The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-16
PROPOSED AMENDNEyTs.

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men, Bonds, District No. -, OF the City Of seat
tle;" shall be payable not more than ten years
s1er date and shall De subject to annual cell by the
Insy have cash on hand to pay the same in the
respective local Improvement fund from which
sucn bonds are aysb.e. and shall pear an rest al
such rate per annum as the city council shall by
ordnance determine; provided that IN NO case
anal such bonds bear higher rate of Interest than
nine Per cent per snnnm; said interest shall be
payable semi-annuaiiy AZ the Office of ths ci.y
treasurer Such bonds shalt be sold thirty
public notice thereof given, TO 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 sacn Improvement: provided that
when the mode of payment by bonds has been
determined upon the improvement stall NOT he be-
gun until the bonds shall have been nesotIatei
and ali funds raised In each Improvement district
as well as funds borrowed therefor shall be raid
into fund for such district. 70 be called Local I'm
provement Fund District No - OF sea,tIe" and
TO such fund for the payment of either fhs nrinci-
pa! or the interest Of said bonds
Resolved that section IL farticIe VIII Of the
freeholders charter be amended so as 70 read as
follows:
sec Ii. Any funds remaining In the .rassu-v
belonging % the fund OF any local i'm proyement
District after the payment Of the whole COST ard
o. snen ~ ~. en- n excess Of the to-
the city account thereof shall be rehnndsd on
demand, to the person or persons who have over
paid the same to the amount of .nch rv., ,sv-
ment and " there shall be such an sxces, in the as
ssssssment Q; any person VINO shaii not have paid
lowed to ~uch person to the amount OF such over
assessment; provided such demand herein above
date upon which the such local m
proyement became due. Any such funds remain-
ing In the treasury after the expiration Of two years
from the date aforesaid for which no demand
has been made as herein provided belonging to
of the whole cost and expense of such tnapreve-
nen shall be transferred 70 the fund of the earliest
formed district the cost for the work of which has
not been paid
Resolved. That article eight fvIII, of the free
holders charter be amended by adding section
thereto to be section tverty-nns read as follows;
see 20. Subdivision LIB fore any contract for
IL dNgsa sroF. -xrpr tr tshn
skill labor material TO Tor the city al sesttie
shall be valid binding against said city the con
with the city of seattle for the use of sas CITY and
also for the of all persons who may psrforn or
nish cause furnished any skin labor or ma
terial in execution OF contract conditioned
to perform the contract according TO its terms con-
ditions and stlpula,ons and to pay as thev become
due all Just claims for all work aud labor 20 ner-
formed, and all skin or labor aud material 50 fur
niShed in the execution of such CONTRACT and 10
comply with all the requirements of the charter
and ordinances OF said d. city and The amendments
the board of public works, but not less than inv
per cent more than the contract price agreed be
padfor the performance of such contract and shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two or
approved herein provided. shall be filed I'm The
Office of the city comptroller of Seattle.
subdivision z The suretes 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 aud different
provided thai the aggrega . Of their ius;ifcauon
shall be equal 10 two sures justifyine in double
the amount of the bond In the manner herein pro-
vided.
Subdivision g. 1t shall be the duty of the cor
poraion counsel of said city 10 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 suretles
thereon shall be subject to approval by the mayor
and comptroller. but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counsels ap-
proval Of the form thereof be Endorsed thereon nor
unless the suretes such bond appear personally
before ujrei and
are by them examined touching their fitness and
ability to become suretes on such bond: and IL
shall be the duty Of such mayor and comptroller to
reject any person. Notwithstanding his Justification
person of insufficient ability otherwise unfit 10
become surety on such bono.
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 the
tractors bond, and no transfer or assignment
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond Or
any assignment or transfer, without such
consent and waiver indorsed thereon, except
make the same null and void to any further
performance thereof by the contractor or his as
the board Of pnblic works of said city shall at
proceed TO re-let such contract, said board may
In its discretion, proceed TO complete the same
the agent and at the expense of such contractor
ana his bondsmen No assignment. transfer
abandonment or surrender, either voluntary
otherwise. of any contract with said city for he
DOING OF any work or labor or the furnishing of any
any such contract, nor any extension OF tire in
when TO complete any such contract shall ever
this act provided for: ard no such assignment
transfer, abandonment, surrender. change or cx-
tension or time shall ever be pleaded AS defense
70 any actlon upon such bond in any court In this
state.
subdivision 8. The board of public works of the
city of Seattle may whenever in their judgment
one or more of the sureties such bonds have
NJ and su Gent sureties require any such con
tractor to file or additional bond within ten
Ali work on such contract shall cease until such
additional bond shall he filed with the city comp
troller of said city. and If any such contractor
shall fall for ten days after notice that effect TO
file new or additional bond as aforesaid, his con-
tract shall by that fac. alone become fully ended
and void as to further performance thereof by such
contractor And thereupon said board of public
work shall proceed to re-let such contract, said
board may in its discretion, proceed 10 complete
the same as the agent and at the expense of such
contractor and his bondsmen.
subdivision 8. If any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board of
pubic WORKS shaiI compete the same as IN TINS
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 become ende or void. in such IL shall
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
bondsmen for the recovery of the difference in
amount between the cost OF completing such
contract ana Tue amount unpaid by said city upon
such contract at the time the same became ended
or void The board of public works Of the city of
Seattle are hereby prohibited from entering into
any contract for the doing Of any labor or
the furnishing OF any skin 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 material furnished pursuant 10 any
such contract with such party. or with any person
who, within two years prior thereto, shall have
assigned abandoned, surrendered or failed to com
piete any such contract, except herein author
lied, or who shall have failed 20 comply with any
OF the provisions of this section.
Passed house of delegates this lst day OF Feb
ruary, 1892 r. W JONES
President House of DelessteS
Passed day NJ Fab
. ruary, 1892. a. s. Miller
President Board of Aldermen
Approved by me this LIST day OF sebruary, 1892
GEORGE W. HALL Mavor
Filed by me this LIST day e February. 1891
Ii. ". MILLER, CITY Clerk
Date of first publication February > 1892
DROPosED AMENDMENT NO. "a PROP
I osttOn 10 amend sections 40 and II OF article
TX. of the neehoiders charter, adopted October l.
a. D. 1890
Resolved. That section 30 OF article TX. Of the