The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-02

payments may be made during the
proxress OF any contract 20 the cN-
tent % eighty-five per cent of tho
value OF tho work performed or mo b
teriels delivered under such contract
during any ealepdar month, as esti-
sser.
Section ioi. Ne contract with the
city for any public work. improve
ment OF. purchase shall hereafter be
ner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF the hoard Of
awards and adjustments. and Of tho
surcttes on tho contractors bond,
% shall IN any Wise affect such
bond. or the liability OF tho sureties
thereon. and any assignment or
transfer thereof, except BY opera.
aud waiver. shall make tho same
null and void as 60 any further
performance thereof by the con-
tractor or hts assigns without any
board OF awards and adjustments
shall AZ once proceed % re-iet such
contract, or may, Ia It's discretion.
proceed 90 complete the same as
such contractor and his sureties No
assignment transfer. abandonment
or surrender. either voluntary or
otherwise, Of any contract with the
city toF any nhbti1 WORK improve
ment or purchase. nor any change
IN any such contract nor any cN-
tension Of time Ia which 80 COM
pletc any such contract. shall ever
operate 90 release the sureties on
the bond herein provided for.
! Section l02 The board OF awards
and adjustments may, whenever In
It's Judgment the surety on such
bond Is Insufficient. require new
or additional bond 20 be filcd within
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such new or additional
bond shall Be approved ~ said
board, and n any such contractor
20 file new or additional bond, hts
contract shall, by that fact alone.
become fully ended and void as %
future performance thereof ana
thrreupon the board shall order such
contract 20 b re-let. or may. In is
discretion. order the completion %
the Same by the city manager AZ the
expense % the contractor and bis
section loa. II any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and the board shall complete
the same as in this charter proNtt-
cd. and the costs q 80 completing
such contract shall exceed the
amount unpaid BY the city upon
such contract st the time the same
shall become ended or void. IN such
case Il shall DO the duty Of the cor
poration counsel TO at once com
fnence an action In the name % the
city against such contractor and his
surcties for the recovery OF the ar
ference in amount between the cost
OF so completing such contract ena
the amount unpaid BY the city there
on az the time the same became end
81 or void
section io4 Any person having
.f.~ .,I h.,t,s~ <.tfAa - s,,fyfif the
requirements thereof. shall be dis
qualified from being party 20 any
further contract with the city for
a period OF two years from the time
OF his delinquency.
BUDGET AND TAX LEVY.
Section fFS. The council and
every department, division and Of
flee shall prepare annually bud
get 10 show their estimated expcndi-
lures and revenues for the ensuing
fiscal year. classified according 70
d. the schedule 81 accounts. fully
itsuixe4. with labor or service shown
or apparatus II may include EN-
Urgency funds. TO be expended. how
ever. only In eases OF unforeseen
emergency. such budget SHAH also
show the corresponding Items a. ap-
proved In and any unexpendef or
uuincuuhsred balances from. the
previous year The budget shall be
submitted 20 IN. board OF awards
firs, day Of June, and by said board
20 the council not later than the
fifteenth day OF July.
Section f06. The consolidated bud
get shall be the basis for the deter
rnination Of the tax levy BY the
council for the ensuing fiscal year.
The total tax levy for any one year
for all purposes. except for the pay
ton OF the general bonded Indebted
ness 90 the city. shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar OF the
assessed valuation 81 property IN the
city. The first budget prepares I'M
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
levied in whole or IN part In ex-
cess Of the above limitation, but the
funds derived thereyrorn shall be ex-
perdsI only Tor the specific pur-
poses for which they are levied.
Thereafter no deficiency shali be
created except In case OF sxtraordi-
nary emergency which shall be en-
pressed IN the ordinances creating
such deficiency and then only by a
four-fifths vote OF the entire city
council.
Section ioT. Every official or
member OF any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure Of funds
shall be personally liable for any
overdraft Of bulge; funds under his
draft shall have been incurred IN a
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 unexpeuded ball
ances from one item Of the budget
10 another shall be allowable ex-
cept when such mas been authorized
BIZ the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation
Section i08. There shall be fund
for each public utility operated by
ne city; into Which she'll r. paid paid
utility. which shall bs devoted pri-
marfiy 20 the payment OF the eI-
perses OF operation and maintenance.
the cost Of extensions and the re-
demption q the bonded Indebted
cIvu. SERVICE.
Section 100. There shall be an un :
salarfed civil service commission OF
three members appointed BY TIE
mayor The members Of the exist :
ing civil service commission shall
continue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed. ana
their successors shall be appointed
20 serve for terms 81 four years en- 6 \.
and until their successors have quail
filed Appointments to III vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term Two
commissioners shall constitute a
quorum. The mayor may at any
time for good cause. remove any
commissioner No commissioner rhall
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
referenro To the duties response .
bfiitfes. and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
Ing standards Of service and exam
nation, and In establishing such
ciassification, detailed informa ton
srf advice shall be secured from
the respective departments. Such
Pronunciation shall include all Of
fices and places Of employment now
IN existence or which may be here
Vice except those expressly exempt
81 in section 1fs No office or place
created by the council shall be con-
sldered new unless the duties there
Of are substantially different from