The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-22
CITY NOTICES


20 ,he CITY casrter g ,1e City Of Seattle
as proposed b. resolution No. '6s q tne
1itE council q the City 81 Seattle. which
said proposed amendment is that every
grant CT a FRANCHISE rtsh1 or urlVstes.e
snaa BE u3aGe subject 10 the Dayr1aui 81 a
certain percentage OF the grass receipts 70
1Ssd oy the CITY Council OF the City Of
seattle. and requiring street railways 20
lines"
Passed the City Council the 2ra day q,
JaAG2ry SIS, and signed by me il open
session n Naturalization u It's passage
this sra d@y Of January; lssS ,,,,u
Preside pro ten Ct the city C 1c1s
Filed ~ me this STd day OF January. 1885
WILL II. PARRY.
Date OF first publication, January Is, lss
RESOLUTION NO. l64. r. PROPOSED
Amendmeu, Nc. "a resolution and
proposition 70 amend Subdivision Of
Sec. ii O. Article VII cf b city CAar-
ieT. ana Tor ne submission u sGNa pFo-
postu amendment 10 thS Qu& iFtA voters
Of The city IL the mex = neral election.
tSe u resolved py sae Clty Council 0f Tbs
Clty IF Seattle:
Tha. Subdivision Of Sec. II Of Article
VIII q the city Charter be smeraec So
a. 10 rad a. follows.
SUBDIVISION The ci1y council shah.
ly general 9rGln4uca, provide t.a t1.tnr.r
IN which tie aforesaid improvements Tlay
lie made, and prescribe al neSdgui reru-
iaticnS Tor the exercise by ne City SO tie
poWe4 granted ana contained .u tne sa.t-
gong subdlH isloD OF this section. pro
VlGSG. that IL All casts ~ WD-e0 tae cost
of s4ch Improvements il 10 ae BETRAYED ~
the collection II = special Assessment upoL
The properly bench tea. tie f9lluHlGg pro-
cVto.nss shall Ee taken. va. Ihrrc mus;
De presented % tie board Of pub4!c works
a '" ltien pets. on setting toFth iAe street
or streets, alley or alleys, squares or
p4aces, or pAtts Thereof. 20 ae improved,
the nature 81 me improve l8eGt. tAe mode
If pf3 nent and the tacs tRat the siguers
are owners OF properly 20 be benefited 20
the &ssres ate amount 81 a majority OF the
assess Llont % be levied fer Slcn improve
ment. according 10 the transfer books ia
The Office OF the county auditor. II any
such property stands in The name OF "a de-
ceased person. OF any person for whom 4
guardian mas been appointed the sigma
ture Of The executor u administrator or
guardian, as me case may be, shall be
tQGtNA.eHt TO the s-EuG axe 81 the owner
o. SUCH Properly on sUcn petition.
If the board OF public works finds the
facts set forth IN said petition 10 he true
II shall cause an estimate OF tho cost o.
SUCH mp. ~ cement 20 bv made And ts~aS-
and information IN lis possession touching
such improvement with the estimated
cost thereof and 4ts recom.a enaatioa
thereof, 10 the City council, prJyidetj. that
owner or owners have built oT made i'm
proven hts on any street highway or al
iey. unless slcn petition sinai. 0c S gped by
the owners q a majority y tne frontage
"a The street. highway or alley within the
district TO be affected. The city council
shal have Fun authority 10 consider all
matters IN relation 10 such proposed m
prov ement. ana NAV authorize or refuse
the same ia It's discretion. provided. that
The clay council or board OF public works
shall not have authority 10 further pro-
ceed H. the mattei OF sucn Improvement
whenever the estimated or actual cost OF
any work. or impruN emcnt contemplated.
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and chargeabie as a lien. under the pro-
visions or this article. against any lot ur
lots, parcel or paTce.s OF land, shall exceed
che half Of he total asses sed valuation az
the lots or parcels OF land contained in
such assessment district. as the same ap-
pears upon the last annual assessment roll
made for he levying of taxes for munci-
Ia4 PIX poses, IN case such work or i'm
prov einent :. ordered ia pursuance D:
petition therefor as above provided OF
WnThtNer the sumateG or actuai cost OF
such work or improvement shalt eEceed
ont-QGaFief or Sach total assessed Ealua-
ton ~ such lots or parcels OF land IN ca ~
sdch work or Improvement is ordered with
out tde prese citation 81 4 petition as Is
hereinafter provided in which cases sucn
improvements shall not bc granted or
ordered unless the same be SO modified that
the cost thereof VIII not exceed sIcn one
hall or Cne-euarter or such assessed Nalu-
ten. as the case may ne.
The action and decision OF the city
councu as 60 ali matters passed upon by
II in relation TO the rejection or the grant
ing Of such petition shall oe mai ana con-
elusive.
''Tne city council may order the whole
or any part of the streets, lanes. alleys.
squares or public places a. The CITY 10 be
graded. regraded. sidewalks ID, reside
va ked. pl8nked replanktd. paved or re
paved. or may oruer any bulkhead. re-
tanning ~all water main. or sewer with
manholes. catchhasins and other proper
therein, and may provide for defraying
the cost OF any such Improvement ~ the
collection 81 a spe rial assessment upon
he property benefited in ihc manner pro
Vided IN ibis section, without the prcsen-
tation 81 any petition. either TO he board
of pubic works. or to the city council.
provided that unless a petition as herein
before prescribed he presented. such i'm
proVerlent shall rot pc ordered except oy
ordnance passed 10y thG Affirmative Vote
OF two-thirds % all the members Of the
city council. at a regular meeting. or a "A
meeting which Is an ad1ouTnn mt q
regular meeting, provided. 10 street shall
be ordered graded o. regarded without pc
utOn. except by unanimous vote OF all
M mbers present. ana pfovida1 that main
or tnIFfct ptHg fcES aEN water mains
OF large s.ze whose principal service is -
sups ,anilaI distFlotNon sh3N begin, or 70
supply or serve lateral water mains. may
De ordered built along such streets lanes.
alleys, places OF highways. or across such
lands may be IN harmony with the gen
eras o.an - sewerage or q the water sys
TEN adopted by the cl-y. either upon pr
rFtft 4 k4Au OF IKE petition lftIekBf EN
property owner 10 be benefited thereby.
"a above provided for other cases OF
V hen The Improvement may be ordered by
he affirmative vote OF 1wO-thlTds Of al
The M mDers Of the city cugnCii ~ a reEu-
lar meeting CT Adjournment - reCf. pro
vlded, That IN such case there shall be
!eVied against the prop. rty. within the as
SECS rutnt district to be created therefor.
IN ike manner as above f:uy .ded for other
.mpt OXenents. such portion Of the cost OF
SAID main n inteTceptlng sewer or water
main herein lasi above described as
would be the reasonable cDet % q sewer
With rs proper manholes Veutilafors.
catch oa sins. nns1ug tanks. openings
and wyeA. OF OF a water main. suitable 70
he necessities % the ore4 or district -o b.
ass seed for The same, and the remaining
portion ~ iEe cost Of such 2aiu or inter
gtp-trs ser shall BE- pala from .ne gen
era. fun0. and 'be remaining portion Of
re C"ef e such water main shall be paid
frau3 ,he water tnua The amount fa he
aorne ~ the district a1d tue amount -
pa51 from the general fupG. or the a.
ter fund, as tne ass may oe. shau ue de-
z, I'm nd oy -c.lance So each case when
ere lE1EroNeT1 -1it - oraeTcd ana sach de-
trTmlns ion shah be final ana conclusive
Ara Be- il fnftHer Gr+at IS taat fr- fore
Eo. pTof SEQ amendment te and the
sat.e Is Gareoy submitted 90 the qualified
Nrters - The CRY o. Seattle Tor tae!r IA
,.fcs t.On Jr rejection q. tae leNt gane7a4
election, - te held ~ SAD CRY cf Seatlls
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