The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-23

RESOLUTION NO. l67. - PROPOSED
Amendment No 6--A resolution and
proposition to amend Sec y OF Article
VII. OF the City Charter of the City of
Seattle, ana tor the submission OF such
proposed amendment 10 tie qualified
voters OF the city at the next general
election.
BE il resolved ty the City Council of
The City of Seattle:
That Sec. L OF Article VIII. Of the City
Charter of the Ci,y 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 bonds The mode to he
adopted shall be the mode pettioned for,
OF specified in the ordinance ordering the
Improvement III 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
lied the making OF any local improve
ment. ana not moe tnan twenty days
after the contract t1ereIor has been let.
IS hereinafter provided. The board Of pub
81 works shall repcrl 70 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 or
feet frontage charged TO each. the total
frontage in the distric: frontage 70 be de-
termintd Is provided in section ii OF this
article the total cost of the improve
meat. including all necessary inciden-
tai expenses, the rate per front foot, the
OF the owner Of each lot. parcel OF land or
part thereof II known, but IN no case snail
q mistake in the name OF the owner be
fatal where description Of the property
The council on receipt OF such roll and
assessment shall cause a notice thereof TO
be published = the official newspaper of
the city Tor ten consecutive issues. notify
lag AL persons Interested that such roll
has been flied and requiring them 10 ap-
pear al a time fixed. not less than fifteen
10 II 90 nd
make objections thereto. The council
shall al the time uXed consider any and
all objections made. and shall make such
corrections of sucH roll as K deems just.
and shan then bv ordinance approve such
roll ana shall levy ard assess the amounts
thereof against each parcel and lot and
declare the same a first lien thereon and
shall cause the roll 10 be delivered 10 the
city comptroller who shall forthwith de-
liver TO the city treasurer a certified
copy thereof. upon receipt Of which the
treasurer shall proceed 10 collect the same
except as the duty OF collection thereof Is
deVclYed by law on some other officer,
ten days notice in the official newspaper
(and shall mall "a copy Of sucn nouce 10
the owner % the property assessed when
the postofiice address OF such owner Is
known. but the failure 10 mall the same
shall not De f1fai when qualifications there
Of Is made) that such roll has been certi-
fed 20 him for collection. and that uni -
payment Is made Within thirty days from
the date o. such uDtlCe said assessment
EnaI become uetlElNc nj ana SEaN hta in
tvrest az the rate % ten per cent per an
rum unti paid and if rot paid before
such assessment shall have become de3ia-
QUCut q penalty Of five per cent. shan be
added ana ire sums GeIiu4.trnt shall he
ertered on the annual tax roll Ter tae cur
rent year against each lot anu parcel so
delinquent. ard with the Interest and pen
atty. collected as other taxes. separate sc-
count being kept thereof and II not paid
Within The time liked for The payment OF
city taxes. shah be collected as such taxes
ara collected toge her WIKI such adai~
tlona, charges or penalties as are author
ized 10 be Charged and collected on other
delinquent taxes ard each lot Or parcet .
delinquent sbeu Re sold for the amount OF
such assessment With interest. penalty
and costs. Al the zine ara IN the manner
ana by the same authority AZ lands and
lets are sold for city taxes. Ire c!tv
treasurer shall add no penalty % any de-
itnau-nf asses sulaut t0 1uy case where
the state avs require penalty To be
added TO such advertisement"
And he Il further resolved That the fore
going proposed arler1w aul he and he
same g. hereby ~ g1itte1 % he qualified
voters OF The CITY z Seattle fo~ tier
ratification CT rejection a. tie next gen
era election. 20 BE- held IN said CITY Of
seattle on March sch isaS.
Pa sej fke City Council the ftA f7v d,
January. ls>. and signed by ne IN open
session T. Multiplication Il lts passage
this sih day Of January. ises
President rro ten y Tie C8tv Cougcn.
FED oy ne THIS Az day q January.
;sss. WILL r. PARRY.
CITY Comptroller and Ex Om-io City
Date ~ drst put'lcat-- Jarparv . 1875.