The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-23
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
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tle.D shall be payable not more th an ten years
alter date and shall be subject annual call by the
city treasurer, in such manner and amounts as he
may have cash hand to pay the same In the
respective local improvement fund from which
such bonds are payable and shall bear interest at
such a rate per annlm as the city council shall by
ordinance determine: provided. that IN no case
shall such bonds bear higher rate OF interest than
nine per cent. per annum: said Interest shall be
payable semi -annually at the Office of the city
treasurer such bonds Shall be sold after thirty days
puolic notice thereof given, TO the highest bidder
therefor but IN case shall such bonds be sold for
less than par, aud the proceeds shall be applied In
payment of such improvement: provided. that
when the mode OF payment by bonds has been
determined upon the improvement shall not be be-
and all funds raised in each improvement district,
as well as funds borrowed therefor. shall be paid
into fund for such district TO be called Local In
provement Fund Distriot No. of Seattle" and
The holder holders Of such bonds shall lock only
10 such fund for the payment of either the prnci-
pal or the interest of said bonds
Resolved that section -. ofarticle VIII OF the
follows:
Sec. 49, Any funds remaining in the treasury,
district after the payment Of the whole cos: and
expense OF such Improvement in excess of the to-
tai sum required TO defray 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 over pay
ment and II there shall be such an excess in the
sessment of any person who shall not have paid
his assessment o rebate shall on demand be az
lowed TO such person 10 the amount OF such over
assessment: provided, such demand herein above
provided for be made within two wears from the
date upon which the Assessment for snch local i'm
provement became due. ANY such funds remain
Ing in the treasury after the expiration Of two years
from the date aforesaid, for which no demand
has been made as herein provided, belonging to
any local Improvement district, after the payment
of the whole cost and expense of such mprove-
ment shall be transferred to the fund of the earliest
formed district the cost for the WORK Of which has
Resolved That article eight (vIII.) of the free
holders charter be amended by adding a section
thereto to be section twentynine read follows:
sec. %. Subdivision 1.-B fore any contract for
the doing Of any work or lsbo-, or furnishing any
ln,ar al
shal be valid or binding against said city, the
tractor shall enter into joint and several bond
with the city OF seattle for the use Of said city and
also for the use of all persons who perform
cause to be performed any work labor or fur
nish or cause to te furnished any skill labor
teral in the execution OF such contract, conditioned
to perform the contract according TO its
ditiOns and stipulatioDs and to pay they become
due all just claims for all work and labor so per-
formed and all skill or labor and material fur
nished In the execution OF such contract, and 10
comply with oil the requirements of the charter
and ordinances of said city aud 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 be
paid for the performance of such contract and shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two or
more good and sufficient sureties and after being
approved as herein provided. shall be filed in the
office OF the city comptroller of Seattle.
Subdivision z. The sureties On such bond shall
each justify as bail upon arrest
More than two sureties 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 aggregate OF their justification
shall be equal to syre..as justifying in double
the amount Of the bond in the manner herein pro-
vided-
Subdivision 3. It 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 indorse on said bond his approval
thereon shall be subject to approval by the mayor
and comptroller, but they shall not approve any
prova of the form thereof be Endorsed thereon, nor
unless the suretieS on such bond appear personally
before the mayor and comptroller if REQUIRED. and
o and
ability TO become sureties on such bond: and it
shall be the duty of such mayor and comptroller
reject any person. Notwithstanding his Justification
subscribed TO the bond, If they shall deem such
person OF insufficient ability or 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
having Endorsed thereon the consent of the board
of public works and of the suretes on the
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond or
the liability of the sureties thereon, and
consent and waiver indorsed thereon, except
by operation of law of any such contract shall
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 at
proceed to re-let such contract or said board may,
in its discretion, proceed to complete the same
and his bondsmen. No ssstsnment. transfer
abandonment or surrender, either voluntary or
otherwise. of any contract with said city for the
doing of any work 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 net provided for; and no such assignment,
transfer. abandonment, surrender, change
tension OF time shall ever be pleaded q defense
TO any action upon such bond in any court in this
state.
subdivision g. The board of public works OF the
city of Seattle may, whenever in their Judgment
one or more of the sureties such bonds have
become insolvent, or for any cause are no longer
Mt and su cient suretiss. require any such con-
tractor 10 file new or additional bond within ten
tlpfeunOn
all work on such contract shall 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 that effect to
file new 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 thereupon said board of public
work shall 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 and his hondsmen.
Subdivision q. If any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board Of
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 ende or void. in such case 1t shall
be the duty of the corporation counsel Of the city
of seattle to at once commence action in the
name OF ssG cry 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 labor Or
furnishing material
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 sblii or materia. furnished pursuant 10 any
such contract with such party, or with any person
who. within two years prior thereto, shall have
assigned, abandoned surrendered or failed TO com
p.etc any such contract, except herein author
lied, or who shan have failed to comply with any
OF the provisions Of this section
ruary, 1892. r. W. JONES
President House of Delegates
Passed board Of aldermen this lst day Of Feb
President Board of Aldermen
Approved by me this LIST day of february, 1891
GEORGE W. HALL. Mayor.
Filed by me this lst day y February, 1890.
Date OF disqualification February =. 1892.
DROPoSED AMENDMENT NO. Ga PROP
L ositiOn to amend sections 40 and II OF article
IN OF the ifeehoiders charter, adopted October /,
Resolved That section 40 of article *. of the
freeholders charter be amended SO to read
SECTION 40 There Is hereby created an auditing
connI!tee which sasil consist Of the mayor, pres
house of delegates ard comptroller. The mayor
shall be the chairman OF The COMMITTEES and the
comptroller shall be secretary. but in the absence Of
either from any meeting Of the committee 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 month ana may adjourn from time 10
examine all claims and demands against the city
Of whatsoever nature and to recommend TO the
CiAS COUNCIL ALLOWANCE OF UisalloNance OF fHe
same any part thereof except salaries of city
officers fixed by this charter.
Three members Of the COMMITTEES shall cousti-
tute quorum for the transaction of business bur
a less number can meet and adj puTa from time
time
Resolved. That section Il OF article TX. OF the
freenoIde-s charter De amended 50 to real IS
fellows:
SECTION IL. All demands bills and claims which
may arise against the citv, including the pavIneas
OF all employees Of the city, whether IN Ter regular
monthly salary or not, except salaries OF city OH
GERS a. liked by this charter SHAH be duly verified
here natter provided and DO filed with the secre-