The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

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tle;" shall be payable not more than ten years
after date and shall be subject to annual call BY the
city treasurer. In such manner and amounts as he
may have cash on hand to pay the same in the
respective local improvement fund from which
such bonds are PAYABLE, and shall, bear interest al
such a rate per annum as the city council shall by
ordinance determine; provided that IN no case
shall such bonds bear higher rate OF interest
nine per cent per annum; said interest shall be
payable semi annually at the office of the city
treasurer Such bonds shall be sold an 81 thirty days
therefor bat in no shall such bonds be sold for
less than and the proceeds shal 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-
gun ant the bonds :, shall have been nesea,ed
rs well as funds borrowed therefor, shall be paid
into fund for such district. 10 be called Local Inn
the holder holders of such bonds shall look only
to such fund for the payment Of either the princi-
Resolved that section Is. ofsrticle VIII. Of the
freeholders charter be amended SO TO read
follows:
SEQ Is. ANY funds remaining In the treasury,
belonging TO the fund Of any local improvement
district after the payment of the whole cost and
expense of such inproyement in excass OF the to-
tai required 10 defray all the expenditures by
the city on account thereof, shall be refunded.
demand, to the person or persons who have over
paid the same, to the amount of such over pay
ment and If there shall be such excess In the
sessment OF any son who shall not have paid
his assessment q rebate shall. ON demand, be al
lowed TO such person 10 the amount of such over
assessment; provided, such demand herein above
provided TOR be made within two years from the
date upon which the assessment for such local inn
provement became due ANY such funds remain
ing in the treasury aer the expiration of two years
from the date aforesaid, for which demand
has been made as herein provided, belonging to
any local Improvement district, after the payment
Of the whole cost and expense of such improve
formed district the cost for the work Of which has
not been paid.
Pesolved That article eight (VIII) of tho free
Aolders charter be amended by adding section
thereto to be section twenty-nine read follo~s
Sec. 20. Subdivision l.-B fore any contract for
doing If Q
ski labor material TO or for the city of Seattle
tractor shalt enter into jaint and several bond
with the city Of Seattle for the of said city and
also for the use of al persons who may perform or
cause TO be performed any work or labor fur
nish or cause to re furnished any skill, labor
terial in the execution OF such contract conditioned
ditians and stipulations and to pay they become
due all just claims for all work and LABOR so per-
nished in the execution of such contract, and to
comply with ell the requirements of the charter
thereto which bond shall be In an amount liked by
the board Of public works, but not Less than fifty
paid for the performance Ct such contract and shall
be duly signed by such contractor and two
mere gooa ana suMclen. snreties ana after being
office Of the city comptroller OF Seattle.
Subdivision 2. The sureties on such bond shall
each justify as bail upon arrest
More than two sureties may be accepted on such
bond, and they Justify In separate aud different
provided, that the aggregate Of their Justification
shall be equal sure:.es justi;ying in double
vided.
Subdivision 3. 1t shall be the duty of the cor
poraiion counsel of said city to that such bond
Is fully and properly executed and conforms in all
respects to the provisions Of this section; aud
thereupon shall indorse on said bond his approval
of the form thereof such bond and the sureties
thereon shLll be subject TO approval by the mayor
and comptroller, but they shall not approve any
such bond unless the said corporation counSsl's up
prevail of the form thereof DO ndorsed thereon, nor
unless the sureties such bond appear personally
kare tha and TROLL onA
IRE by them examined touching their fitness and
ability TO become suretes on such bond; and 1t
reject any person notwithstanding his Justification
subscribed to the bond, If they shall deem such
person of insufficient ability otherwise unfit TO
become a surety on such bona.
subdivision 4. No contract with said city for the
doing Of any public WORK shall hereafter be as
signed or transferred In any manner without first
having Endorsed thereon the consent of the board
.eas bond ana ' no Transfer or sssanent
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond Or
the liability of the rureties thereon, and
any assignment or transfer. without such
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 once
proceed to reet such contract, said board may,
In its discretion, proceed TO complete the az
the agent and at the expense OF such contractor
and his bondsmen. No assignment transfer,
abandonment or sure nder, either voluntary
otherwise, OF any contract with said city for the
doing OF any work labor or the furnishing of any
work or labor, skill o: material nor auy change in
any such contract, nor any extension OF tine IN
whch 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
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 suretles such bonds have
become iHsOlvent, or for any no longer
1T and 81 2cient sure.es require any such con-
tractor TO file a new or additional bond within ten
days after notice to that effect; and ihereupon
all work on such contract snail cease until such
additional bond shall be filed with the city comp
troller OF said city, and II any such contractor
shall fai! for DAYS after notes that effect 10
file new or additional bond as aforesaid, his
tract shan by that fact alone become fnlly ended
and void IS TO further performance thereof by such
contractor And thereuron said board Of PUBLIC
WORK shall proceed to re-et such contract or said
board may, In its discretion, proceed 10 complete
the same as the agent and ut the expense of such
contractor and his bondsmen.
subdivision 8. Ii any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board u
public works shall comp etc the SANE 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
shall become endei void, in such case Il shall
be the duty OF the corporate counsel of the city
of Seattle to at once commence a 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 so Completing such
contract and tae amount unpaid by said city upon
such contract at the time the same became ended
Seattle are hereby prohibited from entering into
any contract for the doing of any work or laoor
the furnishing OF any skiu or material with
shall have made default in the payment OF any
just claim for any work or labor performed or for
any skill or material furnished pursuant 10 any
such contract with such party or with any person
who, Within two years prior thereto. shall have
plete any such contract except herein author
lied or who shall have failed to comply with any
OF the provisions OF this section.
Passed Lbs house of delegates This lst day Of Feb
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, 1891
GEORGE ". HALL. Mayor.
Filed by me this lst day Of FeSruary, 1854
Date of first publication February 2, 1892.
DRoPosEp AMENDMENT NO Ga PROP
Il osition 10 amend sections 40 and 81 of article
IN of the ffeeholders charter adopted October l,
resolved. That section 20 Of article TX. of the
freeholders charter be amended SO as 70 read -
follows:
SECTION 90 There IS hereby created an auditing
committee. which shall consist OF the mayor pres
idsnt Of the board of aldermen rresiden. Of the
house of delegates ard comptroller The mayor
shall be ths chairman OF ths committee and the
comptroller shall be secretary but in the ABSENCE Of
either from any meeting OF the committee tenn
pOrary chairman or secretary may be chosen by
the committee 10 act for the time beng
said committee shall hold stated m. atinss once
IN each moath and may adjourn from time to
time. 1t shall bs the duty of said committee TO
examine all claims and demands against the city
OF whatsoever nature and 10 recommend TO the
city council the allowance or disaIowancs OF the
sslae any part thereof. except salaries of city
officers fixed by this charter
Three members OF the committee shall consti
tuie quorum for the transaction OF business, but
less number can meet and ali ourn from time to
time.
Resolved That section a. of article *. of the
freehoIesrs charter DO amended so as 10 READ as
follows:
SECTION Al. All demands bills and claims which
may arise against the city, including tbs payment
Of all employees OF the city, whether under regular
monthly shiary not eNcApi salaries CITY OH