The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-17

RESOLUTION NO. l7s - PROPOSED
Amendment No. "A resolution and
proposition 70 amend Section z Of Article
XVII. of the City Charter, and for the
submission OF such proposed amendment
to the qualified voters OF the city Al the
next general election.
he il resolved by the City Council OF The
City OF Seattle:
That Section OF Article XVII. Of tho
City Charter of The city of Seattle be
amended so as TO read az follows:
See. 2 No officer or employe OF the
city SHAH receive any compensation Ter
his services such officer or employe ex-
ccpt 10y salary. payable monthly. which.
when not prescribed by this charter. shall
be fixed by the City Council by ordinances.
No such salary or compensation shall BE-
increased more than once In two years,
and no increase Of such salary or compen-
satiOn shall ne made within period of
nine months next preceding a regular city
election"
And be II further resolved that the FORE
going proposed amendment he and the
same is hereby submitted TO the qualified
voters Of The ci,y OF Seattle for their raft.
fcatIon or rejection at the Dexl general
election TO be held March sih. fsos.
PASSED. the City Council this Tth day Of
January, bas. AID signed by me In open
th.s sih day OF January. isss
r. J. DODDS.
President pro tenn Of the city Council:
Piled by me this IN day % January: isss.
City Comptroller and Ex-onicio City
clerk.
Date Of first publication January .. isas.
RESOLUTION NO i7s - PROPOSED
AsBenGtus NJ No IA resolution snd
proposition TO amend Sec: 10 q Artisls
&ubO ssson Of such proposed ainendmsuI
to N qualified voters of the city at the
new neral sles Ion.
lie {, resolved b. toe CITY Council Of the
City III Seattle:
That Sec Is Of Article VIII. of the Guy
Charter Of the city OF Seattle be amended
Sec n Subdivision /. The mole of
payment BY bonds shall 5e az follows: At
ter the city council mas by ordinance Or
dered or Authorized the Improvement, and
not more than twenty days after the con-
tract therefor aas been let. an estimate
and roll shall De made and returned ana
corrections be made therein and notice
given as prescribed In ssctIon " OF this ~
tlcle governing local improvements made
ttss cost ana expense Of sssch Improvement
Enal Do charged against the lots and pee-
GELS of isaa n the local improvement as
irict % % created By the ordinance au-
ta0Fiziug The iEnpr0veneni- - the method
prescribed Dy sections ii and IL Of this are
,ieie. Contracts shah ~ made and ssssss-
H}chfS levied and collected IN the sane
manner as g provided in tais article for
TIE leEyin2 and collection OF aaSsssfnenfs
where payment Is provided 70 be rnzds b.
the mode " immediate pgpt. except ~
osasf@ls, provided hereiN
subdivision e TIVE FffE N-Nwett &T1B o.
ordinance provide mat fEfs eptire COST ano
expense OF sscn Improvement shall be paid
b. bonds % Inc 20 a! Improvement district
cEea ted Tor sad Improvement 10 be issued
20 tsg% contractor. o. ~ the proceeds Of
suC8 bonds 10 ne sssised and sold here
matter proside S8ch bonds shall ~ their
terms BE- made payable on or before dote
t. be sized - he city council in zach Or
2iBanee. and shall bear such interest a.
ma he provided 81 sJca ordinance not ex-
eeessing nine per eentann per annum which
Interest SHALL Or payable annually. and
each bond shall have attached thereto In
tersss coupons for the several annual In
sersst payments. Such DoEfs shall b n
s4ca denominations "a shat. be provided