The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY o.
QUALIFICATIONS

upon said sond his approval 3;
Tie form thereof Such bond. and the
S .Sass thereon. shall BE subject 10 ap-
teoea. oy tie mayor and conpt-1ler, but
10y saaA not approve any socn' bond IN
- me said corporation eounsess
..st3Eoyal .. the form thereof be in1ersst
Sessen, nor unless the sureties on such
oono appear personally before the mayor
So comptroller II required. and are by
sLsSn examined, touching their fitness ard
ana II shall De the duty o. such mayor
saa comptroller 10 reject any person, not
sm-t5slan1ing his justification subscribed
20 tie bond. II they shall deem such per-
sen o, insufficient ability or Otherwise
unh- 20 become surety on such bond.
,Sesdivislon 4. No contract with said
hereafter - assigned or transferred IN any
manner without first having inGorsei
LActeoR the consent OF the board OF pubic
works ard OF the sureties On the con-
tractor bond. and no transfer or assign
Sneht thereof sAa.4 IN any wise affect such
ooI1 or the liability Of the sureties there
On; and any assignment or transfer with
o1t sucn consent ana waiver Endorsed
tnefeon. except by operation Of ssw Of any
saea contract. shall make the same null
ana ana VOID. as TO any further performance
Lnsteol oy the contractor or his assigns
WITHOUT any act on the part OF the city:
ana the board Of pubIi1 works shall at once
proceed TO re-let such contract. or said
BOARD may, in its discretion. proceed 10
conp2ste The same as the agent and at
the expense or such contractor and mis-
oondsmen No assignment transfer,
abandonment or surrender. either vosun-
tary or otherwise, Of any contract with
the city for the doing OF any work or Ia
Dor. or the furnishing OF any work or labor,
skill or material. nor any change in any
such contract. nor any extension OF time
IN which 10 complete any such contract
sAa1! ever operate 70 reseaSe the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for: and
no such assignment, transfer. abandon
nlent, surrender. change or extension OF
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense TO
any action upon such bond In any court
in this state.
Subdivision S. The board OF pubic
works may. whenever in their judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
nave become tnsolvent, or for any other
cause are no longer III and sufficient sure
ues. require any such contractor 10 file
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice 10 that effect: and there
upon al work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall De
filed with the city comptroller and II any
such contractor shall fail for ten days after
notice to that effect to file a new or addi-
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as to future performance there
or by such contractor. And thereupon the
board shall proceed to re-let such contract,
or may, in its discretion. proceed 10 COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
men
Subdivision 8. IL any such contract
shaE for any reason become ended or
void, and the board of pubic works shall
compete the same, as In this section pro-
viGed, and the costs of SO complet ting
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 1t shall be the duty
or 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
ence 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-
hibitsd from entering into any contract
for the doing OF any work or labor or tho
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 la Dor performed or Cor any skill or ma
terial 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.