The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-19
CRY NOTICES.


nnqnent and with the interest, collected oil her
taxes, separate account being Kept thereof, and IL
Dot PAID within the time hxed for tire payment of
CITY taxes, shall collected such taxes are coli
| ieeaed together With such acdit onal charges or
Iected on other delinquent take, and each lot or
parcel so delinquent shall sold for tie amount OF
time and In the manner and bv. he same authority
| as lands and lots are sold for city taxes.
resolved that section of article VIII Of the
neenoiiers Charter be amended 10 read as
Sec 8 II payment by bonds is TO be made for
snch improvement. then and in such case each es-
| innate ard roll shall be made and returned and
eIgntn section heFeinaeove provided and the cost
ana expense OF the Improvement shall be assessed
,ast tne lots and parcels Of land as in said
a. therein stated, and copy o; such roll
fed With the city treasurer. But the ordinance
shaI iurther declare on making snch levy that the
I sum charged against each lot and parcel Of land
shal oe paid in not r.ore than ten equal annual
payments. win interest upon the whole sum so
charged at rate to be fixed by the city council
~ said ordinance, which annual rate of interest
s!al De IN each case one per cent. per annum
higher tnan the annual rate OF interest which the
ponds to be issued IN part payment Of the cost of
the improvement, are TO bear, as hereinafter pro-
vided said interest shall be paid annually and
the city treasurer shall proceed TO collect the
amount due each year in the same manner "a pro-
vided for collections In section eight hereof
In ali cases of such payment by honus the city
council. the agent of The local Improve ent dis
trcl, shall cause to be issued in the name Of the
city OF seattle. the bonds of such local improve
ment district for The whole estimated COS, 81 sJ
Improvement, less the cost of such crossings and
the amount assessed against lands of the United
states the state of WASHINGTON. state nniverniry
county of King city of seattle any school dis
trct, such bonds shall be called Local Improve
ment Bonds District No. - of the City of seat
te:" shall be payable not more than ten years
alter date and shall be subject annual call by the
city treasurer. in such numbers and amounts as he
may have cash on hand TO pay the same in the
respective local improvement fund from which
such bonds are payable, and shall bear interest at
sucn rate per annum as the city council shall By
ordinance determine provided that IN no case
shall such bonds bear higher rate of interest than
nine per cent. per annum; said interest shall be
payable seml-annua'iy at the Office OF the city
treasurer Such bonds shall be sold after thirty dav
punIc nollce thereof given, 10 the highest bidder
thereof but in no shall such bonds be sold for
less than par, and the proceeds shall be applied in
payment OF such Improvement; provided. that
when the mode of payment by bonds has been
determined upon the improvement shall net be be-
gnn nniii the bonds shall have been negotia ed,
and all funds raised In each Improvement district
as well as funds borrowed therefor shall be paid
into fund for such district called Local i'm
pfOvement fund district No of Seattle and
the holder holders of such bonds shall look onIy
to such fund for the payment of either the prnci-
pal or the interest of said bonds.
Resolved that section Is, ofarticle VIII of the
freeholders charter be amended so as to read as
sec 10. ANY funds remaining in the treasury.
belonging To the fund OF any local improvement
district, after The payment Of the whole cost and
expense of such Improvement. in excess of the to-
tai sum required TO defray all the expenditures by
this city on account thereof shall be refunded, on
demand. 10 the person or persons who have over
paid the same to the amount of such over paw
ment and if there shall be such in The as
his assessment a rebate shall. demand, be al
lowed to such person TO the amount Of such over
assessment: provided, such den and herein above
provided for be made within one year from the
date upon which the assessment for such local inn
provement became due. Amy such funds remain
Ing in the treasury after the expiration of one wear
from the date aforesaid, for which no demand
has been made as herein provided, belonging to
any local Improvement district, after the payment
OF the whole cost and expense of such improve
meat shall be transferred to the fund of the earliest
formed district the cost for the work of which has
not be paid.
holders charter be amended by adding a section
thereto TO he section twenty to read follows:
sec 30 Subdivision LIB fore any contract for
the doing of any work or labor, furnishing any
skill labor material TO for the city of seattle
shall be VALID binding against said city the CON
tractor shall enter INTO joint and several bond
with the city of Seattle for the of said city and
also for the use of ell persons who may perform or
cause TO be performed any work or labor. fur
nish cause 10 furnished any skill labor or ma
terial in the execution of such contract conditioned
to perform the contract according 10 its terms con-
ditions and stipulations and 10 pay they become
due all just claims for all work and labor per-
formed and all skill or labor and material so fur
nished in the execution of such contract and to
comply with all the requirements of the charter
and ordinances of said city and the amendments
thereto which bond shall be in an amount fixed by
the board of public works. but not lees than the
of such contract and shall be duly signed by such
contractor and two or more good and sufficient
suretes and after being approved AS herein pro-
vided. shall he filed in the Office OF the city comp
Subdivision 2 The sureties on such bond shall
each Justify as bail upon arrest
More than two sureties may be accepted on such
bond, and they may justify in separate and different
sums less than the sum specified in such bond;
provided. that the aggregate of their Justification
shall be equal TO two sureties jusiifyng in double
| the amount of the bond in the manner herein pro-
| vided.
| subdivision g. 1t shall be the duty of the cor
poration counsel of said city to that such bond
is fully and properly executed and conforms in all
| respects to the provisions of this section: and
| thereupon shall fndorse on said bond his approval
| of the form thereof such bond and the suretles
thereon shalt be subject To approval by the mayor
and comptroller, but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counses APP
prevail of the form thereof be Endorsed thereon nor
unless The sureties on such bond appear personally
| before the mayor and comptroller If required and
! are by them examined touching their fitness and
| ability TO become sureties on such bond; and 1t
Shall be the duty OF such mayor and comptroller to
reject any person, notw outstanding his justification
subscribed to the bond, # they shall deem such
person of insufficient ability or otherwise unfit to
become a surety on such bond
subdivision 4. No contract with said city for the
DOING OF any public WORK shall hereafter be as
signed or transferred in any manner without first
having Endorsed thereon the consent of the board
OF pubic works and of the snretles on the con-
tractors bont, and no transfer or assignment
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond or
the liability of the suretles thereof, and
any assignment or transfer, without such
consent and waiver Endorsed thereon, except
by operation OF law, OF any such contract shall
make the same nuli and void. as TO any further
performance thereof by the contractor or his
signs without any act on the part at said city; and
the board of public works of said city shah once
proceed 10 relet such contract, or said board may,
In its discretion, proceed to complete the
the agent and NJ the expense of such contractor
and his hondSmen. No assignment, transfer.
Abandonment surrender. either voluntary or
Otherwise of any contract with said city tor the
doing Of any work or labor the furnishins of any
labor skill or material nor any change in such
contract. nor anv extension cf time In which 10
complete any such contract shall ever Operate to
release the sureties the bond in this pro-
vfted for; and no such assignment, transfer aban-
donnlent, surrender change or extension Of time
shall ever be pleaded defense 10 any action
upon such bond in any court In this state.
subdivision The board Of public works OF the
city nf Seattle may, whenever in their judgment
one CT more OF the sureties ON such bond have
beCom lnSovent, or tor any cause are no longer
ut and sufficient sureties, require any such con-
Tractor "a ble new additional bond within ten
days after notice t. that effect: and thereupon
ali work on such contract shall cease until such
additi mai bond shall he hled with the city coml
tro.ler of SAID city, and If any such contractor
shall fail fer ten days after notice 10 that effect
h!e a new o. additional bond. afore aid his
contract shall by that fact alone become fuzzy
/ ended and void rs 20 further performance thereof
~ ,Hch CONTRACTOR AND therenpou SAID noa1d OF
public works shall proceed 20 r.-let such contract
or sad board may in rs discretion. proceed 70
complete The same a the agent aud at the expense
Of such contractor or h!s bondsuen.
subdivision l. If any such Cuntrnct shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board OF
section provided. and the costs of completing
such contract shall exceed the amount unpaid by
said city upon such contract az The time the
shall become ended ar void, in such case II shall
be the duty of the corporation counsel oi the city
name Of said city against such contractor and his
boCdsineH for toe recovery Of the difference in
amount between the cost OF completing such
contract aud the amount unpaid by .ald city upon
such contract al The Iifre the same became ended
or void. The board of publlc works of the city o.
Seattle are hereby prohibited from entering into
any contract for the dolne Of any work or labor
the furnishing Of any sk1H or material with
any person who within two wears prior there,o
shall have male defaul: in the payment OF anv
JUsI clstin for any work labor performed or for
ANY skill OF material fprUi>hed pursuant TO any
such contract With said city, or With any perSuo
WHO. within two years PRIOR thereto. 81 al have
assigned abandoned surrendered or Jailed - com