The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-27
rHn CHARTER or TEE CITY OF
SEATTIE.-Couefr

Dpoa saia bend IS ap5-ova .- !:
TIE ferna thereof saca son9. sr5 tss
screties thereon. sha4 - subject TO s2-
p-ova. oy lac mayer ard comp trailer, Dac
they SEAL ret approve any suea bond ua-
less ia sad corporation cs5s.nsss..s
approval o. the form thereof - iaaossed
thereon. nor unless The suretes On xaea
bend spp-ar personally before the zsayor
AMI comptroller II required and are by
them examined. scDchsnS taeir fitness ard
and IL shall se the duty az sach rrayor
and cc-nptro.ler 20 reject any person. not
w.lhstsn1ing his tusTaacation subscribed
70 ne os S = hey ssaa deem ssch per
un1: . beeons . surety on suca porG.
SUBDIVISION 4 No coEtr8cf with said
city II TIE dong az any puallc work shah
hereafter % assigned or transferred IN any
manner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF the board OF pualia
WORKS. ara et the suTetles en- the con-
tractors oc1d, and no transfer or assign
uent taer-cf sh4i! Ia any wise affect s1ca
bond or the liability CT tie sg1reties there
on. anu any assignment OF transfer wttA-
out suca consent and waiver Endorsed
thereon, except hy operat.or 81 law ~ any
saca contract, shall. make the same nulI
sn1 void. as to any further performances
tneTeof oy the contractor or his assigns
sltaeus any art on the part OF the city;
ana the beard u public works shall az once
proceed 70 re-set such contract. or said
board may. In its discretion. proceed TO
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the expense Of such contractor ard hfs
bcndsmen- No assignment. transfer,
eeanoonment or surrender. either voiun-
the city FOR the doing OF any work or Ia
Dor, or tie furnishing OF any work or labor.
skil! or material. nor any charge Ia any
such contract. nor any extension OF time
In which TO completes any such contract
snail ever operate to release the suretfss
on the bond in tnis act provided for: and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
"a q
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 20
any action Upon such bond in any court
in this statA
Subdivision s. Tbs board o. public
works may. whenever IN their judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
have become insolvent, or for any other
cause are no longer 1T 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 contrast shall
cease until such additional bond shall -
fled with the city comp tro3ler. and IL any
suen contractor shall fat for ten days after
;ional bond as aforesaid, his contrast shall
BY that fact alone become fully ended
ana void as 10 future performances there
Saars s ss S9n.raS a r. Ana sneFsHpOn me
or may. In Its discretion, proceed 10 COM
plete the same the agent and at the
expense or such contractor and his bonds
men
Subdivision 9. r. any such contract
shal for any reason become ended or
void, and the board OF pubic works shall
eomp,ete the same as in this section pro-
vioea. and the costs or SO completing
SUCH contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract, at
the time the same shall become ended or
voic, In such case * shall be the duty
CT the corporation counsel to at once
eoEsmence an action in the name OF tho
city against such contractor and his
bonEsmen for the recovery OF the differ
snce in amount between the cost OF SO
completing such contract and the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract al
the time the same became ended or void
Tbs board OF public works Is hereby pro-
hib!tei from entering into any contract
FOR the doing OF any. work or labor or ths
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 labor performed or far any skill or ma
ter:al 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 suoh contract, ex-
cept as herein authorized or who shall
have failed 10 comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section.