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

SsS&tsG tcr the naym q the cost An
sr~ise. -sfc.s eoauS shah rot De issued IN
aHf amount IN excess Of the contract price
OF sGSa sgsspFovee nsn<.
the pTes .Ssons hereof may ae is<aed 10 tao
contractor CONSTRUCTING the improvement
n payment shs Eesf, % The ordinances d.
rsSs2As tina ssssss OF sach oonsas may pro-
wee taat TIE s&ssFe may he SOLD BY lac city
c<-fa k1SFotaer al nor less t11n their par VAL
nc. ast, AID that the proceeds thereof
s-ast De Applied IN pay rnsnt on the coss Ano
expense Of tae Improvement. but In case
a. 4 sale c{ The Bends herein provided,
tse SSia1FActer for saca Improvement soaI
no< perform aay work tssrson anti such
s2.e las seea made and the proceeds there
q "a q 1910 the city treasury.
subdivision T. In al eases where the
city ss4ass4 iS>ale Geaas provided herein
n pay The cost and expense OF any local
~, - ~ Eivft ire said cos. and expense
sf@si 9s SSsessed against me OTIS and par.
9 = II land which under TIE prosisous u
is~ ana n eaartsr Of the city shall -
l4aaie therefor. hug TIE ordinance levyfEI
s>ea assessment s4aai. declare inAt the sum
cASrSFu os agazns* eae6 o. such los
ahsi narNeas OF land snail he paid In equal
SilsEU4sk fEstali-ns atS. the number OF when
af years watch the bonds issued se pay
Ter tils improve Eaeat may run. with inter-
est aaaa the waale sNsn 80 cnarged al .
fass - De ixea ~ slia ordnance. which
Saaa ae enc per eeEiGm higher than the
aa18a. rate oG interest whlca the nonoe
10 be issaed IN payment or The cost ana
tNssSASe OK TIE Improvement are 70 o<8xs
and each year thers after there shall be isv-
led a.son such lets and parcels of land one
CT Ssien ms asims ATS of the whole sum
charged against the same. and such IN
due thereon and on all Install.
n'enfS fnersnr-er 20 become due. shah
be levied and collected IN the same manner
as snall De provided by Jaw and .-se char.
ter and ordinances OF the city for the levy
and collection Of assessments for such Ina
prevemenss In cases where no bonds are
issued.
SUBDIVISION 5 Tie owner of any lot -
parcel of land charged with any suca -.
ssss rents G&y REQ efn TIE same fr0m Al
liability for the east and expense or su0o
Improvement by Paying the entire assea.
msnt charged against such lot or parcel OF
land. without interest. within thirty days
after notice 10 him Of such ass ssmenf ana
the amount thereof ana ta0 city comp
trolfer snail. as soon after the a00uut
charged against each lot or parcel or Iopo
- determined as l. practicable. mail 20 the
owner of each lot or parcel OF land, -
shown by the assessment roll made tor tee-
wing the cost and expense OF such im-
snch asses Sment and the amount charged
therein against such lot or parcel AZ land.
Such notice shall be addressed 70 suen
owner at the city OF Seattle. The bOnde
herein provided for shall not be iseifsd
prlor 10 the expiration of the thirty days
above mentioned. but may be issued Al any
lof ar parcel al land may redeem the sane
from all liability for the cost and expsueo
OF such Improvement at any time after tho
assessment charged against such lot or
marcel remaining unpaid at the time -
such payment, with interest thereon ~ the
rate provided In the ordinance levyinE the
asses ment to the day OF naymsnt. and
he shall also pay. in addition thereto. tur-
Their interest on all insialiments therealtse
10 mature al the rate az one per eentnn
per aanum for the respective periods un-
expired on each lnstaliment. In all cases
where ins;almsnts OF assessments not yet
nte.asN Jaxt hat
before or after the issuance OF the bonds.
the same shall be paid to the city treAe-
urer who shall receipt therefor. and ali
payment OF such improvements or the re-
a. rnniion of the bonds issued therefor.
Where any piece of properly has been ~
Improvement as herein provided. such
nrsper.y shall not thereafter be liable for
further special assessment for the cost Of
this charter provided. No suit 10 set aside
the said special assessment or 10 enJ0tn ene
making Of the same snail De orougnt. nor
lowed after the expiration OF thirty days
from the time the amount due on each lOe
or piece OF ground liable for SUCH aaeeoo-
rnent is ascertainsd and confirmed By the
council The funds raised by such aHnoaDr
ment shall be applied solely towards tho -.
dernpiion OF said bonds.
.aSi1hdivision 4. The issuance Of such
bonds 10 the contractor. or the sale there.
OF. shall operate 10 transfer 10 the .purs
chaser or contractor or holder thereof. ~
10 salch assessment and the Hen thereby
crea.e, subject to the right OF redemption
herein provided. and shall authorizes tho
:" nd ,,olieci or have collected such bond
- bonds nv or through any of the methods
provided by law for. the collection Of a..
sessrnents for local improvements. and II
the city shall fail, neglect or refuse to pay
sad bonds or 10 promptly collect any Of
sald assessments when due, the owner Or
owners of any such bonds may proceed IN
his or their own nane TO collect such AZ
sspssrnent and foreciose the lien thereof In
any court OF competent jurisdictton. and
his or their bonds, and interest thereon. ave
ptr centum thereof, together with the costs
az such suit. Any number Of holders Of
such bonds 5pr ary snse any
owners OF property upon which the said
bonds are lien may be joined as defend
ants In any such suit. Such bonds shall 10
tauai liens upon the property for the a.
ssrssment represented by such bonds. with.
a.uf .r.ority CT one over auothfr. 20 the ex-
tent Only. however. OF me several asseas.
the several lots ard parcels OF land In the
asssSsrrrrs district
Subdivision :. No holder OF any Nach
bond shall have any claim whatever there
for AGAINST the cfty In any event. except
To receive from the city his proper share
Of collections made by the city OF the spe-
cisl assessments levied for the payment
thereof bur the remedy Of every such hold
er shan. IN ease 81 non-payment, be con-
fined TO the enforcement ~ such asreSo.
ment. A copy OF this subdivision shall b
plainly written. prsnted or engraved On
the face of each bond SO isaued.
s+raadis lsion s The city treasurer shall
pay the Interest ON the bonds hereby au-
th0rizsd TO be issued out OF the respective
losai iuprDgsns Mt funds upon which thay
are payable. and shal whenever there
shall he suIici ut money IN such funds call
III ard pay theFefrom the principal Of such
bonds or any OF to m. said bonds shall be
called in add paid in numerical order.
.tsRadigia5on 3 Whenever THE city has
hefetofore Issued bonds for the purpose OF
paying the cos: and expense of local I'M
~ 10y 10 nts or has fod such bonds ana
paid sEca cost and expense from the pro-
ceedS thereof The city may. with The con-
SEM Of fhe holders Of such bonds, ex-
change f.r taem boaas IN the form pro-
vfGf 4 herein.
''Snhdivisisn 10 In case any assessment
has bes n heretofore levied TO pay the cost
eVrenye of any local inanroreme1t.
which fe rzyab.e tn fnStaiImsnfs under the
provisions 81 any law or the charter or
ogGinancss Of the cry the same may %
peid ard COLL ctei and the property
charged thereby may be redeemed from
q thereon in the manner provinces
herein
r+tss~ sr'ves that tire fore
going PROPOSED amendment be ana the
ne i hereby submitted to the aualined
ffcati0n or rejection II e next general
election n he r@fd March sth p&
Passed the city council the tth day OK
r.ss. aFt yf@ped hy