The herald., 1898-10-17
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

are TOO h1gh or that bidders have COM
public interest will be subserved thereby,
they may reject any and ali bids ana
cause the, notice for proposals to be re-
advertised. >,
Sec. 122. No contract for removing garp-
age, sweeping; .sprinkling or lighting
streets stree K public buildings td places or. or Offices
one year, nor shall any contract to pay
for power gas. electric light or any IL
Eliminating material at higher rate than
the minimum price charged to any other
consumer, be valid.
Sec. 1923. Demands for lighting public
buildings shall be presented monthly to
the board or department. using or having
charge thereof, and shall specify tho
Illuminating material consumed in such
building during the month.
ARTICLE XIV.
REVENUE AND TAXATION.
Sec. 124. On or before the first Mon.
day OF July in each year, the several
heads of departments, Offices boards and
commissions. of the city, shall send to
the City Council an estimate in writing
of the amount of expenditure specifying
in detail the objects thereof, required in
their respective departments, offices,
boards and commissions during the year.
lnCluulHS Il statement OF Inc Salaries OF
their subordnates.
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 wear the Auditor shall
prepare and transmit to the Council. an
estimate of the probable expenditures Of
the city for tho 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
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. 12s. The Council shall meet annu-
ally between the 18th day of August and
the 22nd day of August and by vote Of
a majority of all the members thereof
make budget of the amounts estimated
to be required to pay the expenses Of
conducting the public business of the city
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
mission. as the Council shall deem advs-
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. It 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.
Sec. 129. The Council may appropriate
| five thousand dollars a year for urgent
necessities not otherwise provided for by
law. No money shall be paid out of this
appropriation unless authorized by a
vote OF seven members OF the Council
and approved by the Mayor.
Sec. $780, When any board. department
or officer having power to incur llabili-
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 tho fund from which
such demands are payable.
Sec. 131. The Council shall, before fix
ing the rate of the annual city tax, es-
tablish by ordinance, separate funds rep
| resenting the several funded obligations
partments requiring municipal expendi-
| lures, 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. or to provide for the re-
demption of city bonds. unless in this
charter otherwise provided.
Sec. 1872. The Council shall, on or be-
fore the first Monday of September III
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
lHeutS VI tue municipal SOVef HIneHt IOT
the current fiscal year; provided that
the rate of taxes SO levied shall not ex-
ceed, 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
of seven members of the Council, and
the same shall be approved by the
Mayor. The character of such necessity
or emergency shall be recited in the crdi-
nance authorizing such action and shall
be entered in the minutes of the proceed
| ings of the Council. Nothing in this Sec
| ton shall authorize the incurring of any
| liability not allowed by law, or which
cannot be paid out OF the income and rev.
proper fund as its proportion of the same
! for such fiscal year. or permit liabilities
or indebtedness incurred in any one fiscal
| year to be a charge upon or paid out OF
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
shall attach his certificate thereto. and
deliver it and the books and maps he
may have accompanying the same. and
all the original lists of property given to
him. to the City Auditor, and the Auditor
shall thersupon notiIy the Council and