The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03

such notice sail state gefseTaLiy the wosk
dong the same. sealed anl fled wltn tia
secretary on or besoys the DAY and hour
named therein Al BIDS s1aA = accoEa-
order OF the city Comptroller fer sum not
less than FIVE per ceTst. OF the amount OF
the bid. and no BID SHAH e ceassaersa eh-
less aeroEal ani4d y such caecK.
Sc Is. Al the tine and place named,
SAGA BIDS shah BE pno.icly opened
ana read: no bia SAL be rs!setses
X {. can be understood waat is
meant thereby TIE board sfaI pfecs~d %
Determine the lowest bidder and nay lst
such contract 70 such ba5der, OF 4 IN their
opinion al bids are too h.sh. they may re-
Ject az OF them and rea1SerTise, ard IN
s1el case al checks shall Dc returned 70 the
and n such case AL checks shall De re-
turned 20 the BIDDERS except that OF the SIC
eesstIi bidder. which shall y Retained m
u a contract Be entered into Tor MAKING
such Improvement between the bidder and
fns city ~ accordance with such bid IL the
sad bidder fails % enter into such contract
N accordance with his BID within ten days
from the date at which ne = notified that
ne - the successful bidder, tte safG eheck
and the amount theresf shall oe toEIes4te1
10 the ely, and the secretary sna!i denver
said cheek 10 the city comptroller Hho
shall draw said amount and pay the same
into the city treasury, 70 the credit Of The
local Improvement fund. and the beard
shall readvertise for proposals for sncn
work Neither the board nor CITY co14gcA
shall have power 10 remit such forfeiture.
Sec IL. In letting all contracts for pia1ssc
improvements the board shall provide
therein that az least thirty per cent. o. the
amount due the contractor. on estimates
shall be retained 10 secure the payment or
laoorers who have performed work thereon,
and material men who have furnished ma
tertals therefor, and such lahorers and ma
terial men shall for thirty days after the
work has been completed have a
lien on such thirty per cent. so re-
served for labor done and materials
Ia NH ~a Hafa
10 al other liens. whether by judy
ment. attachment or contract and 10 M
pro.emeni shall be deemed eomplste1 untl
the hoard shall have fled with the city clerk
a statement signed by majority OF them
declaring the same has been completed
The city council shall by ordinance IRE
scribe suitable means and remedieS Tor the
preservation and enforcement or the Liens
provided for IN this section.
Sec. L.. Any funds remaining In the
treasury belonging to the fund Of any local
Improvement district. after the payment cf
the whole cost and expense OF such I'M
proyement in excess OF the total sum re-
city on account thereof. shall De refunded,
on demand. 10 the amount or such over
payment; and IL there shall be such an ex-
cess in the assessment or any person who
shall not have paid his assessment rebate
shall. on demand, be allowed to such per-
son to the amount Of such er-assessrne en-;
provided. such demand herelnabove pro-
vided for be made within two years from
the date upon which the assessment Tor
due. Any such funds remaining in the
treasury after the expiration OF two years
from the date aforesaid for which no de
mand has been made as herein provided.
trict. after the payment or the whole cost
and expense OF such improvement, shaI Do
transferred to the general fund.
See. Is. Subdivision !. Whenever an as
seSsment for laying out, establishing. clos
ing, Strengthening, altering. widening,
grading, regarding, paving. repaSi as
bridging. ma oadamlzing, renacadaniizlhs,
graveling, regraveiing. piiins, repiling,
Gaping. reeapping. any street. avenue ,c OF
has heretofore been made or which may
hereafter be made by the city, has been or
may be- Hereafter declared VOID, and its en-
forcement under this charter or the laws
governing the city refused by the courts CI
this state. or for any cause whatever, fas
aside. annulled or declared VOID 10y any
court, either directly or by virtue or
any decision of such court. the city
council shall. by ordinance, order and
ment upon the lots, blocks or parcels
OF land which have been or will be bene-
tent OF their proportlonate part OF the ex-
pense thereof, and IN case the cost snail eA-
coed the actual value Of such local I'M
provement the new assessment or reaSSsss@
rnent shall be for and based upon the
actual value Of the same at the time OF lts
completion: and TO this end the board or
roll IN equitable manner with reference 70
the benefits received, as near as may pe IN
accordance with the law in force at the tiine
such reassessment is made. and when the
same shan have been confirmed and APP
proved by the council Ii shall pc eh1orSea
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-
ceedings relative TO making the expenses
OF local improvements chargea3le upon
property benefited thereby, required ana
provided by this charter or laws or the
city prior 10 the making or original
assessment ron, shall not be included or re-
CURED within the purpose OF this section.
Subdivision The city council SHAH by
ordinance order and make new assess
ment or reassessment. as PROVIDED IN thls
land. which have been or Will be oene-
flied by such improvement, 10 the ex-
tent OF their proportionate part OF the COST
expense and value thereoT.
Subdivision 8. Upon the passage of an
ordinance as hereinbefore provided, the
board OF public works shall make OUT an
OK the said ordinance. and shall certify
the same 10 the council.
Subdivision l. Upon receiving the said
assessment roll the city clerk shan give
notice BY three CD successive publications
in the official newspaper OF the city. that
such assessment roll Is on file in his once
the date OF fling OF the same, ara sald
notice shall state a time at which the
council viii hear and consider objections
10 said assessment roll by parties asgr1eV-
ed by such assessment TIE owner OF
owners Of any property which IS assessed
in such assessment roll wnether named
or not in such roll, may within ten tI0(
days from the last publication proNided
herein file with the clerk his objections
IN writing TO said assessment
Subdivision 5. At the time appointed
for hearing objections 10 such assessment,
objections which have been filed BY any
PARTY Interested, 10 the regularity Of the
proceedings in making such re-assessment.
and 70 the correctness Or the amount OF
srf~1 re-assessmeut. or OF the amount
levied on any particular lot or parcel OF
land. and the council SAsI nave the power
- adjourn sCch herring from time 20 time,
and snail have power. III It's discretion, 10
revise c9orrert. confirm or set aside, and 10
order that such assessment be made de
uovo and the council snail pass an order
arrrnyiur ard confirming said proceedings
aaH said rg-asscssulent as corrccted by u,
80 ia ie.Isira ana order shall be q fual
determination of the regularity, validity
ard f-,rrertress OF said re-asst-ss rueut. 10
the amount thereof. levied or each lot or
parcel % land,
has been Iet or that such imarUveIneut
shall have been n11e ani completed IN
whole or ne pttt, rll5+l ~ - if.'l i S.SH
omission failure cr 0cEie't ~ A. officer
or officers Go connolly NitA the nr3N 3tons -
the charter or laws EaNefti.1tF INC cllE.
as 80 petition, nft-ef. tf-ff.ttt.h to 4il-
r~r,ve estimate. survey. dIaGsaFn, manner
- letting contract or sSeed t'an ot "vF&.
a. e.t,- sfhfr matter whatsoever connected
..t, 49,, ~-,s-trl,ssl; ana thc first assess
,,s-,s trnrfsf ensrste tc tnNal DATE or in
auv way affect TIRE MAKING % t1e rev
60 -. t,,.s section, cha~Efns. tae property
hs~elte9 IS % the cNf +e ieE''t r1-
ysFe1 tEet EssCh Hc~ te~s-i'lt4 t p ~ Pc
far an auaUnt vA5@1 sl4t o.. tNet"4 The
,.,.-.st.,~ with any Interest that shan have
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