The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

RAA yucn ponds snan be called Local Improve
te" shall be payable not more N any ten en- year,
after date and shall be subject TO annual call by the
city treasurer, in such manner and amounts he
respective local improvement fund from which
such a rate per annnm as the city council shall BY
ordinance Determines provided that IN no case
shall such bonds bear higher OF interest than
nine per cent. per annum; said interest shall be
payable semi-annualiy al the Office Of the city
treasurer Such bonds shah be sold after thirty days
public notice thereof given to the highest bidder
therefor, but In shall such bonds bs sold for
payment of such improvement; provided that
when the mode Of payment by bonds has been
determined upon the improvement shall not be De.
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
Into fund for such district be called Local I'm
provementsFund District No. of Seattle" and
to such fund for the payment OF either the princf
pal or the interest OF said honda
Resolved that section ID, of article VIII. Of the
freeholders charter be amended to read
follows:
Sec Is. Any funds remaining In the treasury.
belonging to the fund Of any local Improvement
district after the payment OF the whole and
expense of such Improvement in excess of the to-
tai required def AZ ali the expenditures By
the city on account thereof. shall be refunded, on
paid the same, to the amount of such over pay.
ment; and there shall be such an excess in the as
his ~ Pebse sa On dsand be n
lowed 20 such person to the amount of such over
proviasa snsn demand herein above
date upon which the assessment for such local inn
provement became due Any such funds remain
ing in the treasury after expiration Of years
from the date Aforesaid, far which demand
has been made as herein provided belonging 70
OF the whole cost and expense of such improve
ment shall be transferred to the fund of the earliest
formed district the cost f0r the WORK of which has
Resolved That article eight (vr1I, OF the free
holders charter be amended by adding q section
thereto to be section twenty-ninet to read follows:
Sec. 20. Subdivision l.-Before any contract for
IN of anU LnrE nr n frnr4 hing
SKILL labor material to or for the city OF Seattle
shall be valid binding against said city. the
with city of Seattle the use Of said city and
also for the USE OF all persons who NAV perform
cause to be performed any work or labor, or fur
nish cause TO tie furnished any skill, labor
teral in the execution of such contract conditioned
ditions and stipulations and to pay they become
due all just claims for all work and labor per-
nished in the execution OF such contract. and TO
comply with sll 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
paid for the performance of such contract and shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two or
approved herein provided. shall be filed In the
Office OF the city comptroller OF Seattle
each justify as bail upon arrest
More than two suretles 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 asgregae Of their Justification
the amount of the bond in the manner herein pro-
vided
poraiion counsel Of said city to see that such bond
Is fully and properly executed and conforms in all
respects to the provisions of this section: and
thereupon shall indorse on said bond his approval
of the form thereof such bond and the suretes
and comptroller. but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counsePs APP
prevail of the form thereof be Endorsed thereon nor
unless the sureties on 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
subscribed to the bond, II they shall deem such
person of insufficient ability otherwise unfit to
become a surety on such bono.
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
Of public works and of the sureties on the con-
tractors bond, and no transfer or assignment
the liability of the sureties thereon, and
any assignment or transfer, without such
by operation of law, of any such contract shall
make the same null and void as TO any further
performance thereof by the contractor or his as.
signs without any act the of said city; and
the board of public works of said city shall at
In its discretion, proceed to complete the same as
the agent and at the expense of such contractor
abandonment or surrender, either voluntary or
otherwise, Of any contract with said city for the
doing of any work or labor the furnishing of any
work or labor skin o. material nor any change in
any such contract, nor any extension OF time in
wnicn 70 compdste any sucn conifacs shail ever
this act provided for: and no such assignment.
teneon 81 ne shaii 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
one or more Of the sureties On such bonds have
become insolvent, for any cause no longer
fit and su Gent sureties. require any such con-
tractor to file new or additional bond within ten
daxrs 0ftaPF hat al and anrprR
all work on such contract shall cease until such
additional bond shall be filed with the city comp
shall fail for ten days after notice TO that effect
file new additional bond, as aforesaid, his
and void as 10 further performance thereof by such
contractor And thereupon said board of public
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
Subdivision 6. If any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board Of
public works shall comp etc the same, as 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 become endei or void. in such case 1t shall
be the duty of the corporation 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
contract and the amount unpaid by said city upon
such contract at the tine 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 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
lust claim for any work or labor performed or for
any skill or material furnished pursuant TO any
such contract with such party, or with any person
who. within two years prior thereto, shall have
assigned. abandoned surrendered or tailed to com
pete any such contract, except as herein author
lied or who shall have failed to comply with eny
of the provisions of this section
Passed house OF delegates this st day OF Feb
ruary, 1892. R. w: JONES.
President House of Delegates
Passed board of aldermen this LIST day OF Feb
ruary, 1892. A 5. MILLER,
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved by me this LIST day of February, 1891
GEORGE w. HALL. Mayor.
Filed by me this LIST day Of February, 1892.
H. w. MILLER, City Clerk.
Date OF first publication February 2, 1892.
DRoPoSED AMENDMENT NO GA PROP
i osttfon to amend sections 40 and Il OF article
TX Of the freehoiders charter, adopted October l,
A. D. 1890.
Resolved, That section 20 of article TX. of the
freehoiders charter be amended so 10 read as
follows:
SECTION 30 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 ba the eli OF the committee and the