The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-12


payments may be made during the
progress % any contract Co the sx-
tent Of eighty-five per cent OF the
Naiue OF the work performed or ma 10
terials delivered under such contract
uuriug any calendar month. as catt-
mated and reported by the city man
section iol. No contract with the
city Cor any public work. Improve
ment or purchase shall hereaft flor be
assigned or transferred In any man
ncr without first having Endorsed
awards and adjustments. aud OF the
survtes on the contractors bond
snd no transfer or assignment there
OF shall In any wise affect such
eend. or the liability OF the sureties
.hereen. and any assignment or
transfer thereof. except BY opera
Vcn " law. without such consent
sna waiver shah make the same
nv. aud void, as TO any further
tractor or his assigns without any
act on the part % the city and the
BOARD OF awards and adjustments
shall at once proceed - re-let such
proceed to complete tho same as
the agent. and at the expense OF
such contractor and hts surettes. No
sssignmcnt Transfer, abandonment
or surrender either voluntary or
otherwise, OF any contract with the
city Tor any public work. improve
ncnt or purchase. nor any change
" any such contract nor any ex-
tvnSion OF time In which 70 COM
plete any such contract. shall ever
operate TO release the suretteH on
the hond herein provided for.
Section tos. The board Of awards
and adjustments may. whenever In
It's Judgment the surety on such
bond Is Insufficient. require a new
or additional bond 20 10 filed within
ten DAYS after notice. and theEr.
upon all work on such contract shall
bond shall be approved by said
board, and n any such contractor
shall fail for ten days after notice
20 file new or additional bond. his
become fully ended and void IS 20
future performance thereof, and
thcrcupon the board shall order such
discretion. order the competition Of
the same by the city manager at the
expense OF the contractor and his
Section ios N any such contract
or void. and the board shall complete
the same as In this charter provid-
ed. and tho costs OF 80 completing
such contract, shall exceed me
such contract az the time the same
shall become ended or void. In such
case u shall be the duty OF the cor
poratton counsel TO at once com
mencc an action In tho name % the
city against such contractor and hts
surcties for the recovery Of the dif-
ference In amount between the cost
% so completing such contract and
the amount unpaid BY the city there
on at tho time the same became end
ed or void.
Section ioA Any person having
been a party 20 n contract with the
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requirements thereof shall be dts
qualified from being a party 10 any
further contract with the city for
period % two years from the time
OF his delinquency.
BUDGET AND TAX LEVY.
Section foS. Tho council and
every department. division and Of
flee shall prepare annually bud
get 20 show their estimated expeHdi-
lures and revenues for the ensuing
fiscal year, classified according to
the schedule OF accounts fully
itsmired, with labor or service shown
or apparatus. II may include em-
Urgency funds. TO be expended. how
ever. only In cases OF unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shah also
proved In. and any usexp.nded or
untncumoersd balances from. the
previous year. The bulge. shall be
submitted TO tho board OF awards
first day OF Juns. and BY saif board
70 the council not later than the
fifteenth day u July.
section los. Th- consolidated bad
get shall be the basis for the deter
minatlon OF the tar lazy by tho
council for the ensuing fiscal year.
The total tax levy for any one year
for All purposes except for n. pay
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 tho
der this charter shall include all cur
rent liabilities or deficits expected
TO exist at the end OF that fiscal
year. the amount OF which may be
cess % the above limitation. but the
funds derived therefrom shall be ex-
pended only for the specific pur-
poses for which they srs> levied
created except In case OF .xtraordi-
nary emergency which shall be ex-
pressed In the ordinance creating
such deficiency and then only by a
section io7. Every official or
member OF any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure Of funds
overdraft Of budget funds under his
or their direction. unless such over
raft shall have been Incurred In
tse Of emergency consisting % a
ondition or accident requiring i'm
mediate action with no specific APP
preparation available. and no trans
fers OF funds or OF unexpended bal
anees from one item OF the budget
to another shall be allowable ex-
cept when such has been authorized
by the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation.
Section f0s. There shall be a fund
frsf So
the city. into which shall be paid
ali revenues derived from such
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
MARTY 70 the payment q the ex-
the cost OF extensions and the re-
dsmption ~ the bonded Indebted
moss thereof.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Section 100. There shall be an I'M
saIaried civil service commission OF
three members appointed by the
mayor. The members o. the exist
n et Gy n ofsss toT lhs tsrms or
which they were appointed. and
their SUCCESSORS shall be appointed
TO serve for terms OF four year. each.
and until their successors have quail
shall be for tho uneIpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute
quorum. The mayor may at any
time, for good cause. remove any
- 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
bilities, and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing standards OF service and exam
nation, and in establishing such
Classification, detailed information
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 city's SER
Vice except those expressly exempt
ed in section 11s. No office or place
created by the council shall be con-
sIdered new unless the duties there
Of are substantially different from
those OF any other existing position
RS.