The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-03
THE CHARTER
on THE
City of Seattle
rREr tREp AND PROPOSED ny
TIE reEEuoLDEHs ELECTED
MARCH a. ipia
Continued from rage



terials delivered under such contract
curing any calendar month, as esu-
mated and reported by the city man
Section ioi. No contract with the
city for any public work. improve
mont or purchase shall hereafter be
assigned or transferred In any man
, Nor without fret having Endorsed
thercon the consent OF the hoard OF
awards and adjustments, ana % the
sutettes on tho contractors bond.
snd ne transfer or assignment there
Sf shall IN any wise affect such
thereon. and any assignment or
Transfer thereof. except hy opera
ton OF law. without such consent
and and waiver. shah make the same
Performances thereof by the con-
tractor or hts assigns without any
act on the part OF the city, and the
hoard Of awards and adjustments
contract. or may, Ia its discretion,
proceed TO complete the same as
the agent. and AZ the expense OF
such contractor and his sureties. No
assignment transfer. abandonment
or surrender. either voluntary or
otherwise. of any contract with the
city Tor any public work. Improve
mcnt or purchase. nor any change
In any such contract. nor any cx-
tension OF time IN which 20 COM
ple,e any such contract. shall ever
operate TO release the suretics on
the bond herein provided for.
Section lNs. The board 81 awards
and adjustments may, whenever In
It's Judgment the surety on such
bond Is Insufficient. require new
or additional bond 20 be filed within
ten days after notice and th9re-
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such new or additional
bond shall be approved ny said
shall fail FOR ten days after notice
TO file a new or additional bond, his
contract shall. BY that fact alone.
become fully ended and void as 70
future performance thereof and
thcreupon the beard shall order such
contract to be re-let. or may In us
discretion. order the completion or
the same BY the city manager az ne
sureties
Section fos. n any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
the same as In this charter provid-
ed. and the costs OF so completing
such contract shall exceed the
amount unpaid by the city upon
shall become ended or void. In such
case II shalt be the duty OF the cor
poration counsel TO at once COM
menes an action In the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
surcties for the recovery OF the dif-
ference In amount between the cost
OF 80 completing such contract and
the amount unpaid BY the city there
on al the time the same became end
Section 100 Any person having
been a party 10 a contract with the
city. and having failed 10 fuifiii the
qualified from being a party 10 any
further contract with the city for
a period OF two years from tho time
VI - Ssss.rs
Section los. The council and
every department. division and Of
flee shall prepare annually a bud
get 20 show their estimated expcndi-
fiscal year. classified according a.
the schedule OF accounts. fully
fsemfxed, with labor or service shown
separately from supplies, materials
srgency funds. 20 be expended. how
ever. only in cases OF unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shall also
show the corresponding items as APP
unincumhered balances from. the
previous year. The budget shall be
submitted 20 the board Of awards
and adinstmen,s not later than IN.
first day OF June. and by said board
60 the council not later than the
fifteenth day OF July.
Section fes- The consolidated bud
minstion Of the tax levy BY the
council for the ensuing fiscal year.
The total tax levy for any one year
for all purposes. ercep, for the pay
tion OF the general bonded Indebted
ness Of tho city. shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar OF the
assessed valuation OF property in tho
der this charter shaii include all cur
rent liabilities or deficits expected
20 exist at the end % tina, fiscal
year. the amount OF which may be
cess OF the above Limitation. but the
fuads derived therefrom shall be cx-
pended only for the specific pur-
poses for which they are levied.
Thereafter no deficiency shsli be
created except In case OF extraordi-
nary emergency which shall be ex-
pressed In the ordinance creating
such deficiency and then only by a
four-fifths vote of the entire city
section io7. Ev,yy official or
member Of any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure Of funds
ovsrdraf, Of budget funds under his
or their direction, unless such over
draft shall have been incurred in a
case 81 emsr ss,sns sors a.r, q
mediate action with no specific APP
preparation available. and no trans
fers OF funds or Of unexpendef bal
20 another shall be allowable ex-
cepf when such has been authorized
bv the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation.
Section I0s. There shall be a fund
for each public utility operated by
the city, Into which shall be paid
ali revenues derived from such
utility. which shall be devoted prl-
pef.ses Of operation and maintenance
the cost OF extensions and tho re-
demptlon Of the bonded Indebted
moss thsrsor .v,~
section 100. There shall be an I'M
sssfaried civil service commission OF
three msmbers appointed by the
mayor. The members OF the exist
continue IN office for the terms for
which thsy were appointed. and
their successors shall be appointed
70 serve fof terms OF four years each.
filed. Appointments 70 fill vacancies
shali be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute n
quorum. The mayor may al any
Commissioner. No commissioner shall
b. removed for political reasons.
Section ITO. Upon the adoption OF
this charter the eo rsni;riS shsil
employees OF all departments with
yeference 70 the duties, RESPONSE
bfIffies. and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
Ing standards Of service and exam
nation, and in establishing such
cIassification. detailed information
ard advice shall bs secured from
Tie respective departments Such
Identification shall include all Of
ices and places Of employment now
n existence or which may be here
after established In the .city's ser
Vice except those expressly exempt
81 in section 1i6. No office or place
created by the council shall be con
siIered new unless the duties there
on are substantially different from
those OF any other existing position
In the classified service. The COM
mission shall ascertain the duties Of
each office and place In the clasai-
fled service and shall designate the
title OF each, the class Of service 20
v,hfch II belongs. and It's grade. Each