The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
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peSt tse-eot. or spp-op-sating money OF
S-1s- property 70 pay or satisfy the same
- Sny part thereof until sach claim has
80. zen referred 10 the proper cepars-
a. 49, Tor Until such department. has uaace
- ,.lr.-t % the city council tasreon pur,,
sl@nt 70 stzch reference. No action shah
% s., u. s.sasned against the city .or any
S-Altn Ter Damages until the same has been
presented TO the city council and sixty
e@s A1Fs elapsed after SUCH presentation
sc. y. The city council SHAH IN every
o. 1.,@ss proalolsing or re9siFsag Any ass
81 oIza-Ssson, Impose penalty Tor the v1o-
with
Sec; q. A daily newspaper OF general
circulation and published in the city. 20 %
styLed City OfFfclal Newspaper" shall De
ceslgnated IN the following manner: The
eisy clerk shall on the first Monday in No
ss1noer IN each year cause 10 De puollSaed
ror ten consecutive days. excluding sun
eays, N some paper OF general circulation
IN ne city q call 20 the owners and man
sse[s or newspapers for sealed proposals
10 co the city printing for the then next
ensuing fiscal year. each OF which propos-
ais snail be accompanied by bond with
aot less than two suretiess in the sum OF
avs thousand dollars. approved by the
Comptroller and corporation counsel. con-
citcned that II the proposal be accepted.
mentioned in his proposal. well. seasonably
ana faithfully cause 10 be accurately print
Cd and published. according TO Law. in a
certain daily newspaper (naming ip Of gen
therein all and singular the matters and
things required by law 10 be published in
the city official newspaper OF the city or
Seattle. and shall with such bond be deliv-
cred TO the city clerk sealed up in an en-
yeiope Endorsed Sealed proposals and
bond for city printing" on or before the
twentieth cav next after the first publi-
cation OF such call, and shall be endorsed
by the city clerk ar the tine OF such deiiv-
cry, with the date OF his reception thereof.
and shall be first opened by the city coun-
ell as early as may be at its next monthly
session thereafter. and thereupon the coun-
eli shall by resolution announce the names
or all parties whose proposals have been Of
Tered, and the terms OF their proposals re-
spectively, end designate city official
newspaper that newspaper whose manager,
or owner. mas 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-
vfded that whenever from any cause a city
official newspaper shall be lacking the
mayor shall designate and employ like
newspaper TO serve such until designa-
ton and qualification "a made and had, as
above directed, under like bond and for
reasonable compensation to be audited by
the auditing committee. Bonds accom-
panying unsuccessful proposals shall be re-
turned TO the propoSers, and the bond acc
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 all other pro-
ceedings, statements. matters and things of
the mayor, city council or any department
or board or other officer or funcuonary 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. g. 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
g fun and ineligible statement OF all the
receipts and expenditures OF every de-
scription for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtyfirst day OF December next proceed
ing such statement. including all the mon-
eys 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
Il was obtained, the authority under which
it was borrowed. and the purpose to which
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. It's value, and II
existing debts of every description. and or
the condition of the sinking funds, with all
other information necessary for a full I'M
Outstanding OF the financial concerns OF
the city. No more than one thousand
copies Of any such pamphlet shall be
printed.
Sec. So. All ordinances in force IN the city
at the date OF ne ADOPTION OF this charter.
main IN force until repealed OF until they
expire By limitation.