The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-25


sio.s ard .Asreapca shan .aaors.
ses ro-m tAersoT' sa1s ssaa $3.50 90 tss
scrsfieS thereon. shall he sub5ess 20 ssgs-
r-ovsl hy tie mayer and comptroller. bga.
sAey snSl net sp2-ove Azy sa-a ho-3 un-
approval ~ TIE form thereof Re 1RGo-Sed
thereon, nor unless tAe sssresies On saea
eon1 nfsFeAr personally before the mayor
&zd comptroller y required, ara are by
them examined. toGcasrg sAetr fitness ed
aal1Iy 70 geco-ae s9retisS ca x1ea bend.
and u saaA % the duty CT such mayor
wt;hsiaTss1isg his JUSTIFICATION subscribed
70 tie bond. Il they sal deem s1ara per-
son OF insufficient ability or cxae~wsss
am: 20 cecozns surety on suea eond.
SG114v3s1Sn 4 Nc contract with sad
CITY 1-T rs DONG or any pg1sEc work Shall
hereafter oe assigned cr transferred n any
manner N5sAoot hrst having ineorss1
Snsreo1 TIE consent Of the hoard o. puail y
WORKS. ard CT sas sI9Stles on It's ccn-
tr8ctorss esaG. ard no transfer or zSslxn-
nsenS tae<eSs shat sr any wise a1Fect such
eon1 CT tl1s liability o. 10 sUreEAsS there
On. and any assignment OF transfer wstn-
CUT sAcn consent and waiver tnoorSe1
t3erecl. except BY operation OF law af sry
s2ea contrast, SazG masks the sans nRi
sE1 yai4. as 70 any further performance
thereof oy TIE contractor or his assigns
wiLlc1t any at on the part OF the S4Ey:
znd t1e board ~ public works shah ar ence
proceed TO re-aet such contract. or said
board may. IN its discretion. proceed TO
eomp-sts tho same as The agent, ard at
the expense Of such contractor and his
ahandoHznent or surrender. either vo.un-
faEy or otherwise. or any contract with
ths city for the doing OF any work or la
Dor, or the furnishing OF any work or labor,
Skin or material. nor any change Ia any
such contract. nor any extension OF time
In which TO complete any such contract
shah ever operate TO release the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for; and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
ment, surrender. change or extension OF
time shall ever he pleaded as a defense TO
any action upon SUCH bond In any court
In this statA
Subdivision s. The board OF public
works may. whenever In their judgment
one Or more OF the sure;ies on such bonds
have become inso.velt. or Cor any other
cause are no longer IL and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor TO fle .
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice TO that effect; and there
upon al work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall 30
fled with the city comptroller. and IL any
such contractor shall fat for ten days ate
notice 70 that effect 70 Gle a new or addi-
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
ana void as 10 future performances there
board shall proceed to re-let such contract.
or may. in It's discretion. proceed 20 COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
expense OF such contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision g. n any such contract
shaE for any reason Become ended or
void, and the board OF public works shall
SoDp4ete thu same. as In this section pro-
vioed, and the costs OF 50 completing
such contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid BY the city upon such contract. at
TIE time The same shall became ended or
weld. In such case 1t shall be the duty
or the corporation counsel to at once
commences an action In the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
boncsmen for the recovery OF the differ
ence IN amount between tho cost OF so
completing such contract and the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract at
the time the same became ended or void.
tbs board OF public works is hereby pro-
hihited from entering into any contract
for the doing Of any work or labor or tho
furnishing OF any skin or material with
any person. who. within two years prior
thereto, shall have made default In che
payment OF any Just claim for any work
or labor performed or fsr any skill or ma
terial furnished pursuant TO any such con-
tract vita such party or with any person
who within two years prior thereto shall
have assigned. abandoned. surrendered or
failed TO complete any suoh contract. ex-
cept as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed to comply with any OF the
provisions o. this section