The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-16
NOTICE To coNTRAcToRs-Eas Tel

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS East Ter
race street improvement
Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro-
pcsals Will be received by the undersigned
secretary OF the board Of public works. Of
the city Of Seattle, up TO o'clock y. m.
Friday. December Is, 1895 for the improve
nent of East Terrace street. from Broad
way TO Twelfth avenue. by constructing
pipe sewer along said street. between
said points. together with all necessary
openings. YVES. manhOies. lampholes.
ventilstors. Gushing tanks and catch bas-
ms. provided by ordinance No. 4102
creating local Improvement No. 10. and
IN accordance with the plans and speciii-
cations now on file in the Office Of the
Each bid must be = accompanied Is BY a GER
titled check, payable 10 TIE order OF the
city comptroller. for sum not less tnan
I'VE 80 per cent. OF the bid. and no bad
viii be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required 60
enter into contract and furnish satisfac-
tory bond for the amount required BY the
city charter and the laws OF the state OF
Washington. within tea days after being
notified OF the award al the contract to
him, failing 20 do 50. the said check and
the amount fixed therein viii be forfeited
20 the city. No person IS eligible as bid
der who has within two years prior 70 the
letting OF said contract made default n
payment Of aay just claim fer any work
o. labor performed or any skin or ma
terial furnished pursuant 10 any such
within said Two years failed 20 compiete
any such contracts.
Special attention 81 called to article
XIII. OF the city charter as now II force
relating II hours Of labor and 70 ar
ticle VIA. sec. e., subs. and 2. which read
as soiiAWs.
Sec. "a subdivision I. Before any con-
tract Tor he doing 81 any wors or LABOR
or furnishing any skill labor or material
70 or FOR the city Of Seattle shall Be valid
or binding against the city. the contractor
shall enter into a 5oins and several bond
with the city % Seattle. for the use OF the
city. and also for the use Of all persons
formed any work or labor. or furnish or
cause 10 b. furnished any skill. labor or
material Ia the exeCatt on q sncn con-
Tract. conditioned 20 perform the con-
trAct according 10 is terms conditions
and sgipulatiens. and 20 pay "a they be-
ard labor 50 performed. and All skill or
labor and Tnate~.NI so furnished n f1e
execution os szf4 contract. and 20 con-
ply with al fne requirements 81 the caAr-
TER and ordinances Of the cstS and tAa
amendments thereto which bond z-stf
IN az amount axea ~ the board Of put,-
Tic works. bat net less than nfsy per cent
more than the contract price agreed - be
paid for fhs performs nee % spc1 con-
trart ard shaH ns auly siga~G by a9Gh
contractor ard tEo or more good and
sufficient sEsrg~iess and after being ep-
proved as herein provided. shall 30 flied
81 the e~lee % the rsfy com ptroiIsr. pro-
v.alag that before approviag any such
b9Hd the mayer and c9mptrnissr shah
cause 10 Ne fled with and preserved oy
tAeTn. ~ Ire oTepozs4 Sure-ies. list az
the properties owned ~ each e such
proposed sST~~g. saca lsss describing SfEa
reasonable certainty TIA various pEose--