The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-18
PROPOSED AMEyDyEyTs.

ment Bonds, District No - of the CIV Of seat
alter date and shall be subject % animal cali ~ he
city treasurer, in such manner and amounts as he
may have cash on hand 10 paw the same Ia the
Respective local Improvement fipd frH-, Jrhirh
sucn bonds are payable, and shall bear Interest AZ
saeh . rsie per annam As the city council shall by
shall such bonds bear higher rate Of Interest tnan
nine per cent per anauin; said interest shall re
treasurer. Such bonds shall be sold AFTER thirty
public notice thereof given. 10 the highest bidder
therefor but in shall such honds he soif for
less than par and the proceeds shall be annled In
payment Of such improvement; PROVIDED that
determined upon the improvement snail NOT be he
gun until the bonds shall have been negotiatej
well as funds borrowed therefor shaI be maid
into fund for such district, 10 be called Local I'M
proyement Fund District No. of seattle" and
the holder holders of such bonds shall LOOK only
to such fund for the payment Of either the prnci-
pal or the interest Of said bonds
Resolved that section 13 ofartlcls VIII Of the
freeholders charter be amended so as TO read as
follows
sec. 81 Any funds remaining in the ,rrasury
belonging u the fund of any local Improvement
district after me payment OF the whole cost and
expense of such inlpr vefnent In excess of the to-
tai required to defr Az all the expenfitres by
the city on account thereof shall be refunded,
paid the same, TO the amount Of such over nav
nent; and il there shall be such an excess in the as
s~ssment OF any person who shall not have maid
his assessment rebate shall on demand be al
lowed 10 such person TO the amount OF such over
assessment provided such den and herein above
provided for be made within two yesrs from the
date upon which the assessment for such local i'm
provefnent became due. ANY such f,nds re,naiu-
ing In the treasury after expraIlon az years
from date aforesaid for which no demand
has been made as herein provided heiougfnr 10
any local improvement district after the psvma1t
of the whole cost and expense of such i1,rroya-
ment shall be transferred t. the fund ~ nc srsst
formed district the cost for the WORK of which has
not been pad
Resolved. That article eight CvIII) Of the free
holders charter be amended by aGdiny a section
thereto 10 be section twentynne to read as folows
sec. 20. Subdivision LIB fore any Contract for
the doing of any work or iabos or flrulsbjns- any
skill, labor material to the CITY OF seat Ia
shall be valid binding against said city the con-
the city OF seattle for the use OF san, city and
also for the of all persons who NAV perform or
cause to be performed any work or labor or fur
nish cause to furnished any skill labor or ma
terial in the execution OF such contract conditioned
TO perform the contract according to It's con-
dtiOnS and stipulatons and TO pay as they become
due all Just claims for ali work and labor so Der-
formed. and AL skin or labor and material 50 fur
nished in the execution of such contract and 10
comply with 81 the requirements OF the charter
and ordinances of said city aud the amendmen
thereto, which bond shall be In an amount fixed by
the board of public works. but not less than fty
per more than the contract price agreed to be
paid for the performance of such contract ana shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two or
good and sufficient sureties and after being
approved herein provided shall be tiled in the
Office of the city comptroller OF Seattle
Subdivision q The sureties on such bond shall
each justify as bail upon arrest.
More than two sureties may he accepted on such
bond, and they may justify in separate and different
sums less than the sum specified in such bond;
shall be equal TO two sure..es jusfying 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 TO that bond
is fully AMI properly executed and conforms in all
respects to the provisions of this section; and
ihereupon shall indorse 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
prova of The form thereof be Endorsed thereon
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
su .scribed to the bond, If they shall deem such
person of insufficient ability or otherwise unfit
become a surety on such bona
subdivision l. No contract with said city for the
doing of any public WORK shall hereafter be
signed transferred in any manner without first
having Endorsed thereon the consent of the board
Of public works and Of the sureties the
tractors bona. and no transfer or assignment
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond
the liability of the sureties thereon, and
any assignment or transfer. without such
consent and waiver inGorsed 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 on the part of said city, and
the board of public works of said city shall at
proceed TO ra-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
abandonment or surrender either voluntary or
otherwise, OF any contract with said city for he
doing OF any work or labor or the furnishing of
morA OF iaoor skill o material, no- zuy change in
any such contract, nor any extension OF tue IN
Whlcnto complete any such contract shah ever
operate 10 release the sureties on the bond in
this act provided for; and no such assignment
trhn.ier, aoan Comment. surrender, change or ex-
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
one or more Of the suretieS on such bonds have
become insovent, or Tor any cause are no longer
II and cient suTeties, require any such con-
tractor 10 te new or additional bond within ten
days after notice TO that effect; and thereupon
ali work on such contract shall cease until such
additional bond shall be filed with the city comp
tr0ller of said city. and If any such contractor
shall fa for days after notice that effect
file or additional bond, as Aforesaid, his con-
tract shall by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as to further performance thereof by such
contractor. And thereupou said board of public
WORK shall proceed to re-let such contract, or said
board may in its discretion proceed to com p etc
the same as the agent and at the expense of such
contractor and his hundsmen.
Subdivision 8. If any such contract shall for
any reason become ended void and board of
public works shall conn. etc 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 ecome eHde or void, in such IL shall
be the duty OF the corporate counsel of the ciiy
of Seattle to at once commence action in the
name of said city against sdch 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 tine the same became ended
or void. The board of public works of the city OF
seattle are hefebv prohibited nom 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
lust 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 as herein author
lied, or who shall have failed to comply with any
Of the provisions OF This section.
Passed house OF delegates this 1st day Of Feb
ruary. 1892. Il. " JONES
President House Of pelerafes
Passed board OF aldermen this lst DAY OF Feb
ruary, lse3. \. :. MILLER.
President BOsrd Of Aldermen
Approved by me tnis lst day OF february. 1892
GEORGE W. HALL. Mavor
Filed by me this Let day II February 1891
Il. ". MILLER, CITY clerk
Date OF first publication February 2, 1892.
DRoPosED AMENDMENT NO. Ga PROP.
j osition 20 amend sections 40 and 81 OF article
IN Of the fieeho!deFs charter. adopted october /.
A Il. SEQ.
Resolved, Tha: section 10 Of article TX. n the
freeholde-s charter be amended so as to read as
SECTION 40 There IS hereby created an auditing
committee which shah consist OF the MAYOR pres-
idrnt Of the board Of aldermen. president of the
house OF delegates ard comptroller. Tee mayor
shall be the chairman OF ne committee ana the
comptroller shall be secretary. bus in tn. absence Of
either from any meeting Of ihe committee a tenn
porarv Chairman or secretary NAV hs chosen By
the committee 20 act foT tie tire being
said committee shall ho4d stated meet nux once
in each month and may a .l.urG from line 10
examine all aims aud demands against thp city
at whatsoever aatuca and To recommend 20 the
same thereof sNTgll sAT are. f city
officers a. hxal nv this charter.
Three member OF the cgruHlitt-a shall c6usti-
tyIte a quorum for the TRANSACTION OF bus ness but
les number can meet aud ali glra rom time 70
time.
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