The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

improve
ment Bonds, District 30. -. Of the City of Seat
tle:" shall be payable not more tb an ten years
after date and shall b subject TO annual call by the
may have cash on hand to pay the same In the
respective local improvement fund from which
such q rate per annum as the city council shall BY
ordinance determine; provided, that IN no case
shall such bonds bear higher rate of interest tnan
nine per cent. per annum said interest shall DO
payable seui-annualiy at the ONCE Of the city
treasurer Such bonds shall be sold ater thirty dayy
public notice thereof given, the highest bidder
therefor but IN case 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 not bs be-
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiated,
and ali funds raised in each improvement district,
into fund for such district 10 be called II ocal I'M
provement Fund District No. - of Seattle" and
the holder or holders Of such bond, shall look only
TO such fund for the payment of either the prncf-
pal OF the interest OF said bonds.
Resolved that section 10, of article VIII Of the
freehoders charter be amended so TO read e.
Sec. l3. ANY funds remaining in the treasury,
district after the payment OF the whole cost and
expense of such Improvement in excess Of the
tai sum required to defray all the expenditures by
the city on account thereof, shall be refunded, on
demand, to the person or persons who have over
ent and II there shall be such an exces, in the
sessment OF any person who shall have paid
bis assessment rebate shall. on demand. be al.
assessment; provided, such demand herein above
provided
date upon which the assessment for such local inn
provement became due. Any such funds remain
Ing in the treasury after the expiration of two
from the date aforesaid. for which demand
has been made as herein provided. belonging to
any local improvement district after the payment
meut shall be transferred to the fund the earliest
formed district the cost for the work Of which has
Resolved That article eight (vIII.) OF the free
holders charter be amended by adding O section
thereto to be section twentynne TO read as follows:
subdivision Ii
the doing of any work or labor, or furnishing any
skill labor or material to or for the CITY OF Seattle
shall be valid binding against said city, the
tractor shall enter into joint and several bond
with the city Of Seattle for the of said city and
also for the use of all persons who may perform
cause to be performed any work or labor. or fur
nish or cause to lie furnished any skill labor
teTal in the execution OF such contract conditioned
to perform the contract according TO its terms
ditions and stpulatious and to pay as they become
due all just claims for all work and labor SO per-
formed. and all skill or labor and material so fur
nished in the execution of such contract and to
and ordinances of said city and the amendments
thereto, which bond shall be In en amount fixed by
the board of public works. but not less than fifty
per cent more than the contract price agreed to be
paid for the performance of such contract and shall
more GOOD and suiicent sureties. and after being
approved as herein provided. shall be filed in the
office OF the city comptroller OF Seattle.
Subdivision z. 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 sure.,es justfying in double
the amount Of the bond in the manner herein pro-
vlded.
Subdivision 8. 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 indorss on said bond his approval
OF the form thereof such bond and the sureties
thereon shall be subject to approval by the mavor
and comptroller, but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counses APP
provai of the form thereof be Endorsed thereon
10 nm, aTlr oil
before the mayor and comptroller If required, aud
are by them examined touching their fitness and
ability to become sureties on such bond; and it
shall be the duty of such mayor and comptroller to
reject any person, notwithstanding his Justification
subscribed to the bond, If they shall deem such
person of insufficient ability otherwise unfit to
become a surety on such bono.
subdivision 1. No contract with said city for the
doing of any public WORK shall hereafter be as
signed or transferred in any manner without first
of public works and Of the sureties on the con-
tractors bond, and no transfer or assignment
Inc sha In any wise ai,ect sSsh bond o.
any assignment or transfer. without such
consent and waiver Endorsed thereon, except
by operation of law, of any such contract shall
make the same null and void, to any further
performance thereof by the contractor or his as
the board of public works of said city shall at once
proceed to re-let such contract said board may,
In its discretion. proceed TO complete the same as
the agent and at the expense OF such contractor
and his bondsmen No assignment, transfer,
otherwise, Of any contract with said city for the
doing of any work or labor or the furnishing Of
work or labor skin o. material: nor any change in
which to complete any such contract shall ever
operate to release the sureties on the bond in
this act provided for; and such assignment,
transfer. abandonment, surrender, change or ex-
tension OF time shall ever be pleaded as q defense
TO any action upon such BOND IN any court In this
state.
Subdivision 5. The board OF public works Of the
city of Seattle may, whenever in their Judgment
one or more of the sureties on such bonds have
become insolvent, or for any cause no longer
tractor TO file a new or additional bond within ten
DAYS after notice to that effect; and thereupon
additional bond shall be filed with the city comp
trOller Of said city, and il any such contractor
shall fail for ten days after notice to that effect TO
file a new or additional bond, Aforesaid. his
tract shall by that fact alone become fully ended
and void 10 further performance thereof by such
contractor And thereupon said board Of public
werk shall proceed to relet such contract, or said
board may in its discretion. proceed to complete
the same as the agent and at the expense of such
contractor and his bondsmen
subdivision 8. Ii any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board Of
public works shall comp etc the same, in this
section provided, and the costs of completing
such contract shall exceed the amount uppald by
said city upon such contract at the time the same
shall become endei or void, in such 1t shall
be the duty of the corporate counsel of the city
OF seattle to at once commence action in the
name of ssid city against such contractor and his
boudsmen for the recovery of the difference in
contract ana the amount unpaid by said city upon
such contract at the tine the same became ended
Seattle hereby prohibited from entering into
any contract for the doing of any work or labor
the furnishing OF any skill material with
any person who within two years prior thereto,
shall have made default in the payment of any
anv % Or Sr or nov
such contract with such party, with any person
win. within two years prior thereto, shall have
assigned abandoned, surrendered failed to COM
plete any such contract, except as herein author
lied, or who SHAH have failed to comply with any
OF the provisions of this section
Passed house OF delegates this LIST day o. Feb
ruary, 1892 +. W. JONES,
Passed board of aldermen this lst day OF Feb
ruary, 1892. A. s. MILLER,
Approved by me this lst day of February, 1891
GEORGE W. HALL, Mayor
Filed by this lst day 81 February, 1899.
H. W. MILLER, city Clerk.
Date of first publication February 2, 1872
DRoPCSED AMENDMENT NO. Ga PROP
i ositon 10 amend sections 40 aud IL OF article
TX Of me ffeeholders charter, adopted october l.
Resolved. That section 40 of article TX of the
freeholders charter be amended so as to read as
follows:
SECTION 40. There ia hereby created an auditing
Committee which snail consist OF the mayor, pres
house OF delegates ard comptroller. Tae mayor
shall be the chairman OF The committee and the
comptroller shall be secretary but in the absence Of
either from any meeting OF the committees q tenn
porary chairman or secretary may be chosen by
the committee 10 act for the time being
said committee shall hold stated meetings once
In each month and may adjourn from time TO
time 1t shall be the duty of said committee to
examine all claims and demands against the city
of whatsoever nature and to recommend to the
city council the allowance or disalIowance of the
same or any part thereof except salaries Of city
officers fixed by this charter.
Three members of the COMMITTEES shall constl-
tute quorum for the transaction OF bus ness, but
8 less number can meet and adj ourn from time to
time.
Resolved. That section al OF article TX. Of the
freenolders charter be amended so Al to read Is
follows:
SECTION Al. All demands. bills and claims which
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of al employees OF the city, whether under regular
monthly salary not. except salaries OF city off,