The herald., 1898-10-22

they may reject any and ali bids ana
cause the notice for proposals to be re-
advertised. ;.
Sec 1922 No contract for removing garo-
age, sweeping; .ssprinklng or lighting
strests public buildings $n places as or 9fees
one year. nor shall any contract to pay
for power, gas, electric light or any IL
Illuminating material at higher rate than
the minimum price charged to any other
consumer, be valid.
scc 1923. Demands for lighting public
buildings shall be presented monthly to
the board or department. using or having
charge thereof, and shall specify the
of material In ST Such
building during the month.
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REVENUE AND TAXATION. I
Sec. 124. On or before the first Mon
heads of departments. offices, boards and
commissions, of the city. shall send to
the City Council an estimate in writing
in detail the objects thereof, required in
their respective departments, offices,
boards and commissions during the year,
including statement OF the salaries Of
their subordinates
Duplicates of these estimates shall be
sent at the same time to the Auditor.
Sec. 125. On or before the first Monday
of August in each year the Auditor shall
prepare and transmit to the Council. an
estimate of the probable expenditures Of
| the city for the current fiscal year, Civ
ing the amount required to meet the In
terest and sinking funds for any and all
| outstanding funded debts, together with
the amount needed for salaries and prob
| able wants Of all the departments Of the
municipal government in detail, and
showing specifically the amount neces-
sary to be apportioned to each fund in
the Treasury. The estimate shall also
show, as nearly as may be, what amount
OF income and revenue Is likely to be col:
lected from the fines. licenses and all
| other sources of revenue, exclusive Of tax
| upon property; and shall give an esti-
| mate of what amount will be required to
property In the city, in order to meet the
necessities Of such fiscal year.
| Sec. 126. The Council shall meet annu-
ally between the 18th day Of August and
a majority of all the members thereof
| make budget of the amounts estimated
to be required to pay the expenses Of
for the fiscal year. The budget shall be
prepared in such detail as to the aggre-
gate sum and the items thereof allowed
| to each department., office, board or COM
able.
Sec. 127. Any item in said budget may,
| within five days, be vetoed In whole or
in part by the Mayor, and 1t shall require
six votes Of the Council to overcome such
| veto. Action thereon must be taken on
or before the first Monday Of September.
After the final estimate Is made in ac-
cordance herewith, 1t shall be signed by
the Mayor and the Clerk Of the Council.
and the several sums shall then be ap-
propriated for the fiscal year to the sew
| eral purposes and departments therein
| named. The estimate shall be filed In the
| office of the Auditor.
Sec. 1928. The Council must cause to be
raised annually according to law, and
collected by tax. the amounts so appro-
priated. less the amounts received from
fines, licenses and other sources Of rev.
enue.
Ave thousand dollars year for crsent
necessities not otherwise provided for by
law. No money shall be paid out OF this
appropriation unless authorised by q
vote of seven members OF the Council
and approved by the Mayor.
Sec. 100. When any board. department
or officer having power to incur liabili-
ties against the treasury shall make any
agreement for obtaining supplies or hav-
| ing labor performed, such department,
officer or board shall register such agree
| ment by number and date, and all de-
mands arising under such agreement
shall be payable in the order OF such reg
istration. Such department, board or Of
ficer must inform the person with whom
1t is proposed to make such agreement Of
| the amount Of money available or likely
| to be available in the fund from which
such demands are payable.
| Sec. 131. The Council shall, before hx-
ing the rate of the annual city tax, es-
tablish by ordinance, separate funds rep
| resenting the several funded obligations
partments TIM ' requiring anu Municipal M i'Vss e9pendi- a.
| tures. including general fund; and the
percentage of said levy shall be named
for each fund, and the whole amount Of
toned accordingly; and no transfer
shall be made except OF balances in ex-
cess, or from the general fund to meet
Deficiencies, dsae,n or 1 to prSvide for the re-
charter otherwise provided.
Sec. 1872. The Council shall, on or be-
fore the first Monday Of September in
taxes to be levied, and levy the tax upon
all property, both real and personal, In
the city, necessary to raise sufficient rev.
| enue to carry on the various depart
the current fiscal year; provided that
the rate of taxes 80 levied shall not ex-
coed, in any year, one dollar for each
one hundred dollars upon the assessment
roll, exclusive of what may be necessary
for the payment of the principal and In
trest of the bonded debt Of the city.
Sec. 1873. The Limitation prescribed by
the preceding section upon the rate OF
taxation shall not apply in case OF any
great necessity or emergency. In such
case the limitation may be temporarily
suspended SO as to enable the Council to
provide for such necessity or emergency.
But no increase shall be made in the rate
of taxation authorized to be levied in any
fiscal year unless such increase be au-
thorized by ordinance passed by the vote
the same shall be approved by the
Mayor. The character Of such necessity
or emergency shall be recited in the ordi-
nance authorizing such action and shall
be entered in the minutes of the proceed
| ton shall authorize the mourning Of any
| liability not allowed by law, or which
cannot be paid out of the income and rev.
enue provided, collected and paid into the
for such fiscal year, or permit liabilities
| or indebtedness incurred In any one fiscal
| year to be charge upon or paid out sof
| the income or revenue of any other fiscal
year.
| Sec. 1874. On or before the first Monday
| of July in each year the Assessor shall
complete his list or assessment roll and
deliver it and the books and mapst he
may have accompanying the same, and
| all the original Ists Of property given to
| him, to the CitysAuditor, and the Auditor
the the city CierK shall thereupon notify the
taxpayers of the fact by posting three
notices specifying the time of meet
ing Of said Council as a Board Of Equal