The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-14

rsa, ara tae-eaccn SIAN frec-s.
upoo eai1 bird sss approval or
srrettes thereon. sAa1 Be suc5e-r % a.
7-oyas uy tae mayor and cc1ptroiss-. b,1s
they sra1 net approve Any snSa bond tn
s a.. .. 80 -. . oo2sr-sssa ss ss.
thereon. nor Unsess the sETeeaes On s1Sa
bond appear personally before xhs MAYER
ana con2tro.aer II requires. and are by
ABILITY 70 become suresIes en- saca borc.
aud IL s62A - tSe duty CT s1eA MAYER
ami conptroler 70 retscf-sny person. NOT
20 the bond. Y they s1al deem ssacA per-
son o. insufficient ability CT Otherwise
WI; % oeeons surety On s1ca bond.
city 1er the doing Of any punfic work shall
hereafter 5e assigned or transferred IN Auy
manner without first having Endorsed
thereon TIE consent OF the ocard o. pgnlso
works. ard Of ths sureSies en- ire con-
trscIcr's ocnd. and no transfer CT assign
nsnr thereof shall in any wise AFFECT such
bond or the liability OF the suretaes there
On. ana any assignment or transfer WIKI
cnt such consent ana waiver Endorsed
thereon. except BY operation OF saw os any
suca contract. shall make ths sane null
and vol3. as 70 any further performance
thereof ~ the contractor Or his assigns
without any at en- the part o. <he ssy,
and las board q public works SHAH at once
pfccsed 20 re-let such contract. or SAID
board may. In its discretion. proceed TO
corncsese TIA same IS the agent, and at
re expense q suca contractor and fis
abandonment or surrender. either yo.Gn-
tary or otherwise. % any contract with
shs city for the doing of any WORK. or Ia
Der, Or tie furnishing OF any work or labor.
skill or material. nor any change Ia any
s1ch contract. Nor any extension of tine
n which 70 eonplste any such contract
shall ever operate 20 rs.eass the surezies
on the bond IN this act provided Cor. and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
meni, surrender. caangs. or extension o.
time shall ever be pleaded as a DEFENSE 20
any action upon soca bond In any court
In this state.
Stbdsvzs!oa s Ire beard ~ public
works may. whenever IN their judgment
one o. more OF the saretes on such bonds
have become insosveat. or for any ether
cause arc no longer 81 and sufficient sure
ties. require any sncA contractor TO fle
new Or additional bond witAin ten Gays
after notice 20 that eject: and there
upon al work On such contract shall
cease untl such additional bond shall %
such contractor shall "a. Cor ten Gays after
notice 70 that effect 90 file new OF addi-
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
and void as 10 future performance there
o. BY such contractor. And thereupon Tho
board shall proceed % rs-let such contract.
or may In It's discretion. proceed 20 com
pete the same as the agent and at ne
expense a. sacl contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision g. n Any such contract
void, and the board OF public works shall
eonplete the same. as In this section pro-
y.1sa. and the costs OF so completing
such contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid BY the city upon such contract, at
the tine the same shau become ended or
void. IN such case It shall De the duty
OF ths corporation counsel TO at once
ccTLerce an action in the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
hcr6g.nen for the recovery Of the differ
ercs In amount between the cost OF 50
Scnp.et.ng such contract ard the amount
uEra.a by the city upon such contract at
the time the same became ended or vSid.
The board or pubic works IS hereby pro-
h.bited from entering into any contract
for the doing OF any work or labor or tns
furnishing CT any sgfn or material with
any person. who. within two years prior
thereto, shall have made desauit II the
payment OF any just claim for any work
or a Dor performed or fer any skill or ma
tersai furnished pursuant 10 any such con-
tract with such party or with any person
who within TWO years prior thereto shall
have assigned, abandoned. surrendered or
failed 10 complete any such contract. ex-
cep. as herein authorized. or who shall.
have failed 70 comply with amp OF the
provisions OF th!s section