The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-05

Date of FIRST publication. January %. 1885,
RESOLUTION NO lea. - PROPOSED
Amendment No ga resolution and
proposition TO amend Sec. Il OF Article
VIII. of the City Charter OF the City CT
Seattle. and for the 81 omission OF sueh
proposed amendment 10 the qualified
voters Of the city at the next general
election.
Be it resolved by the City Council Of
The City Of Seattle:
That Sec. Y OF Article VIII. OF the City
Charter OF the City of Seattle be amended
so as TO read as follows:
Sec. L. There shall be two modes of
making payment Tor such local improve
rnents, to-wit: Immediate payment and
payment bv bonds The mode TO be
adopted shall be the mode pettioned for.
or specified in the ordinance ordering the
improve ment 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
dinance or resolution ordered author
lied the making of any local Improve
ment, and not mos than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let.
q hereinafter provided. the board of pub
lie works shall report TO the council an
assessment roll prepared by the city
gineer. which shall contain the descrip-
ton Of each lot. parcel of land part
thereof 10 be assessed with the number of
feet frontage charged 10 each, the total
frontage in the district frontage TO be de-
termned as PROVIDED In section IL OF this
articiel, he total cost Of the Improve
ment. including all necessary tnciden-
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. bur II 10 case shall
a mistake in the name OF the owner be
fatal where description OF the property
1.-THE council on receipt OF such roll and
assessment shall cause Il notice thereof to
be published n the official newspaper OF
the city for ten cor secutive issues, notify
ing ali persons inte3 ested that such roil
has been filed and requiring them 20 APP
pear al a time fixed, not less than fifteen
days from the date OF sucn notice. and
make objections thereto. The council
shall at the time nxed consider any and
all objections made. and shall make such
corrections OF such roll as it 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 10 be delivered to the
city comptroller who shall forthwith de-
liver to the city treasurer a certified
copy thereof. upon receipt OF which the
treasurer shall pr 1ceed to collect the same
except as the duty OF collection thereof Is
degolved by law on some other officer:
provided. that such treasurer shall give
zen days notice In the official newspaper
.and shall mail copy Of such notice 10
The owner OF the property assessed when
the postofiice address Of such owner Is
known, but the failure to mail the same
shall not be fatal when publication there
OF Is rnade) that such roll has been Ger IL
ned to him for collection, and that unless
navment II made within thirty days from
The date of such notice said assessment
shall become delinquent and shall bear In
teIest at the rate OF ten per cent. pei an
mum until paid, and II not paid before
such assessment shall have become deiin-
ouept a penalty of five per cent. shall be
added. and the sums delinquent shall DC
entered on the annual tax roll for the cur
rent wear against each lot ana parcel so
ae.inouent. 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 fer the payment OF
city taxes shall be collected as suen taxes
are collected. together wifh snch addi-
ttoral charges or penalties as are author
izee to DE charged and eollacted on other
dalinquent taxes and each lot or paree. SO
deftnnuent shan be sod for the amount of
such assoc nleut with interest. penalty
and costs, at the time ana IN the manner
and by the same authority as lands aad
lots are sold for city taxes. The city
treasurer shall add no penalty TO any de-
nnquent assessment in any case where
the state laws require A penalty to be
added TO such advertisement.
And be il gurt her resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment he and the
same l. hereby submitted 20 the qualified
voters OF The City OF Seattle for their
ratification or rejection AZ the next gen.
ersl election. to be held in said city or
Seattle on March sth. ISIS.
Passed the City Council the 4th day Of
January. lSs. and signed by me III open
session in authentlca ton of its passage
this ith day OF January iSs.
President pro TEN 1f the City councii
Filed by me this tth day of January.
1893 WILL II. PARRY,
city Comptroller and Ex oaeio City
Da,a 81 ers. nuhilcstlor January . fs9s