The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-06
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payments may be made during the
prosress 81 any contract 60 the eN-
value OF tho work performed or ma
tertals delivered under such contract
curing any calendar month. as esti.
mated and reported BY the city man
Section ioi. No contract with the
city for any public work. improve
ment or purchase shall hereafter he
assigned or transferred In any man.
ner without first having lndorHad
thereon the consent % the board OF
awards and adjustments, and Of the
shretles on tho contractors bond.
and no transfer or Assignment there
bond. or the LIABILITY OF the sureties
thereon. and any assignment or
transfer thereof. except by opera
tton OF law. without such consent
null and void, as 20 any further
performance thereof by the con-
tractor or his assigns without any
act on the part OF the city and the
shall at once proceed 20 re.iet such
contract. or may, In Its discretion.
proceed 90 complete the same a.
the agent and at the expense %
sssisnmenL transfer. abandonment
or surrender, either voluntary or
otherwise, OF any contract with the
city for any public work. Improve
In any such contract nor any cx-
tension OF time In which to com
piete any such contract shall ever
operate TO release The suret'es on
the bond herein provided for.
Section i0s, The board - awards
and adjustments may. whenever IN
It's Judgment the surety on such
or Sadisienai bond 10 be fiied Within
ten days after notice. and there
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such new or additional
Beard ssae ss ss ss ssp. .Sss eos,rasso q
shall fail for ten days after notice
20 file new or additional bond, hts
contract shall. by that fact alone,
future p.rformsne. thereof. and
thereupon the board shall order such
contract 90 be re-irt or may IN ite
discretion, order the completion %
expense Of the contractor and his
sureties
section ios II any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and tn. board shall complete
the same as In this charter rrovtd-
ed. and tho costs 81 SO completing
such contrast shall exceed the
amount unpaid " ne city enen
shall become ended or void. In such
case II shall be the duty OF the cor
poratfon counsel 20 at once com
rnenee an action In the name Of The
city against such contractor and his
suresfes for the recovery Of the AFT
ference In amount between the cost
OF so completing such contract and
the amount unpaid by the city there
on at the time the same became end
et or void
Section io4 Any person having
been a party 20 a contract With the
city and having failed 20 fulfil the
requirements thereof shall be dia.
qualified from being a party 20 any
further contract with the city Ter
a period 81 two years from the time
OF his delinquency.
BUDGET AND TAX LEW.
section I0s TIE council and
every department. division and Of
flee shall prepare annually n bud
lures and revenues for the ensuing
fiscal year. classified according 20
the schedule % accounts. fully
ftsmised, with labor or service shesu
or apparatus II may include en-
Urgency funds. 90 be expended. how
ever. only IN cases Of unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shall also
show the corresponding Items as APP
proved In and any unexpended OF
unincumbenrd balances from. the
previous year. The budget shall be
submitted 70 the board OF awards
and adjustments not later than the
first day OF June. and BY said board
10 the council not later than the
fifteenth day Of July.
Section 100 The consolidated bud
get shalt be tho basis for tho detsf-
Eninati0n % the tax levy BY the
council for the ensuing fiscal year.
The total tar levy for any one year
nnens ~ interest on ana the redemp-
ton OF the general bonded INDEBTED
ness OF the city. shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar Of ths
assessed valuation OF property IN thu
city. The first budget prepared IN
der this charter shall include all cur
rent liabilities or deficits expected
70 exist at The END q that fiscal
levied in whole or In part IN ex-
cess OF tho above limitation. but the
funds derived therefrom shall BE ex-
perasd ,o only fGs ne ,s.x specific .T psF
Thereafter no deficiency shall be
created except In case OF sxtrsordf-
nary emergency which shall be sx
such deficiency and then only By a
four-fifths vote OF the entire city
council
section iO7. Every official or
member Of any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure OF funds
shall be personally liable for any
overdraft OF budget funds under his
or their direction, unless such over
case Of emergency consisting Of a
condition or accident requiring i'm
mediate action with no specific ap-
preparation available. and no trans
fers OF funds or OF unsxpsnfed ball
ances from one Item % the bud Yt
20 another shall be allowable kx-
cept when such has been authorized
BY the council upon tho city man
ayers recommendation.
Section i0s. There shall be a fund
for each public utility operated by
the city. into which shall be paid
all revenues derived from such
MARTY 70 the payment of the sx-
perses OF operation and maintenance.
the cost OF extensions and the re-
demption o. the bonded indebted
CIVIL SERVICE.
Section f09. There shall be an un-
salarfed civil servic. commission OF
mayor mayo The msmBsr 1" Of the % EXIST
ing civii service commission shall
continue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed. and
20 serve for terms OF four years each.
and until their successors have quail
flied. Appointments 20 fiiI vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute a
quorum The mayor may al any
time for good cause. remove any
commissioner. No commissioner shall
be removed for political reasons.
Section ITO. Upon the adoption OF
this charter the commission shall
classify the service required Of the
employees OF all departments with
reference 20 the duties. responnf-
biiitfes, and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing standards OF service and exam
ination, ans In establishing such
Classification. detailed informs ton
and advice shall be secured from
the respective depe rtrnente Such
classification shall include all Of
fees and places Of employment now
IN existence or which may he here
after established in the city's SER
vice except those expressly exempt
81 in section i1s. No office or place
created by the council shall be con-
sfdered new unless the duties there
~ are SUBSTANTIALLY different from
those OF any other existing position
IN the classified service The com
mission shall ascertain the duties of