The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

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nent Bonds District No. -, OF the City Of Seat
tle" shall be payable not more than ten years
after date and shall be subject annual call by the
city treasurer, in such manner and amounts Is be
may have cash on hand TO pay the same In the
such bonds are payable. and shall bear interest al
such q rate per annum as the city council shall by
sha such Bonds bear higher rate Of interest tnan
nine per cent PEI annum' said Interest shall Dc
sasrer such bonds shall be sod after thirty dav
public notice thereof given 70 the highest bidder
therefor but In no case Shall such bonds he sold for
payment OF sucn improvement, provided. that
when the mode o. payment by bends has been
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiated
and all funds raised in each Improvements district
as well as funds borrowed therefor, shall be paid
into fund for such district TO be called Local Im
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 13, ofarticle VIII. OF tbs
freeholders charter be amended SC as to read -
follows:
Sec. l3 Any funds remaining In the treasury.
belonging to the fund of any local improvement
district after the payment Of the whole cost and
tai sum required to defr all the expenditures by
the city on account thereof. shall be refunded on
paid the same TO the amount Of such over pay
ment: and IL there shall be such excess In the
sessment of any person who shall have paid
his assessment q rebate shall. on demand, be al
lowed to such person to the amount Of such over
assessment: provided, such den and herein above
provided for be made within two years from the
date upon which the assessment for such local inn
nS in the treasury after the explraton Of years
from the date aforesaid, for which no demand
any local mprovement district. after the payment
OF the whole cost and expense OF such improve
formed district the cost for the work of which has
Resolved That article eight WILL of the free
holders charter be amended by adding section
thereto to be section twenty-nlne to read follows:
Sec. 20. Subdivision 1-B, fore any contract for
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skili labor material TO for the city of Seattle
shall be valid binding against said city. the con-
with the city Of Seattle for the use Of said city and
also for the use of all persons who may perform
nish cause furnished any skill labor or ma
eral in the execution OF such contract conditioned
ditions and stipulatlons and to pay they become
due all just claims for all work and labor so per-
formed and all skill or lsbor and material SO fur
nished In the execution of such contract, and to
comply with oil the requirements OF the charter
and ordinances of said city and the amendments
thereto. which bond shall be In amount liked by
the board of public works but not less than fifty
paid for the performance of such contract and shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two
approved as herein provided shall be filed In the
Office OF the city comptroller OF Seattle.
Subdivision2 2. The sureties on such bond shall
each Justify as bail upon arrest.
More than two sureties may be accepted on such
BOND, sndthey may Justify IN separate and different
provided. that the aggregate OF their Justification
shall be equal to two suresle5 luStifyfng in double
the amount OF the bond In the manner herein pro-
vided.
subdivision 3. 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 iudorse 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 counsels APP
proval of the form thereof be Endorsed thereon
unless the sureties such bond appear personally
before the mayor and comptroller II 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
suoscribed to the bond, If they shall deem such
person of insufficient ability or otherwise unfit to
become surety on such bono.
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
the liability Of the ursss sheeo SUnd and
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
signs without any act on the part of said city; and
the board OF public works Of said city shall
proceed TO relet such contract, said board may,
the agent aud 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 labor or the furnishing of any
any such contract, nor any extension of time in
which TO complete any such contract shall ever
operate to release the sureties on the bond in
this act provided for: and no such assignment
transfer, abandonment, surrender, change or ex-
to any action upon such bond In any court in this
state.
city of Seattle may whepever in their Judgment
more of the sureties such bonds have
become insolyent, or for any cause are no longer
lit and su cient sureties. require any such con-
tractor to file new or additional bond within ten
days after notice to that effect; and thereupon
all work on such contract shall cease until such
additional bond shall be filed with the city comp
troller of said city, and If any such contractor
shall fall for ten days after notice to that effect
file new or additional bond. aforesaid, his con-
tract shall by that fact alone become fully ended
and void ss to further performance thereof by such
contractor And thereupon said board of public
work shall proceed to reles such contract, said
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
public works shall comp etc the same, in this
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 recome endei or void in such case il shall
be the duty of the corporation counsel of the city
of Seattle to at once commence an action In the
name OF sag cry asainss sncn contractor and ms
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
the furnishing of any skill 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 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 as herein author
lied or who shall have failed TO 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 Delegates
Passed board of aldermen this lst day Of Feb
ruary, 1892. A. 5. MILLER,
President Board of Aldermen
Approved by me this LIST day of February, 1892
GEORGE W. HALL, Mayor.
Filed by this LIST day Of February, 1881.
II. w. MILLER City CLERK.
Date of first publication February 2, 1892.
DRoPosED AMENDMENT NO. GA PROP.
i osition to amend sections 40 aud Al OF article
lX. Of the feehoiders charter. adopted October l,
Resolved, Tha. section 20 Of article TX. of the
freeholders charter be amended as to read as
follows
SECTION 90 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 and comptroller. The mayor
shall be the chairman OF the committee and the
comptroller shall be secretary but in the absence of
either from any meeting Of rhe committee q tenn
porary chairman or secretary may be chosen by
the committee act for the time being
said conmittes ShaIl hold stated meetings once
In each month and may adjourn from time TO
time. Ii shall be the duty Of said committee TO
examine ali claims and demands against the city
of whatsoever nature and to recommend TO the
city council the allowance or dissllowance Of the
same any part thereof, except salaries Of city
officers Us fixed by this charter.
Three members of the committee shall constf
q less number can meet and adj ourn from time TO
time