The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-26


flying the award of the contract for the
construction OF certain additions 10 the
existing water works of the City of Seat
tie 10 Gahan & Byrne, authorizing and
instruetng the Board OF Public Works
TO enter into said contract with said Ga
han x Byrns, amending the contract pro-
posed by the Board OF Public Works in
relation thereto. prescribing the form OF
warrants to be issued in payment there
for. and repeating all ordinances or parts
OF ordinances In conflict herewith.
BE il ordained by the City of Seattle as
follows:
Section !. That pages sixty-five (6O and
sixty-six t6t) OF the contract heretofore
proposed by the Board of Public Works
for the construction Of certain additions TO
the existing water works of the City OF
Seattle, commonly known the Cedar
River Water System, under Ordinance No.
$500, he amended SO as 10 read As follows:
''An payments shall be made by war
rants upon the Cedar River Water Supply
Fund of Seattle as created ana established
amended by this Ordinance. in con-
formity with the charter OF the said City OF
Seattle. and the laws Of the stale OF Wash
iugton and not otherwise. and said parties
OF the second part agree 10 look solely to
said fund for the payment OF all labor.
skill and materials furnished under this
contract Said warrants snail bear inter-
est at the rate Of Ave per cent. per annum
from the date of their issuance. and such
interests shall be paid and said warrants
shall be redeemed from said fund AT the
forth In detail In said ordinance No. 1880
as amended by This ordinance.
Warrants shall be issued follows: On
or before the twentieth day OF each month
during the progress OF the work included
in this contract, warrants shall be issued
for seventy Cio) per cent. OF the contract
price OF the estimated amount Of said work
returned by the City Enginee. as having
been done during the preceding calendar
month. and the balance of said contract
price. being thirty (So) per cent. thereof,
cha nj rn-H ,aSyat
OF ,aborers who shall have performed work
thereon. and material me1 who shall have
furnished materials therefor. and any
valid claims for fees or royalties for any
patented invention, article or arrangement
connected with the work and "a security
for the replacement or completion OF any
defective or uncompleied work which may
ne found. and TO secure the repayment of
any interest moneys advanced prior 10 date
Of final completion; and all such lanorers
material men and owners OF such patent
rights shall for thirty days after the
work has been completed have a lien
upon said thirty (30l per cent so re-
served. for labor done. materials furnished
or fees or royalties accruing from the use
% patent rights, which lien shall be senior
to all other liens whether ny judgment
attachment or contract: and ths work IN
cinded in this contract shall not be deemed
completed until the Board of Pubic Works
shall have filed with the City Comptroller
A statement. signed by a majority OF them
declaring the same has been compieied
But neither said statement nor any ac-
ceptance of said work by said Board shall
prevent said city from thereafter making
any claim for uncomp.e,ed or defective
work when the same Is discovered.
In case no lien il claimed against said
thirty fS9 per cent SO reserved during said
thirty days. and no uncoiupie.ed or defsc-
tive work shall have been discovered and
reported by the city Eng,aeer during said
llmt' and provided the Cte Treasurer shall
have flied with the City Compi roller
statement that all Interest moneys adj
g.. ff,F Fss Of orb
snail have been paid 10 the IIiy of Seat
tie then warrants for ninety CtD per cenx
Of said thirty CtD per cent. reserve shall
bts issued at the explra tion OF said period
and delivered 70 the contractor. but IN
case notice OF any such lien IS given the
Clty during said period by or on behalf
81 any person lafu.rs such len, Or fri cas-.
the City Engineer shall report any claim
of the city by reason Of tlHc3mplete6 or de-
feCtige work. Or IN case the City Treasurer
reports THAI said moneys advanced in pay
nsnt OF interest have not been re
paid then the amount Of all liens
so claimed shall - reserved by said
city until final determination Of such Zen
Claims. and the cost or amount CT per
feciigv or replacing such Uucomplelel or
defective work Or making s-1h rapa vruer.
u Interest. shall bo retained uut!l suca un-
competed or defective work shah have
been perfected ~ replaced - the x7tisfs~-
ton - the Board u Pucisc Works unless
otherwise or iers~s ~ the C.ty Council ana
ulgtu such repayment - interest haz has-r
made No warrants snaH - issued In any
event FOR ne said p5r-icn 81 saii thirty tgn
per cent. 50 reserved Until Said parties u
the second part shall nave flsd with the
CT-y Comp. 1ii-T certificate SSnta IS tl4s
City Engineer stating thay SAID period e,f
.hirty days has elapsed and that na IN
completed Or defective work Las bef :, fffx-
covered FOR which IRE city makes claim
In cas- no uIC1ul Fsesrd or lAfe=rf4.a
wgYk shall hasu teer p oEtreft during .
further pAy 4oa OF one hurured and fffv
G1.ll days then warrants FOR ;re remaining
Ten {i0t ger sent. ~ StAd thirty 49,, per
cen. reserve shall be AsSus.4 and delivered
70 the contractor. aUt ia Caaa the fsfv
Engineer shah during said further period
report any clalta 81 tae clty by Fea sJIi az
tfrcoyn plets4 or defective work tnen .ha
COS, q gserfeCtinE or repAe.ug zan@ shall
~ retained GntU tue same has been per
tectes1 or replaced % tho satisfaction Of
the Board OF pgti.c Works unless ssyher-
arize ord u ~ the city Council No
warrants shall oe issued in anv event f8r
fhe sad remaining portion ~ sad thirty
tE8 pr event. $50 r-sfrse3 untN Hat3 parties
= the second part silai. have : 81 w{,a the
Cry Comptroller certificate signed ny -he
city Engineer sta1"g that SAID furthe..
lser.c1 Ok gle hundred sai assy .@ys eas