The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-23
CIIT NOTICES.

signed or transferred in any manner without first
having Endorsed thereon the consent of ms. board
of public works and of the sureties on the con-
tractors hona. and no transfer or assignment
thereof shall in any wise affect such bond or
tne liability OF the sursiies thereof, and
consent and waiver Endorsed thereon excenr
by operation of law. of any such contract snail
make the same null and void. to any further
performances thereof by the contractor or his a.
signs without any act on the part said city; and
the board of public works Of said CITY shall At once
proceed to relet such contract or said boarg NAV
In its discretion. proceed TO complete the same as
the agent and at the expense Of such contractor
and his bondSmen. No assignment transfer
abandonment surrender. either voluntary or
Otherwise, of any contract with said city tor the
doing OF any work or labor or the furnishing of auv
labor. skin or material. nor any change in anv such
contract. nor auv extension IF time in which TO
complete any such contract shall ever operate 10
release the sureties the bond in This act pro-
vIded for and no such assignment transfer ahau-
Comment. SURRENDER, enange or extension of time
shall ever be pleaded as "a defense to any action
upon such bond in any court in this state
subdivision The board of public works Of the
city of Seattle may. whenever in their fudgmaur
or more of the suretieS on such bond have
becom iusovent, or for any cause are no longer
fit and sufficient sureties, require any such CON
tractor to file a new additional bond within ten
days after notice to that effect: and thereupou
ali work on such contrac, shall cease untii sIch
additional b. nd shall be fled with the CITY connf-
troller of said CITY. and if any such contractor
shall fail for ten days after notice that effect TO
file new o. additional bond. as aforesaid his
contract shall BY that fact alone become fully
ended and void n TO further Performance thereof
".
public works shall proceed 10 relet such contract
said board may, in its discretion proceed to
complete The same as the agent and al the expense
OF such contractor or his bondsmen
Subdivision b. If any such contract shall for
any reason become ended or void and the board of
public works shall 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 same
shall become ended void, in such 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
bondsm 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 at 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 or
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 or material furnished pursuant 10 anv
such contract with said city, with any person
who within two years prior thereto, shall have
assigned abandoned, surrendered or failed TO COM
plete 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