The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-17
PROPOSED AmEspuEyrs.
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nsnt Bonds, District No -, Of the City OF seat
ue;' shall be payable not more than ten wear,
s.er cate ara sha be subject to annual call by the
may have cash on hand to pay The same in the
respective local improvement fund from which
such bonds are payable, and shall Dear interest a.
such rate per annum a. the city council shall by
ordnance determine; provided, that IN no case
snail such bonds bear higher rate OF interest tnan
nine per cent per snnsm; said interest hall o<
payable nlannnaiiy at the Office Of the city
treasurer such bonds shall be sold thirty DAYS
public notice thereof given. to the highest Bidder
therefor. but In no shall such bonds be sold fer
less than par and the proceeds shall be APPLIED in
payment OF such improvement: p-nviaed that
when the mode Of payment by bonds has been
determined upon the improvement shall NOT De be-
gun until the bonds shall have been naSotis.as
and all funds raised In each Improvement distrirt
as well as funds borrowed therefor. shall be paid
into fund for such district, TO be called Ioca I'm
provsment Fund District No. OF seattle :" and
the holder holders Of such bonds shall LOOK onlv
10 fund for the payment of either the nrinSI-
pal or the interest of said honda
Resolved that section l3 ofsrticie VIII. Of the
freeholders charter be amended so as TO read as
follows:
Sec Is. Any funds remaining in the treasury
district, after the payment Of the whole cost AID
expense of such Enforcement In excess OF the to-
tai required 10 dsfrsy ali the expendjfnres py
the city on account thereof shall be refunSed on
asInand 70 the person or persons who have over
ment and II there shall be such an excess in lbs as
ssssment OF any person who shall not have paid
lowed to such person 10 the amount Of such over
assessment; provided, such demand herein above
date upon which the assessment for such local i'm
provement became due. Any such funds remain
ing in the treasury AFTER the expiration OF
from the date aforesaid for which no dsinand
has been made IS herein provided belonging 10
any local improvement district after the payment
OF the whole cost and expense of sneb fmnrove-
rent shall transferred TO the fund OF The earliest
not been paid.
Resolved. That article eight CvIII) of the free
holders charter be amended by adding A section
thereto 10 be section twentynne to read a. foows.
4. sec. 20. subdivision LIB fore any contract Tor
me dong OF any WORK or la5o or furnishing any
shall be valid or binding against said city the con-
tractor shall enter into toint and several bond
also for the OF all persons who may perform or
cause to be performed any work or labor. or fur
terIal in the execution OF such contract
TO perform the contract according It's terms con-
ditions and stipaatons and 10 pay they becozns
due all just claims for all work and labor so per-
formed. and all ska or labor and material 50 fur
nished in the execution Of such contract and 10
comply with all the requirements of the charter
and ordinances of said city and the amendments
thereto, which bond shall be In an amount fxed by
the board of public works. but less than fifty
per than the contract price agreed 10 be
paid for the performance of such contract and shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two or
more good ana sufficient sureties and after being
approved as herein provided. shall be filed In the
office of the city comptroller OF Seattle.
subdivision z. The surettes on such bond shall
each Justify as bail upon arrest.
More than two SIretles may be accepted such
bond and they may Justify IN separate and different
shall be equal TO two suret.es Justifying double
the amount of the bond in the manner herein pro-
yided.
subdivision g. 1t shall be the duty of the cor
poraon 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 ndorse on said bond his approval
of the form thereof such bond and the stireties
thereon shall be subject to approval BY the mayor
and comptroller, but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counsels APP
proval Of the form thereof be ndorsed thereon nor
unless the suretes on such bond appear personally
before the mayor and comptroller If required, and
are by them examined touching their fitness and
ability to become suretes on such bond: and it
shall be the duty of such mayor aud comptroller to
reject any person. notwithstanding his justification
su scribed to the bond, If they shall deem such
person of insufficient ability otherwise unfit to
become a surety on such bona.
subdivision i. No contract with said city for the
doing of any public WORK shall hereafter be
signed or transferred In any manner without first
having Endorsed thereon the consent of the board
of public works and of the sureties on the con-
tractors bona, and no transfer or assignment
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond
the liability OF the sureties thereon and
consent and waiver Endorsed thereon, except
by operation OF law, of any such contract shall
make the null and void as 10 any further
performance thereof by the contractor or his
signs without any act on the part of said city; and
the board of public works of said city shall at
proceed TO re-iet such contract or said board may
IN ITS discretion, proceed TO complete the same
ana his bondsmen. No assignment. transfer,
abandonment or surrender, either voluntary
99therwise. Of any contract with said city for ;he
uolg OF any work or labor the furnishing OF any
WORK or labor skill o. material nor any change in
any sncn contract, nor any extension of tine in
Whlch 10 complete any such contract shall ever
operate to release the sureties the bond in
this act provided for: and such assignment,
tension of time shall ever be pleaded defense
state.
subdivision5 S. The board of public works of the
city of Seattle may. whenever in their Judgment
or more of the sureties on such bonds have
become insolvent, or for any cause are no longer
I ana su Client suretleS: require any such con
tn - n gr an
days after notice 10 that effect; and thereupon
all work on such contract shall cease until such
additional bond shall be filed with the city comp
troller of said city, and If any such contractor
shall fail for ten days after notice to that effect to
file a new additional bond rs oresad, his
-act shall by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as to further performance thereof BY such
work shall proceed to relet such contract, said
board may, in It's discretion, proceed 10 complete
the same as the agent and at the expense of such
contractor and his hOudsmeu.
subdivision 6. If any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board Of
public works shall comp etc the same. as in this
section provided. and the costs Of so completing
such contract shall exceed the amount unpaid by
said city upon such contract at the time the same
shall aecome eude or void. in such case il snail
be the duty of the corporate n counsel Of the city
Of seattle to at once commence an action in the
name Of said city against such Contractor and his
oonisnien Tor me recovery OF the difference IN
amount between the cost OF so completing such
contract and the amount unpaid by said city upOn
such contract at the time the same became ended
or void. The board OF pubic works Of the city OF
Seattle are hereby prohibited from entering into
any contract for the doing or any work or labor or
the furnishing OF any skill or material with
any person who. within two years prior thereto
shall have made default in the payment of any
just claim for any work or labor performed or for
any skill or material furnished pursuant 10 any
such contract with such party, or with any person
who. within two years prior thereto snail have
assigned, abandoned, surrendered or failed 70 COM
pleie any such contract, except as herein author
lied. or who SHAH have failed 70 comply with any
OF the provisions OF this section.
Passed house Of delegates this LIST day OF Feb
ruaTy, 1892. X. W JONES,
President House Of Delegates
Passed board Of aldermen this lst day OF Feb
ruary. 1892. A. : MILLER
Approved by me this LIST day OF February. 1882
GEORGE W HALL. Mayor.
Filed by me this lst day q February. 1891
II. W. MILLER. City clerk
Date Of first publication February .. 1892
L osition to amend sections 40 aud Al OF article
~. q the f.eehoders charter, adopted October /,
A. D. 1890
Resolved. That section 40 of article TX. Of the
follows:
SECTION 40. There Is hereby created an auditing
committee. which snail consist OF the mayor pres
idenJ Of the hoard OF aldermen president 81 the
house Of delegates and compyTo.i-r The mayor
shall ia the chairman OF ths com Di.tee and the
comptroller -hall be secretary but the absence Of
either from any meeting Of tLe corl-lifraa tsy,-
porsTy chairman or secretary may be chosen BY
the committee 70 SGT for she time being
said committee shall hold stated meetings once
IN each month and may adjourn from limo to
time II shall be the duty OF said com mig % 70
examine a. claims and demands against me city
Of wA ztsoFvcr u4iure and 70 Recommend to the
city council the allow sDCe or disailuwaUca 81 tha
same or any part thereof except salaries Of city
officers tXst by tais charter.
tute quorum Tor The transaction OF business but
less number can inset and al OuTu from time 70
tir.e.
frephs!dars charter bs amended - - L. rsa4 a.