The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE--Contfru

tsoa; ana tasre1pcn shan fndorss
vpon said bod as approval Of
proval by the mayor and comptroller. bsrs
they shah not approve any saca bond IN
less tne said corporation eounssss
thereon. nor Unless the sareties en- such
bond appear personally before ths mayer
and comptroller if required and are oy
them examines. toncaing their fstness ard
and IL shall De the Glsy OF sach mayor
ard comptroller to reiect-ary person. not
w.thstanding his Justification subscribed
10 the bond. II they shan dean s1sch per-
sen OF insufficient ability or otherwise
INN. 80 become a surety on such bond
Subdivision l. No contract with said
hereafter Be assigned or transferred IN any
manner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent Of the board OF public
works. and OF the sgrsSies on tae con-
tractors bond. ard no transfer or assign
nsnt thereof shall IN any wise affect suca
band cr the liability % the suEefies there
on. and any assignment or transfer with
Out such consent and waiver inicrsed
thereon except by operation OF law CT any
suca contract. shall make the same null
and Tci1- as 70 any further performance
thereof by the contractor or MS assigns
without any act en- the part OF the city.
and tae board % public works shah az once
proceed TO re-let such contract, or said
board may. in its discretion. proceed TO
complete the same as the agent, and at
the expense OF such contractor and his
oondsmen No assignment, transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either vosun-
tary or otherwise. o. any contract with
tbs city FOR the doing OF any work or Ia
Der, or the furnishing Of any work or labor.
skill or material. nor any change N any
such contract, nor any extension OF time
in which 10 complete any such contract
shall ever operate 10 resease the sureties
on the bond in this act provided fer; and
no such assignment, transfer. abandon
ment, surrender, change or extension of
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 70
any action upon such bond in any court
Subdivision s. The board OF public
works may, whenever in their judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
have become insoivent, or for any other
cause are no longer 1T and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor to file 3
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 be
fled with the city COMPTROLLER. and IL any
notice TO that effect 20 file q new or addf-
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
OF BY such contractor. And thereupon tho
board shall proceed to re-let such contract,
or may. In its discretion. proceed to COM
plete the same as the agent and at tbs
expense o. such contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision 6. n any such contract
Bs1d4a any reason become eELSI or
void, and the board OF public works shall
eomp.ete the same. as In this section pro-
vtded. and the costs OF 50 completing
such contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract, at
the time the same shall become ended or
void, In such case IL shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel to at once
commence an action in the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
bonCsmen for the recovery OF the differ
eFlce In amount between the 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.
The board OF public works is hereby pro-
hibited from entering into any contract
FOR the doing OF any work or labor or the
furnishing or any skin or material with
any person, who. within two years prior
thereto, shah have made default In the
payment OF any just claim for any work
or La Dor performed or for any skill or ma
tertal furnished pursuant to any such con-
tract with such party or with any person
who within two years prior thereto shall
have assigned. abandoned. surrendered or
failed TO complete any such contract. ex-
cept as herein authorized, or who shall
have failed TO comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section.