The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-18

RESOLUTION NO. is'. = PROPOSED
Amendment No Ga resolution and
proposition 10 amend Sec. IL OF Article
VII. of the City Charter OF the City Of
Seattle. and for the submission OF such
proposed amendment TO the qualified
voters of the city at the next general
election.
BE 1t resolved by the City Council of
The City OF Seattle:
That Sec. l2 of Article VIII. Of the City
Charter of the City OF Seattle be amendeS
so as to read as follows:
Sec. IL. There shall be two modes OF
making payment for such local improve
ments, to-wt; Immeciate payment and
adopted shall be the mode petitiened for.
or specified In the ordinance ordering the
Improvement in cases where the improve
ment Is ordered without petition. The
mode Of immediate payment shall be as
follows; After the city council has by or
dinauce or resolution ordered or author
tyed the making OF any local improve
ment. and not more than twenty DAYS
after the contract therefor has been let
as hereinafter provided. the beard Of pub
lie works shall report 20 the council an
assessment roll prepared by the city en-
gineer. which shall contain the descrip-
ton q 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-
termlned as provided IN section II Of this
articieb the total cost OF the improve
ment, including all necessary incidcn-
tai expenses, the rate per front foot the
amount OF each assessment and the name
or the owner OF each lot parcel of land or
part thereof Z known. bGt IN TO case shall
mistake IN the name of he owner be
fatal where description OF the property
Is given,
assessment shan cause "a notice thereof 10
be published \ The official newspaper of
the city for ten consecutive issues. notify
ING al persons interested thar such roll
has been fled and requiring them TO ap-
Fear AZ time liked, not less than nfteea
Gays rom ne GATE OF sucn notice, and
make oolf ctious thereto. The council
snail az The time nxed consider any aai
al objections made. ana shall make such
cerFectlShs u SUCH roll Is X deems just.
ara sHal taeD bv ordinance approve such
toA ana snail levy and assess the amouats
lnefe0t against each parcel and lot and
ceciafe ihe same first Zen thereon and
s1AH cause ia ron 10 he delivered 70 the
aver 10 the city treasurer Z certified
.~Pf -.5' r@a- upon recap g when tag
treasurer snaA proceed to collect the same
except as TIE duty ot collection thereof is
oeNO.Nea - lAw CT some c-her officer
pEoE!ces. That Sucn treasurer snail give
ten days not:ce IN The eit-444 newspaper
tan0 shan mail copy q suca notice TO
tAe oSusr O tae property assessed wien
The p0sgoffice address II .Eca owner i
kEo%n. b1t the failure 10 maj the saTns
sa2A not y fatal wien P4JAC3tloa there
q ! mAdee that such roll mas been CERT
led 20 hiEz foF CSueEtIoa, al. thai unless
payment IS made wisin tatrty days .r1nn
The date % suSn notice said assessment
saal utcSrne dsilrauent aaa shall bear In
tersss a. he rate o. ter g-- cent Der ao-
run unui paid. ssa Il nSt paid before
sIca assessment shat nave become dsttn-
s&ent pcaAltF GS rge Fer csrit shall be
S3&ze and t1e sums d~E.u1azp. shall b
sctered on ne annual Tax rsu tor ire car
TeEi year sxalEst eacn ~ 49, psxcs! a.
&c ir.@srt. ana VIII tGe l1tssess al. . r.
<y. cos-cr-cs - G12,r ia<eS Eeparat- ac-
coUnt beng seFt ,nsreof All Il aoi PAID
Within the tsm~ H0rs1 Or gae pa~sr-rt Of
c3ty taxes. S1a1 9s collected as s1cs taxes
are cc-.sCtsa- Together with xgeA add
tla1~a. charges q penalties as are author
lied Ia he charged an. collected sss, o.h.-
seA@GuFni taxes ard eacn lot or parcel 80
seaa2asa; shall Ia sod sar the amount OF