The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
THE CHARTER or THE CITY OF
SEATTLE--Conttnue

ton; and therenpoa shan iadorse
upon said bend his approval %
the fern thereof Suea bond. ami TIE
praval by tie mayer and comptroller, bur
they shan net approve any such bond I'm
less Ehe sara corporation eounse.'s
approval a. the form thereof he indarSed
thsTecz. nor unless the suFeties on SUCH
bond aspSa personally before the r>aSar
and comptTo4er IL required. and are BY
them examined. touching their fitness ard
ability 70 become Sqretses on Such bond.
and Il s1aA be the dcfx OF such MAYOR
and comptroller 70 reject any person. not
w.thstan1in< bis Justification subscribed
10 the band. Il they s5aIi deem slbch per-
son OF insufficient ability OF otherwise
uEas % become surety On such bond.
Sct1lFlsion 1 No contract With said
city 1-r the doing OF any puzzle work sh@ll
hereafter be assigned or transferred n any
manner without first having inGarsed
thereon the consent Of the beard OF pubic
WORKS. and or the sUrsg4eS On the con-
trscgoT's band. and no transfer or assign
meat thereof SHAH IN any wise affect such
boad or the liability Of the sGTetses there
on. and any assignment CT transfer with
Qua such consent and waiver iaforsea
thereon. except by operation OF Jaw 81 any
sach contrast. saal. nlaks the same nul
and void. as 20 any further performance
thereof by the contractor or his assigns
without any AZ on the part OF the city:
ana the board Of pablo works shall az once
proceed 10 re-let such contract. or said
board may. In its discretion, proceed "a
complete the same as the agent. and al
the expense CT such contractor and mis-
bonosnen. No assignment, transfer,
aaandonment or surrender. either vo.un-
tary or otherwise. OF any contract with
the city for the doing OF any work or IA
Dor. or the furnishing or any work or labor,
skill or material. nor any change in any
such contract. nor any extension Of tine
In which 10 complete any such contract
snaI ever operate 10 release the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for; and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
ment, surrender, Grange or extension OF
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 10
any action upon such bond in any court
In this state.
Subdivision s. The board az public
works may. whenever in their judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
have become fnsolyent. or for any other
cause are no longer fit and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor to file
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
such contractor snail fail for ten days after
notice to that effect to file a new or a6di-
tionai bond as aforesaid, his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as to future performance there
OF by such contractor. And thereupon the
board shall proceed 10 rs-iet such contract.
or may. in its discretion, proceed 20 COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
expense CT Suca Contractor and his bonds
men
Subdivision 6. II any such contract
SHAH for any reason become ended or
void. and the board of public works shall
compete the same. as in this section pro-
ViGed, and the costs or SO completing
such contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract. nj
the time the same shall become ended or
void. in such case il 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
bonGsInen 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-
hlbited from entering into any contract
for the doing OF any work or labor or the
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 for 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 10 comply with any Of the
provisions OF this section.