The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-09


payments may DO made during the
progress OF any contract 10 the ex-
tent OF eighty-fivc per cent % the
value OF the work performed or ma %
tertals delivered under such contract
during any calendar month, ax esti-
ager
Section ioi. No contract with the
city for any public work, improve
ment or purchase shall hereafter be
ner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF the board OF
awards and adjustments. and OF the
sureties on the contractors bond.
OF shall In any wise affect such
bond. or the liability OF the suretics
thereon. and any assignment or
transfcr thereof, except by opera
and waivsr. shall make the same
null and void, as 90 any further
performance thereof by the con
tractor or hts assigns without any
board Of awards aud adjustments
shall At once proceed 60 re-iet such
contract. or may, IN tie discretion,
proceed 10 complete the same az
NE assn, and AZ ,es expense ,et
assignment transfer. abandonment
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 ex-
tension 81 time In which 20 COM
plete any such contract shall ever
operate TO release the sureties on
the bond herein provided for,
section ies The board 81 awards
and adjustments may. whenever In
Its Judgment the surety on SUCH
bond Is Insufficient. require new
or additional bond 20 be filed within
upon all work on auch contract shall
cease until such new or additions
bond shall be approved by said
shall fail for ten days after notice
90 file a new or additional bond, his
contract shall. by that fact alone.
become fully ended and void as g
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contract 90 be ro-let or may, In Us
discretion, order tho completion OF
the same by the city manager az me
expense OF the contractor ana MS
section los. II any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and the beard shall complete
the same as tn this charter proyid-
such contract shall exceed the
amount unpaid by the city upon
such contract az the time the same
shall become ended or void. IN such
poration counsel 20 at once com
mence an action In the name ~ the
city against such contractor and lls
sureties for the recovery OF the ar.
ference in amount between the cost
OF 50 completing such contract and
the amount unpaid by the city there
on at the time the same became end
Cd or vctd.
Section ios Any person having
been a party TO n contract with The
city and having failed 20 fuifiil the
Requirements thereof. shall be dis
qualified from being party 70 any
a period % two years from tho time
OF hts delinquency.
BUDGET AND TAX LEVY.
section les. Tbs council anf
dee shalt prssars annually a ead-
get 20 show their estimated sEprndl-
lures and revenues for the ensuing
fiscal year, classified according 20
itemired. WITH labor or service show n
separately from supplies. materials
or apparatus II may include EN-
Urgency funds. 20 be expended. how
ever: only 10 eases go - n Ihs,, .,.a
show the corresponding items as APP
proved In and any unerpendef or
uuincunbered balances from. the
prsv.9s ,, year. Ins bulge, ssan es
and adjustments not later thar the
first day OF June and ~ said board
10 the council not later than the
ff s.c,iaa ffSSx r n sa ssya.o,as,ea bud
get shall be the basis for the deter
IMITATION OF the tax levy BY the
council for the ensuing fiscal year
for ali purposes. sxespt Tor ~. paw
ment of interest on ana the re1emp@
tion OF tho general bonded indebted
ness Of the city. shall not exceed
assessed valuation Of property 10 tho
city. The first budget prepared un-
der this charter shall include all cur
rent liabilities or deficits expected
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levied In whole or in part In cx-
cess Of the above limitation. but the
funds derived therefron shall be ex-
psended only f1s ne specific psr-
Thereafter no deficiency shall be
created except in case OF extraordi-
nary emergency which shall be OK
such deficiency and then only BY a
four-fifths vote OF the entire city
secfion 1917 Every official or
member 81 any board or body con-
trolling the expenditure Of funds
shall be personally liable for any
ovsrdraft OF budget funds under his
or their direction, unless such over
draft shall have been incurred IN a
case OF emergency consisting % q
condition or accident requiring I'm
mediate action with no specific APP
preparation available. and no trans
fsrs OF funds or OF unerpendsd bal
anees from one item OF the budget
20 another shall be allowable sx-
cept when such has been authorized
by the council upon the city man
ayers recommendations.
Section los There shall bs fund
for each public atiiity operated by
the city. into which shall be paid
ali revenues derived from such
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
marily 70 the payment % the ex-
peI.ses OF operation and maintfnanc nee.
the cost Of extensions and the re-
demption OF the bonded indebted
moss thereof.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Section 100. There shall be an un-
salaried civil service commission OF
three members appointed BY the
mayor. The members Of the exist
continue IN office for the terms for
which they were appointed. and
their Successors shall Sc appointed
to serve for terms Of four years each.
and until their Successors have quail
shall be for the unexpired term. Two
commissioners shall constitute a
quorum. The mayor may at any
time for good cause, remove any
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
reference 20 the duties. RESPONSE
biiities, and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing standards OF service and exam
ination, and IN establishing such
Classification, detailed information
end advice shall bs secured from
the respective departments. Such
classification shall include all Of
fices and places Of employment now
in existence or which may be here
after established in the citys ser
vice except those expressly exempt
ed in section i1s No office or place
created by the council shall be con-
afdered new unless the duties there
On are substantially different from
those Of any other existing position
T. ere cIaaaiflad aervfra THE goy.-