The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-19

s u9oa saia sd rs SAL sas-,v i5aorss
the form thereof Ssaca ho-S arS the
s2retlss thereon. shat be s1hyecr % ap-
psoF2- oy tie mayor and Comptroller, BIZ,
they shall net approve any $50 son3 u1-
1SSs he said corporation so,swzxs,'s
approval os the form Iaarscs - Iras-ssd
bond appear personally besare ne rysayssr
and comptroller Il required ana are 0v
them examined, touching their Exness ard
and Il saAl- ae the duty Of such mayer
and comptroller 20 reject any person. not
w.tastan1izg his justification subscribed
70 the bond. u they shah deem SUCH per-
son o. insufficient ability Ct otherwise
unas 90 become surety On soca bond
SUBDIVISION l. No contract with saka
city t-r tie doing OF any pgsbsi< work shall
hereafter - assigned or transferred IL any
manner without first having Endorsed
thereon ire consent CO the board O. pu5lse
works. and OF the sGreties On the cor
tractor bend. ard no transfer or assign
neEl thereof shat In any wise afTscs such
bond or the Aaoiltty o. the saretiaS there
On, aud any ass g1Tnent or transfer with
eai such consent and waiver in6orSed
thereon. except by operation CT law u any
s1ca contract shah make the sane rusl
aa1 Foaa. as 70 any further performance
mercer oy the contractor OF his assigns
wIIaous any at on the part CT che city.
and TIE board o. public works shall at once
proceed 70 re-let such contract. OF SAID
board may. in its discretion. proceed 10
the expense OF such contractor and MS
DoEdsnen No assignment, transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either yo.un-
tas city for the dofrg OF aay work or Ia
Dor. or the furnishing Of any work or labor.
skin or material. nor any change In any
such contract. nor any extension OF time
IN which TO complete any such contract
SHAH ever operate TO release the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for: and
no SUCH assignment. transfer. abandon
Assw s~nsa <fsa@4 -
firns shall ever be pleaded as defense 10
any action upon saca bond in any court
In this state
Subdivision s. The board OF public
works may, whenever IN their judgment
one or more OF the sureties On such bonds
nave become fnso.vent. or fer any other
cause are 10 longer Mt and sufficient sure
ties, require any such contractor 10 file n
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
fled with the city comptroller. and il any
such contractor shall fan for ten days after
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that fact acne become fully ended
ana VOID as 10 future performance there
OF by such contractor. And thereup0n the
board shah proceed to re-let such contract,
or may, IN It's discretion. proceed 10 COM
pete the same the agent and at the
expense or such contractor and his bonds
men
Subdivision 6. I. any such contract
shat for any reason become ended or
VOID, and the board OF pubic works shall
eonplete ths same, as In this section pro-
SlNe1. and the costs os 50 completing
saeh contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract ut
the time the same shall become ended or
void, IN such case IL shall be the duty
o. the corporation counsel 10 at once
commence an action In the name Of the
city against such contractor and his
ooTGsIilen 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 az
the time the same became ended or void
The board OF pubic works is hereby pro-
hibited from entering into any contract
FOR the doing OF any work or labor. or the
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
OF sDor performed or fer any skill or ma
teriai furnished pursuant to any such cor
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.