The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

Amendment No GA resolution and
proposition to amend Sec. II of Article
VII: of the City Charter of the City of
Seattle, and for the submission of such
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 Sec. Il of Article VIII. of the City
Charter Of the City of Seattle be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Sec. T. There shall be two modes OF
making payment for such local improve
ments, to-Wit; immediats payment. and
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 than 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 20 be assessed with the number of
feet frontage charged to each, the total
frontage in the district frontage to be de-
termined provided in section II 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 II known but in no ca SO shall
a mistake in the name of the owner be
fatal where a description of the property
is given.
THE council on receipt of such roll and
assessment shall cause 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 TO APP
pear at time fixed, not less than fifteen
he l.V. 49,
make objections thereto. The council
shall at the time liked consider any and
all objections made. and shall make such
corrections of such roll as IL deems lust
and shall then by ordinance approve such
roll and shall levy and assess the amount.
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 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
tand shall mail a copy of such notice TO
the owner OF the property assessed when
the postofhce address of such owner Is
known. but the failure to mail the same
shall not he fatal when publication there
of is made) 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 in
terest at the rate of ten per cent. per an
mum until paid, and II not paid before
such assessment; shall have become deiin-
quent penalty OF five per cent. shall he
added. and the sums delinunent shall be
entered on the annual tax ron for the cur
rent year against each lot and parcel 50
delinquent. and with the interest and Dsu-
atty. collected as other taxes. separate ae-
count being kept thereof and IL not paid
within the time fixed for the payment OF
city taxes shall he collected as such taxes
collected. together with such add
tional charges or penalties as are author
lied TO he charged and collected on other
delinquent taxes and each iot or Parcel SO
delinquent shall be sold for the amount of
such assessment with Interest penalty
and costs. at the time and in 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-
hnduent assess ment In any case whore
the state laws require a penalty TO be
added to such advertisement"
And be It further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment be and the
sa me is hereby submitted 10 the qualified
ratification or rejection at the next gen-
eral election, TO be held in said Civ of
Seattle on March sth. 1885
Passed the City Council the 4th dav Of
January. ISIS. and signed by me in omen
session in authorization OF its passage
this 4th day OF January. isas.
THOS NAyrN.
President pro TEN OF the CITY Council
Filed by me this iih day Of January
City Comptroller and Ex onicio CITY
Clerk ~
Date Of arst publication January q. 1913
RESOLUTION. NO. I7S. = PROPOSED
proposition 20 amend Sec 10 oe Article
- me Eft% Charter and for .nc