The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-04-13
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city charter be amended so as to read
We recommend that Section 16S
of the city charter as it now exists
be amended so as to read as follows:
treasurer. who shall be ex-officio tax
collector, and who shall be elected
| at the same time in the same manner
as the mayor. He shall give bond
in such sum as the city council may
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 5s.
Resolved. That Sec,ion NJ. 215 of the
city charter be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section~215. An annual tax of not
more than one mill on the dollar Of
the assessed valuation of the prop
erty of the city shall be levied, the
proceeds thereof to be part of the
public park fund. and to be used in
the construction and building OF
drives and boulevards the planting
Of trees. shrubs and flowers. and any
other improvements that may by tho
park commission be deemed neces-
sary or proper for the ornament or
beautifying of the public parks of the
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. So.
Resolved. That Section No. 21S of tho
city charter be repealed.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 60.
Resolved, That Section No. 1923 OF tho
city charter be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section 223. The following named
officers shall receive as full compen-
sation for all services of every kind
rendered by them the following sal
aries. payable IN city warrants at the
end OF each calendar month The
mayor, twenty-five hundred dollars
| ($25O0) per annum. Each councilman,
six hundred dollars .(S6o0) per annum
provided. that ten dofiars. (s1o) shall
be deducted from the salary of any
member for each failure to attend II
regular meeting of the council. unless
excused from such attendance. The
city comptroller, eighteen hundred
dollars ($1S0Q) per annum. The city
treasurer eighteen hundred dollars
$1SOO( per annum. The corporation
counsel. twenty-four hundred dollars
$24OO per annum: provided. that all
appearance fees collected by the cor
poratton counsel in any case wherein
an appearance fee is taxed and allow
ed to the city shall be paid into the
city treasury for the use of the city
The city clerk. fifteen hundred dollars
(S1bOO) per annum. The chief of po-
lice and chief OF the fire department
shall each receive such salary as the
city council may, by ordinance. fix.
All other officers of the city, except
as provided in this charter. shall re-
rendered by them of every kind such
amounts as may be fixed by ordi-
nance.
Proposed by the city council March
%, lSUS,
concnrred in by the. city council
March 81. 1908, e. w. HAND,
President Of the City Council.
Attest: G. a. FLEMING. City Clerk.
The board of nubljc works cftv or
Spokane. will receive proposals In
duplicate. until noon April 80, 1908,
for the Improvement of Monroe street
by paving. guttering and curbing
street hrtdge 70 the snuth Inc ~
NI,ll ty,sy
and observation-disclosures on uia in thie aft,ca
and referred 10 In Ordinance No
a1i24 and amended NV ordinanco No
AI3J7 which poVern said imnrove.
ment Xii bjds must he mado in
duniic,te on nrintcJ forn, fnrniebcd
nv the hoard one copv accomnanied
with certified chrcl, foT nrt lass than
ia nor ,nnt az ina anount of tho LA
modc na,,II,, =, thn nr:.i5ont ~, ~.
houra ~ win thn cic,,i, 81 tho
board AND t,o otbar v,;th tha nn,ynr
In sa,iad amv.ione. ,na,Laa .ir 80
nossis for na jig Mnnrne straot"
Thc s,,rcessfuI fidd@r shall he re-
CURED to enter INTO a Contract and
furnisb satisfactnrv hands ne re-
uuire5 nv STdinsnrs No SttSa tho
laws of tbe STATE az Vasbineto, The
civ ,h,rter AMI oitv adm. 6,.sa mar
In ininp RI thn suHiect within i've
avs Sfter tho awar.IIns or The CON
tract. Speciai attention. is called to
,,rdin,,ca No al0gI .yoverr,ng con.
trnnts for nnbl,r work '' Pr ,ms
shall be given to material produced
locally where quality and price are
IN TErnipn nrpHilptipn Thn