The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.


ment Bonds, District No -, of the City Of seat
tle;. shall be payable not more tn an ten years
assr oa,e and sna ~ 70 aanual can oy 'se
may have cash on hand to pay the same In the
respective local improvement fund from which
SUCH a rate per aauum rs the city council shall by
ordinances determine; provided, that IN no case
nine per cent per annumi said interest hau be
payable semi-annualiy at the Office OF the city
treasurer Such bonds shall be sold after thirty days
public notice thereof given, the highest bidder
therefor in case shall such bonds be sold for
payment Of such Improvement: proviSed. that
when the mode of payment by bonds has been
determined upon the improvement shall not be be-
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiated,
and ali funds raised In each improvement district,
as well IS funds borrowed therefor. shall be paid
into fund for district to be called Local I'm
provement Fund District No. - Of Seattle" and
the holder or holders Of such bonds shall look only
to such fund for the payment of either the princi-
pal or the interest of said bonds
Resolved that section IL. ofarticls VIII. Of the
freeholders charter be amended a. to read as
follows:
belonging TO the fund Of any local Improvement
district after the payment OF the whole cost aud
expense of such improvements In excess ofths to-
tai sum required to DER sy all the expenditures by
the city on account thereof, shall be refunded on
demand, to the person or persons who have over
ment and il there shall be such excess in the
sessment of any person who shall not have paid
lowed TO such person 20 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
from the date aforesaid, for which no demand
has been made herein provided belonging to
sny local improvement district. after the payment
ment shall be transferred TO the fund Of the earliest
formed district the cost for the work Of which has
pssolvsd. That article eight (vIII) Of the free
eolders charter be amended BY adding a section
thereto to be section twenfynine read as follows
Sec. 29. Subdivision 1.-Before any contract for
the doing of any work or labor or furnishing any
ski labor or material 10 or FOR the city of Seattle
shall be valid or binding against said city, the
tractor shall enter into joint and several bond
also for the use Of all persons who perform
cause to be performed any work or labor or fur
nish cause to re furnished any skill, labor or
terial In the execution Of such contract conditioned
to perform the contract according to IT'S terms
ditions and stipulatiops and pay Is they become
due all Just claims for ali work and labor 50 per.
formed snd all skill or labor and material fur.
nished IN me e1eeu'lon o. snea contract and to
and ordinances of said city and the amendments
thereto which bond shall be in an 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 tho performance of such contract and shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two
good and sufficient sureties. and after being
approved herein provided. shall be filed in the
Office of the city comptroller Of Seattle
Subdivision 2. The sureties on such bond shall
each justify as bail upon arrest
More than two sureties may be accepted on such
bond, andthey may justify In separate and different
sums less than the sum specified In such boad;
shall be equal to two sure..es justlfyng in double
the amount of the bond in the manner herein pro-
vided.
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 CONFIRMS in all
thereupon shall indorse on said bond his approval
ofthe form thereof such bond aud the sureties
thereon shall be subject TO approval by the
and comptroller, but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counseis
proyal of the form thereof be Endorsed thereon nor
unless the sureties such bond appear personally
before the mayor and comptroller if required, and
are by them examined touching their fitness and
ability TO become sureties on such bond and it
shall he 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 bona.
subdivision 4. No contract with said city for the
Going Of any public WORK shall hereafter be as
stn al s mo hdnrS
of public works and Of the sureties on the con-
tractors bond, and no transfer or assignment
thereof shall In any wise affect such bond or
the liability of the sursties thereon, and
any assignment or transfer without such
consent and waiver indorsed thereon, except
by operation OF law, of any such contract shall
make the same null and void, as to any further
signs without any act the part of said city; and
the board of public works of said city shall at
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
abandonment or surrender, either voluntary OF
otherwise, of any contract with said city for the
work or labor skill material, nor any change In
any such contract, nor any extension OF time in
which TO complete any such contract shall ever
operate 10 release the sureties the bond in
this act provided for; and no such assignment.
transfer, abandonment, surrender. change or e1-
tension OF time shall ever be pleaded as 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
more of the sureties en- such bonds have
become insolvent or for any cause are no longer
ut and suaicient sureties, require any such con-
tractor TO file new or additional bond within ten
days after notice to that effect; and thsreupon
ali work on such contract snail cease until such
additional bond shall be fled with the city comp
trolier of said city, and if any such contractor
shall fail for days after notice effect TO
file new or additional bond, as Aforesaid, his con-
tract shall by that fact alone become fully ended
and void TO further performance thereof by such
contractor. And thereupon said board OF public
work shall proceed to re-let 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.
any reason become ended or void and the board Of
public works shall complete the same. as in this
such contract shall exceed the amount unpaid by
ssid city upon such contract at the time the
shall oecome ended or void. in such case IL shall
be the duty the corporatisn 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 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 public works OF the city OF
Seattle are hereby prohibited from entering into
any contract for the doing of any work or labor
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, with any person
who within two years prior thereto, shall have
assigned, abandoned, surrendered failed to COM
plete any such contract, except herein author
lied, or who shall have failed 10 comply with any
of the provisions of this section.
Passed house of delegates this LIST day OF Feb
ruary, 1892. R. W. JONES,
President House of Delegates
Passed board of aldermen this lst day of Feb
ruary, 1892. a. S. MILLER,
President Board OF Aldermen
Approved by me this LIST day of February 1892
GEORGE W. HALL Mayor.
Filed by me this LIST day of February, 1892.
II. w. MILLER. City Clerk.
Date of first publication February 2, 1892
DRoPosED AMENDMENT NO. GA PROP
l. osition TO amend sections 20 and 81 OF article
o freahnlIArs charnnr aEnrtaA I