The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-25
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEaTTaE-Eontinu

dong tie sarne sez4s4 &rac r4S1 VIZ tne
ss.rssaEy On or eeS0, a. - $500 - $50
panied 81 a certified cAsck Szyao2s % tas
order % the c.ry cozpxFoales f1r . sEa hot
IS g, tsaa eve pr ss s sSss z:sf us 3
less accompanied by s1cn eaecA
see. = AZ TIRE. t.zne arr go - szrey
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IN sna sa asa: .,, 70 "a .saa = ssss-ssd
Il I. can b un6erst5ed wat IS
meant thereby. TIE sss&r4 s--2ll pressed %
Setsr1ssas the lowest t11@sr snc lay =.
cpanAca al bios are toe Aag1. Trey BAY Te-
Ject az % them and re49ye-rsA. Gsl5 n
- case al checks sAall D. ieteEns@ = sL.s
o.G4eFs. but z sszCA coaIrSSl e go yea
ana a such ease az cheskg SA4.l - rs-
turned 10 tE1e tI641rs GxceVt that - the So
cesSf2l nlc2sTs which s1-4l - rs.A2le.- -
saen Improvement between the bse1sg ga
TIE city AZ accordance w.sn saEA Ds4- * 1Fs
SAD BIDDER falls 20 enter lIl-o sLlen Seatra at
II eceoT1anes with hss BID s.tEin Ten say
ne = TIE successful el1esE, tBe sac eEe~S
and TIE amount tlsreot shah 1e Lorls-ts1
% the city. aad the 4eeresary So as-.vss
said check 10 the city comptroller. wnc
SHAH draw SAD amount ana Pay t1e sane
into the city treasury. 20 the cseaS q shs
.h hog1i sassxe.s5 3, fT. "a Re sntS
work. Neither the beard nor city co19c.s
shan have power 10 remit s1-h forfsis1rA
seG L. In letting al c0ntracts Tor ptssl,c
srnproE euae1ts Tne board SHAH proves
therein that al least thlFty Per cent. Of TIE
arnourt due the contractor on estimates
shall be retained - securs the psy.ae-i OF
sacorers who have performed Work thereon.
and material men who have furnished ma
ter.als therefor, and such laoorcEs agl1 n a.
ter1aI nssa Enal for thirty cays after iae
Eork has sssn con 2.sssa ar. h1 ~ rs
served for labor done and matsrias
furnished. which lien shall Be senior
20 al other Aen4 waethsr oy sacs-
mert. attachment or contract and 10 41l-
yrovemeat shall be deemed completed aa.l
the board shall have fled with the city Esefk
statement signed By . majority OF them
The city council shall by ordinances PRE-
scribe suitable means and resnedles Tor the
preservation and enforcement % ths usas
provided Tor IN this section
Sec T. Any funds remaining In the
treasury belonging 10 the fund CT any lcca!
tmproy ee1snt district &ftar tic payment CT
the whole cost and expense Of suca IN
proyemens Ia excess OF the total sum re-
0uired 20 defray all the expenctt lures D. the
city on account thereof. shall % REFUNDED.
on demand. 70 the amount OF such over
payment: and IL there shall 10 s1ee Al sx-
cess In the assessment Of any person VINO
shall not have paid hsS assessment rebate
shall. on demand. be allowed TO such per-
son 10 tia amount % such ver-assessxaensi
provided, such demand hereinabove pro-
vided fer be made within two years from
the date upon which the assessment Tor
EAEA tQ@Ak GLkkE@ls ANNSsA~
due. ANY such funds remaining In the
treasury after the expiration of TWO years
from the date Aforesaid for which no de-
nand has been made a. hereLa prosiass,a ~
belonging to any local Improvement d.s-
tr.ct after the payment or the whole cost
and expense OF such improvement. sIaAi %
transferred TO tho general fund
SEQ Is. Subdivision J. Whenever an as
sessment for laying out establishing. clos
ing, STRENGTHENING. altering. widening,
grazing. regarding. paving. repasins;
brldEins. ma sadam.zing. resnacadanixiElg.
grayelIag, regTaveling. phlng. repiIhg.
Gaping. recapp.ng. any street, avenue or
alley or ior any ieo-! asnpfe az Msss nav
hereafter be made by the city, has been OF
may be Hereafter declared vo.d, and its en-
foreement under this charter or me ,s"s
this state. or for any cause Whatever, ia5
been heretosors or may oe nersa,teF SET
aside. annalled or aeclaIed vo'n ~ any ,;
any decision OF such court, the city
council shall. by ordinance, order and
plaks q new assessment OF rsassess-
h-ent upon the lots. blocks or parcels
Of land which have been or VIII be oene-
flied by such local improvement 70 the ex"
tent OF their proportonate part OF the ex-
coed the actual value OF such local inn
proyement, the new assessment or reassess-
fnent shall be for. ana based upon the
eofnpietion: and.to this end the board OF
public works shall make new asssssmsnt
roll IN equitable manner with refsrsn.s 20
the benefits received, as near as may :. .s, ".
accordance with the law IN force AZ the rine
such reasseesmsnt Is mace. and whea tns
rAms shall have been confirmed ana ~.
proved by the council IL shall % entoISea
and collected IA the same manner shAt
other assessfnsnts for local improvements
are enforced and collected under the charter
or laws governing the city, bat AL pro
ce~s1nes relative 20 making thu expenses
az locsi improvements ehargeabls upon
nrouerty benefited thereby. required era
provided by this charter or laws ef ~
assessment roll, shall not se inclufec or To-
quirec within the purpose OK this Sc uon-
sus.dlv.sson f. The city council shan ey
orsinance order ana msks a rev essess-
ment or reasssssn9en,- as yroSissa N :, :.
ianI which have been or VIII BE bene-
rtei hy such Improvement. 10 re eN-
ten; 90 their prop0rti9nats part q me eos~
expense and value tasTea<.
Subdivision = Upqn the passage q N
crcinaaoe. "a hereintefore provided. tie
hoard a public works shall make o.ft an
assessment roll .ccorfing % TIE groyi-,S,fss
81 Ire ssl1 ordnance snd shAA ccFusy
the same 20 to council
Subdivision a Upon receis ins tne saic
assessment ron ire city clerk shall give
retie. BY three 60 successive 9ae.icaiis, ..
slch assessment rol - on Tie "a rs oiilcel
tie sata O. fliuE cf ths sane. ani $50
notice shall state tine az waich ths
= sad assessment roll ~ parLes asErev-
a by such assessment. TIE owner %
owners o. any property. Whlsn y assesses
On not la such ro1. may within ten Q9l
DAYS from the last publication provided
hcreir, fle with the clerk his eole-nons
IN writing 20 sad assessment
Sul.flvls.on s. ~ the tine appointed
Tor haarinE objections 70 such assessment,
the council shan hear ant cetsrmlne 81
Objections whleh have been hlsa ~ sny
uf1efe1lrgs ln mixing SUCH re-azsfssi1 en-.
ana % the correctness Of the amount 0t
sl.1 re-asses suent, or on Ire amslf4t
ia-s. ara ths council shall have the power
- a & fstsrn such bearing from time % fime.
go raau ave power. IN SIS discretion 20
revise. coFge-ts couHg-n CT set aside, AID %
o--t.- fhnt surh useesrTY,rrt he made ls
roya ana tha council SHALL pass an order
sprrovirg ard confirming SAID prpcee "a
and said re-assttsiIl cnt IS 81 tSStea y ~
euI is decision ana oi1cT stali bs ~ ~
determination q ire res .-afl.F, FaAdity
aid cnrractuess q said re-asee ssruent 10
tie amount thereof. lev.sd on each lot or
sa55tvssfoa 6. TIE fast that the contract
hns been lot or thst such Improvement
shall have been mH1& ana completed III
whole or So paTf. shall ret prevent sgch
s,ssese-Sent frers beng made. nor shall the
orntssfon. failure or reHlect u So oiicer
or offrerE 20 C0uflss WIZ the prov ssio7s q
fhs charter or laws 6@f-ftlafle tie CITY,
"a 70 petition. notee. resotutton 10 Inn
prove. estimate. survey. diagram manner
81 fsttfrx contract or execution e work,
Or any other matter whaf sQever connected
v.lth tho Improvement ara fhe Nrst assess
mont tkereor. operate 20 irYRlidate or On
A.. wv affect the making % TIE rev
a.gsesztnt.r,t or rs-ssSessfrln0t nS provided
~ NV this Ecctf7n. charging the property
t~oNetea with TIE expense fhe~eef Pro
y-s.geF nat such new asses ussrt s-an e
~ IN a7ssaunt whish sf.alf not exceed ira
= ,fssaf F,,sef art5 vRlY,e e TIE t-3rr1Veu,er
together with Any interest ina s-lA+l nav D
s,,-~,.sss- se%r-faF thereon. ana fhaf snrh
amount - saultab,y apportioue3 upcn ths
y,rssverfw benefited fassF1fs according -
the provisions = fhe es~Fter or laws =
go ~fr.- u hefrE the fT-le intent sid
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