The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.


uent Bonds, District No. - of the CITY m seat
tie" shall be payable not more than ten years
after dste and shall be subject TO annual cali by he
city treasurer. in such manner and eu1onnts a. ne
may have Cash hand 10 paw the same In ths
such bonds are payable. and shall n.ar ,ntsrsst 4,
such rate per annum Is the city council shall by
shall such bonds bear higher rate Of tnterss, tar
nine per cent per annum: said Interest sh ali De
, s. e. ~ me Office q the city
puoic notice thereof given, 70 the highest bidder
therefor but IN no case SHAH such bonds for
less than par, and the proceeds hall be applied in
payment OF such improvement; provided that
~nen me mote OF yment by bonds has been
gun until the bonds shall have been nsrotia;ef
and all funds raised In each Improvement district
well as funds borrowed therefor shau n. Maid
into fund for such district 10 called oc.l I'm
provemsnt Fund District No. - o. ses;tle !" and
the holder or holders Of such bonds shall look only
TO such fund for the payment OF either the pripc-
pal or the interest Of said bonds
Resolved that section 10. of article VIII Of the
freeholders charter be amended SO as TO read a.
follows:
Sec IL Any funds remaining In ths treasury
belonging to the fund OF any local irnoravenent
district AFTER the payment OF the whole cost aud
expense Of such inpr venent ia exc.ss ~ the TO-
tai sum required tn defray ali the exne,aii,res nv
the city on account thereof. shall be resnnaea on
demand 10 the person Or persons who have over
ment: and If there shall be such excess in Inc as
sessmen; OF any person who shall not have paid
his assessment rebate snail. on demanc he al
lowed to such person to the amount OF sfoh over
assessment; provided such de and herein above
provided for be made within two wears rom the
date upon which the assessment for sach local i'm
provernent became due Any such funds remain
from the date aforesaid, for which no dsnand
has been made A. herein provided belonging TO
of the whole cost and expense OF S,,ch ironroya-
ment shall be transferred to the fnd OF the
not been paid.
Resolved, That article eight (vIrI, Of the free
n h char.er 1e an, -noeo by sdeinx section
Sec 20. Subdivision LIB fore any contract for
the doing of any work or labor, or fSrnishinr any
SKILL labor or material TO the city of Scar il
shall be vaid or 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 Of all persons who NAV perfor, or
cause to be performed any work or labor or fur
nish TO te furnished any skill labor or ma
teris I'm the execution OF such contract CONDITIONED
TO perform the contract according to It's terms con-
ditions and stipnlatons and to pay a. thew becems
due all just claim. for all work and labor so p.r-
formed. and all SIKH or labor and material so fur
comply with Ill the requirements of the charter
and ordinances of said city and the anenSn1ents
thereto which bond shall Be in an smemnf - h1
the board of public works. but not less than inv
per than the contract price agreed 10 be
paid for the performance Of such contract and shall
more good and sufficient sureties. and after being
approved herein provided. shall be fled in ths
office OF the city comptroller OF Seattle
each Justify as bail upon arrest.
More than two sureties may be accented on such
bond and they may justify In separate snd different
sums less than the sum specified In such bond:
PROVIDED, the Aggregate OF their Justification
Shall be equal to two sure.tes ius,ifyng in donhie
the amount Of the bond IN the manner herein pro-
vided.
subdivision 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the cor
poraliou counsel OF said city see that such bond
Is fully and properly executed and conforms in all
respects 10 the provisions of this section: and
thereupon shall indorse on said bond his approval
of the form thereof such bond and the sureties
thereon shall be subject to approval by the mayor
and comptroller, but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counseIs APP
provsl OF the form thereof be Endorsed thereon nor
unless the surptieS such bond Appear
before the mayor and comptroller II required and
are bv them examined touching their ArneSs AMI
ability 10 become suretes such bond: end IL
shall be the duty of such mayor and comptroller to
su yscrned to the bond, If they shall deem such
person Of insufficient ability otherwise unit TO
become a surety on such bono.
subdivision l. No contract with said city for the
doing of any public WORK shall hereafter be
signed or transferred in any manner without first
OF public works and OF the sureties the con-
tractors bond, and no transfer or assignment
thereof shall in any wise afec; such bond
the liability OF the suretles thereon, and
any assignment or transfer. without such
by operation of law, Of any such contract shall
MAKE the same null and void, any further
performances thereof by the contractor or his as,
the board Of public works Of said city shall at
proceed 10 relet such contract or said board may,
In Its discretion, proceed to complete the same
the agent and at the expense of such contractor
ami his bondsmen. No assignment, transfer,
aosndonment or surrender, either voluntary
otherwise, Of any contract with said city for he
doing or any work or labor the furnishing of any
WORK or labor. skill o. material nor any change in
any such con ract nor any extension OF tine IN
whlcn TO complete any such contract shall ever
operate release the surelies on the bond in
this act provided for; and no such assignment
transfer, abandonment, surrender. change
10 any action upon sech bond In any court in this
state.
Subdivision S. The board OF public works of the
city of Seattle may, whenever In their Judgment
one more of the sareties such bonds have
become insolvsnt, or for any cause are no longer
nd an ciSnr raUUirp ma
tractor TO file new or additional bond within
days after notice 10 that effect; and thereupGn
all work such contract shall cease until such
additional bond shall be fled with the city comp
troller Of said city, and II any such contractor
shall fail for days after notice to that effect
file q new o. additional bond, as Aforesaid, his
tract shall by that fact alone become fully ended
contractor And thereupon said board OF public
work shall proceed TO re-let such contract. said
board may, in its discretion proceed tn complete
the the agent and at the expense of such
contractor and his bondsDen.
subdivision g. II 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 ana the costs of SO completing
such contract snail exceed the amount unpaid by
said city upon such contract GI the tim. the same
shall ecome ende or void, in such ii shall
De tne duty OF the coTporati y counsel Of the city
of seattle 10 at once commence action In the
name Of said city against sich contractor and MS
bondsmen Tor the recovery Of the difference in
amount between the cost of so completing such
contract ana the amount unpaid by said city upon
such Contract at The tine the same became ended
or void. The board OF public works Of the city OF
Seattle are hereby prohibited from entering iato
any contract ior the doing Of any wors Or lsbor or
the furnishing Of any skill material with
any person who, within Two years prior thereto
shall have made default in The PAYMENT ~ anv
Just claim for any work or labor performed OF for
any skill or material furnished pursuant TO say
such contract with such party o. wirh snx ner.or
VINO, within two years prior thereto, shall have
assigned abandoned. surrendered failed TO COM
Piete any such contract, except a. herein author
lied. who shall have failed &c comply with anv
of the provisions Of this section.
Passed house Of delegates This LIT day o. Feb
ruary, 1892 Z. W JONES
President House Of Dalegate.
Passed board CT aldermen this 1st cay of Feb
ruary, 1892. A. S MILLER
Presid ent Board Of Aldermen
Approved by me this lst day OF february 1882
GEORGE W. HALL Mayor
Filed by this LIST day 4 February, 1891
H. W MILLER. City Clerk
Date OF first publication February >, 1892
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