The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-17
THE CHARTER
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City of Seattle
PREPARED AND rRoroSEp ny
IhE lnhEttoIpEns REJECTED
MARCH 4. tpta



payments may be made during the
prcgrees % any contract 20 the ex.
value 81 the work performed or ma :
terials delivered under such contract
during any calendar month, aa estl :
mated and reported by the city man
Section ioi. No contract with the
city for any public work, Improve
ment or purchase shall hereA fter be
srs'Ened or transferred IN any man
ner without first having Endorsed
hercon the consent OF the beard OF
awards and adjustments. and OF the
sNfcNcs on the contractors bond.
ana no transfer or assignment there
90 shall IN any wise affect such
sena. OF the liability % the surcties
,hsreen. and any asslgnment or
transfer thereof. except BY opera .
uon OF law. without such consent
snd waiver. shall make the same
null aud void, as 20 any further
tractor or his assigns without any
act on the part Of the city. and the
board OF awards and adjustments
shall at once proceed 20 re-iet such
proceed TO esmplsss the same as
the agent and at tho expense Of
such contractor and his surettcs No
assignment. transfer. abandonment
OF surrender, either voluntary or
otherwise. OF any contract with the
city for any public work Improve
lnent or purchase nor any change
N any such contract. nor any ex-
tension OF time in which 10 COM
rletc any such contract. shall ever
operate 20 release the sureticA on
the bond herein provided for.
Section les. The board OF awards
and adjustments may. whenever In
its Judgment the surety on such
bond IL Insufficient require a new
or additional bond TO b. filed within
ten days after notice. and there
s sson al Until sSr ss on ,.ss sSn,rsss ss
bond shall be approved by said
board. and n any such contractor
shall fail for ten dRys after notice
eensrscs shsii' s sa' ,Sss fas SSn alone n
teccms fully ended and void a. 20
future performance thereof. and
thereupon the board shall order such
SSe, ..,s 70 be ss-,s, or may, In rs y,
the same by the city manager AT the
expense OF the contractor and hts
suTetles
Section res n any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and the hoard shall complete
the same as IN this charter provid-
cd. and the costs of so completing
such contract. shall exceed the
such contract a, the time the same
shall become ended or void. In such
case II shall be the duty OF the cor
poration counsel 10 at once COM
fnencc an action In the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
eureties for the recovery Of the dtf-
ference in amount between the cost
OF 80 completing such contract and
on at the time tho same became end
ed or void
Section iot Any person having
been a party 20 contract with the
requirements thereof shall be dts
qualified from oeing a party 20 any
further contract with the city for
q period Of two years from the time
BuDcs:r AND TAX LEVY.
Section los. The council and
every department.. division and Of
flee shall prepare annually a bud
get to show their estimated expcndi-
fiscal year. classified according 70
The schstule OF accounts. fully
ttsminsd, with labor or service shown
esparsssly from supplies. materials
sfSsaoy funds. TO Be expended. how
ever. only In cases OF unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shall also
show the corresponding items as sp-
uninoumhsrrd balances from. the
previous year. Tn. budget shall be
Submitted TO tho hoard of awards
and Adjustments not later than the
first day OF June. and by said board
TO the council not later than the
fifteenth day % July.
Section res. The consolidated bud
ret shan b. shs s.si. for the deter.
council for the ensuing fiscal year,
The total tai levy fer any one year
for all purposes, except for the pay
msnt q interest on and n: rsdsme-
nsss OF the city. shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar Of the
assessed valuation OF property In the
CITY TIA f,,., sSdE:. g rsp.r re III, un-
rsns iiasilisiss or deficits expected
20 sxist at the end q that fiscal
levied n whole or r. part 10 . .Sr.
funds derived sheresrom shall be en-
per,isd only for the specific pur-
poses for which they are levied.
Thereafter no deficiency shall be
created except In case OF extraordi-
nary emergency which shall be ex-
pressed in the ordinance creating
such deficiency and then only by a
four-fifths vote Of the entire city
Section 1o7. Every official or
member OF any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure Of funds
s s1srs az p q Snaxs, funds under III
or their direction. unless such over
draft shall hav. been incurred IN a
case Of emergency consisting OF q
condition or accident requiring i'm
mediate action with no specific APP
preparation available. and no trans
fsrs of funds or OF unexpended bal
snees from one item Of tho budget
cept when such has been authorized
by the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation.
Section 10s. There shall be n fund
tire city. into which shall be paid
all revenues derived from such
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
mariiy 10 the payment OF the ex-
the cost OK extensions and the re.
demption Of the bonded indebted
CIVIL SERVICE.
Section 100. There shall be an I'M
saiaried civil service commission OF
three members appointed by the
mayor. The members Of the exist
ing civil service commission shall
which they were appointed, and
their successors shall Be appointed
10 serve for terms OF four years each.
and until their successors have quail
flied. Appointments to fiji vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute a
quorum. The mayor may at any
time. for good cause. remove any
be removed for political rea sons
Section ITO. Upon the adoption OF
this charter the commission shall
classify the service required OF the
employees of all departments with
biIities. and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing standards Of service and exam
ination, and In establishing such
ard advice shall be secured from
the respective departments. Such
classification shall include all OF.
fices and places Of employment now
IN existence or which may be here
after established In the cfty's ser.
vice except those expressly exempt
ed in section 1fs. No office or place
created by the council shall be con-
sidered new unless the duties there