The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-20
Clerk of the City of seattle.
Date OF first publication, November Il, 1891.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. ga PROP
L ositiOn TO amend sections 40 and II OF article
IN OF The ffeeholders charter, adopted October /,
Resolved. That section 40 of article TX. o the
tr.eholders charter be amended so as to read
SECTION 80. There IS hereby created an auditing
committee which shall consis, OF the mayor. pres
ident OF the board OF aldermen president OF the
house ot ce"ga,es ard comptroller The mayor
shall be the chairman Of h COMMITTEES and the
comptroller shall be secretary but Ia the absence of
either from any meeting ct The committee tenn
Iorary chairman or secretary may be chosen by
the committee to act tor the time being
said committee <hail hold stated meetings once
In each month ami may iourn from time to
examine all Claims aud demands against The city
OF whatsoever Ha'nre and 80 recommend 10 the
same or any part thereof except salaries Of city
officers as liked by this ch rter
Three members of the committee shall coustl-
tUie quorum for the ira action OF bus ness but
a hess number can meet and adjourn rom time u
time,
Resolved. That section IL of article TX. of the
treeholders charter DE amended 50 n 10 real as
follows;
SECTION Al Ali demands bills aud claims which
may arise AGAINST the citv. including the payment
If ali employees of the Cty, whether under regular
GERS a iN.l hv his Asrser sha he duly verified
hereinafter provided aut ha uled with the seCre
number the same ia trler of p,eseutattnn and
ier the Same 20 ia. auditing committee for action,
aute or rejection OF the same Ia whole Fart,
aaG 4 sIi1eVau7" 80 commended "a designate The
date % tie recommend alton cf lis allow re-
lection, the amount To D. aowe+, and also he sec
non % u" G. after number . ordinance, numb r
@! contract, rssp.Ut!. 90 order uuar- ~3Ecl the
satt tl-lm or Do msud was auth r.zes or CON
TRACED fur. These lud ,rSeIuFnts shall boz verified
by tns SIGNATURE pi the chairman aud secretary &c
the AZ -l'!aS committee. All ella uls or demands
ate SEEING audited by said committee shall lee
iNflhw"h reported to the city co19ei, i4r ha9. &C
ClerS of thc I'iv OF Seattle.
Date OF FIRST publication November -, 1891
DR0PoSED AMENDMENT No. "A PRoPo.
>iiou to amend -ect.on oue d., subdivisions
''~ecgaG' and Third Of section Jhree - section
five 81 and seotlog six ~ IL article eleven ,NI s.
o. Tie f-eeholders charter adopted October :. A.
Resolved. That section one Of article eleven of
the srveholders charter be amended SO as 90 read
~tJrIoN ! There shall be a fire commission.
which shall consist - she members Of the board u
p1bl.c WORKS and q the mayor, who shall be chair
H,.sai wed That subdivision "Seconf'' Of se,tio1
three g article eleven Of the irech5deFs charter re
amended 50 as u read As follows
S~goFd--t BE aTe commission shAlt APPOINT lie
Chrt of the fire cepa traeut. with the approval II
the city couHci, IN totui convention nhaf and
be shah appoint al subordinate officers Raa fire.
Iurrs subject To the approval OF the commission.
lie ire @. m5n.sSion may froeu time 10 time
moNs or suspend >sit chief of the fire department
th-N NAV s"- y 9r stea causes as 20 Them srf't,ls
last proper. bat the vuuuG and the sctg
tei1.N a. >1aia De entered 70 inc record oi proceed
mas together IN the names ~ sac ceu ss oners
voting therefor. Every appolntee Of the Ere he
par:iuent mu>t DE- a cItlEru 81 Jae United states.
~ Eu-d character Fer Eoaes-y sid so
briefly Ahle - ns1 the English language,
and ulESE have been a res 4elt 81 the cl-v
for a. le4st one year next preteiirE MS appoint
Iuent. every apfs3igtct hereafter appointed exert
Tie cniaf Il the IRE dep sTsEaeuE shall De less
than tWeHty-0ne nor more than tcTty-Eve years II
saaii aoi apply "a engineers ant officers other
wlSe qualified aAa efficient, All every -4pS.GIes.