The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-11

Amendment No. GA resolution and
proposition TO amend Sec. IL OF Article
VIII. OF the City Charter Of the City OF
Seattle. and for the submission OF sucn
proposed amendment TO the qualified
voters Of the city at the next general
election.
BE it resolved by the City Council Of
The City of Seattle:
That See IL of Article VII. of the City
Charter of the City, OF Seattle be amended
so as 10 read as follows:
Sec. II. There shall be two modes OF
making payment for such local improve
ments. to-wit: immediate payment and
payment by bends The mode TO be
adopted shall be the mode petitioned 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
dinance or resolution ordered or author
lied the making OF any local improve
ment and not more tnan twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let.
as hereinafter provided. the board OF pub
lie works shall report to the council an
assessment roll prepared by the city en-
gineer. which shall contain the descrip
ton Of each lot. parcel OF land or part
thereof 10 be assessed with the number OF
feet frontage charged 10 each. the total
frontage in the district frontage to be de-
teFmined as provided in section IL of this
article. 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 If known. but in no case shall
mistake In the name OF the owner be
fatal where a description OF the property
Is Ely! giSen .o,rcu IN recsn, 81 such roll and
assessment shall cause notice thereof 10
be published n the official newspaper of
the city for ten consecutive issues. notify
ing All persons Interested that such roll
has been filed and requiring them 10 APP
al n than
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 II 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 TO the
city comptroller who shall forthwith de-
liver 10 the city treasurer certified
copy thereof. upon receipt of which the
treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the same
except as the duty of collection thereof is
deyolyed by law on some other officer:
provided. that such treasurer shall give
ten days notice in the official newspaper
(and shall mail copy of such notice to
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 made) that such roll has been certi-
fled 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 in
terest al the rate OF ten per cent. per an
mum until paid, and IL not paid before
such assessment shall have become delin-
ouent penalty OF nve 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 ac-
count being kept thereof and IL not paid
within the time fixed for the payment of
city taxes. shall be collected as such taxes
are collected together with such addi-
tionai charges or penalties as are author
ICED 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 I'm the manner
and by the same authority as lands and
lots are sold for city taxes. The city
treasurer shall add no penalty TO any de-
llnquent assessment In any case where
the state laws require penalty TO 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 at the next gen
eral election. 10 be held in said City OF
Seattle on March sth 1sss.
Passed the City Council the 18th day az
January. ISSS. and signed by me in open
session In authorization OF its passage
this 4th day OF January ra lsss. x.v,x
President pro TEN oi the City Council.
Filed by me this ath day Of January.
Is9s. WILL II. PARRY.
City Comptroller and Err Oficlo city
Date or first publication January %. 1896.
RESOLUTION NO i1 - PROPOSED
Amendment NJ. 5.--A resolution ard
proposition to amend Section Twenty of
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