The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-14


when 70, prescribed by this charter. shalt
he fixed by the City Couacil by ordinance
Ne such salary or compensation shall b
increased more than onee in two years.
and no Increase OF such salary or compen-
Satton SHALL be made within period Of
nine months next preceding regular city
elccfiou.
And Re /, further resolved that the fore
Aossss pgo.sostd amendment be- and tho
same Is hereby submitted 70 the qualified
voters Of TIE City OF Seattle for their rats
election 20 be held March >,h. iSN.
Passed the City Council this 9Th day %
session in Authorization Of It's passage
~ r. J. popps
President pro tenn of the city Council
Filed by me this 9Th day OF January. iXR
WILL II. PARRY.
city Comptroller and Ex-onicio City
clerk.
Date OF nrs, publication. January -. 1885
RESOLUTION No. LIS, - PRoPoSEn
A.ssnams n, No. A resolution and
proposition to amend Sec. Is Of Article
submission Of such proposed amendment
TO the qualified voters OF the city at toe
Sc ii resolved BY the City Council Of the
That Sec. Is Of Article VIII. of the CITY
so As 10 read as follows:
Sec. 10 Suedis ision l. The mole Ct
payment BY bonds shall be as follows: Al.
ter the city council mas by ordinance or.
dered or authorized the. improve ment. ana
nor more than twenty days after the con.
s sn 5hsrsior aas been les an es'," an
corrections be made therein and notice
given as prescribed In section IL OF this arr
ticle governing local improvements made
under the immediate payment plan. and
the cost and expense OF such Improvement
shall be charged against the lots and par
GELS or land IN the local Improvement dis
thorixing the improv, ment. in the meinoo
prescribed by sections II and IL OF this ar
tcle. Contracts shall be made and assesses
ments seyied and collected in the same
manner as is provided in this article foe
me IeVying and collection OF assessmspm
where payment is provided 10 be made oy
the mode of immediate payment. except a.
oths rwlss provided herein.
SuhdiN. ION .. The city council shall ny
ordinance provide that the entire cost arst
expense Of such Improvement shall be pa. j
BY bonds Of the local Improvement dist {
created for said Improvement TO be issued
10 the contractor. or by the urocesds d
such bonds. to be issued and sold as hef -
matter provided. Such bonds shall by their
10 be fixed BY the city council in such orr
dinance. and shall bear such interest 70
may be provided in saca ordinance. not &
ceeGtnE nine per centufn per annum, Whtfls
interest shall De payable annually. and
each bond shall have attached thereto ln-
.sres. coanons for the s s annual he n
such denominations as shall be proyidH1
In the ordinance ordering their issue ara
shall be numbered from one upwards. COM
secutvely. and each bond and coupon snaH
he signeu ny tie mayor and attesten 0T
the city comptroller. and each bond SHAH
have the seal of the city affixed thereto
and shall refer to the Improvement TO pay
for which the sam. shall be issued ard
the ordinance ordering the same. and snalt
provide that the principal sum named
therein. and the interest thereon, shall Ne
payable out OF the local Improvement fund
created for the payment OF the cost anu
~
erwise. Such bonds shall not be issued IN
any amount In excess or the contract price
OF such Improvement
the provisions hereof may be issued to the
contractor constructing the improvements
In payment thereof or the ordinance d.
recting the issue OF such bonds may pro-
Vide that the same may be sold ny the city
comptroller AZ not less than their par val.
ne, net. and that the proceeds thereol
shall be applied IN payment OF the cost ana
expense OF the Improvement. but In case
OF a sale of the bonds as herein provided,
tho contractor for such Improvement snaA
NOT perform any work tnerS on uutii sucA
sale has been made and the proceeds there's
Of paid into the city treasury
Subdivision T. In all cases where the
city shall issue bonds as provided herein
10 pay the cost and expense OF any local
Improvement the said cost and expense
shall be assessed against the lois ana par
GELS of land which under the provisions OF
law and the' charter OF the city shall Dc
liable therefor; but the ordinance levyin8
such assessment shall declare that the sum
charged thereby against each OF such lots
and parcels of land shall be paid In equal
annual insfallmt MS. the number or when
instainents shall be equal TO the number
OF years which the bonds issued 10 pay
for the Improvement may run. with inter-
est upon the waJie sum 20 charged az =
rate 10 be- fixed By said ordinance. which
snail be enc per eenlum higher tnan INC
aanua. rate u interest when thr BONUS
10 be issued In payment Of the cost ana
expsnsa OF the Improvement are 10 bears
and each year thereafter there shall be lew
nf such nsiallmsnss Of the whole sum
charged against the same. and such IN
staAinents, together with the interest
due thereon ana on all INSTALL
frerts Thereafter 10 become due, sASiI
be levied and collected In the same manner
as shall be provided nv law and AS char
Ter and ordinances of the city for the levy
and collection of assessments for such isu-
provements in cases where no eonds are
issued.
SUBDIVISION s. The owner OF any lot ~
marcel OF land charged win any such as
scssments may redeem tne same from at
liability for the cost and expense OF such
imprOs etGNni by paying the sntirr assssss-
mgn charged aeains. such lot or parcet VI
land. without interest. within thirty days
the amount thereof. and the city comp.
trulier snal,. soon sftsr the amount
charged against each lot or parcel or fnnd
Il determined as ~ practicable. mall 70 tbe
owner OF each lot or parcel OF land. -
shown hy the assessment roll made Tor levs
wing the cost and expense Of such I'm.
H.. ~
such assessment and the amount CHARGES
Therein against such lot or parcel OF land
Such notice snal. be addressed to such
owner al the city Of Seattle. The bond9
herein provided for shall not be issns1
prior 10 The exHraton OF the thirty daya
above naenticneWbut may be issyusd AZ any
time thereafter. The owner OF any such
lot or marcel Of land may redeem the Sam
from all liability fof the cost and expense
Of such Improvement at any time after tho
issuance of the bonds by paying the entire
assessment charged against such lot -
parcel remaining unpaid at the time a.
such payment. With interest thereon AT the
rate provided Ia the ordinance isyying the
asses rnent 30 the day Of nay ms mt. ana
he stall alzo pay. In a1dit Ion thereto. fur
ther Interest on all instailmenss thereaftse
10 mature al the rate 81 one pr crntlNn
Der annum for the respective periods un-
expired on each instailrnent. In all casea
where InssaIlms nis Of assessments not yet
ieyIed are paid as above provided. whether
before or after the Issuance of the bonds.
the same shall be paid TO the city treasr
urer who shall receipt therefor. and all
sums 50 paid shall be applied solely 10 the
uayrnf MT of Kucn improvements or the re-
H. nation os the bonds issued thsrefof.
Where any piece OF property has been re-
deemed from Tia billty for the cost Of any
Improvement as herein provided. such
~ 5r.ry snail not thereafter be iiatie for
further special assessment for the cost ct