The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
'As CHARTER or THE CITY o.
SEATTIE-ContSnu

ssereof. or spp-cp-.ating money or
osner property 10 psy or satisfy the same
part thereof until suca claim hAS
49,. 80 reee-red to the proper cspA1z-
- report 10 tie city council thereon par.
800 20 such reference No acton SNAIL
cs,,r sas, m against The city Tor ,sny
sam lor damages until the same has Been
presented 10 the city council and sixty
esys save elapsed after such presentation
sec - The city council shall in every
or onissso5D fGnaslsns sr rsf or ~ VIC 10.
with
Sec; =. A daily newspaper Of general
sstyied City Official Newspaper" shall %
oeefsnated In the following manner: the
S..y e.srx shall on the nrst Moncay u Nc.
1T Ten consecutive days, excluoing sun
oayS II some paper OF general circuiAiton
"a ne city call TO the owners ara man
exers 81 newspapers for sealed proposals
20 90 the city printing for tie then next
ensuing fiscal year. each OF which propos-
as snail be accompanied by bond with
&c. iass than two sureaes. In the sum OK
nve thousand dollars. approved oy the
Sompfroiler and corporation counsel. con-
osoened that II the proposal Be accepted
mentioned IN his proposal. well. seasonahly
ara faithfully cause TO be accurately print
90 ara published, according 70 law. IN .
certain daily newspaper lnaming I'D OF gem
eral circulation in the city and published
therein, ali and singular the matters ard
things required by law 70 Be published in
Seattle. and shall with such bond be deliv-
cred TO the city clerk sealed up IN an en-
velops Endorsed Sealed proposals ard
twentieth day naxt stser the nrst puSli-
cation OF such call. and shall be endorsed
by the city clerk At the tine OF such celiv-
d sa s bs Of ns by s sy
Gil IS early as may be at It's next monthly
session thereafter. and thersupon the coun-
eli shall by resolution announces the names
OF all parties whose proposals have been Of
Tered. and the terms OF their proposals re-
spectiveiy. and designate as city official
newspaper that newspaper whose manager.
with duly approved bond. and such news
paper shall at the beginning of the then
next ensuing fiscal year, and during said
vided that whenever from any cause q city
official newspaper shall be lacking the
mayor shall designate and employ like
newspaper to serve as such until designa-
ton and qualification Is made and had. as
above directed. under like bond and for
reasonable compensation 70 be audited by
panysng unsuccessful proposals shall be re-
turned TO the proposers, and the bond ac-
companying the successful proposal shall
be fled by the city clerk and securely kept
All ordinances resolutions. notices. tax
and assessment sales. and all other pro-
y,
the mayor. city council or any department
or board or other officer or functionary OF
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. &c. The city council shall biennially
and not less than twenty nor more than
sixty days before the biennial election,
cause TO be printed IN pamphlet form for
distribution TO citizens applying therefor
q full and Ineligible statement OF all tho
receipts and expenditures OF every de-
scription for the fiscal year ending on the
thirty-frst day OF December next preced-
ing such statement. including all the mon
eys which have passed through the hands
Of the treasurer for a.ny purpose whatever,
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
IL was obtained. the authority under which
1t was borrowed. and the purpose to which
IT was applied, and how much OF the same
or other city Indebtedness has been paid
and by what means. The statement shall
also include detailed account OF city prop
erty, personal and real, its value, and Il
existing debts of every description, and OF
the condition Of the sinking funds. with all
other information necessary for full I'M
Outstanding OF the financial concerns OF
the city. No moro than one thousand
copies Of any such pamphlet shall be
Sec 81 All ordinances in force In the city
at the date Of the saopson Of tbs Ssits
main IN force until repealed or until they
expire by limitation.