The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08


pa pssa- uaersof. or approprtating money OF
~ v.oEsfy 70 pay Or satisfy thu same
a. ISL thereof until such claim hes
nsst o~sn referred 70 the proper depart
s.s -s-s ne mn such department. has MADE
s1a1l 70 such reference. No action shall
nlA!ntained against she city for any
.- A-.n .oI oasnages Until The same has Seea
S,.lso 20 the city council and sixty
GAYS rave elapsed after such presentation
&C. ~ The city council shall In every
- -.cs prooihitlng Or requiring any act
IL onisMon, impose penalty for the VIC
with.
So 81 A daily newspaper OF genera,
c..y,u:a.on and published in the city. to b
oestsnated in Tire following manner: Ths
ely clerk shall on the first Monday in No
veneer IN each year cause 10 be published
a A., zen consecutive days. excluding sum
IN me city call TO the owners and man
.ss.s OF newspapers for sealed proposals
10 90 sns city printing for the then next
as SHAH be accompanied by bond with
1ot less than two sureties. in the sum OF
nve thousand dollars. approved BY the
aitiened that II the proposal be accepted,
tns party proposing VIII. during the period
mentioned In his proposal. well. seasonabiy
ed ana published. according to law. in a
certain caily newspaper manning III Of gen.
eral circulation in the city and published
,ssrein- ali and singular the matters and
the city official newspaper OF the city OF
Seattle. and shall with such bond be deliv-
ered TO the city clerk sealed up In an en-
bond for city printing" on or before tho
twentieth Gay neyt after tho first pGhli-
cauon OF such call. and shall be endorsed
sy me , ely clerk az ne time Of such dellv-
and shall be first opened by the city co,n-
ell as early as may be at It's next monthly
session thereafter. and thereupon the coun-
CT snail by resolution announce the names
OF all parties whose proposals have been OF
fered, and the terms Of their proposals re-
spectfvely. and designate as city official
Newspaper that newspaper whose manager.
or owner. has offered the lowest proposals,
with duly approved bond. and such news
paper shall at the beginning OF the then
next ensuing fiscal year. and during said
year, be such city official newspaper. Pro-
vtded that whenever from any cause a city
official newspaper shall be lacking the
mayor shall designate and employ a like
newspaper 70 serve such until designa-
ton and qualification IL made and had, as
above directed. under like bond and Cor
reasonable compensation 10 be audited by
the auditing committee. Bonds accom-
panying unsuccessful proposals shall be re-
turned TO the proposers. and the bond ac-
companying the successful proposal shall
be filed by the city clerk and securely kept
by him
All ordinances. resolutions, notices, tax
and assessment sales. and ell other pro-
ceedlngs, statements, matters and things or
the mayor. city council or any department
or board or other officer or functionary or
the city, which by this charter are, or shall
be required TO be published. except the
statement prescribed in section 81 OF this
article shall be published in the city Official
newspaper. but not for more than three
consecutive issues except as otherwise IN
this charter provided.
Sec. 81. The city council shall bienniaily
and not less than twenty nor mora than
sixty days before the biennial election,
cause to be printed in pamphlet form for
distribution TO citizens applying therefor
a full and Ineligible statement OF all tho
receipts and expenditures OF every de-
scription for the fiscal year ending on the
thirty-flrst day OF December next preced-
ing such statement, including all the mon
sys which have passed through the hands
OF the treasurer for any purpose whatever.
together with the different sources Of city
revenue the amount received from each,
the several appropriations made by the city
council. the objects for which the same
were made and the sums expended for each
and any money borrowed upon the credit
OF the city. whether by temporary loans or
by the issue OF bonds, the terms upon which
Ii was obtained. the authority under which
IL was borrowed. and the purpose 10 which
Il was applied. and how much OF the same
or other city indebtedness has been paid
and by what means. The statement shall
also include q detailed account or city prop
erty. personal and real, It's value, and II
rented to whom and on what terms. and OF
existing debts of every description, and OF
the condition OF the sinking funds with all
other information necessary for full un-
derstanding OF the financial concerns OF
the city. No moro than one thousand
copies OF any such pamphlet shall be
printed.
at the date OF the adoption or this charter.
and not inconsistent Herewith. shall re-
main in force untfl repealed or until they
expire by Limitation.