The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.



tie" shall be payable not more Thu an ten years
after date and shall be subject annual call by
city treasurer In such manner and amounts .s he
may have cash on hand to pay the same in the
respective local improvement fund from which
sucn oonos are payao.s ana snaii Dear interest," AZ
ordinance determine; provided, that IN no case
shall such bonds Dear higher rate Of interest than
nine per cent. per annurn; said interest shall be
payable semi annually AZ the office of the city
treasurer. Such bonds shall be sold after thirty days
public notice thereof given, TO the highest bidder
therefor but in 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 improvementshall not be be-
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiated.
and all funds raised in each improvement district
as well as funds borrowed therefor. shall be paid
prover,ent Fund District No. - Of seattle y and
the holder holders of such bonds shall look only
to such fund for the payment OF either the princt
pal The interest of said bonds.
Resolved that section 13 of article VIII. Of the
freeholders charter be amended 80 as TO read as
follows:
Sec. 49, ANY funds remaining in the treasury,
belonging TO the fund OF any local Improvement
expense of such Improvement in exces. of the to-
tai sum required to def ay all the expenditures by
the city on account thereof, shall be refunded on
demand, to the person or persons who have over
paid the same, TO the amount of such pay
sessment OF any person who shall not have paid
his assessment q rebate shall. on demand be al
lowed TO such person to the amount Of such
assessment; provided, such demand herein sbove
provided for be made within two years from the
provement became due. Any such funds remain
ing in the treasury amer the expiration
has been made as herein provided. belonging to
any local improvement district after the payment
of the whole cost and expense of such improve
ment shall be transferred to the fund of the earliest
formed district the cost for the work Of which has
Resolved That article eight fvITI, of the free
holders charter be amended by adding section
thereto to be section twentynns, to read follows:
Sec. 29 Subdivision l.-Bsfore any contract for
the doing OF any work or labor, or furnishing any
skill. labor material TO for the city of Seattle
tractor shall enter into a joint and several bond
with the city of Seattle for the Of said city and
also for the use of sill persons who NAV perform or
cause to be performed any work or labor, or fur
nish or canse to be furnished any skill labor
teral the execution of such contract conditioned
70 perform the contract according to terms con-
ditiens and stpulations and 10 pay as they becoms
rad and IN a, az lah"r ana ana SO per
nished in the execution Of such contract and to
comply with al the requirements OF the charter
thereto, which bond shall be in an amount fixed by
the board of public works, but not less than fifty
FER cent more than the contract price agreed to be
paid for the performance Of such contract shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two or
approved as herein provided. shall be filed In the
office Of the city comptroller Of Seattle.
Subdivision 2. The suretes 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 bond;
provided, that the aggregate Of their Justification
double
the amount of the bond In the manner herein pro-
vided.
Subdivision 3. 1t shall be the duty of the cor
roraiion 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
fhereupon shall indorse on said bond his approval
of the form thereof Such bond and the sureties
thereon shalt be subject to approval by the mayor
and comptroller, but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counses APP
prevail 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 be the duty of such mayor and comptroller to
reject any person. notwithstanding his Justification
person of insufficient ABILITY or otherwise unfit to
become surety on such bona
subdivision 4. 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
tractors bond, and no transfer assignment
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond Or
any assignment or transfer without such
consent and waiver Endorsed thereon, except
make the same null and void, to any further
performance thereof by the contractor or his
the board of public works of said city shall
proceed TO re-let such contract or said board may,
the agent and at the expense OF such contractor
and his bondsmen. No assignment, transfer,
ananaonmen M or surrender either voluntary or
doing of any work or labor the furnishing of any
work or labor skill or material, nor any change in
any such contract, nor any extension OF time IN
which to complete any such contract shall ever
operate to release the sureties the bond in
this act provided for; and no such assignment
transfer. abandonment, surrender, change or ex
tension of time shall ever be pleaded a 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 snreties such bonds have
become insovent, or for any cause no longer
TT and sun cicnt sureties. require any such con-
n ten
days after notice to that effect; and thereupon
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, aforesaid, his con-
tract shall by that fact alone become fully ended
and void TO further performance thereof by such
work 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 hondsmeu
Subdivision 6. If any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board Of
public works shall complete the same, as in this
section provided, and the costs of completing
such contract shall exceed the amount unpaid by
said city upon such contract at the time the same
shall become endel or void, in such IL shall
be the duty OF the corporation counsel of the city
of seattle to at once commence 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 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 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 material furnished pursuant 10 any
such contract with such party, or with any person
assigned abandoned, surrendered or failed to com
plete any such contract, except as herein author
Of the provisions of this section
ruary. 1892 r. w. JONES,
Passed Is board of aldermen this lst day Of Feb
Approved by me this LIST day OF FEBRUARY, 1884
GEORGE W. HALL, Mayor.
Filed By me this LIST day Of February. 1892.
II. W. MfLLER, City CLERK.
Date of first publication February 2. 1892.
DRoPosED AMENDMENT NO. ga PROP
l. osition to amend sections 40 aud IL OF article
TX Of The freeholders charter, adopted October I,
Resolved. That section 40 OF article TX. Of the
freeholders charter be amended so to read a.
follows:
SECTION 40. There Is hereby created an auditing
committee. which shall consist OF the mayor, pres
ident of the board Of aldermen, president OF the
house OF delegates ard comptroller. The mayor
shall b. the chairman of ths comrnittee and the
comptroller shall be secretary but in the absence of
either from any meeting Of the committee G tenn
porsry chairman or secretary may be chosen by
the committee TO act for the time being
said committee shall hold stated meetings once
in each mouth and may adjourn from time
time II shall be the duty of said committee TO
examine ali claims and demands against the city
Of whatsoever nature aud TO recommend 10 the
city council the allowance or dlsaliowaace Of the
sane or Gny part thereof. except salaries Of city
officers fixed By this charter
Three members Of the committee shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction of business bu.
a less number meet and adj ourn from time 10
time.
Resolved, That section Il CT article TX of the
freeholders charter be amended so as to read as
follows:
SECTION IL. All demands. bills and claims which
may arise against the city. including the payment
CT aIi employees Of the city, whether under regular
monthly salary or rot, except salaries OF city Off