The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-07

voters OF The City OF Seattle Tor their rati-
election 10 be held March sth. ISIS
Passed the City Council the sth day OF
January, ks. and signed by me IN open
session In autaenticauon OF It's passage
tats 9Th day OF January. ISIS
:. E CREIGHTON.
President OF the City Council
Filed by NE this 5th day Of January. ISIS.
City Comptroller and Ex-onicio CIR.
Date Of frs, publication. January . 1888
RESOLUTION NO: lss. = PROPOSED
Amendment No "a resolution and
proposition 70 amend Sec Il Of Article
VII. Of the City Charter CT the CITY of
Seattle anu for the submission OF sucn
proposed amendment 10 the qualified
voters OF the city at the next general
election.
BE il resolved by the City Council Of
Tnat Sec y OF Article VIII. Of the City
Charter OF the City OF Seattle be amended
20 as 10 read as follows:
Sec Il. There shall be two modes OF
making payment for suen local improve
menis, to-wit: Immediate payment and
payment by bonds. The mode 20 De
adopted shall be the mode petitioned for,
improvem ent 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
sfinance or resolution ordered or author
lied the making OF any local Improve
ment and not moe than twenty days
after the contract therefor has been let
as hereinafter provided. the board OF pub
lie works shall report 10 the council an
assessment roll prepared by the city en-
sineer which snail contain the dsscrip-
TON Of each lot. parcel of land or part
thereof to be assessed with the number OF
feet frontage charged 10 each. the total
frontage in the district frontage 20 be de-
termined as provided in section II of this
arricle), 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
a mistake in the name of the owner be
fatal where description or the property
The council on receipt OF such roll and
assessment shall cause a notice thereof TO
be published IN 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
pear at time fixed, not less than fifteen
days from the date or such notice. and
make objections thereto. The council
shall al the time 1xed consider any and
all objections made. and shall make such
corrections of such roll as II deems just,
and shall then by ordinances 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
liver TO the city treasurer a certified
copy thereof. upon receipt OF which the
treasurer shall! pr cceed 10 collect the same
except as the duty OF collection thereof is
deyolved by law on some other officer;
provided. that such treasurer shall give
ten days notice in the official newspaper
land shall mail a copy OF such notice to
The owner OF the property assessed when
the postoffice address Of such owner Is
known. but the failure 10 mail the same
shall not be fatal when publication there
laa hot hn hTny7
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 ana shall bear In
terest al the rate OF ten per cent. per an
nun until paid, and II not paid before
such assessment shall have become delin-
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 aC-
count being kept thereof and II not paid
within the time fixed for The payment or
city taxes. shall be collected as such taxes
are collected. together with such addi-
tsonal charges or penalties as are author
lied 10 be charged and collected on other
delinquent taxes and each lot or parcel so
delinquent shall be sold for the amount of
such assess ment 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 SEaI adu no penaltg 10 any de-
llncuent assessment In any case whore
the state laws require a 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 to the qualified
voters Of The City Of Seattle for their
ratification or rejection al the next gen
erai election, TO be held in said City OF
Seattle on March sth. 1ses.
Passed the City Council the 4th daS OF
January, isss. and signed by me in open
session in authenticaiion OF It's passage
this i,h day Of January. 1893.
THoS. NANIN
President pro TEN Of the City Council.
Filed by me this 4th day of January
1885 WILL H. PARRY
City Comptroller and Err Officio City
Clerk
Date Of first publication January ~. 1898