The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTIE.-Coutfuu

ton; and tasreupon shan indorse
upon said bond his approval %
the form thereof. saca bond. and the
proval by the mayor and comptroller. but
they shSH not approve any such bar8 un-
less the said corporation eounsefs
approval o. the form thereof be izldorse1
thereon. nor Unless the suresies on such
bond appear personally before the MAYER
and comptroller II required. and are by
them examined. touching their fitness ard
ability 10 become surSties On ss1cn fsan5:
and * shall 5e the duty % such MAYOR
and comptroller to reject AIRY perSen, not
Eitastaneing ms JastiiscaEien subscribed
10 the bond. II they shall deem sEca per-
son Of insufficient ability or otherwise
und< TO beeoHe = surety on sGea bond
Subdivision l. No contract with said
city Tor the doing OF any pts8.ic work shall
hereafter ne assigned or transferred in any
manner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent Of the board o. public
works. and Of the snrcties on the con-
tractors bend. and no transfer or assign
ment thereof shall IN any wise affect such
bond or the liability OF the suretieS there
on. and any assignment or transfer with
cut such consent and waiver Endorsed
thereon, except by operation Of law az any
suca contract, shall make the same nul!
and void. TO any further performance
thereof by the contractor or ats assigns
without any act On the part OF the city;
and the board O. public works shall at once
pEessed 10 re-les such contract. or said
board may. in its discretion. proceed 10
complete the same as the agent, and al
the expense OF such contractor and MS
boE5smen- No assignment, transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either volun-
tary or otherwise. OF any contract with
the city for the doing OF any work or la
Dor. or the furnls aing OF any work or labor.
skill or material. nor any change in any
such contract. nor any extension OF time
IN which 10 complete any such contract
shal ever operate to rs.ease the suret4es
Oh the bond in this act provided for: and
no such assignment, transfer. aSandon-
ment. surrender. Change or extension OF
time shall ever he pleaded a defense 10
any action upon such bond in any court
Subdivision 5. The board OF pubic
works may. whenever in their judgment
one or more Of the sureties on such bonds
nave become inSo.vent. or for any other
cause are no longer tit and sufficient sure
ties, require any such contractor 10 hle n
new or additional bond vithin ten days
after notice TO that effect. and there
upon al work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall he
filed with the city comptroller. and If any
such contractor shall fail for ten DAYS after
notice to that effect TO file a new or addi-
tional bond as aforesaid, his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as TO future performance there
OF BY such contractor. And thereupon the
board shall proceed to re~.et such contract.
or may. In It's discretion, proceed to COM
plete the same as the agent and al the
expense Of such contractor and his bonds
men
Subdivision S. If any such contract
shah fer any reason become ended or
void, and the board of pubic works shall
compete the same. as in this section pro-
weed, and the costs OF 50 completing
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
or the corporation counsel to at once
commence an action in the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
boncsmen for the recovery OF the differ
ence In amount between the cost OF so
completing such contract and the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract at
the time the same became eQded or void.
The board of pubic works IS hereby pro-
hibitsd from entering into any contract
for the doing OF any work or labor or the
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 for any work
or Ia Dor performed or for any skill or ma
teriaI 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-
cept as herein authorized, or who shall
have failed TO comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section.