The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-17
NOTICE TO coNTRAcToRs-East Ter

| NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Ter
race street Improvement.
Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro-
pesals will be received by the undersigned
secretary of the board OF public works. of
the city of Seattle, up to o'clock p. m,
Friday. December lS 1896, for the improve
ment OF East Terrace street. from Broad
way TO Twelfth avenue, by constructing
a pipe sewer along said street, between
said points, together with all necessary
openings. wyss. manholes iampholes,
ventilators, flushing tanks and catch has-
ms, as provided by ordinance No. 4.So2,
creating local Improvement No. l23. and
in accordance with the plans and specifi-
cations now on file In the office OF the
board OF public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by GER
titled check. payable 10 ii order OF the
city comptroller. for a sum not less than
five 90 per cent. of the bid. and no bid
will DE considered unless Accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required 60
enter into a contract and furnish satisfac-
tory bond for the amount required BY tbs
city charter and the laws Of the state or
Washington. within tel days after being
notified OF the award OF the contract TO
him. falling 10 do so. the said check and
the amount fixed therein Will be forfeited
10 the city No person Is eligible "a bid
der who has within two years prior 10 tho
letting OF said contract made default n
payment OF any just claim for any work
or labor performed or any skill or ma
terial furnished pursuant to any such
contract as herein advertised. or who
any such contracts.
Special attention f. called 20 article
xxiii OF the city charter as now IN force
relating - hours of labor" and 20 ar
ticie viii, sec. 81. subs. and 2, which read
as follows:
See 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing Of any work or labor
or furnishing any skill. tai Dor or material
10 or Tor The city Of Seattle shall be valid
or binding against the city. the contractor
sbaH enter into a joint ana several pond
with ihe city Of Seattle. fer the use Of the
city. and also for the use % all persons
Who may perform or cause 20 be per-
Z FEned any work or labor. or furnish or
cause TO be furnished any skill. labor or
material in the execution OF s.Ich con-
iiect, conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according 70 Us terms. conditions
and stipuiafionz. and 70 pay as they be-
come due AL just claims for all work
and labor 50 performed, and All sAlh or
labor and material 50 furnished IN the
execution 81 sail contract. and 20 co Il
ply with all the requirements Of the cnar-
ter and ordinances OF the cit@ and the
amendments thereto. which band
ia an amount fixed by the bosrA OF pub
nc oFks. b4t uCt less than nftY per cent
more than me contract price agreed 20 bs
paid for the performance OF Fsca con-
tract aud shall be Only aiEac4 bV 4uch
contractor ana I've or more good and
sgficient suret.es. and after being ap-
proved % herein provided. shall se filed
~ ;he office Of the city comptroller pro-
F3dlng that before approving aay such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
them ~ tne proposes sureties. a iisf OF
TIE pr9pe-les owned By cacn % such
prqpcEed surety. sach 1875 describing Nth
reasonable certainty thc various urp9e--
ties and showing whether the same IL
community property or Eeaarate property
ana TIE eucun hTances thereon The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law,
and sLeh bond sban be deemed to run
also 20 ths state % Washington
Subdivision ? The sureties on such boui
shall each lusfsfy bail upon Arrest
More than two sursties may BE- a. artaA
on such bond and fhey may Justify IN
S~pafafe ARD different SUMS less thar the
rlsm specified IN such bond. provided
that the aggregate OF their Justification
zaal be equal 20 two sursties jusfleying
n double the amount ~ the bond In the
manner herein provided
, The hoard u public works reserves Ehs
Fg1t 70 reject any and ali bids
proposals must BE iudorsed on the en-
veloEe; IBID for EAs. Terrace street ire
provemeut."
Ify order % -. Board q Public Works
FRANK OLEsoN. Secretary.
,. 1Ate OK first publication. December 8.