The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-04

70 hA 1a.e 49, sbaF cslI for proposals for
dong the same. sealed AID Tied VITA ne
.set1ry o. or t.sS5e ne 800 ~ ga sess-1.-
panied b. a certified check rAyao11 10 ne
order % the city eonptroslsr Tor sl..a aos
-. ssss Isan Eve Per ess 2 t1s ss 49, M :.
less accompanied BY s1ch cheek
Sec. y. AT the tine ana pace nam-
s1ca bits shall Be p1ole.y opened
s saa in Issa 70 s 80. sal .ash rs5slSss
IL f. can bs understood what -
meant thereby. The board snziI proceed 10
determine the lowest bidder and may .es
s1ch contract 20 such b.aier. or u IN their
cplnicn all BIDS are too nigh. trey nav re-
Ject az OF them and rea1ye-t.ss, and N
s1cn case ali checks shall be returned 70 the
and IN such case al checks shall De re-
turned 10 the Bidders except that OF the sue
cess1Gi bidder. which shall BE retained IN
q. 4 contract Do entered INTO f9T HaAsa4
such Improvement between the bidder ana
tae city IN accordance with such DID. II tno
SAD BIDDER falls 20 enter into sucn coatsac.
from the date az which he IS notified that
he Is the successful bidder, the said cneck
and the amount thereof shall Dc FORFEITED
10 the city. and tns secretary sna4i 0s-.xer
said check 10 the city comptroller. who
shall draw SAID amount and pay tle same
into the city treasury, 70 the e.eolt q tns
shall readvertise for proposals for such
work. Neither the board Tor city COUNCIL
shah have power 20 remit such forfeiture
Sec. Is In letting all contrasts Tor ptLsi.o
therein that at least thirty per cent. OF The
amount due the contractor on estimates
shall be retained 10 secure the payment OF
and material men who have furnished ma
teriais therefor. and such lzborers and ma
terisl men shall for thirty days sfter the
lien on such thirty per cent 50 re
served for iabor done and materials
furnished. which lien shall be senior
to al other liens. whether oy juag-
provement shall be deemed completed until
the board shall have fled with the city CLERK
G statement signed BY majority OF them
The city council shall by ordinance pre-
scribe suitable means and renedles Tor the
preservation and enforcement o. the Hens
provided Tor IN this section
Sec Il. Any funds remaining IN the
treasury belonging 10 the fund OF any local
improvement district. after the payment CT
the whole cost and expense OF sach inA-
proyement IN excess OF the total sum te-
CURED 70 defray al the expenditures oy the
city on account thereof. shall be refunded,
on demand. 10 the amount or such over
payment; ard IL there shall be such an ex-
cess in the assessment or any person VINO
shall not have paid MS assessment rebate
shall, on demand. be allowed 10 such per-
provided. sucn demand herelaaboEe pro-
ysded for be made within two years from
the date upon which the assessment Ior
such lccal Improvement district became
due. Any such funds remaining IN the
treasury after the expiration or Two years
from the date aforesaid FOR which no De
belonging 70 any local Improvement DIS
trict. after the payment OF the whole cost
and expense Of such improvement, snaIi Dc
transferred to the general fund.
Sec. ls Subdivision / Whenever an as
sessinent for laying out, establishing. clos
ing, Strengthening, altering. widening,
grading, regarding, paving, TepaVing;
bridging. usacadarn.zing. reulacada rniz! ng.
graveling, regravellng. pil.ng, replAng,
Gaping, recapplng. any street avenue OF
has heretofore been made OF which may
hereafter be made by the city, has been or
nav be- hereafter declared yo.d. and It's en-
forcement under this charter or the laws
Governing the city refused by the courts Cf
this state, or for any cause Thateser, IaS
been heretofore or may De hereafter SET
court, either directly or by virtue OF
any decision of such court, the city
council shall. by ordinance. order ara
make new assessment or reassess-
ment upon the lots. blocks or parceS
OF land which have been or Will be pene-
fitted by such local Improvement. TO the eN-
tent OF their proporuonate part or me eA-
pense thereof, and IN case the cost shali ex-
coed the actual value OF such local i'm
provefuent the new assessment or reasssss-
ment shall be for, and based upon the
actual value OF the same az ule time OF ~
public works shall make new asssssmene
roll IN equitable manner with reierense 10
the benefits received as near as may U .9 y.
accordance with the law in force at the time
such reassessment Is made, and wnea tne
same shall have been confirmed and ap.
proved by the council 1t snaH be en1oISea
and collected in the same manner mat
other assessments for local Improve nents
are enforced and collected under the charter
or laws governing the city, but all pro-
r tsacr Fsz
OF local improvements chargeaole upon
property benefited thereby, required ana
provided by this charter or laws OF tne
city prior 20 the making OF original
r assessment roll, shall not be Included or re-
ouired within the purpose OF this section
Subdivision . The city council shall by
ordinance order and make a new assess
ment or reassessment, as PROVIDED IN tnis
section. upon the lots. blocks or parcels or
land, which have been or viii be oene-
flied by such improvement. 10 the e1-
tent OF their proportionate part OF the COST
expense and value tnereN
Subdivision g. Upon the passage q an
ordinance, as hereinoefore provlded, the
board OF public works shall make out an
az the said ordinance. and shall cerufy
the same 10 the council
Subdivision 4. Upon receiving the SAID
assessment roll the city clerk shaiI give
notice BIZ three go successive publications.
in the Official newspaper Of the city, that
such assessment roll is on ME IN his once,
the date OF Ming OF the same, and said
notice shall state q time at wnich the
council will hear and consider objections
q said assessment roll BY parties aggrieV-
ed by such assessment. The owner OF
owners Of any property when Is asSe ss.ssi
in such assessment roll. whether named
or not Ia such roll. may within ten wv
DAYS from the last publication PROVIDED
herein. file with the clerk his objections
in writing 70 said assessment.
Subdivision s. At the time appointed
for hearing objections to such assessment,
the council shall hear and determine all
objections which have been fled by any
rar,v interested TO the regularity of the
proceedings ia making such re-assessfnent.
and 70 the correctness or the amount or
such re-aSsessment, OF OK the aIhSahs
levied on any particular lot or parcel OF
iaw5. and the council shah have the power
10 adjourn such hearing from time 10 time.
and shall have power, IN ITS discretion, 20
revise. correct. confirm or set aside. and 10
order that such assessment De made de
nnvo ard the council shal PASS an Greer
approving and confirming sald proceedings
ana said re-aSsesSUent as corrected by H.
ara its decision and order shall he nnai
determination of the regularity, validity
and correctness OF SSH rf~s,sseS sIueut. 10
the amount thereon, isNlsa on eacA 4ot OF
saS.ilyis.o9 s. The fact that the contract
has hsen let or that s1cl imprOE eTneut
shall have been made aFa ccinpleted IN
" hole or ~ mart. SHAH not prevent such
assessment from belnS made, nor snail the
ON =sion. failure or neglect OK a. of'0e-
or officers 70 COMEDY W. " %. sons o.
the charter or laws governing the city.
as 70 petition. notice. resolution 10 I'M
.,r,.,-a Estimate survey. 6laEr8Esl. naln.E
~ LETTING contract CT execution or work,
or any other matter whatsoever connected
vg4th t1,a Improvement sDd the first assess
,,a.t thereof onerafe 70 inFsl-dafa or 81
anyr way AFFECT the making OF the new
ssseSsr,9s-1t or re~RssessTzlent a. provided
90 TX. thfs section. charging the property
$500 v-tfh the expense thereof. Pro
,-fss4 that st-ch new assessment sf3u De
f,- An afnount which shall not evceed 'he
.--.&e~ vrffb oov interest that shan have
i4vry.slIv ar~r78ed thereon. ard thaf sol
a.rn5unt b. squltah,y sPpoTtorsa upon the
r-~auarfv Benefited therenN. @ctaI ltHE -
the provisions ~ ne cI-seE et tANs 81