The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-22
% the date Of the anal acceptance thereof
Respectfully.
''GAHAN & BYRNE-
Seattle. NOV. y, Isss''
In Committee of the Whole

TIE council then went in.o committee of
the whole, R.nehars IN The chair James
moved 10 take ug the Cedar river matter
and have the ordinances ard other for1-
Es1ts pertaining thereto read. 4 suosts-
tste ordinance mad been prepared EN-
bc6ysnz the modified or interpreted prnp0-
sisions CT Gahan IL Byrae T. had not been
introduced IN COUNCIL but Hi introduced
Il IN committee Of the whole II reads as
follows:
fei!ows
Section /. That pages s. and 81 OF he
contract heretofore proposed b. the board
OF public works for the construction %
certain additions % the existing water
woFks OF the city OF Seattle. commonly
under ordinance No. 1853. be amended 50 as
10 read as follows
AL payments shall be made By war
rants upon the Cedar river water supply
fund of Seattle" as created and established
by ordinance No. 1850 Of the city OF Sc
attic, amended by ordinance No. -. IN
conformity with the charter Of said city OF
Seattle and the laws of the state OF Wash
ington, and not otherwise. ard said parties
Of the second part agtee % look solely 20
said fund for the payment Of all labor.
skill and materials furnished under this
contract. Said warrants eaail bear interest
81 the rate 81 : per cent. yer aTnum from
TIE date OF t1e!r issuance. and such .nier-
sstK shall be paid and said warrants shall
and in the manner expressly set forth in
detail! In sasd ordinance No. $3.50 as amended
b. ordinance No.
" Warrants shall be issued as follows:
On or before the 2ath day of each month
during the progress OF the work included
In This contract, warrants shall be issued
for 70 per cent. OF tse contract price Of
the estimated amount Of said work re-
turned by the city engineer as having beer
done during the preceding calendar month.
and the balance OF said contract price. De
ing 30 per cent thereof snail De retained 10
secure the payment OF laborers who shall
have performed work thereon. and material
men who shall have furnished material
therefor. aud any valid claims for fees or
royalties for any patented invention. article
or arrangement connected with the work.
and as security for the replacement or COM
p.etion Of any defective or uncompletsd
work which may be found. aRd 10 secure
the replacement OF any interesSmoneys ai-
vauced prior TO date of final completion:
and ali such laborers. material men and
owners OF such patent rights shall for thir-
~ days after the work has been completed
have lien upon said 81 per cent so re-
served for labor done. materials furnished,
or fees and royalties accruing from the use
OF patent rights, which lien shall be senior
10 all other Eens, whether by judgment, at
tachment or contract and the work inciud-
ed In this contract shall not be deemed
completed until the board Of public works
shall have filed with the city comptroller
a statement. signed By a majority Of them.
declaring The same has been completed But
neither said statement, nor any acceptance
OF said work hy said board. shall prevent
said city from thereafter making any claim
for uncornpleted or defective work when
the same is discovered.
g In case no lien is claimed against said
% per cent. so reserved during said thirty
days, and no uncompieted or defective work
shall have been discovered ard reported by
the city engineer during said time and pro-
Vtded the city treasurer shall have flied
with the city comptroller that ali interest
moneys advanced prior 20 the acceptance
Or the work have been paid to the city OF
Seattle. then warrants for 80 per cent. of
said 30 per cent. reserve shall be Issued at
the expiration Of sad period and delivered
10 TIE contractor; but In ease notice of any
SpeA lien Is given the city during said pc
ricd by ~ on behalf 0f any person ella m
Ing such lien. or In case the city engineer
shall report any claim of the city by rea-
son of any uneompie'ed or defective work,
or In case the city trea-urer reports that
said moneys advanced In payment Of inter
car have not been paid. then TIRE amount of
all Hens claimed shan re reserved by
said city untsi final determination Of such
Hen claims, and The cost or amount Of per-
fectnE or replacing such uncomplsted or
defective work or making such repayment
OF interest shall he retained until such un-
completed or defective work shall have
been perfected or replaced 10 the satisfae-
ton Of the board of public works. unless
othervi.' ordered ny the city council. and
until such repayment OF interest has been
made. No warrants shall be issued in any
event for The said portion OF said 30 ner
cent 50 reserved until said parties OF tire
second part shall have filed with the city
comptroller a certificate signed by the city
engineer stating thai said period Of thirty
days has elapsed and that no uncomp'eted
or defective wark has been discovered for
which the city makes claim.
" In case no uncompleted or defective
work shall have been discovered during a
further period OF i5o days, then warrants
for the remaining 10 per cent. of said 30
per cent. reserve shall be issued and de
livered 10 the contractor; but in case the
city engineer shall during said further
period report any clai,n OF the city by rea-
son of omplcted or defective work Haen
the cost of perfeCting or replacing same
shall he retained until the same has been
perfected or replaced 10 the satisfaction Of
the hoard OF public works. unless other
wise ordered ty the city council No war-
rants shall be issued IN any event for the
said remaining portion o. said 81 per cent.
50 reserved until said parties ~ the second
part shall have filed with the city comp
trollct a certificate signed by the city en-
giDeer, stating that said further period of
10 days has elapsed ana that no uucom-
plcted OF defective work has been dsc0V-
cred for which tine city makes claim; nor
until the contractor shall have purchased
81 The warrants issued TO cover the cost
OF righis-oi-waX. engineering. superiutend-
sice ana inspection TO an amount not ex~
ceedtng the fIx.d estimate therefor to-0it
IN" sum OF So 49,. and shah have PAID the
par va1ue thereof IN coin, into the city
treasury,
II; i hereby expressly provided and
agreed that all warrants jssaed III payment
81 ne - per ccat reserved as aforesaid
shall BE- dated as - the date Al which the
original certificate Of completion and ac-
ccptante II the work included lu tAis con-
tract MSS filed WIKI tn" city comptroller.
ard shall bear interest from saia date
It - further expressly provided ana
agreed tl,at the COSTS of riS9ts~of en-
Et:FfrlHE. SEA ef4Hteu3eCCg and iusptgt ton
including Under said titl~ all payments re-
1A.F't t'f Te3i estate. rights. eaSefnt s. -
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