The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07

tea; ara shsreupoa shan .ndorss
up0n said eccd ais Approval oe
srrstiss thereon. shat Sc sEshse-r 70 az
p-sg2s oy the mayor ard comptroller. h-1s
they SHAH not approve any such band IN
less the sad corporation counsel
approval o. the form thereof be Endorsed
taeTecn- nor unless TIE sureties en- such
hson1 appear personally bes1re the mayor
and comptro1er II required. and are BY
them examined. touching their fitness ard
ability 70 5ecozne suresses On suca bond:
and il sAaA DC the duty 81 such mayer
and comptroller 10 rsterf-aag person, not
w.thstAndsns his justification subscribed
20 the bond. II they sasn deem stscs per-
son o. insufficient ability or otherwise
Enfis % become 9 surety On suc1 bond.
Sassfivssson L No contract with said
city 11r tie datng CT any puzzle work snail
hereafter De assigned or transferred in any
manner without first having Endorsed
thszeon the consent Ct the board OF public
works. and Of tas suTeties en- the con-
tractors bond. and no transfer or assign
uenS t1ersot sha.4 In any wise ATTEST such
bond or the liability % the suTeJles there
Out such consent and waiver Endorsed
thereon. except BY operation OF Jaw az any
such contract, shall. make the sane ash
ard void. as 20 any further performance
thereof ~ fhe contractor or bis assigns
WITHOUT any act on the part of the city.
and the beard or pulls works shah al once
proceed 10 ge-.et such contract. or said
board may. In its discretion. proceed 10
comp-sse the same as the agent. and at
the expense OF such contractor ard MS
bo2csnen- No assignment. transfer,
aoardonnent or surrender. either vo.nn-
tary or otherwise, OF any contract with
the city for the doing OF any york o. IA
Dor, or the furnishing OF any work or labor,
skill or material. nor any change in any
IN which 20 compsete any such contract
shan ever operate 70 reseSse the sureties
on the bond IN this act provided for. and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
time SHAH ever be pleaded as a defense 10
any action upon such bond IN any court
in this state.
Subdivision S. The board OF pubic
works may, whenever In their Judgment
one or more OF the sureries on such bonds
have become Enso,vent, or fer any other
ties. require any snch contractor 70 hss a
new or additional bond within ten days
after nos!ce 70 that effect; and there
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shah os
fled with the city comptroller. and IL any
sucn contractor shall faii for ten days after
tional bond as aforesaid, his contract shall
BY that fact alone become fully ended
and void as 70 future performance there
OF BY such contractor. And thereupon the
board shah proceed 10 re-let such contract,
or may, in It's discretion. proceed 10 COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
expense o. such contractor ard his bonds
men.
shat for any reason became ended or
void. and the board Of pubic works shall
compete the same. as IN this section pro-
Weed. and the costs OF 50 onpleting
such contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract. at
the time the same shall become ended or
void, In suel case IL shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel 10 at once
Commences an action In the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
boncsnen for the recovery OF the differ
erce in amount between the cost OF so
competing such contract and the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract az
the time the same became ended or void.
The board Of public works IS hereby pro-
nioited from entering Into any contract
FOR the doing OF any work or labor or the
furnishing or any skin or material with
any person. who, within two years prior
thereto, shall have made desaui; in the
payment OF any Just claim for any work
or laoor performed or Ter any skill or ma
teria- furnished pursuant TO 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 complete any such contract, ex-
cep. as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed 10 comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section