The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

RESOLUTION NO ls7. - PROPOSED
Amendment No 6.-A resolution and
proposition TO amend Sec. l. OF Article
VII. OF the City Charter OF the City OF
Seattle ana for lne sLbnlsslo4. vi sucn
proposed amendment to the qualified
voters of the ely at the next general
Be ii resolved by the City Council OF
The City of. Seattle:
That Sec. Z of Article VIII. Of the City
Charter OF the City OF Seattle be amended
80 as TO read as follows:
Sec. L. There shall be two modes Of
making payment Tor such local Improve
ments. to-wit: Immediate payment and
payment by bends The mode to be
adopted shah be the mode petitioned for,
or specified in the ordinance ordering the
Improve ment in cases where the improve
ment is ordered without petition. The
mode OF immediate payment shall be as
follows: After tie city council has by or
dlnance or resolution ordered or author
lied the making OF any local improve
ment. and net moe tnan 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
gineer, which shall contain the usscrlp-
ton CT eech lot, parcel of land or part
thereof tc be assessed with the number OF
feet frontage charged to EACH the total
frontage in the district frontage 10 be de-
tefminsd as provided in section ii OF this
article1, 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 snail
a mistake in the name OF the owner be
fatal where a description CT the property
is gwen. o,. -. op ou ,
assessment shall cause Il notice thereof to
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
pear at time fxed not less than fifteen
days from The daie OF such notice, and
make objections thereto. The council
shall at the time nxed consider any and
all objections made. and shall make such
corrections OF such roll as II deems just.
and shall then bv ordinance approve such
roll and shall levy and assess the amounts
tnereof against each parcel and lot and
declare the same a nfSt lien thereon and
shall cause the roll 10 be delivered TO the
CITY comptrnller who shall forthwith de-
liver to the city treasurer a certified
copy thereof, upon receipt OF when tne
except as the duty Of collection thereof is
devoived by law on some other officer !:
provided, that such treasurer snail give
ten days notice in the official newspaper
tand shall mail copy Of such notice TO
the owner OF the property assessed whcr
the posto.iice address Of such owner -
known, bat the failure 10 mail the same
shall not be tatai when publication there
of IS made thai such roll has been certi-
fled TO him for collection. and that unless
payment is made within thirty days from
shall become delinquent and shall bear in
terest at the rate OF ter per cent. per an
mum until paid, ard II not paid before
such assessment shall have become deiin-
0uenf a penalty OF flNe per cent. shall be
added and the sums delinquent shall be
entered on the annual lax roll for The cur
rent wear against each lot and pared 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 liked for the payment Of
city taxes shall be collected as such taxes
are collected together with such addi-
ttonaI charges or penalties as are author
lied 10 be charged and collected on other
delnauent taxes and each lot or parcel SO
DELINQUENT shall be sold for the amount OF
such assessment with interest. penalty
and costs al the time ana In the manner
and by the same authority Il lands and
lots are sold for. city taxes. The city
treasurer shall add no penalty 10 any de-
iinquent assessment In any case where
the state laws require penalty to be
added 10 such advertisement
And be it further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment he and the
same Is hereby submitted 10 the qualified
voters OF The city Of Seattle for their
ratIsicati or rejection at the next gem
erai election, 20 be held IN said City Of
Seattle on March sih isas
Passed tire City Council the 4th day Of
January. 1895. and signed by ne in open
session I'm Authorization OF its passage
this 4th day Of January fsas.
President pro tenn II the City Council
Filed by me this fth day Of January
lssa WILL IL PARRY
city CoDp1roller and Ex oEicio city
Clerk
Date Of erst publication January 20. 1888