The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

RESOLUTION NO I6s - PROPOSED
Amendment No "a resolution and
proposition to amend See. Il Of Article
VII. of the City Charter Of the City Of
Seattle. ana for the admission or such
proposed amendment 10 the qualified
voters Of the city al the aext general
election.
BE IL resolved by the City Council Of
The City OF Seattle:
That Sec. u OF Article VII. Of the City
Charter OF the cay OF Seattle be amended
so as 10 read as follows.
Sec L. There shall be two modes OF
making payment for such local improve
nients. to-wst: immediate payment and
payment by bonds. The mode 10 be
adopted shall be the mode petiuoned for,
0r specified In the ordinance ordering the
Improvement In cases where the Improve
ment IS ordered without petition. The
mode Of immediate payment shah be as
iouows. After the city council mas by or
diuanCe or resolution ordered or author
ixed the making of any local improve
fnent. and not more tran twenty days
after the contrac' thereto. has been lei.
IS hereinafter provided. the board OF pub
lie works shall report 70 the council an
assessment roll prepared by the ely en-
gtneer. which shall contain the descrip-
ton Of each lot. parcel Of land or part
thereof to be assessed wiki The number OF
feet frontage charged 70 each. the total
frontage IN the jistrict Urontags 10 be de-
teFmn6d provided ~ section II of this
article. the total cost Of the .mprove-
ment. including all uecessaEy iEciden-
tai expense IS. tie RAE p1s front foot the
amount Of each Assessment and the name
Of the owner o. each lot. parcel Of land or
part thereof II known but in no case shall
a mistake in the name Of the owner bs
fatal where description OF the property
Is gwen.
assessment shall cause a notice thereof 10
be published n tie official newspaper OF
the csty fer ten consecutive issues. notify
ing al persons Interested thar sgch f0ll
has been filed and requiring them 10 APP
pear al a time nxet. not less than fifteen
days from me date Of sucn notice, and
make objections thereto The council
stall AZ the tine nxed consider any and
all objections made aud shan make such
corrections OF such rot as II deems lust.
and shall then bv ordinance approve such
roll and shall .eNy ana assess the amounts
thereof against each parcel and Tot and
declare the same a FIRST len thereon and
shall cause the roll 20 Zee Delivered 20 me
city comptroller who shah forthwith Sea
liver To the city treasurer certified
copy thereof upoH Receipt Of whfcn the
treasurer shall proceed 10 cciieet the same
except as the duty OF collection thereof Is
devolV ed BY Law on some ether officer.
provided. that such treasurer shan give
ten days notice in The Official newspAper
land SHALL mai copy Of such. notice to
the wDer OF tEe property ASSESSED when
the postofice address II such owner Is
known. hut the failure 70 mail the same
shall rot be fatal when publication there
Of is madel that such roll has oeen eertt-
fied 10 him for collection, and that unfssS
payment Is made within thirty days from
the date Of such notice said assessment
shall become delinquent and shah bear In
tefest at the rate OF ten per cent Rer an
nusn unta paid. and II rot paid before
such assessment shaA have become deiin-
quent n penalty of ave per cent shall Aa
added ard the sums eelirawent shall be
entered on the annual tax roll FOR tie cur
renf wear against each 3ot ara parcel 50
delinquent. and with the snteEest and pen
airy collected as other taxes. ssrarate ae.
count being Kept thereof and !: Nor us!t
Within ;he line eXce for ghe payment -
rIty taxes SnaN D. collected As suca taxes
are 90 ,ecied. together WITH such aadi-
tanAf charges Or uenai-'es as ere author
txast 30 be CHARGED sud collected OF other
delinquent taxes aDG each - or parrei -
seItnglsnt STALL DC solo for the sruouu. of
St3ch asxE suseut Wien interest. penalty
ard costs. AT t0s sine ana n the manner
ard ~ the same authority as lands ard
lots are s13d Tor ctty tsxeS- The ctty
treasurer shan add no penalty II any de-
lf-QEsnt esgfne9t ~ any case We're
ESQ state lAws rcau'r~ a rsnAlty 20 he
added 70 such advert cement
Ard he q farther resolved tsa. THE fore
Eofng proposed anne naEnsnt De ard fhe
same Is hersey submitted . ne qualified
veters 81 Tire cffy % Seattle far thegr
rsttrcatioa Or refecttor az tie next gen
era elscticn. 10 b. bed n said CITY %
Seattle on Narch sih. is2s
Passed the CITY Council the &th Gay Il
January. ISIS and signed hy me ia open
session IN sUthenueatics OF rs passage
tA's 'th Day Of JaH1"r{ -,i rs x,vrx
President pro ten u re city Gourmet
filee by 'ne this 81 dag e jsgaary.
'ssS WILL II PARRY.
CITY CoGptsol'e- aud ~ csicso City
rate - nrs; publication January =. issx
RESOLUTION NO ~ - PROPOSED
Amendment Va. a resolution aua
Y~orsssE18cu - amend Section Twenty ct
Article F'osfr - tHe sssrv Garter ~ fh4
CTS = Seattls and soc ihe Submission
90 saCn proposed araT r4n5e1t &c sne caai-
fae& voters u the city ~ Seat lie al he
next gxnerUf sieCI.on,
Re Z resolved 81 TIE city Cc-zcIl cs TIE
City e Seattle.
That Section Twenty f@e - Articss rsur
ca ~ the CITY Charter eg the City o. SaA--
re be zgrsrsrG 80 SIS 20 r~z8 az faEfcsrs.