The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-21

RESOLUTION NO I6s. PROPOSED
Amendment Ne "a resolution and
proposiUun 70 amend sec. II OF ArIic.s
VIII. OF the City Charter Of the City Of
seattle. and for tue submission OF s4ca
proposed amendment - the qualified
voters OF the city Al the nNxt general
Be Il resolved ty the City CoCncil Of
TIE CITY Of Seattle:
That Sec. l. OF Article VIII CT The City
Charter OF the City. Of Seattle be amended
% - 20 rea1 as follows.
see Il. There snail be two modes OF
making payment Tor such local improve
nents, to-Wt. Imnea.ate pavUenT and
payment by bonds The mode TO be
adopted shah be the mode peUtioned for,
Ut specified IL the ordinance ordering the
improve ment in cases Thers the improve
n III is ordered without petition. The
mode OF immediate payment shall be as
fOi.ows: After the city council! has by or
Gnauce or resolution ordered or author
lied the making OF any local improve
meat. and not more tran twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let.
Is hereinafter provided, the board OF pub
lie works shall report 10 the council an
assessment roll prepared by the ci;y en-
gineer which shall contain the descrp-
ton Of each lot. parcel OF land or part
thereof 10 be assessed with The number "
feet frontage charged to each. the Total
frontage IN the district Urontage TO be de-
tea mined as provided IN section II CT this
article). The total cost of the improve
ment, including ali necessary iEciden-
Ia expenses, the rAte tct O2t loot me
OF The owner 81 each lot, parcel of land u
part thereof 4 hnoWn. oar n no case snail
a mistake IN the name OF he owner De
fatal where description ot the property
''The council on receipt OF such ron and
assessment shall cause notice thereof 10
be published n he official newspaper OF
the city for ten consecutive issues. notify
ny al persons tntere~ eel that such : II
has been fled and requiring them TO ap-
pear al tiEle Fixed. not less than fifteen
laws z- e n E.h mott rlA
make objection. thereto The council.
shah "a the time HXed consider any and
all objections made. and shall make such
corrections OF SUCH roll as 4 deems 1ust,
ana shall then Nv ordnance approve such
roll and shall levy and assess The amounts
thereof against each parcel and lot and
decate the same a first lien thereon and
shah cause the roll &c be delivered TO the
city comptroller VINO shall forthwith de-
liver TO the city treasurer certified
treasurer shall pT coed TO collect the same
except as the duty OF cole, lion thereof is
deN Owed oy law on some other officer.
ten days notice IN tt q officIa! newspaper
tand shall mail q copy of sucn notice to
the owner o. the property assessed " hen
tie postchlce address IF suCh owner IS
known. but the failure 10 mail the same
SHAH not be fatal when publication there
OF Is mddep that such roll has been certi-
ued 10 him for collection. ana mat unless
payment = mad, within thirty days from
the date OF such notice said assessment
shall become delinquent ana snail bear in
terest at the rate Of ten per cent. per an
mum until paid and Il rot paid before
such assessment shall have become dciin-
quent a penalty Of five per cent. shall De
added. and The sums deiinQutrl SHAH be
entered on the annual tax roll Tor the cur
nj year against each lot ana parcel so
delinquent. and with the interest and pen
atty. collected as other taxes. separate ac-
count being kept thereof and IL not paid
within the time fixed f0- the payment II
city taxes, shall be collected As such taxes
arc collected together with such add
tOnai charges or penalties as are author
lied TO be charged and collected on other
delinquent taxes and each lot or parcel -
delinquent shall be sold fer The amount If
such assessment with interest, penalty
and costs, al the time ana in the manner
and by the same authority as lands ana
lots are sold for city taxes. The citv
treasurer shall add 10 penalty 70 any de-
in4uent assessment Ia any case where
the state laws require penalty 10 be
added TO such advertisement"
And be II further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment bv and the
same Is her by submitted - the qualified
voters OF The city of Seattle for tneir
ratification or rejection at the next gen
eral election. 10 be held in said civ OF
Passed ne Cit, Council the 4th day OF
January. ls9S, and signed by me IN open
session n authen-icat3u " It's passasc
TiIOs NAVTN.
president FRO n x the CITY Council
Il ti'et by M this ~ day q January.
Clerk
Date n arst notification January 90 ISIS.
RESOLUTION No. 1ce PROPOSED