The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-23
CITY NOTICES.

CALL FOR BIDS FOR STREET LIGHT
ing.-Notice is hereby given pursuant
to City Council resolution No. ~ that
Ssrsig,e el"s s ~ e recsis sn oy .ne un
Public Works of the City of Seattle up
TO 10 o'clock A. NJ. Monday, November
so,h. ,b asS ,, Ter furnishing street lights
commencing January End. 1897. accord
ing to the plans and specifications
adopted by the City Council November
of the Board of Public Works.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a certified check in the amount OF one
Comptroller Of the City OF Seattle. as an
earnest that the bidderif awarded any con-
tract will within ten days from the date
that such contract Is awarded enter into
contract and furnish bonds for the
faithful performance of contract accord
TO comply herewith. said check shall be
forfeited to the City of Seattle.
Special attention Is called TO article
xiii of the city charter as now In force
relating TO hours of labor" and to ar
ticie viii. sec. 81, subs. ! and = which
read as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision 1. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or labor.
or furnishing any skill. labor or material
TO or for the city of Seattle shall be valid
or binding against the city. the contractor
shall enter into joint and several bond
with the city of Seattle, for the use OF the
city and also for the use of all persons
VINO may perform or cause to be per-
formed any work or labor. or furnish OF
cause 10 he furnished any skill. labor or
material in the execution Of such con-
tract. conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according TO It's terms. conditions
and ssipnlations and TO pay GO they
become due all just claims for all work
aud labor so performed. and all skill or
labor and material so furnished in the
execution OF said contract. and TO COM
ply with all the requirements of the char
ter and ordinances of the city and the
amendments thereto. which bond shall he
In an amount fixed by ~the board OF pub
lie works. 5uf not less than fifty per cent.
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid for the performance OF such con-
tract. and shall he duly signed by such
contractor and TWO or more good and
sufficient suretses, and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shall he filed
in the office OF the city comptroller. pro-
vi5ing that before approving any such
bond The mayor and comptroller shall
cause TO be filed with snd preserved by
them. - the proposed suretEes. list of
the properties owned by each OF such
proposed surety. such list describing with
reasonable certainty ths various proper
ties and showing whether the same Is
community property or separate property
ssnf the encumbrances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
and such bond shall be deemed TO run
also 10 the state OF Washington.
Subdivision :. The surettes on such bond
shall each Justify as bail upon arrest
More than two saretieS may be accepted
on such bond and they may justify In
separate and different sums less than the
sum specified In such bond provided.
that the aggregate OF their justification
shall be equal 70 TWO sureiieS tustifyinE
in double the amount OF the bond IA the
manner herein provided.
Each proposal must be Endorsed on the
envelope bid for Street Lighting.
Right + hereby reserved 10 reject any
and all bids.
Bv order Of the Board % Pabiic Works
FRANK oLESOS. Secretary.
Date OF frst publication. Nov Both. 1895.
civil, SERVICE ExANfSATIoNs-No-
,fce Is hereby given in accordance with
the provisions Of section Z OF article XVI
OF the city charter that examinations
viii be held IN the city ban for ali per-
sss.sn VIZ n he classitssd civil Service Of
TIRE city OF Seattle, as mentioned below:
Police department. Pztrolnaen and drfv-
e-S November Is iss.
department. below that OF assistant chief.
Library department. Book hinder. stitch
| er ard clerk November - fSSs
rseEsartu~ns OF buildings. bridges and
wharvcs-Masser Of garbage scow. No
veuater * tss@
service including sxeusn. carpenters.
brickIaye rS. bsaGksTnitas. wagonrnakers.
| Transfers cart drivers. sauneiers general
| iaber@rs. etc. November =. iss~.
All applicants will be examined IN the
branches specified IN TIE rules and regu-
laftorss Of the commission. and ia the re-
| agirensnss Of the position for which they
apply.
I Will be approved later than sax days prior
| 10 the date Of such examination
Each applicant will receive postal no.
| tee Of he exact time Of his examinasion.
| By order Of the civil service commission
A. h CROFT. Secretary.