The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-29

Amendment No. ga resolution and
proposition to amend Sec. L of Articl,
WI. OF the City Charter Of the City of
Seattle, and for the submission Of such
proposed amendment 10 the qualified
voters OF the city a. the next genera
election.
Be 1t resolved by the City Council of
The City Of Seattle:
That Sec. 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 ana
payment by bonds The mode 10 be
adopted shall be the mode petitioned for
or specified in the ordinance ordering ii
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 10y or
Ginance or resolution ordered o. author
lied the making of any local improve
ment, and not more thar twenty days
after the contract therefor has been TEL.
rs hereinafter provided the board Of pub
lie works shall report TO the council an
assessment rol prepared by the city en-
gineer which shall contain the descrp-
ton OF each lot. parcel of land or part
thereof To he assessed with the number Of
feet frontage charged TO each the total
frontage in the district frontage 10 be de
teTmlned as PROVIDED in section II of this
article). the total cost Of the improve
ment. including all necessary i1cfden-
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
n mistake in the name of the owner b.
fatal where description of the property
is ely. given; o,,no,, -, ~ao.,n, - s,,., ron 49,,
assessment shall cause a notice thereof 10
be published in the official newspaper of
the city for ten consecutive issues notify
ing all persons interested that such roll
has been tled and requiring them 20 ap-
a a
days from the date OF such notice and
make objections thereto. The council
shall n the time nxed consider any and
all objections made, and shall make such
corrections OF such roll ii deems just
and shah then by ordnance approve such
roll and shall levy and assess the amounts
thereof against each parcel and lot and
declare the same first lion Their on and
shall cause the roll "a hc delivered 10 the
city comptroller who shall forthwith de-
liver 20 the city treasurer u certified
copy thereof upon receipt OF which the
treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the same
except as the duty OF collection thereof is
dsvo'ved hv law on some other officer 4;
provided that such treasurer shall give
ten DAYS notice iu she official newspaper
taud shah mail a copy q such notice 10
the owner Of thc property assessed whom
The poSf0rlce address Of such owner IS
known. but tho failure 20 mail thc same
shall rot b. fatal when publication there
Of is madcl that such roll has been certi-
fed - him for collection. ana tn1t unless
paynen; Is made within -hjr+y DAYS from
fhs tate Of such notice said assessment
shall become delinquent ana shall bear in
tcresI at the rate Of ten per cent. par an
mum until pald, 4n4 II ros paid . fore
such assessment shat have become Gaiin-
queut A penalty Of five yer cent shall ba
added and the sums DELINQUENT shan ne
entered on the annual tax roll for the cur
rent wear against each lor and paroa! 50
delinquent ard with the interest and PEN
atty. collected as ether taxes separate ac-
count being kept thereof and II ROT paid
within the t.me fixed for the pa vuert Of
city taxes srati he collected Is such taxes
are CO lected. together wtta suCh addi-
tional charges or penalties as are author
l7ed - he charged and collected ca other
delinquent taxes and each iot or parcel -
delinquent shan be 50 Il for fhe smouut AZ
such assessment wtt1 interest. penalty
and costs al the time ar3 tn the manner
and rs the same authority as lands and
lots are solid FOR ttfY taxes The city
treasurer shah add no penalty 70 aay d.
inQuenf assessment I'm any cfs7 where
;he state laws require g Us2a.ty % be
added 70 such QtVrttf rl2Fltt
Ard be X f;zrtAer resolved that The FORE
gong proposed amendment Boz auf she
same S hereby submitted ro the qaalired
voters ~ The CtrV af Se4ttjt FOR the.r
ratiacatIoH or rejection az ihe oeyt ~
e'al eleciioq. 10 - Hyld m said Cs,y =
Passed Ine civ Co@rcll the @.a Day y
January. iNN aod s.sre3 hy No re open
session i'm naturalization oC tt> passage
this an day q JaHlary. i,.S -.
President rro trn at ihe cry C7aas1
Flied by ms tnis ,, - i4,y r. J.gr.ry-
ctsr Comptroller -a4 - oelaa tsty
pafe - e-~s qualifications january % tsas
RESOLUTION No. - PROPOSED
Asr't.- WY e.. " IA r.eG sn and
rr.pas-,.en - amend s. = - A-tlr;e
suh-a.sz.oz q saeA proposed z--s,.-a.-1.