The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTIE-gouffnue

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-,s aahg payment for such local improve
s....ent. to-wlr- immediate payment and
abs1ynasnt oy bonds. The mode 10 bs
r. 1.sLop.ed shall be the mode pstEfiond for
ne mode OF Immediate payment shall -
- lol0wss After tie city couE1u las BIZ
go nee or resolution ordered or author
49, 80 MAKING o. any local improvement,
an1 not more tran twenty days after the
s2ntract therefor has been let, as herein
80. proyIds4. the board OF public works
sn5A report 20 the council al assessment
fyh prepared by the city engineer which
shaIl contain the description OF each lot
Saaesl q sand Or part taerso1 70 De as
SesSe5. with the number or feet frontage
charged 20 each the total frontage in the
aistFsct frontage 70 % determined a. pro-
slaed IN section II Of this articie). the total
S.,st o. the Improvement. Including al sec-
ess1ry incidental expenses. the fate per
IFont foot. tns amount II eaen assessment
and the name OF the owner % eaca Dot Taar-
eel % land or part thereof Il known. hsif =,
10 case shall & mistake n the name 81 tbA
% her be fatal where description Of the
property Is given. t0getner win the amount
charged 70 street crossings
he counsel On receipt OF such ron and
aESezsTuen NJ shall cause a notice fnerenf N
De- published IN the official newspaper of the
city tor ten consecutive issues. notifying
al persons interested that such rolf has
been 1Ied and requiring them 10 appear ar
= TINE liked, bot less than nstee1 DAYS
from the date OF such notice. and make clo-
Jection thereto The council shall al the
time nxed consider any AMI all o5secrfor9
made and shall make such cOrr@ssfilrSs ~
deduct the amount OF sucn cost ASSESSED
against street crossings, which shall hg
pad from re en.sral fund OF the city, and
sail then By cru'rar.e approve sucfl -oIi
and shall levy and assess the amounts there
81 aSA'isst eden parcel and lot ana declare
the same a first Iien thereon ana ehaII
cause the roll to be delivered to the city
comptroller ah9 shall forthwith deliver 10
tic city treasurer a certified cAuy thersef
upon receipt or which the treasurer shall
proceed 70 collect the same except a. tho
duty OF collection thereof Is devoIved by
law on some other officer: provided fha.
sucn treasurer shall give ten days notice
In the official newspaper land shall mail a
copy OF such notice 10 the owner OF the
property assessed when the postoffiee ad-
dress OF such owner is known. but the fall
ure 10 man the same shall not be fatal
when publication thereof is made1 that
such roll has been certified TO him For coli
lection, and that unless payment IS made
within thirty days from the date OF such
notice assessment shall become Delinquent
and shall bear interest at the rate OF ten
per cent per annum until paid, and IL not
paid before such assessment shall have be-
come delinquent penalty OF 5 per cent.
shall be added. and the sums delinQusnt
shall be entered on the annual tax roll for
the current year against each LOT and par
Gel so deiingut Mt. 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
charges or penalties as are authorized 10
be charged and collected on other deIin-
quent taxes. and each lot or parcel so de-
linquent shall be sold for the amo Int OF
such assessment with interest, penalty and
costs. al the time and In the manner and
BY the same authority as lands and lots
are sold for city taxes. The city treasurer
snail add no penalty to any delinquency as
sessment In any ease where the state laws
require psnalty to be added TO such as
sessment.
Sec. .1s. Subdivision L The mode Of pay
ment by bonds shall bs as follows: After
the city council has by ordinance ordered
or authorized the irnpfC vement, ana not
more than twenty days after the contract
therefor has been let, IN estimate and roll
shall be made and returned and corrections
be made therein and notice given rs pre-
ing local improvements made under the
immediate payment plan. and the cost and
expense OF such Improvement shall be
charged against The lots and parcels Of land
created by the ordinance authorizing the
Improvement, In the method prescribed by
sections II and IL OF this article. and the
crossings shall be paid from the general
fund OF the city, the same as IN SAID sec
tons provlded o9fsfactss snh % T., 'iaS s
same manner as is provided In this article
for the levying and collection OF assess
ments where payment Is provided 10 be
made by the mode OF immediate payment.
except as otherwise provided herein.
Subdivision 2. The city council shall by
ordinance provide that the entire cost OK
nnal .nstalIments Of equal amounts, ex-
tending over a period to be hxed by SAID
ordinance. not exceeding ten years from
the date OF the issuance of the bonds. The
council shall also provide by ordinance for
the issuance or installment coupon honds
OF the local Improvement district creaked
for said Improvement. OF such denornina-
ton. and bearing such rate OF interest. rot
exceeding per cent. per annum, as pre-
scribed in such ordinance. Such install
ments must he equal In amount ana each
tnstaflment coupon shall include the inter-
est upon such installment TO the date or
the maturity thereof.
Subdivision g. The city council shall,
after considering upcn notice as above pro
vided affections tn the assessment roll ana
correcting the same. by ordinance approve
the roll and charge ans assess against each
marcel and lot OF land described therein. its
nropcr share thereof and declare the same
TO BE a first Hen thereon. and shall each
wear levy special assessments 70 redeem the
fonds 81 issued next thereafter maturing,
and the bass of the first assessment shall
be retained for each succeeding assessment
SO 10 be made. such ordinance shan prs-
scribe the form OF the bonds 10 be issued,
and NAV provide that the entire issue or
bonds shall be issued 10 the contractor IN
uavruent for the making OF the improve
,nent. otherwise the city comptroller snail
sell the bonds al not less than iner par
value net and pay the proceeds tnerot 20
srnnroyement fund 10 be paid out upon ws--
rants drawn thereon. as other city moneys
ere disbursed by nm.
Subdivision 4. The owner or any pat -, -
Of property SO charged may redeem me
same from liability for such improvement
nv paying the entire assessment Shatsed
against tho same ten days BEFORE tne TIME
e1sa rnr the issuance OF the bonds, or
hs nav redeem his property from
sueh liability after the Issuance OF the
ScnTS bv paying the amount or the assess
49,. 49, ,ha amount OF unlevied assess
meats with interest on me 1917 ~ ~ ~
rate OF eight per cent. per attfiuh i9la tl,.
Ssts os the last installment 20 the une OF
80 ,,,e.,5rIfv 0f the bonds last maturing.
Ar funds paid or collected on account ~, OF
sa{3 IMPROVEMENT shall " PAID % ne ttsy
treasurer and applied soleAy 20 pS4 rs 80
s.ss ~, r,ro,-erlrnt or 10 the retempuQu OF
bonds issued therefor Any taEceI el aal.U
Which has been redeemed ~ TT w -.
,rsses or the total assessment against
which has been paid prior 70 me - =, ''h, -.
az bonds. as herein provides, snaH TO-
tfercaf fer be further liable for the cost OF
such improvement .-,.s. 49,
s,,-s snerial assessment or To th}oiu tAe
making Of the same SHAH fe nt - :, ~.
aDv defease 20 the validity thete1i 49, 80. -,
after the expiration az ti.FtS = p :. 5 ~ ~.
SINE tha amount due on e8@h i't cf p rs Ht
ground liable f0r such assessment - -.
taJne8 ard confirmed BY the clsF eo1'S.t
S,,Nsf,-srton & The issuance 81 s1t-l pt,.its
80 the contractor. or the sale Inerfoi, shAu
or,arate 20 transfer 20 the pa, . 49, ~.
contractor or holder thereof A1 s3le i.', ,S
ard interest 81 the city N It3i'ett ~ $50
--.-,r,s.,r. ana the len thereby rtcatFti'
s,,hte,t "a IRE right % rcsie-optien 7eIeln
provided. and shall authorize tat " 'l'let -
befsers thereof 20 receive, sue Tor az 1,n-
ifsss ~ have COLLECTED such fsfF'4 az come
Nv ar th~cush any or the nnethois prov .. ~.
- - 80 So collect af ~ Assessments TOT
49, 5.~,-,,-,y-a-,ares and y me c.tF snaS
saH narfc-t or refuse 10 ps4y safa n.,.-iS ~
- promptly collect any ~ Sis3 2-ses- =
is $50 ,,rs,,a-,f 10 ft~ nv thrtr own t'
$3.50 81 sf,,A assessment and f1re> os,s 80
,ten thereof in any court 90 comp tent jt4as-
iss-.t,~ ana shall ra.e1ver. u 8tl.t.t SD 10 t'-
.,-,,s,. ~ rs or their bonds. and -Htef tsI
.hRr9nn FIVE yer rCutuu tattesta kt7