The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-02-26
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
notwithstanding

| part thereof, or appropriating money or
other property to pay or satisfy the same
or any part thereof until such claim has
| hrst been referred to the proper depart
ment nor until such department has made
its report to the city council thereon pur-
suant to such reference. No action shall
be maintained against the city for any
claim for damages until the same has been
presented to the city council and sixty
days have elapsed after such presentation.
Sec. 30. The city council shall in every
ordnance prohibiting or requiring any act
| lation thereof or Noncompliance there
| with.
Sec. 81. A daily newspaper of general
circulation and published in the city, to be
| styled city Official Newspaper shall be
| designated in the following manner: The
| city clerk shall on the first Monday in No
| vember in each year cause to be published
| for ten consecutive days, excluding Sun
| days, in some paper of general circulation
| IN the city call to the owners and man.
ayers OF newspapers Tor sealed proposals
| to do the city printing for the then next
ensuing fiscal year, each of which propos-
| ais shall be accompanied by bond with
not less than two sureties, in the sum of
| five thousand dollars. approved by the
comptroller and corporation counsel, con-
/ dItoned that if the proposal be accepted,
! the party proposing will, during the period
mentioned in his proposal, well, seasonably
| and faithfully cause to be accurately print
| ed and published, according to law, in a.
certain daily newspaper (naming iD Of gen.
therein, all and singular the matters and
| things required by law to be published in
| the city official newspaper of the city of
| Seattle, and shall with such bond be deliv-
| cred to the city clerk sealed up in an en-
| velope Endorsed "Sealed proposals and
| bond for city printing on or before the
twentieth day next after the first publ
cation of such call, and shall be endorsed
| by the city clerk at the time of such deliv-
| cry, with the date of his reception thereof
| and shall be first opened by the city coun-
| oT~1Xy hr I'LL
| session thereafter. and thereupon the coun-
| Gil shall by resolution announce the names
| OF all parties whose proposals have been Of
| fered, and the terms Of their proposals re-
| spectively, 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-
| vided that whenever from any cause a 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 to 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 all other pro-
ceedings, statements, matters and things of
| 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 80 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. 80. 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
| a full and Ineligible statement of all the
| receipts and expenditures of every de-
| scription for the fiscal year ending on the
| th1rty-f1rSt day of December next preced-
| 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
land any money borrowed upon the credit
| Of the city. whether by temporary loans Or
by the issue of bonds, the terms upon which
! was obtained, the authority under which
it 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 a detailed account of city prop
erty, personal and real, it's value, and if
| 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 a full I'M
! derStanding 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 the adoption of this charter,
and not inconsistent Herewith shall re-
| main in force until repealed or until they
| expire by limitation.