The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-08

payments may be made during the
proEress OF any contract to tho eN-
tent OF ctKhty-flve per cent 81 tho
value OF the work performed or ma 3
terinis delivered under such contract
during any calendar month. as cati-
mated and reported By the city man
Section ioi. No contract With the
city for any public work improve
nent or purchase shall hereafter be
assigned or transferred Ia any man
ner without first having Endorsed
thereen the consent of the hoard %
awards and adjustments. and OF the
surcties on the contractors bond,
snd no transfer or assiEnment there
bond. or the iisSlusy Of ne sSs sareties
thereon. and any assignment or
transfer thereof except hv opera
ton or law, without such consent
s SsI, s sss yo, shsn make shs ,.s sas
performances thereof BY the con
tractor or his assigns without any
act on the part 81 tht city, and the
shan at once proceed % re.let such
contract. or may, In its discretion,
proceed TO complete the same as
the agent, and at the expense OF
essirnment. transfer. abandonment
or surrender. either voluntary or
otherwise. OF any contract with the
city for any public work. improve
t'ttttN OF hlINUAtos nor any
IN any such contract. nor any ex-
tension OF time In which 20 com
plste any such contract. shall ever
operate TO release the sureues on
Section ios RE beard Of awards
and adjustments may. whenever IN
It's Judgment the surety on such
bond Il Insufficient. require new
or additional bond 20 be fiied within
ten days after notice; and thsrc-
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such new or additions
bond shall be approved BY said
shall Tall Tor ten days after notice
90 file a new or additional bond, hts
contract shall. by that fact alone,
become fully ended and void as 20
thereupon the board shah order such
contract TO be ra-let. or may, In It's
discretion, order the completion o.
the same by the city manager AZ the
expense OF the contractor and MS
section ios. II any such eontrse,
snail for any reason become ended
or void. ard the board shall complete
tho same as On this charter prcsid-
"a. and the costs OF 40 completing
such contract shall exceed IN,
amount unpaid by the city upon
such contract at the time the same
case &c shall be the duty Of tho cor
porstton counsel to at once com
monce an action In tho name OF the
city against such contractor and his
ference In amount between the cost
Of 90 completing such contract and
the amount unpaid by the city there
on At the time the same became end
ed or void.
Section io4 Any person having
been a party TO contract With tho
city. and having failed 10 fulfill the
requirements thereof. shall be dis
ss srsa oa srs as s e. en-. ~ tS o
q period OF two years from the time
Of his delinquency.
nuDeET AND TAX LEVY.
every department.. division and Of
flee shall prepare annually a bud
get to show their estimated expendi-
lures and revenues for the ensuing
fiscal year. classified according 20
the schedule Of accounts. fully
itesnixed. with labor or service shown
separately from supplies. materials
or apparatus. II may include EN-
erGency funds. 10 be expended. how
ever. only in cases OK unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shah also
show the corresponding items as APP
proved In and any unexpendef or
prsSieus year Ths budget shall Be
submitted 70 the board OF awards
and adjustments not later than tho
first day of June. and BY said board
fifteenth day q July.
Section f0s The consolidated bud
Ges shall be the basis Tor the deter
mination OF the tax levy by the
The total tax levy for any one year
for all purposes. except for the pay
rnent OF Interest on and the r@asmp-
ton of the general bonded Indebted.
ness OF the city. shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar OF the
assessed valuation OF property IN the
city. The first budget prepared un-
rent iiabiiit.ss or deficits expected
year. the amount Of which may be
levied In whole or in part in Ak
funds derived thersfrom shall be ex-
pended only for the specific pur-
poses for which they are levied.
Thereafter no deficiency shall be
created except In case OF extrsordi-
nary emergency which shall be ex-
pressed in the ordinance creating
such deficiency and them only by a
four-fifrhs vote OF the entire city
section 1o7. Every official or
member OF any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure Of funds
shall be personally liable fer any
overdraft OF budget funds Under HIS
or their direction, unless such over
draft shall havs been incurred in a
case Of emergency consisting os n
condition or accident requiring I'm
mediate action with no specific APP
preparation available. and no trans
fers OF funds or OF unerpended bal
snces from one item OF the budget
20 another shall be allowable en-
cept when such has been authorized
by the council upon the city man
ayers recommendati ton.
Section i0s. There shall be a fund
for zach public utility operated BY
AN revenues derived from such
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
rnarily TO the payment Of the ex-
penseA OF operation and maintenance.
the cost OK extsnaions and the re-
demption Of the bonded Indebted
moss thereof
CIVIL SERVICE.
Section 100. There shah be an un-
saiaried civil service commission Of
three members appointed by the
mayor. The members OF tbs exist
INK civil service commission shall
which they were appointed, and
their successors shall b appointed
20 serve for terms Of four years each.
and until their successors have quail
flied Appointments 10 ri vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute n
quorum. The mayor may at any
time. for good cause. remove any
commissioner. No commissioner shall
be removed for political reasons
Section 10 Upon the adoption OF
this charter the commission shall
classify the service required OF the
employees OF all departments with
reference 20 the duties. RESPONSE
bflifies and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing standards OF service and exam
nation. and 10 establishing such
classification. detailed inforrna ton
ard advice shall he secured from
the respective departments. guch
classification shall include all Of
fices and places Of employment now
In existence or which may be here
after established IN the city's SER
vice except those expressly exempt
"a in section ZIG. No office or place
created by the council shall be con-
rIdered new unless the duties there
Of are substantially different from
those 81 any other existing position
n the claaaifled nervice. The COM