The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26


CALL FOR BIDS FOR STREET LIGHT
irg.-Notsce Is SersNy gwen ru-suan,
10 city seuarlf resolution No g. that
seaasd esd- win be received by the. an.
P1hl.c Works OF the CIV ~ seattle up
70 10 O'clock A. NJ Monday. November
,ar ~, "a . .or furgishsng street iighss
corlaeac!ng January md. 1897. accord
IT. to the plans and specifications
:xdopssd by he CITY Council November
OF the Beard Of Pus. NC Works.
Each proposal must he accompanied by
certified check In the amount OF o.
sns,ss l,s', 1o,s !, payable e The CITY
earnest thai the hsaderis awarded any CON
tract wsti within ten days from the date
snas snen contract Is awarded enter INTO
sal,nIut performances At contract accord
.ns % requirements. In case OF failure
- ssmpiy herewith said cheek SHAH Dc
iosfefted TO the City Of Seattle.
Special attention Is called 70 article
xSisL OF the city charter as now In force
tetat tins TO hours Of labor. and 10 ar
tieie viii, sec. 81. subs. ! and :. which
read as follows:
SsT- q. Subdivision /. Before any con-
Hact Tor the doing Of any work or labor:
or furnishing any skin labor or material
TO or for the city OF Seattle shall be vslri
or binding against the city, the contractor
s5ali 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 10 be per-
formed any work or labor. or furnish o:
material in the execution of such con-
tract conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according 10 It's terms. conditions
become due ali just He claims POP for ali work work.
ana labor so performed. and all skill or
idoSr and material furnished in the
exeention 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 be
IN an amount liked by the board of pub
nc works. but not less than tifty per cent
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid Tor the performance Of such con-
tract ard shall be duly signed by such
contractor and two or more good and
sufficient sureties. and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shall be filed
IN the office Of the city comptroller. pro-
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause TO be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed sureties. list of
the properties owned by each of such
proposed surety such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same Is
and the encumbrances thereon. The bond
snail also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by. any state law,
and such bond shall be deemed TO run
also to the state of Washington.
subdivision 2. The sureties on such bond
shall each justify as bail upon arrest.
More than two sureties 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 to two sureties justifying
in double the amount of the bond In the
mannSe herein provided.
Ezch proposal must be Endorsed on the
envelope Bid for Street Lighting.
Right Is hereby reserved 10 reject any
and all bids.
BY order OF the Board of Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date OF first publication. Nov. 10th. 1885,