The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-08

RESOLUTION NO. l6s. - PROPOSED
Amendment Nc "a resolution and
proposition 10 amend Sec. L. OF Article
VIZ. VI the City Charter Of the CITY of
Seattle. An4 tor the SUBMISSION OF suCR
proposed Amendment 10 the qualified
voters Of the e!ty at the next general
election.
BE i; resolved by the City Council OF
TIE Clty OF Seattle:
That See. l. OF Article VIII Of the City
Charter OF the City. OF Seattle be amended
so as 10 read as follows.
sec Y. There shall be two modes of
making payment Tor such local improve
ments. to-wt: Immediate payment and
payment b. bends The mode TO be
adopted shall be the mode peiitioned for.
or specified in The ordinance ordering the
improve ment IN cases where the improve
mens is ordered without petition. The
mode Of immediate payment shall be as
follows: After the city council has by or
dinauce 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-
gineer, which shall contain the descrip-
ton OF each ior. parcel of land or part
thereof to be assessed with the number or
feet frontage charged 10 each. the total
frontage IL the district frontage 10 be de-
termined as provided in section II of this
article). the total cost OF the improve
ment. including all necessary inciden-
amount OF each assessment and the name
of The owner or each lot, parcel Of land or
part thereof II known. but in no case snail
a mistake in the name OF the owner be
fatal where a description or the property
Is Fly. g!ben couocl o., rece,n, ., suc. ro, and
assessment shall cause notice thereof 20
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
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days from ne date OF sucn notice, and
make objections thereto. The council
shall at the time nxed consider any and
ali objections made, and SHAH make such
corrections OF sucn roll as II deems just,
and shall then bv ordinance approve such
roll and shall levy and assess the amounts
thereof against each parcel ana lot and
declare the same FIRST lien thereon and
shall cause the roll 10 be delivered 10 the
city comptroller who shall forthwith de-
liver TO the city treasurer n certified
coov thereof upon receipt of which the
treasurer shall proceed TO Z, iCct 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 10
the owner OF the property assessed when
the postofiice address OF such owner Is
known. bat the failure to mail the same
shall not be fatal when publication there
of is madep that such roll has been certi-
fed 10 him for collection. and that unless
payment y made within thirty days from
ibe date OF such notice said assess nleut
shall become delinquent ana shall bear In
tsrest at the rate of ten per cent per an
mum until paid. and If 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 Tot and parcel so
DELINQUENT, and with the interest and pen.
atty collected as other taxes, separate ac-
count being KEEP; thereof and If not paid
within the time fixed for the payment OF
CITY taxes shall be collected as such taxes
are collected together with such add
tionai charges or penalties as are author
ICED 70 be charged and collected en- other
deHuuutnt taxes and cacn lot parcel so
delinquent shall be sold for the amount OF
such assessment with interest. penalty
and costs. at the time ana in the manner
md hy the same authority as lands and
lots are sold FOR city taxes. The city
treasurer shall add no penalty to any de-
lnQuent Assessment in any ease where
the state laws require q penalty to be
added TO such advertisement
Ard he II further rcs0 lNed that the fore
going proposed amendment he and the
voters Of The tiy III Seattle for their
ratification or rejection at The next gen.
eral election. 20 b. held IN said city of
Seattle on March sin. iSas
Passed The CITY cougcil he iGh day NJ
January. 1895. and signed - me- IN open
session IN aulhentcatlon Of its Pass2 ge
this ish day OF january lS9S
TE3OS &AETN
President pro ten ~ the city Council
Filed by NE this AN day Of January.
lS9s WILL II. PARRY
City Comptroller ana Ex oficio City
Date Of nrst publication January %. 1873.