The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-28
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terlalS delivered under such contract
during any calendar month, as est.
mated and reported by tho city raan-
agcr.
section i0i. No contract with the
city for any public work, improve
ment or purchase shall hereafter be
assigned or transferred In any man
ner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF the hoard OF
awards and adjustments. and Of the
surcties on the contractors bond,
and no transfer or assignment there
OF shall in any wise affect such
bond. or the liability Of the sureties
thereon. and any assignment or
transfer thereof, except by opera
uon OF law, without such consent
and waiver, shall make the same
n nSl, ana so'd as 70 ANY he "' sss.
tractor or his assigns without any
act on the part of the city; and the
board OF awards and adtustmcnts
shalt az once proceed 60 r.,let sven
proceed TO complete the same as
the agent and at the expense OF
such contractor and his surotes. Ne
assignment transfer. aeandonmen,
or surrender either voluntary or
otherwise, OF any contract with the
city for any public work, improve
ment or purchase. nor any change
In any such contract, nor any eA'
piete any such contract. shalt ever
operate TO release the sureties on
the bond herein provided for.
Section les. The board OF awards
and adjustments may, whenever "
It's Judgment tho surety on such
bond Is Insufficient. require rev
or additional bond 70 be fhed within
ten DAYS after notice; and there,
upon an work on such contract shal,
cease until such new or additional
bond shall DO approved by said
board. aud ~ any such contractor
shall fail for ten days after notice
Go file a new or additional bone MS
contract shall. by that fact alone,
become fully ended and void as %
future performance thereof. ana
thereupon the board shall order such
contract to be re-let- or may. In II.
the same by the city manager at the
expense OF the contractor and MS
sureties
section les. n any such eon,rae,
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and the board shall complete
the same as In this charter provid-
cd. and the costs OF 50 completlnt
such contract shall exceed tbs
amount unpaid by the city upon
such contract at the time the ssms
shall become ended or void. In such
case IL shall be the duty OF the cor
pcration counsel TO at once com
mencs an action In the name o, ths
city against such contractor and hi'
suretles for the recovery OF the DIT.
ference In amount between the cost
OF so completing such contract ant
the amount unpaid by the city there
on at the time the same became ena'
ed or void.
Section fet Any person hAvins
been n party 10 q contract with ths
city. and having failed 90 fulfiii th'
requirements thereof. shall be dis
further contract with the city for
a period OF two years from the Tins
Of his delinquency.
BUDGET AND TAX LEVY.
Section los. The council ant
every department. division and %.
flee shall prepare annually a bud
get 20 show their estimated exprndi'
lures and revenues for the enruins
fiscal year. classified according 4
the schedule OF accounts. fully
itemired. with labor or service shown
separately from supplies. materiali
or apparatus II may include en-
over. only in cases OF unforeseen
emergency. such budget shall alss
show tho corresponding items as APP
proved In. and any unsxpended OF
uni I,l balance -ss s,.s from, ~ =.
submitted TO IN. board OF awards
and adjustments not later than ths
first day OF June. and ~ said hoare
20 the COUNSEL not later than tbs
fifteenth dav OF July.
Section los. The consolidated bud
get shall be the basis for the deter,
minatton OF tho tax levy By th'
council for the ensuing fiscal rear
The total tar levy for any one yea
for all purposes. except for the pay
ment Of interest on and the rsfemp
ton OF the general bonded indsbtsd
ness of the city. shall not exe~ss
twelve mills on each dollar OF tn
assessed valuation OF property In th'
city. The first budget prepared un
der this charter shall include all cur
rent liabilities or deficits expectes
year. the amount OF which may B,
levied IN whole or In part In ex
cess OF the above Limitation. but th'
funds derived therefrom shall DO ex
peendsd oniy t fos u, h. specific sS psF
Thereafter no deficiency shall b
created except In case OF extraordi
nary emergency which shall be or
pressed In the ordinance creating
such deficiency and then only by
four-fifths vote of the entire cit
council.
section fo7. Every official o
member Of any board or body con
shall be personally liable for an
ovsrdraft Of budget funds under hi
or their direction, unless such over
draft shall have been Incurred IN
case OF emergency consisting Of
condition or accident requiring I'm
mediate action with no specific ap
preparation avaiiable. and no trans
fsrs OF funds or OF unexpended bal
snces from one Item % the bulge
20 another shall be allowable er
cept when such has been authorizes
By the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation.
Section ios. There shall be fun
for each public utility operated b.
the city. into which shall he pal
ali revenues derived from sue
utility. which shall be devoted pri
mariiy to the payment Of the sr
p~rses Of operation and maintenance
The cost OF extensions and tho re
dsmpuon Of the bonded indebted
CIVIL SERVICE
Section 100. There shall be an IN
ssiarisd civil service commission o
three msmbsrs appointed by IN
mayor. The members OF the exist
Ing civil service commission shall
continue in office for the terms 70
their SUCCESSORS shall be appofnte
TO serve for terms OF four years "a cf
and until their Successors have quail
flied. Appointments % fiil vacaneie
shall be for the unexpired term. Tw
cor nissioners shall constitute
quorum. The mayor may at an
time, for good cause. remove an
commissioner. No commissioner shal
be removed for political reasons.
Section 10. Upon the adoption o
This charter the commission shal
classify the service required OF IN
employees Of all departments wit
reference TO the duties. responsi
biIties. and authority thereof 10
the purpose OF fixing and maintain
ing standards OF service and exam
ination, and IN establishing sue
classification, detailed informatio
and advice shall be secured froI
the respective departments Sue
classification shall include all OF
fees and places Of employment not
in existence or which may be here
after established In the city's scr
vice except those expressly exempt
ed In section 1fs. No office or piac
created by the council shall be con
sfdered new unless the duties there
Of are substantially different froI
those Of any other existing positiO
in the classified service. The com
mission shall ascertain the duties Z
each office and place IN the classl
fled service and shall designate ~