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payments may be made during the
ItoSress OF any contract to the eN-
tent OF clNhty-fivo per cent OF the
Nato. OF the work performed or ma =
Nrinls delivered under such contract
turing any calendar month. as estl-
ager
Section FOL. No contract with the
city for any public work. improve
assigned or transferred In any man.
ncr Without first having Endorsed
thercon the consent OF the board OF
awards and adjustments. and OF tho
snreties on the contractors bond.
ana no transfer or assignment there
or shall In any wise affect such
bond, or the liability Of the sureties
thercon. and any assignment or
tfansfer thereof. except by opera
and waiver. shall make the same
null and void. as TO any further
performance thereof BY the con-
tractor or his assigns without any
scs on ne part Of The city; and the
shall at once proceed TO r~-let such
contract. or may, In It's discretion.
proceed 10 complete the same as
she asent. and at the expense OF
VSssignment. transfer. abandonment
or surrender. either voluntary or
otherwise. OF any contract with tho
city for any public work. improve
Hent or purchase. nor any change
IN any such contract. nor any ex-
tension OF time In which 20 com
plete any such contract. shall ever
operate 70 release the sureties on
the bend herein provided for.
and adjustments may. whenever In
Its Judgment tho surety on such
POND ~ Insufficient. require new
or additional bond 70 be filed within
ten days after notice; aud there,
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such new or additional
pond shall be approved by said
BOARD. and II any such contractor
shall fail for ten days after notice
contract shall. by that fact alone.
become fully ended and void as TO
future performance thereof. and
thereupcn the board shall order such
discretion, order the completion OF
the same by the city manager at the
expense OF the contractor and his
section ics II any such eon,rse,
or void. and the board shall complete
the same as In this charter provid-
ed, and the costs OF so completing
such contract. shalt exceed the
sass sen nses's tin Inn. e X. . sRDs
shah become ended or void In such
case II shall be the duty OF the cor
poration counsel 20 at once com
inencs an action In the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
sureties for the recovery Of tho dlf-
ference In amount between the cost
Of so completing such contract and
the amount unpaid BY the city there
On AZ the time the same became end
Section ioA Any person having
been q party to q contract with the
city. and having failed TO fulftil the
requirements thereof. shall he dis
qualified from being . party TO any
further contract With the city for
a period OF two years from the time
OF his delinquency.
BrDcET ANp TAX LEVY. !.
every department. division and o.
fice shall prepare annually a bud
get to show their estimated sxpcrdi-
lures and revenues for tho ensuing
fiscal year. classified according 20
fssnnixed. with labor or service shown
separately from supplies. materials
or apparatus. II may include en-
Urgency funds. 20 be expended. how
emergency. such bulge. shall also
show the corresponding items as APP
proved In. and any uncxpended or
unincumbered balances from. the
previous year. Ine budget thhil ne
submitted TO the board OF awards
and adjustments not later than the
first day OF June. and By said board
70 tho council not later than the
fifteenth Day q July.
get shall be the basis for the deter
nination OF the tar levy by the
council for the ensuing fiscal year.
The total tax levy for any one year
sor az PVrpos, ~ e sps ~, ~. ne pa
tion OF the general bonded Indebted
ness OF tho city, shall not exceed
twelve mills on each dollar OF the
sssessed valuation OF property In the
6sr this charter shaii Include ali cur
rent liabilities or deficits expected
20 exist at tho end OF that fiscal
year. the amount of which may be
s ss.s o. n. asose II but ~ the
funds derived therefrom shall be OK
pended. only for the specific pur-
poses for which they are levied.
Thsrssftsr no csf rs.. shall ,-i Be
nary emergency which shall be ex-
pressed In tbs ordinance creating
such deficiency and then only by a
four-flfths vote OF the entire city
Section lo7. Every ofnciaI or
member OF any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure of funds
shall be personally liable for any
oyerdraft Of budget funds under his
draft shall have been incurred In a
case OF emergency consisting OF n
condition or accident requiring i'm
mediate action with no specific APP
propriation available. and no trans
fers Of funds or Of unexpended ball
encea from one item OF the budget
20 another shall be allowable ex-
cept when such has been authorized
-fe
srsr's recommendation.
Section 10s. There shall be fund
for each public utility operated By
the city. Into which shall be paid
Utility which shall bs devoted pri-
rnariiy 20 the payment Of the ex-
perses OF operation and maintenance.
The cost OF extensions and the re-
demption Of the bonded Indebted
CIVIL SERVICE.
Section 100. There shall be an un
ealarfed civil service commission Of
three members appointed by the
mayor The members OF the exist
ing civil service commission shall
continue in office for the terms for
which they were appointed. and
their successors shall be appointed
10 serve for terms OF four years each.
and until their SUCCESSORS have quail
flied Appointments to fill vacancies
snail be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute a
quorum. The mayor may at any
time. for good cause. remove any
eommissloner. No commissioner shall
lie removed for political reasons.
section 10. Upon the adoption OF
this charter the commission shah
eopIoyes OF all departments with
reference 10 the duties. response
tiIitfes, and authority thereof for
the purpose OF fixing and maintain
tng standards OF service and exam
inaffon, and in establishing such
classification. detailed information
and advice shall be secured from
classification shall include all of
fices and places OF employment now
n existence or which may be here
after estab1ished In the cify's SER
vice except those expressly exempt
"a in section 11s. No office or place
created by the council shall be con-
adhered new unless the duties there
-. tell