The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-18
CTR NOTICES.

signed or transferred In any manner without irss
having indorsed thereon tbs. consent of the board
of public WORKS and Of the szreties IN the COM
tractors bonJ. and no transfer or assignment
thefeoi shaAl 10 any wise affect such bond or
the liability OF the suretes thereof and
any assignment or transfer, without sy,ch
consent ana waiver Endorsed thereon, except
make the same null and void as 10 any further
performances thereof by the contractor or his az
the board Of public works Of said CITY snail Al once
proceed TO re-iet such contract or said board may
the agent and 81 the EXPENSE az surhs eonfrsefor
and BIS bondsmen No Assignment transfer
abandonment or surrender. either voluntary or
Otherwise, OF any contract with said city for the
doing OF any work or labor or the furnishing of any
labor skill or material. any change in any such
Contract, nor sny extension of time In which 10
complete any sueh.contract shall ever operate TO
release the sureties the bond in this act pro-
vided for: and such assignment transfer aban-
donment, surrender, change or extension of time
shall ever be pleaded defense 10 any action
upon such bond in any court in this state.
city of Seattle may, whenever in their Judgment
ore or more of the sureties on such bond have
fit and sufficient sure,ies REQUIRE any such con-
tractor 20 file a new or additional bond within ten
days after notice 20 that effect: and thereupon
ali work on such contract shan case until such
additional bond shall be hled with the city COMP
troiler OF sad city, and If any such contractor
shall fail for ten days after notice 70 that effect to
file new or additional bond as aforesaid, his
contract shall by that fact alone become fully
ended and void as TO further performance thereof
by such contractor. And thereupon said board of
public works shall proceed TO relet such contract,
or said board may. In its discretion proceed 10
complete the same as the agent and at the expense
of such contractor or his bondsmen
Subdivision d. If any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board of
public works sba. complete the same as in this
section provided, and the costs of so completing
such contract shall exceed the amount unpaid By
said city upon such contract at the time the
shall become ended void, in sycf, case il shall
be the duty of the corporation counsel of the city
OF Seattle 20 at once commence an action in the
name OF said city against such contractor and his
bondsmen for the recovery Of the difference in
amount between the cost OF SO completing such
contract and the amount unpaid by said city upon
such contract al The time the same became ended
or void. The board of public works of the city of
Seattle are hereby prohibited from entering into
any contract for the doing of any work or labor
the furnishing OF any skill or material with
any person who, within two years prior thereto,
shall have made default in the payment of any
just claim for any work or labor performed or for
any skill material furnished pursuant to any
such contract with said city. with any person
who, within two years prior thereto, shall have
assigned abandoned, surrendered or failed TO COM
pleie any such contract, except as herein author-
lied or who shall have failed To comply with any
of the provisions of this section
II. w. MILLER.
Clerk Of the City of Seattle.
Date of first publication, November IA, 1891.