The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25

RESOLUTION NO 167. - PROPOSED
Amendment No "a resolution and
proposition 10 amend Sec. l. OF Article
VIII OF the City Charter OF the City OF
Seattle. and for the submission OF SuCh
proposed amendment 10 the qualified
voters Of The city at the next general
election.
Be it resolved ty the City Council of
The City of Seattle:
That Sec. L OF Article VIII Of the City
Charter OF the City OF Seattle be amended
SC as 10 read follows;
Sec. II. There shall be two modes OF
making payment for such local improve
ments. to-wlt: immediate payment and
payment nv bonds The mode 10 be
adopted shall be the mode petitioned for
OF specified In the ordinance ordering the
Improvement in cases where the improve
ment is ordered without petition. The
mode OF immediate payment shah be as
follows: After the city council has by or
GinanCe or resolution ordered or author
lied the making Of any local improve
ment. and no; more tnan twenty DAVIS
after the contract therefor has been let
hereinafter provided. the board OF pub
lie works snail report to the council an
assessment roll prepared by the cay en-
gIneer, which suaI contain the descrip-
ton OF eacn lot. parcel IL land or part
thereof 10 he assessed with the number o.
feet frontage charged 10 each. the total
frontage IN the district frontage 10 be de-
teTmiE,d as provided III section ii Of this
article. he total cost OF thu improve
meht including ali necessary tnciden-
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 u known. but IN no case shall
a mistake in the name OF the owner De
taial where a description % the property
The council or. receipt OF such roll and
assessment shan Caust 2 notice thereof to
lie published n TIE Official newspaper Of
the city Tor ten consecutive issues. notify
Ing 4ls persons interested ttst such roll
has been nled ana requiring them 20 ap-
pear a. d time txeQ. not iezs thsn fifteen
days from ne date OF such notice. aud
make objections thereto. The council
shall a. the time nKsd consider any ami
al objections mace. and shalt make such
corrections 81 such rol, & deems Just,
and shall then BY ordnance approve such
roll ana snail levy and as sssS fh~ amounts
tneTeot against each parcel ard .0t and
0-c4aFs ths same a Afzf len there on and
shall cause tse roi! 10 DC delivered 10 the
CITY comptroller VINO shat forthwith de-
liver TO the city treasurer a certified
CGpy thereof upon receipt % WNtC2 ina
treasurer snail ErDceeo 20 collect the same
except as TIE Guty u collection thereof -
Gegoiyea ~ ~ on some other officer
zen Gays aote-e II ere Official g3rys :. Dar
fsHc shan mai = copy of gucf norsce 70
tHe AueT o Ire property assessed when
ire p2stcElce address y slrn Owner -
Snown. out TIE failure 10 mail tha same
snail rot be tatal when publication there
& IS made that suca rel sas pegn certl-
Ted 10 him t0r col rEtioz. an that Unless
payment - made within AIRY DAYS from
Iae a@ts - sven notice saId assess meat
sfsA44 o>co ne &C. EGusrt ID shaI! bear IN
fefeSi a. the rate OF Ten per 49, per AZ
ram GGsl EsAa. and IL TO- gsA2 before
s2ca assesSnzeCt shall have sc me 1~.Ir-
sae-l penalty of 1Fs Ger cent shah Dc