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

RESOLUTION NO l6s. re PROPOSED
Amendment No 6.-A resolution and
proposition Ia amend See II Of Article
VIII. OF the City Charter OF the City OF
Seattle. and for the submission az such
proposed amendment u the qualified
voters OF the city at the next general
election.
Be il resolved by the City Council Of
The City of Seattle:
That Sec. Z OF Article VII. of the CITY
Charter of the City or Seattle be amended
so as 10 read as follows:
Sec. u. There shall be two modes of
making payment for such LEGAL improve
ments. to-wit. immediate payment and
payment by bonds The mode 10 be
adopted shall be the mode peauoped for,
or specified In the ordinance ordering the
Improvement in cases where the Improve
ment is ordered without position The
mode Of immediate payment shall be as
follows: After the city council has by or
dinance or resolution ordered or author
lied the making Of any local improve
me-t. and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let.
a hereinafter provided. the board Of pub
lie works shall report 10 the council an
assessment rosi prepared by the city en-
gineer. which shall contain the descrp-
ton of each lot, parcel OF land or part
thereof TO be assessed with the number of
feet frontage charged TO each. the total
frontage in the district frontage 10 be de-
term:ned as provided IN section II OF TINS
article) the total cost OF the improve
ment including all necessary inciden-
ial expenses, the rate per front foot, the
amount of each assessment and the name
of the owner OF each lot, parcel OF land or
mart thereof If known. but In no case shall
8 mistake in the name OF the owner DC
fatal wnere description of the properly
is given.
asse. snaeut shall cause notice thereof -
be published in the Official newspaper or
the city for ten consecutive issues, notfs,
ing al persons interested that sucn roll
has been MED and requiring them To APP
pear al time fixed. rot less than fifteen
days from the date Of sach notice, and
make objections thereto The council
shall al the time nyed consider any and
All objections made. and shall make such
corrections OF such roL as Il deems just,
and shall then bv ordinance approve such
roO and shall levy and assess the amounts
t.qrecf against each parcel and lot and
declare the same a FIRST lien Their on and
shall cause the roil to pc Delivered 70 tne
city comptroller who shall forthwith de-
liver TO the city treasurer "a certified
eopy thereof upon rscetpg OF whtca tpe
treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the same
except as the duty OF collection 10 re0t is
devo.yed by law 90 some other officer.
crowded that such treasurer sna give
len o4vs' aetics ia The official newsua per
taud shall matt q copy or such noticS 20
the nJgtutflce address o. Suen owner -
known. but the failure 10 man the same
shall not be fatal when publication there
OF il made} that such roll has been cerEi-
s,ed Ia him for collection, and that uul -
,,aV,n1ent b. made within tair,y days from
NE date of such notice said assessment
shall become delinquent and shall bear in
fe1eSt nj the rate Of ten per cent Per an
NUN until paid. and II rot paid before
such assessment shall nave become delin-
ouent a penalty of five per cent. shall be
sfded and the sums delinquent shall be
entered on the annual tex roll for INC cur
rent year against each .ot 8ud parcel 50
desfncueDt. and with the interest and pen
al.v collected as other taxes. separate ac-
COINS being Kept thereof and II not paid
wtfhfn the tine fixed for the payment OF
city taxes shall BE- collected as such taxes
arr. co Ietted together with s3ch add
ttoual charges or penalties as are aut hor-
ized to be charged and collected on other
dalinauenf taxes and each lot Oh parge 50
defiuauent shall be sod for the amount of
such aSsess ment with Interest, penalty
and costs. at the time ana In the manner
and by the same authority as lands and
lots are sold for city tazeA. TIE city
treasurer shall add 10 penalty 20 any de-
linqucnt asseS sment IN any case whore
tie state laws require a penalty ~ be
added 70 such advertisement"
And he il further resolved that The fore
going proposed amendment be Fn6 the
anne Is hereby submitted 20 the qualified
voters II The City Of Seattle r9r their
ratification or rejection al the ntxi n.
eral election. 10 De- held in sale city OF
Seattle on March sfh iS9s
Passed the CITY Council he IA day Of
session In Authorization Of ils passage
rios MAVEN.
President pro ten II the city Council
Filed by me This TAN day % January.
1885 WILL H. PAEHfl
cay Comptroller and Es oaieio chy
Nc - srs, ,nh'seatgon January 10 fsas.