The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13

sioa; and ,hersapoa shan indors.
upon said oo1d liz approval os
sCretses thereon. shall % su55ecr 70 ap-
p-ova- by tie mayor ard comptroller, but
they s1aA net approve any suca bond IN
approval % the form rhsreos Be in-s1rseI
thereon. nor unless the sure,ies on such
bond appear personally before the mayer
and eomptro-.er L required. and are by
them examined. touching their stness ara
ability 70 became sursries on such bond:
ard Il shall Se TIE duty OF such usayor
AID comptroller 10 reject-any person. not
20 the bond, II they shall deem sssca rer-
son OF insufficient ability or otherwise
UNI. % osccfE1e surety on saca bond.
SGc1ivtsion 4 No contract witA said
city for the doing cs any pu5lic work sail
hereafter ~ assigned or transferred IN any
manner without first having Endorsed
works and Of the sureties On the con-
trsctor's bond. ard no transfer or assign
ment thereof shall IN any wise affect soca
bond or the liability o. the s1reties there
On and any assignment or transfer with
out soch consent and waiver Endorsed
thereon, except by operation cf law Of any
suea contract. sna. make the same null
ana NoiC. as 20 any further performance
thereof BY the contractor Or his assigns
without any act On the part OF the city,
and TIE board - public works saan st once
board may, in its discretion proceed 10
cour-sfe The same as the agent. and at
the expense Of such contractor and nis
bencsneh No assignment, transfer.
abandonment or surrender, either vo.un-
tary or otherwise. % any contract with
ths city for The doing or any work or ID
Dor. or the furnishing OF any work or labor.
skin Or material. nor any charge in any
such contract. nor any extension OF tisue
IN which TO complete any such contract
shall ever operate 70 re.ease the sureiies
On the bond in this act provided far: and
no s1ca assignment. transfer. aba
ment, surrender. change or extension or
ume shan ever be Pleaded as defense 20
any action upon such bond in any court
In this stata.
Subdivision s. The board OF pubic
works may. whenever In tneir Judgment
one or more CT the sureties on such bonds
have become insosyent, or for any other
cause are no longer III and SUFFICIENT sure
ties, require any such contractor 70 file
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice 10 that effect: and there
upon all work on such contract shall
csase until such additional bond shah be
such contractor shall fail for ten days after
notice TO that effect 20 file a new or addi-
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as 10 future performance there
OF by such contractor And thereupon tho
board shall proceed TO re-let such contract,
or may. IN Its discretion, proceed 10 COM
plete the same as the agent and az the
expense Of suea contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision s. r. any such contract
void. and the board OF pubic works shall
compete the same, as In this section pro-
Weed and the costs OF SO compile ting
such contract shall 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 10 at once
commence an action in the nans OF the
city against such contractor and his
poncsmen for the recovery OF the differ
ence In amount between the cost OF so
competing such contract and the amount
urpa,a b. the city upon such contract az
the time the same became ended or void
The board OF public works is hereby pro-
hibited from entering into any contract
FOR the doing OF any work or labor or tho
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 fer any work
or "a Dor performed or Tor any skill or ma
terra, 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 TO complies any such contract, .ex-
cep. as herein authorized, or who shall
have failed 10 comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section