The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-22
CIT NOTICES.

signed or transferred in any manner without first
having Endorsed thereon the consent of the board
tractors bond, and transfer or assignments
fhereoi shall In any wise affec. such bond Or
any assignment or transfer. without such
consent and waiver indo-sed thereon, except
make the same null and void "a ~ any ft,rther
performances thereof by the contractor or his as
signs without any act on the part said city: and
the BOARD OF pubic works Of said city shall
proceed 10 relet such contract or said board nav
IA us discretion. proceed II complete tine same rs
tns agent ana nj the expense OF such contractor
and his hondsmen- No assignment transfer
abandonment or surrender. either voluntary or
otnerwise, OF any contract with said city tor the
doing of any work labor or the furnishing of any
LABOR. SIKH or material nor any change In srv such
contract. nor any extension OF time in which 10
complete any such contract shall ever operate TO
release the suretes the bond in this act pro-
vsaed Tor; and no sach assignment. transfer a6an-
comment, surrender. change or extension OF time
snail ever be pleaded a defense to any action
upon such bond In any court in this state.
SUBDIVISION D The board Of public works of the
city OF Seattle may, whenever in their judgment
one or more of the sureties such bond have
fit and sufficient sureties REQUIRE any such CON
tractor 70 file a new additional bond within ten
a1 Jf a.er NOTICE 70 that erect; and thereupon
az work on scch contract shall cease until such
additional bond shall be filed with the city comp
troiler Of said city, and If any such contractor
sall fali for ten days after notice 10 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 70 relet such contrsct
or said board may, In its discretion, proceed TO
complete the same as the agent and at the expense
or such contractor or his bondsmen.
subdivision b. III 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 the time the same
shall become ended or void. in such case il shall
be the duty of the corporation counsel of the city
oil Seattle 10 at once commence action In the
name OF said city against such contractor aud his
oondsmen for the recovery OF the difference in
amount between the cost of completing such
contract and the amount unpaid by said city upon
sueh 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 labor or
the furnishing of any skill OF 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 TO any
such contract with said city with any person
who within two years prior thereto shall have
assigned, abandoned, surrendered failed to COM
plete any such contract, except as herein author
lied, or who shan 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 IL, 1891.