The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-24
THE CHARTER
or THE
City of Seattle
PREPARED AND PROPOSED ny
TUE FisEtHoIpEus Et4EsrEp
MARCH 4. fsta

Payments may be made during the
ffuEress OF any contract 60 the eN'
tent OF eighty-five per cent OF this
vatue OF the work performed or ma
serisis delivered under such con,rayt
oarins any calendar manth. as esti.
n.atea and reported by the city man
:. Section iot No contract with tbs
ment or purchase shalt hereafter he
assigned or transferred In any man.
ner without flret having indorsed
Mereon the consent OF the hoard OF
msetses ON the contractors bond
me no transfer or assignment there
- SHAH In any wise affect such
snend, or the liability OF the suretier
yhereen. and any assignment OF
uen OF law. without such consent
end waiver. shalt make the same
nnll and void, as 60 any further
performances thereof by the con-
sraeter or his assigns without any
roard Of awards aud adjustments
shall AZ once proceed 20 re.iet such
Svntrast' or may, IN its discretion.
prooeed 20 complete. the same us
such contractor and his sureties No
essixnment transfer. Abandonment
&c surrender. either voluntary or
evherwtse. Of any contract with the
2-ef A0A MY HIHkiC MNfkk Improve
ment or purchase, nor any change
any such contract. nor any exs
tension of time In which 30 com
Plete any such contract. shall ever
Ssperste e release ne snre,iss on
Section les. The board Of awards
and adjustments may. whenever In
Judgement the surety on such
bond II insufficient. require a new
ten days after ne,ics: ana there.
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such new or additional
pond shall be approved by said
BOARD, and " any such contractor
60 file new or additional bond, his
contract shall. BY that fact alone.
become fully ended and void as 10
future performance thereof. and
contract 10 be re-ies. or may. in lis
discretion. order ths completion OF
the same by tho city manager at the
expense Of the contractor and hts
euretfes
section los. n any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and the hoard shall complete
the same as In this charter provid-
ed. and the costs Of 80 completing
such contract. shall exceed the
such contract AZ. tho time the same
snail become endef or void. In such
case u shall be the duty OF the cor
roration counsel to at once com-
city against such contractor and his
Qurette. for the recovery of ths dif-
ference In amount between thu cost
81 80 completing such contract and
% At the time the same became end
ID or void
Section 100 Any person having
seen party 20 q contract with NE
city. and having failed % fuitlii the
reauirernen,s thereof. shall be dts
qualified from being party 20 any
further contrae, with the city for
. period % two years from the time
. n .r asealssafus zShb TAX Irvr.
qvsry department. division and Of
flee sheii prepars annually . bud
9et 20 show their estimated exrenat.
}Hrs, .ns ressnus; fer re snss'. e
iicmissd. with labor or servies shown
separately from supplies. materials
of apparatus II may include EN-
sss w. syn fgnd Il s sa ss Psness no~
emergency. Such budget shall also
chow the corresponding items as ap.
proved In and any unsxpended or
Sninsnmesred balance: f.om. re
suhmitted TO the board % awards
and Adjustments not later than the
first day Of June, and By said board
g. the council not later than the
'i sss,ioa ssf + M su e'sga.oi,ss,.s bud
Get shall be the basis for the deter.
minatlon OF the tax levy BY the
council for the ensuing fiscal year.
a's ,as vs ss a ,sr a sss s sss.
Tnent Of interest on and the redemp-
tion OF the general bonded indebted
ness OF the city. shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar OF the
city. The frat budget prepared un-
der this charter shaft Include all cur
rent liabilities or deficits expected
g exist At the end q that fiscal
cess sso Of Il n. abos. limitation. ba, Inc
funds derived therefrem shall be ex-
pended only Tor the specific pur-
.. fss w " ss, s9.y ar, sss LIVED q
created except In case OF sxtraordi-
Ssesssd In Tho ordinancs creating
ouch deficiency and then only By a
four-fifths vote OF the entire city
section ioT. Every official or
member Of any board or body con-
trolling tho expenditure OF funds
ss. =: ss sas1.s f .ss l fos an,
e. their direction unless such. over
draft shall have been incurred in o
ease Of emergency consisting Of a
condition or accident requiring i'm
mediate action with no specific APP
preparation ayaiiabis. and no trans
fers OF funds or OF urexpenf~d bal
ances from one Item OF the budget
% another shall be allowable ex-
cent when such has been authorized
BY the council upon the city man
awerss recommendation.
Section los. There shall be q fund
for each public utility operated BY
the city. Into which shsll be paid
Utility. which shall be devoted pri-
uarf[y to the payment of the ex-
perses OF operation and maintenance.
fhs cost OK extensions and the re-
lsmption o. the bonded Indebted
s CIVIL SERVICE.
section 100. There shall be an un :
eaiariod civil service commission OF
three msmbers appointed by the
1nw civil service commission shall
continue in office for tho terms for
which they were appointed and
their successors shall be appointed
ana until their successors have quail
9ffed Appointments to fiji vacancies
ehaii be for the unexplred term. Two
commissioners shall constitute a
0UnTuma Inc TUdYtT may n any
tins. for good cause. remove any
comrnfgsioner No commissioner shall
81 removed for political reasons.
section ft0. Upon the adoption Of
this charter the. commission shall
classify the service required Of the
employees OF all departments with
reference TO the duties. RESPONSE
biiities, and authority thereof for
fhs purpose OF fixing and maintain
iug standards Of service and exam
inatfon, and in establishing such
classification. detailed information
Ard advice shall be secured from
fhe respective departments Such
classification shall include all Of
fices and places of employment now
II 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
sidered new unless the duties there
those OF any other existing position