The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-23
THE CHARTER
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City of Seattle
PREPARED Ann rRopo~rp ny
IHn EuEtuot.DERs ElEsrEn
MARCH 4. tata
Continued from P,ne ion


payments may be made duning the
pFokfeNS OF any contract to the eNs
tent OF eighty-ftve per cent az the
value OF the work performed or naa
tertals delivered under such contract
aaflnk any calendar month. as esti-
ager
section tet. No contract With the
city for any puhlic work. improve
uaent or purchase shall hereafter he
ner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent % tls-e hoard Of
awards aud adjustments, and of the
shreties on the contractors bend.
81 shalt IN any wise affe.rt such
pond. or the liability of the xureties
thvreon. and any assignment or
tTansfer thereof, except by opera
aud waiver. shall make tlse same
fufl and void, es TO any further
performances thereof by tire con
tractor or his assigns without any
hoard 81 awards aud and sSiasfments
NhHtt AZ once proceed Go re-tst such
contract. or may, In It's discretion.
proceed 20 complete. the same az
such contractor and hls sui.sties. Ne
eNSiNnment. transfer. ahalf tonincnt
~ surrender. either voluntary or
esnerwtse. OF any contract with the
snent OF purchase. nor any change
" any such contract. nor any ex-
tsbsien OF time In which 20 com
rlete any such contract. shall ever
operate to release the sstretirs on
the bond herein provided for.
section t0z. The board Of awards
md adjustments may, wf~never IN
It's Judgment the surety ON such
or additional bond 20 DO flied within
ten days after notice. and there.
upon all work on such contract shall
bond shall DO approved by said
board, aud II any such contractor
shall fail for ten DAYS after notice
% file q new or additional bond, hts'
become fuiit ended ard void as 10
Future performance thereof. and
fhercupon the board shall order such.
contract 20 be re-les. or may. IN its
the same by the city manager at the
expense OF the contractor and his,
shall for any reason become ended
or void. and the board shall ccutpltf =
the same as In this charter proxfd-
ed. and the costs OF 30 completing
snsa contra, nss,, sn"n exceed s,ss sns
such contract at the time the sane
shall become ended or void. In such
case Il shall be the duty OF the cor
menee an action in the name ~ the
city against such contractor arsf his
NuretiNs for the recovery OF Tho dff-
ference In amount between the cost
the amount unpaid by the city there !.
on at the time the same became end
ed or void.
Section fo4 Any person having
city. and having failed TO fuagtu TIE
requirements thereof shall be dis
qualified from being . party 70 any
further contract with tn. city for
RuDeEr AVN TAX LEVY.
Section IeE The council and
every department.. diytsioa aas e
get 20 show their estimated eS2cndt-
lures ard revenues for tire ernuiug
fiscal year. classified according 20
s in Win labor or service shc~s
separately from supplies. may eriais
or apparatus II may ineiuxSs sna-
Urgency funds. to be expended how
emsrxeacy. suen hudxes shsm also
show the corresponding Items as APP
proved In and any unexpe1det or
unincunbercd balances from. the
Submitted to the board of awards
and adjustments not later than the
first day of June. and By said board
G. the council not later than the
fifteenth day OF July.
section ios The consolidated bod
get shall be the hast. for the deter
mfnation OF the tar levy by the
council for the ensuing fiscal ysar.
The total tax levy for any one year
for all purposes. except for the pay
rnent Of Interest on and the redemp-
ton Of the general bonded indebted
twelve mills ON each dollar % the
assessed vnlua ton Of property In the
city. The frat budget prepared un-
der this charter shall incirde all cur
20 exist at the end % that fiscal
year. the amount Of which may re
levied In whole or In part In ex-
cess Of the above limitation. but the
pended only for IN. specific pur :
poses for which they are ievted
Thereafter no deficiency shall be
created except In case Of extraorsfi
PRESSED In the ordinances creAsing
such deficiency and then only by
four-fifths vote OF tho entire city
Section io7. Every official or
trolling the expenditure % funds
shaii be personally liable for any
overdraft of budget funds nndsr bis
draft shall have been incurred In
case Of emergency consisting OF n
condition or accident requiring I'm
mediate action with no specific APP
fera Of funds or OF unsxpend~d bal
ances from one ftern OF the budget
to another SHAH be ailowabie ex-
cept when such has been authorized
bv the council upon the city man
ayers recommendation.
Section los. There shall be 3 fund
for each public utility operated by
the city. into which shall be paid
all revenues derived from such
utility. which shall be devoted pri-
rmarIiy TO the payment Of the ex-
per=es Of operation and maintenance,
the cost OF extensions and the re-
denption Of the bonded indebted
rosa thereof
Section 100 There shah be an I'M
safaried 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
a. serve for terms Of four years each.
ard 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 ITO. Upon the adoption OF
this charter tho commission shall
classify the service required Of the
references 70 the duties. responsi-
bilities, and authority thereof for
the purpose Of fixing and maintain
ing standards Of service and exam
nation. ana in establishing such
classification, detailed information
ard advice shall be secured from
the respective departments. Such
classification shall include ali Of
fees and places Of employment now
IN existence or which may be here
after established In the city's SER
vice except those expressly exempt
~ In section ia No offfcs or place
created by the council shall be CON
efdered new unless the duties there
IN are substantially different from