The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-27

| toriais delivered under such contract
during any calendar month. as esti-
mated and reported BY tho city man
4 Rger.
Section iOi. Ne contract with tho
Il city Tor any public work. Improve
mcnt or purchase shall hereafter be
1 assigned or transferred In any man
ner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF tho board OF
u awards ana adjustments. and OF the
sureties on the contractors bond,
4 and no transfer or assignment there
~ shall IA any wise affect such
bond. or the liability OF the suretles
thereon. and any assignment or
transfer thereof. except by opera
|, and waiver. shall mako the same
null and void. "a 60 any further
performance thereof hV the con-
tractor or his assigns without any
board OF awards ana adjustments
shall at once proceed to re-lct such
contract, or may In It's discretion.
proceed TO complete the same as
such Contractor ana his sureties No
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 eN-
tension OF time Ia which TO COM
plete any such contract shall ever
the bond herein provided for,
Section io2, The board OF awards
and adjustments may, whenever IN
It's Judgment the surety on such
or additionsi sond 10 be filed within
ton days after notice; ana there.
upon all work on such contract shhli
cease until such new or addiuenai
board, aud n any such contractor
shall fail for ten DAYS after notice
20 file new or additional bond, his
contract shall, by that fact alone,
become fully ended and void as 20
future performance thereof and
thereupon the board shall order such
contract TO he re-iet or may, IN us
discretion, order the completion on
a. anne by the city manager at the
expense OF the contractor and his
sureties.
section ios. II any such contract
shall for any reason become ended
or void. aud the board shall complete
the same as in this charter provid-
ed. and the costs OF so completins
such contract shall exceed the
amount unpaid by the city upon
shall become ended or void. in such
case II shall be tho duty OF the cor
poration counsel to at once com
mence an action In the name OF me
city against such contractor and bis
suretiss for the recovery OF the dit.
ference In amount between the cost
OF so completing such contract and
the amount unpaid by the city there
on at the time the same became END
Section i0A Any person having
been party To q contract with the
city. and having failed 20 fuifii the
requirements thereof. shall be dts
qualified from being a party 20 any
further contract with the city fof
a period ~ two years from the time
OF his delinquency.
N a 4
Section los. TIE council and
erery department. division and Of
flee shall prepare annually bud
get to show their estimated experdi'
lures and revenues for the ensuin x
fiscal year. classified according "a
the schedule Of accounts. fully
itemlxed. with labor or service shown
separately from supplies. materials
ergency funds. 10 be expended. how
ever. only In cases 81 unforeseen
emergency. Such budget shall also
show the corresponding items as ap-
proved in. and any unsxpsndef or
uniucuu1hered balances from. the
previous year. The budget shall b
submitted 10 the board % awards
and adjustments not later than ths
first DAY % June. and BY said board
10 the council not later than the
fifteenth day os July.
Section l0s. The consolidated bud
,n,rs sna % q 's he ' ,as levy by the
council for the ensuing fiscal year
The total tax levy for any one year
for all purposes, except for the pay
ment Of Interest on and the red@mp'
ton OF the general bonded indebted
ness of the city. shall not exccec
twelve mills on each dollar OF tbs
assessed valuation Of property in tbs
der ,h,. charter shaii Include all cur.
rent liabilities or deficits expected
20 exist at the end o. that fiscal
year. the amount Of which may bs
cess Of the above limitation. bat tbs
funds derived therefrom shall bs ex'
pended only for the specific pur'
poses for which they are levied
created except in case % sxtraordi'
nary emergency which shall be ex
pressed In the ordinance crsattne
such deficiency and then only By .
four-flfths vote Of the entire cit,
section iOT. Every official Of
member Of any board or body con
trolling the expenditure Of fund.-
shall be personally liable for anj
ovsrdraft Of budget funds under hii
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 available. and no trans
fers OF funds or OF uneNpended bal
ances from one item Of the bulge
cept when such has been authorized
by the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation.
Section 1ne There shall be a fuut
for each public utility operated b.
the city. into which shall be pail
all revenues derived from suci
utility. which shall be devoted pri
perses Of operation and maintenance
the cost OF extensions and the re
dsmption 81 the bonded indebted
ness thereof.
Section 100. There shall be an un
saiaried civil service commission o
three members appointed by tn
mayor The members OF the exist
continue in office for the terms 10
which they were appointed. AM
their successors shall be appointed
10 serve for terms Of four years ga ch
and until their Successors have quail
flied. Appointments 20 fill vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term. Tw'
commissioners shall constitute
quorum. The mayor may at AM
commissioner. No commissioner shall
be removed for political reasons.
Section 10. Upon the adoption o
this charter the commission shall
employees OF all departments witt
references 70 the duties. responsi
biIities. end authority thereof 10
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing standards Of service and exam
nation, and In establishing sucl
classification, detailed inforrna tioi
and advice shall be secured from
the respective departments. Sucl
classification shall include all Of
fices and places Of employment nov
in existence or which may he here
after established In the city's ser
vice except those expressly exempt
ed IN section 1fG. No office or piac
created by the council shall be con
sidered new unless the duties there
OF are substantially different iron
those Of any other existing position
in the classified service. The com
mission shall ascertain the duties 0
each office and place In the classi
fled service and shall designate tn