The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-26

CITY NOTICES.
making such grant shall contain reser-
walton OF the right OF the city council 10
repeal amend or modify said ordinance.
Every such franenise grant or pTivilsgs
person or corporation 20 whom such fran
chise. grant or privilege is given 70 pay
enue to the city Of Seattle, such rate per
cent to be fixed by the City Council az the
time the franchise is granted as provided
by Section TweEty-three 90 OF this artE-
Gle. And every franchise granted 10
street railway shall require said railway 20
give TO and receive transfer tickets from
cross lines, provided. however, tha; this
section shall not apply TO any franchise TO
De granted for the construction or extern
sion OF any railway other than street
railway.
And be II further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment be and
the same Is hereby submitted 70 the quail
fed voters OF the City OF Seattle for their
ratification or rejection at the next general
election 10 be held in the said City Of Sc
attic, on March sth. 1855.
Every voter electing TO vote at said cleo
con IN favor OF said proposed amendment
shall vote ballot containing the words;
For a proposed Amendment No.
TO the city charter OF the CITY OF Seattle
as proposed by resolution No. l56 Of the
City Council OF the City of Seattle. which
said proposed amendment is that every
grant of franchise. right or privilege
shall be made subject TO the payment of
certain percentage OF the gross receipts 10
the City OF Seattle said percentage 10 be
fixed by the City Council of the City OF
Seattle, and requiring street railways 10
lines"
Every voter electing to vote at said cleo
ton against said proposed amendment
shall vote a ballot containing the words:
Against a proposed Amendment No. 5
to the city charter Of the City Of Seattle
as proposed by resolution No. loo CT the
City Council Of the City OF Seattle. which
said proposed amendment is that every
grant of franchise, right or privilege
shall be made subject TO the payment Of n
certain percentage OF the gross receipts to
the City OF Seattle, said percentage to be
fixed by the CITY Council OF the CITY OF
Seattle. and requiring street railways 10
lines.
Passed the City, Council the Bird day of
January. 1895, and signed by me in open
session in naturalization Of its passage
this Srd day OF January; lssS.
President pro tenn of the city Council.
Filed BY me this 3rd day of January. 1895.
WILL H. PARRY.
CITY, syl.rS Comptroller and EA-ofrici0 City
Date Of first publication, January %. 1885.
RESOLUTION NO. ls7. - PROPOSED
Amendment No. "a resolution and
proposition 10 amend Sec. Il OF Article
VIII. of the City Charter Of the City OF
Seattle, and for the submission CT sucn
proposed amendment to the qualified
voters OF the city at the next general
election.
Be il resolved by the City Council OF
That Sec. IL of Article VIII Of the City
Charter OF the City of Seattle be amended
so as 10 read as follows:
Sec. L. There shall be two modes OF
making payment for such local improve
ments. to-w!t: immediate payment and
payment by bonds The mode TO be
adopted shall be the mode petitioned for,
or specified in the ordinance ordering the
improvement in cases where the improve
mode OF immediate payment shall be as
follows: After the city council has by or
dinance or resolution ordered or author
lied the making or any local improve
ment. and not more than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let,
as hereinafter provided. the board OF pub
assessment roll prepared by the city en-
gineer. which shall contain the descrip-
tion cf 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 to be de-
termined as provided in section II of this
artcle). the total cost OF the improve
ment, including all necessary inciden-
tai expenses. the rate per front foot, the
amount of each assessment and the name
of the owner OF each lot. parcel Of land or
part thereof II known. but in no case shall
q mistake in the name of the owner be
fatal where description OF the property
THE council on receipt OF such roll and
assessment shall cause a notice thereof 20
De puDllsned n Inc OIECtaI newspaper OF
the city for ten consecutive issues. notify
Ing all persons interested thai such roll
has been filed and requiring them 10 ap-
pear al time fixed not less than fifteen
days from the date of such notice. and
make objections thereto. The council
shall at the time tXed consider any and
all objections made. and shall make such
corrections of such roll as 1t deems just.
and shall then bv ordinance approve such
roll and shall levy and assess the amounts
thereof against each parcel and lot and
declare the same first lien thereon and
shall cause the roll TO be delivered 10 the
city comptroller who shall forthwith de-
liver TO the city treasurer a certified
copy thereof, upon receipt of which the
treasurer shall proceed TO collect the same
except as the duty of collection thereof is
devolved by law on some other officer:
provided. that such treasurer shall give
ten days notice in the official newspaper
land shall mall a copy Of sucn notice TO
the owner OF the property assessed when
the postoffice address Of such owner IL
known, but the failure TO mail the same
shall not be fatal when publication there
OF Is madeb that such roll has been certi-
fed TO him for collection. and that unless
payment Is made within thirty days from
the date of such notice said assessment
shall become delinquent and shall bear tn
tercst at the rate OF ten per cent per an
mum until paid. and II not paid before
quent a penalty OF five per cent. shall be
added and the sums delinquent shall be
entered on the annual tax roll for the cur
rent year against each lot and parcel so
delinquent and with the interest and PEN
atty. collected as other taxes. separate &C
count being kept thereof and II not paid
within the time fixed for the payment OF
city taxes. shall he collected such taxes
are collected. together with such addi-
tiorai charges or penalties as are author
tied to be charged and collected on other
delinquent taxes and each lot or parcel so
delinquent shall be sold for the amount of
such assessment 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 taxes. The city
treasurer shall add no penalty 10 any de-
linquent assessment in any case where
the state laws require A penalty 10 be
added TO such advertisement
And be IL further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment be and the
same Is hereby submitted 10 the qualified
voters Of The city OF Seattle for their
ratification or rejection a the next gen
eral election. 20 be held in 8sid City OF
Seattle March eth. ISIS.
Passed the .CitH Council the an DIV OF