The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-12

CALL FOR BrDS FOR STREET LIGHT
ing-Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids Will be received by the undersigned
Secretary of the Board OF Public Works
of the City of Seattle up 10 10 O'Clock
A. Nj. Monday, December l4th, 1896. for
furnishing street lights for the city or
Seattle for one year commencing jan
uary End. 1897. according TO plans anu
specifications now on file in the office
of the Board OF Public Works.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a certified check In the amount OF one
thousand dollars. payable 10 the CITY
Comptroller or the city or Seattle, as an
earnest that the bidder If awarded any
contract will within ten days from the
date that such contract Is awarded enter
into contract and furnish bonds Tor the
faithful performance of contract accord
ing to requirements. In case OF failure
to comply Herewith. said check shall be
forfeited to the City OF Seattle.
Special attention is called 10 article
XIII. OF the city charter as now In force
relating 10 hours of labor" and TO ar
ticle Viii, sec. 81. subs. ana :, Wnlcn READ
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision /. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or labor
or furnishing any skill, labor or material
TO or for the City of Seattle shall be valid
or binding against the city. the contractor
shall enter into joint and several bond
with the City of Seattle, for the use or
the city and also for the use of all per
sons who may perform or cause 10 De
performed any work or labor or furnish
or cause TO be furnished any skill. labor
or material In the execution OF such con-
tract, conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract. according TO its terms, condiions
and stipulations and 10 pay as they be-
come due all just claims for all work
and labor so performed, and all skill or
abor and material so furnished In the
execution OF said contract, and TO COM
ply with all the requirements OF the char
ter and ordinances of the city and the
amendments thereto, which bond shali pc
In an amount fixed by the board OF pup
lie works but not less than fifty per cent.
more than the contract price agreed TO Do
paid fo- the performance of sucn con-
tract. and shall be duly signed py suei,
contractor and two or mere good ana
sufficient sureties, and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shah be hied
In the office of the city comptroller, pro-
viding that before approving any sucn
bond the mayor and comptroller snali
cause 10 be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed sureiies. a list OF
the properties owned BY eacn OF sacn
proposed surety. such list describing WIFI
rea sonsble certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same Is
community property or separate property
and the encumbrances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law,
and such bond shall be deemed TO run
also 10 the state of Washington.
subdivision ?. The sureties on such bond
shall each justify as bail upon arrest.
More than two sureties may be accepted
on such bond. ana they may JUSTIFY IN
.separate and different sums less than the
sum specified in such bond; provided,
that the aggregate Of their justification
snail 81 equal 10 TWO sureties 3ustifying
in double the amount Of the bond in the
manner herein provided.
Each proposal must be Endorsed on the
envelopes Bid for street Lighting.
Right is hereby reserved TO reject any
ard all bids.
b. order Of the Board OF Public Works.
FRANK oLESON. secretary
Date OF nrsL publication. December nth,
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