein
s.sSs PROVIDED. the hoard OF pubic works
49, report 70 tas council an assessment
80. prepared by tire city engineer. which
snaA contain the description OF each lot.
sSAsec. with the nuusDer OF feet frontage
1890 20 each. the total frontage IN ths
49,, vss.asea 1roniage 20 os cets-mlasa as pro-
sloe1 n section II Of this article. the total
s1sS or the Improvement. including all rec-
ssSaSy Incidental expenses. the rate Der
ssont root. ths amount CT eacn assessmeSs
cea OF land or part thereof II known. bat in
70 case ah1li mistake n tns name OF The
oNnsr be fatal where a description OF tho
properly 10 given. togetner with the amount
ecafEed 10 street crossings.
The council On receipt OF such ron and
sssNssrnsat anal cause a notice thereof 10
city for ten consecutive issues. Notifying
All persons interested that such roll has
been nled and requiring them 20 appear at
from the date OF such notice. and make g.
Jeekson thereto. Tie council saail AZ the
time nxsd consider any and all OBJECTIONS
such roll IL deems just. and shall then
Deduct the amount of SUCH cost assessed
against street crossings. 1whieh shall be-
lad from the snsrsl fund OF the city, and
skaIi then hy ord lrarse approve sssrh oil
and shall levy and assess the amounts there
~ agtaSi eaeh parcel and ict and deelare
cause the ron to De delivered 70 the city
comptroller a no shall forthwith deliver 70
tic city treasurer certiAri COPY thereof,
upon receipt Of which the treasurer shall
proceed TO collect the came axceDt As the
duty OF collection thereof Is devolved by
law on some other officer: provided. that
In the of,ie.ai neaspaper sa Tn essii mai es
copy OF such notice to the owner OF the
property assessed when the postofice adj
dress OF such owner 10 known. but ;hs fall
ure 10 mail the same shall not be fatal
when publication thereof Is madel that
such roll has been certified to him FOR coli
within thirty days from the date OF such
notice assessment shall become GsiinQuent
and shah bear interest 81 the rate OF ten
paid before such assessment snail have be-
come delinquent a penalty OF per cent.
shall be added. and the sums delinquent
the current year against each lot and par
eel so delinquent. and with the interest and
penalty. collected as other taxes. separate
within the tine fixed for The payment Of
city taxes. shall be collected as such taxes
are collected, together with such additional
be charged and collected on other delin-
quent taxes, and each lot or parcel so de-
ilnquent shall BE sold for the auao mt OF
sosn ,ss ;, Win n,sr est penalty snS
by the same authority as lands and lots
are sold for city taxes. The city treasurer
s6a R0 .ny cas-. S s the STATE laws
require penalty TO be added TO such as
sessment.
Sec ID. Subdivision The mode OF pay
the city council has BY ordinance ordered
or authorized the imprc vsment, ana not
more than twenty days after the contract
ehall be made and returned and corrections
be made therein and notice given as pre-
scribed In section II OF this article govern
ing local improvements made under the
immediate payment plan, and the cost and
expense OF such Improvement shall be
charged ags.n., the lots and parcels Of land
created by the ordinance authorizing the
Improvement. In the method prescribed by
sections II and II OF this article. and the
crossings shall be pad from the general
fund Of the city. the same as In said Sec
oss proyss e CG1irss s e ssn q m Ss
same manner as is provided in this article
for the levying and collection OF assess
msnts where ,S pay s1y er Is Prss,aea 10
except az otherwise provided herein.
Subdivision 2 The city council shall by
ordinance provide that the entire cost OF
nuai installments Of equal amounts. ex-
tending over q period TO be fixed by said
ordinance. not exceeding ten years from
council shall also provide by ordinance for
the issuance OF instaliment coupon bonds
OF tho local Improvement district created
for said Improvement, OF such dcnomina-
ton, and bearing such rate OF interest, rot
exceeding per cent. per annurn, as pre-
scribed In such ordnance Such INSTALL
rnrnts must be equal IN amount and each
installrnent coupon shall include the inter-
est upon such instailment to the date OF
Tire maturity thereof.
Subdivision 5. The city council SHAH.
after considering upon notice q. above pro-
vited objections 10 the assessment roll and
correcting the same by ordinance approFe
the roll and charge and assess against eacn
parcel and 10, OF land described therein, It's
rropsr share thereof, and declare ths same
10 be first lien thereon. ard shall eaeh
year levy special assessments 20 redeem the
bonds so issued. next thereafter maturing,
ana the bass OF the first assessment shall
bs retained for each succeeding assessment
SO 70 DO made. Such ordinance shan pre-
sns nav nrov.de that the entire issue Of
bonds shall be Issued TO the contractor IN
payment for the making OF the improve,
meat: otherwise the city comptroller snau
seli the bonds at not less than Their par
value net. and pay the proceeds tneroi 20
the city treasurer, 10 oe by nira hept W. 1913. we
Improvement fund 20 he pad out upol va
rants drawn thereon. as other city moneys
ere iishcrsei by HIM
Subdivision l. The owner OF any parcel
Of properly , Sc ,e1 ~,es ,rnprovement
nv having the entire assessment charged
against the same ten days before ne tuse
fxed fer the issuance OF the PONDS, OF
ia may redeem his property from
.'1rh IabllItv after the issuance OF the
lartsis hy paying the amount OF thc 49,
nents levied up 10 the tine or snen ~
mani and the amount of uuleYsed assess
meats with interest on the latter ~ re
rate OF eight per cent per annHn from 'ts
date % the last inStaIienf " ti,s I'M -
All funds paid or collected on account OF
said innrovement shall be psic . tne Ctts
treasurer and applied solely 20 payli.s 10.
sa5d Improvement or 20 Tire rederpN.9, 2,
bonds issued therefor. Any parcel or iand
whfrh hae been redeemed as nefftn 49,
yfdea. or the total assessment agalhst
watch has been paid prior q the iss taahce
y, Sa,,ss as herein provided. shan rot
there fter be further liable Tor the COST Oh
such Improvement
SUBDIVISION S. No sui; TO set aside any
st,fA spac{ai assessment 81 10 sAlosn tHe
r,aklnv Of the same shah De Brought or
any f5efanSe u The validity ihefNos e1e 80,
after the expiration Of thirty gaFs ttqsia ~
time the amount due en ea-h ~ 81 -. q
sl~snr5 nahle ror such assessment Is escsr-
tafned ana confirmed ~ the city Council
S,shliysxlan s The issuance Of such bonds
20 the contractor, or the SAFE lls'.l., s''-.,-
operate 10 transfer "a the pe,Sn -. =.
s,,5tTSrsor or holder thereof. AZ the itSat
nra interest - the city IN resneSt ~ 49,
assessment and the Len $3.50 -s-esr;
frovl4ef. a,ld shah authorize the hols5er eF
holders thereof 70 receive, sac Tor ana SO
iae-s ,r rae. collected. such tsoHs or ronss-;
~ ~ th~o.,s~h any OF the methods proNsaed
~ Ia ~ for ,hp collection 81 sss,ients tVr ~,
local fasproVea1en and, II TIE CITY snsu
=, r,-,srrefv collect any q said as<esSsfsefats
xxNe- due the cenar Or owners o. any SUI SUI
sors,s ray rToceai N BIS ar shetr 0~ 2 80
~ -, eel such assessment an toTec-oSc tae
st.n thereof 81 any court OF cornpet ent J4sls-
action ard shall rrcovsf. n al 14f.on ~ t4I9
.,,,'.ttnt % as or thefr bonds. and tntet sSt
sssr.ss-s rve psr ceuturn thereof tcEsfnsr
80 ,ha cost - such sgtf- Any nuueacT ot