The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-17
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
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snrh notsce shala state generally the wcs
= - dnse. ard shall e11 1lr ETgE@ssA4= LoE
s SIG - sss ss s Sc dsy ana a hear
nhzssee therein Al ISIS snAl. = 500 ~
panied - a certified check fsysae g .ae
sfl@g q he city eozHvsf5sssE ssf So ae.
tne ss1s. ard no bsi shah = ecl@a@SFrs VIZ
iess accompanied BY xuca cheek
Sec. = ~ THE tine and p.ace naFne1
s saa rs sse. sd IS M .sa ' s. rejssssa a
teE tnE2gmali1y: bat xazI hss rsee.ved
II = can BE- Understood whas S
aaternzfne the lowest adder and ray LEI
hasn contract 20 Esieh q deer. OF Il n their
eisIison al BIDS are TOO high. hey nay re-
u. a. q them and rez1xertIss. and II
s1s.a ease ali checks snaf. be returned % the
BIDDERS, bat y such contract Re let. then
ena Y s0rn case al checks sas1l oe re-
taskea 70 the tssalers except th2f q the sue
ctNsSt8i bidder. which shall Se retained In
I'll contract be entered into Yer making
sslch Improvement between the bidder ana
TIE city ~ accordance w.fa such bid II the
n accordaEce with hts BID within ten days
from the date az watch he Is n0tle1 Ils1t
ne - the successful BIDDER. the SAID cheek
ard the amount thereof shall - 1o-ie4rs1
10 The city, ana the secretary shah deliver
said check TO the city comptroller, WHO
snail draw sad amount ant pay the same
INTO M, the city treasury, 70 the ese1l q tss
snail Fe43ysrtt=1 Tor proposals Tor sucn
work neither the board nor city council
SHAH have power 20 remit such forfeiture
Sec. Is II letting all contracts for pIa5l.c
improvements the board shah rroFtas
therein that az least thirty per cent o. the
amount due the contractor on estimates
shall be re tain@d to secure the payment or
laborsrs who have performed work thereon.
and material men who have furnIsassi ma
fertals therefor, and such l2ooTeFS ana ina
work has s''l been n e es,,I havs
lien on such thirty per cent. SO re-
served for labor done and materials
furnished. which hen shall be senior
ment. attachment or contract and 10 M
Er0gernent shall be deemed completed until
the board shah have fled with the city clerk
q statement signed by a majority OF them
declaring the same has been completed
The city council shall by ordinances pre-
scribe suitable means and remedies Tor the
preservation and enforcement OF The LEES
prov Aded for IA this section.
Sec II. ANY funds remaining In the
treasury belonging 70 the fGnd or any iocai
improt eEnent district. after the pas ment eI
proEeEnsnt IN excess or the total SUN re-
QUiTed to defray all the expenditures By the
city on account thereof. shall be refunded,
on demand, to the amount OF such over
payment: and II there shall re such an ex-
cess IN the assessment or any person VINO
shall not have pad his assessment rebate
shan. on demand. De allowed 70 suea per-
son 70 the amount OF such o. er-assessIEs en-;
provided. such demand hereinA00Ve pro-
ysded for be made within two years from
the date upon which the assessment Tor
such local Improvement district became
due. Any such funds remaining III the
treasury after the expiration or TWO years
from the date Aforesaid for which no de-
fnar9 has been made as herein proE-ced.
belonging to any local improvement d.s-
trict. after the payment OF the wnole cost
and expense OF such Improvement si'aa %
transferred 20 the general fund
Sec Is. Subdivision l. Whenever an as
sessment for laying out, establishing. clos
ing, Strengthening, altering, widening,
grading. regarding, paving, repAslnsy
bridging. ma eadam.zing. re!nacadafnlz4ng,
graveling, regraE cling. pilins. repllihs.
Gaping, recapp.ng. any street, avenue or
alley, or for any local Improvement, wnich
has heretofore been made or which may
hereafter be made by the city, has peen or
may be Hereafter declared VOID, ana lis en-
forcement under this charter or the laws
governing the city refused by the courts Cf
this state, or for any cause whateser, as
been heretofore or may be hereafter set
aside, annulled or declared void ty any
court. either directly or by virtue OF
any decision OF such court, the city
council shall. by ordinance. order ana
make new assessment or rsassess-
ment upon the lots. blocks or parcss
OF land which have been or Will De osne-
nted by such local Improvement, 70 the eN-
tent OF their proportionate part OF me e1-
pense thereof, and IN case the cost shall eN-
coed the actual value OF such local I'M
provement, the new asseSsFnsnt or rSassess-
ment shall be for. and based upon the
actual value OF ihe same Al Ihe tine e. Vi ~ -
public works shall make new assessment
roll in equitable manner with refereuee 10
the Dement'S received as near as may s -. II
such reassessment Is made, and W1en the
same shall have been confirmed ana ap-
proved by the council II snall DC enIorSea
and collected IN the same manner mat
other assessments for local improve uents
are enforced aud collected under the charter
or laws governing the city, but all pro-
ceedings relative TO making the expenses
Of local improvements chargeahle upon
property benefited thereby. required and
provided by this charter or laws or the
city prior 10 the making or original
q assessment roll, shall not be included or re-
quired within the purpose or this seetion.
Subdivision . The city council SHAH by
ordnance order and make new assess
ment or reassessment, as provided IN ,hls
section. upon the lots. blocks or parcels or
land which have been or VIII be bene-
ftesi by such Improvement. TO the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part OK the COST
expense and VaiOe thereOt
Subdivision 3. Upon the passage OF an
ordinance, as hereinbefore provided, tbs
board OF public works shall make out an
assessment roll according to the proYlslots
OF the said ordinance, and shall ceruiy
tho sarae TO the council.
Subdivision f. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk shaH give
notice ~ three 60 successive publications.
such assessment roll IS on iile In his 0fiice,
the date 81 Ming q the same. and said
notice shall state a time Al Which the
council viii hear and consider objections
70 said assessment roll by parties aSgrlev-
ed by such assessment The owner or
owners Of any property when IS assessed
in such assessment roll. whether named
or not IN such roll. may within zen tlel
f9avs from the last puniieatio provided
herein ME with the clerk his objections
in writing 10 said assessment
-. a4Ha4ar A - a
for hearing Collections 10 such Assessment,
The. council shall hear and determine ali
objections which have been nled BY any
marty interested. 10 the regularity OF the
PROCEEDINGS in making such rts-assessn1ent,
and % the correctness or the amount ct
el1eh zee sRessment or OF the amount
levied on any particular lot or parcel q
land. and TIE council shall have the power
70 stieuru such hearing from time - time.
and sail have power IN It's nl$.-fetAohs 10
revise correct, cGnTirn OF SET aside, and 70
order that such assessment be made cs
ngx-p and the council shall pass an order
srflr3yfvx ard confirming said proceedings
and said re-sssss5s sft1ent as corrected bH ~
and its decision ana 0f0eT shtt - hfal
81 the regularity validity
ard correct mess % said re-asss sSuent, 90
the arn5unt thereof levied on each lot or
parcel 81 land.
s,ihlsiyissen & The fact that the contract
has hsen les or that such Improvement
shall have been n@fie and completed In
whole cr IN part, sEfal n9t prevent Such
omission failure or EFGieet q ar. officer
or Officers q ccmaiy wstA the prov ls0ns x
the charter ar laws governing t6e city,
ax - rssf{ttan. notice. Tve9igtiCu to i'm
tsrgva estimate survey. diagram. manner
~ letting contract or execution Of work.
or any other matter wiaai SotVer connected
v,fsh tba frauroEengeEf an8 the hr~f assess
r,apt thereof operate 90 inTlftdafA gF in
.anv nav affect the making * tAe Cew
assessment or re-asssssstHs.t.t as provided
fnr hv thts section. charging The property
1.s.-rsffa47 with The eNsfEsf thereof Pro-
,f.s..s that such new assessment sa3li Pee
fer an amount whirh sllAli not eNeet-1 the
...r,-,f s,sses and value ~ the t0rF1ye fg3sTf
trvrf3fe~ with any tHterest that SHAH have
rl-fi,, accrued there r.. frd tn4f sff-h
,a-s,otsr.t Dc euslitahly aTFr1rit eHe1 Uran ths
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