The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-04


CIV COMPTROLLER & Ex-o8ytclo City Clerk
Date OF frs. publication February . iSss
kE-soLCTioN NO. Is4. - PROPOSED
Amendment Ne. "a resolution aE9
proposition TO amend Subdivision , oG
Sec. j Of Article VIII OF the City Char
ter. and FOR the submission Of such pro
posed amendment 10 the qua fed voters
Of The city al the next general section.
be II res WE'D BY the City Council Of The
CITY Of Seattle.
That Subdivision o. Sec. Il of Article
VIII or the CITY Charter be amended so
as 10 read follows.
''Suha.y is,on = The city council SHALL
by general ordnance, provide the manner
IN wAicn the aforesaid impros ements may
be made, and prescribe ali neeaful segu-
latons Tor the exercise by the city of the
power granted and contained in the fore
go.lg subd vision OF this section. pro-
Vided. that in al eases IN which the cost
Of such improvements i 30 be defray eli 10y
Ire collection OF q SPECIAL assessment upon
the property benefited. IaF following pEO-
ceedluSs shall ae taken, VIA. Iaere must
he pr sentea % the board of public works
a written petition setting tortl the street
or streets alley OK alleys, squares. or
PAGES, or paris Thereof. ~ DG improved,
the nature IF tae imQt oYe1Iirnt- the Node
cf payment anJ the fact tnat the sisaers
are eNueGs Of properly 30 re benefited 10
the aggregate amount of 4 majority vi the
ass - UleI41 20 be levied for SCcn improve
1lent according - tAe transfer books i'll
the a4ilce or tAe county auditor II any
such property stands II The name CT il de-
ceased person. OF any person for whom q
guardian has been appointed, the sigma
lETe o. the exc culor OF administrator or
guardian. as The case may be, shall be
e4u4va 20 the signature CT the owner
CT such property on such petition.
If the board of public works finds the
facts set forth in said petition TO be true
Il shall cause an estimate OF the cost OF
such Improvement 10 be made ald trans
mil the petition. together with all papers
and information in its possession touching
such improvement. with the estimated
cost thereof and its recommen1ia ion
thereof, TO the city council: provided. that
no grade shah be changed when abuttfns
owner or owners have built or made inn
provemt hts on any street highway or al
ley, unless such petition shall be signed by
the owners or majority or the frontage
on the street, highway or alley within the
district 10 DE affected. The city council
shall have fun authority 30 consider all
matters III rela ton 10 such proposed i'm
provenaent. ana may authorize or refuse
the same ia its discretion: provided that
the city councii or board OF public works
shall not have authority to further pro-
coed IN the mattel Of such Improvement
whenever the estimated or actual cost Of
any o-h. or Improvement contemplated,
or ordered 10 ee done by the city council
and cheIgsab.e as a Lien, under the pro-
visions OF this article against any lOt or
lots. parcel or parcels OF land shall exceed
0ne-haI OF the total assessed valuation of
the lois or parcels OF land contained In
such assessment district. as the same ap-
pears upon the last annual assessment roll
made FOR the ievyjng cf taxes for munich
pal purposes. III case such work or i'm
proyemenl Is ordered in pursuance OF a
petition therefor as above provided or
whenever the estimated or actual cost OF
such work or Improvement shall exceed
one-guafter Of such total assessed valua-
tlon Of such lots or parcels Of land in case
such wogA or Improvement is ordered with
cut the presentation Of A petition Az is
improvements shall not be granted or
ordered unless the same be 50 modih d that
the cost thereof VIII not exceed such one
hall or ons-quarter OF SUCH assessed vaiu-
alton. as the case may be.
THE acton and deciaicu OF the city
council as 10 ali matters passed upon by
il II relation 10 he rejection or the grant
Ing of sach petition shat be final and con
THE city Council may order the whole
or acy part of the streets. lanes. alleys.
squares o. public places OF the city 10 he
graded. regarded. sidewaaKed reside
walked, plank q, rcplankg d. paved or re-
paved. or may 0fGeF any buikhead re-
tanning wal. water main. or sewer with
ma9noes, catchbasiEs and other proper
conaeC tons % De constructed or repaired
therein. and may provide for defTaytng
the cost of any sUca improve merit by the
co!eC ttcD or a spe etal as seSSDIent upon
the property benefited in the manner pro
Vidcd IA this section. without the presen-
tetion or any petition. either 10 the board
or pub fc works, or 10 he city council.
provided tGai unless a petition a. herein
before prescribed be pr seated. such Inn
ordinance passed by the affirmative vote
Of two-thi -ds Of all the members Of the
city council. a a regular meeting. or at
meeting which i an adjournment or
Feguiar meeting provided no street shall
&c 81 dpred graded or regarded without pc
tttlon. except ~ unanimous vote of all
M mbers pres NJ. and provided that main
or iEiercc pting S. %efs. anG water mains
OF large size, whose principal service Is 20
convey a supply az water TO . point where
substantial distribution shan begin. or to
or arfra taf faF az m -
be- ordered built along such streets. lanes.
alleys. places or highways. or across such
lands as may be in harmony with the gem
erai plan OF sewerage or OF the water sys-
TEN adopted by the city. either upon pre-
sentation CT like petition therefor by
property owners 20 he benefited thereby
as above provided for other cases. or
when the improvement NAV be ordered by
the Affirmative vote OF two-tnfds OF all
the mf m hers Of ire city council a. regu-
lar meeting or adjournment thereof, pro-
vided that In such case there shall be
levied agatust the property within the as
SEES Clent district 30 be created therefor,
in Ike manner 80 above provided for other
i'm ~ N uenfz. such port len Of the cost OF
said main or intsfcvptln& sewer. or water
main her ST. lasF above described, as
would be the reasonable cost Oh -" er
with las proper mannoles. ven'!iaters.
catch ha sins. hus llrg tanks, opsnings
End wyss. or q a waseT ElatD suitable 10
the uece.~ities Of the area or district 10 be
ass Sse3 Ter the same. ana NO remaining
portion OF IRE casr If sGcn mats or inter
eptiDg weF shali hs paid fsom the gen
eral fund, and the ~ :aain5ag portion OF
the cost of SUCH water main snail be paid
from the water fund. the amount 10 oe
borne Gy tro district ard tHe amount %
BE- paid r 81 the general fart. or ne wa
yer fsnd AS tns case nag BE- hal be de-
termtued by ordnance III each case when
the tnlproveruen Is order and such de-
tern nRrirr ~nsN be NEnf I'd conclusive
And rs II further resolved - a. tnT fore
go.u- propesed ameudme0t he ana me