The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-11
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rsa. "a ,ssrsapsa shan inaarss
npoa SAID eoro ais approval OF
suretiss thereon. shaI. Do saSssrs 70 az
provA by the mayor and comptroller, nus
they snzu not approve any saea bond IN
.sss ne SAD rpo-atsoa counser:
,hsrecn. nor Unless the sursties en- such
con3 appear personally before the mayer
and comptroller IL required. aud are oy
ability 20 become suret.es on such bond:
and IL shall 5e the duty OF such mayor
and comptroller 70 retect-any person. not
10 the bond, IL they shall deem ssca per-
son OF insufficient ability or otherwise
un1: 20 become surety on suea bond
..sv l9 ,lr $50 49, : no contract with ssid
hereafter oe assigned or transferred IN any
manner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent Of the board OF pubic
works. and Of the sGresies on the con
tractors bond. and no transfer or assign
ulSut thereof shall in any wise affect such
bond or the liability or the sureties there
ont SUCH consent and waiver !ndorsed
thereon. except by operation OF .aw Of any
sEca contract. snsE make the sans nun
and void. as 20 any further performance
thereof BY the contractor or ais assigns
without any act on the part OF the city.
and TIE board % public works shall Mt once
proceed % Ee-let such contract. or said
board may. in its discretion. proceed 10
comp.ete the same as the agent, and at
the expense or such contractor and mis-
oc1dsSnen- No assignment, transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either vosun-
tary or otherwise. OF any contract VITA
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 20 complete sny such contract
shall ever operate TO release the suret!es
on the bond IN this act provided Tor: and
no such assignment. transfer, abandon
ment. surrender, change or extension OF
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 20
any action upon such bond In any court
In this state.
S0bdivislon s. The board Of public
works may. whenever IN their Judgment
have become inso.vent, or for any other
cause are no longer 1T and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor to He o
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 be
Ned with the city sonp , and II any
notice to that effect 20 file new or addi-
ttonal bond as aforesaid, his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as TO futurs performances there
OF by such contractor. And thereupcn ths
board shall procoed 70 ra-let such contract.
or may. in Its discretion. proceed 20 com
plete the same SIS the agent and at the
expense u such contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision & II any such contract
Hlia.. l0E any reason become ended or
void. and the beard OF public works shall
conplsfe the same, as In this section pro-
vided. and the costs OF SO completing
suca contract shah 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 ths
city against such contractor and his
bon6smen for the recovery OF the differ
encs IN amount between the cost of so
completing such contract and the amount
unpaid 6y the city upon such contract az
the time the same became ended or void
TIE board OF pubic works is hereby pro-
hibsted from entering into any contract
fer 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 the
payment OF any just claim for any work
or Ia Dor performed or Cor any skin or ma
terial furnished pursuant 10 any such con-
tract with such party or y-tth any person
who within two years prior thereto shall
have assigned. abandoned, surrendered or
failed TO complete any such contract. ex-
ceps as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed TO comply with any OF tho
provisions OF this section