The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-05
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.-Contfnue

tion; and tsereupoa shan incorss
upon said bad his approval q
sureties thereon. shat Be suaSecr 10 ssu-
pr3yz4 BY. tie mayor and comptroller, asfr
they slaA net approve any such bond ua-
less ne sala corporation counsel.
thereon. nor unless the sureties en- such
bond appear personally before the mayer
and comptroller x required. and are by
them examined. touching their Illness ard
ability TO become sureSias On suea bond:
and IL shall De the duty OF such mayor
and comptroller TO rejeet-any person. not
10 the bond. !. they shall deem such per-
son o. insufficient ability or Otherwise
uni: 70 becozns surety On such bond.
SUBDIVISION L. No contract with said
city fer the doing OF any pubslc work shall
hereafter oe assigned or transferred IN any
manner without first having Endorsed
works. and OF the suresies on the con-
Tscsors bend. and no transfer or assign
menS thereof shall in any wise affect such
bond or the LIABILITY Of the sureties there
on. and any assignment or transfer with
out such consent and waiver Endorsed
thereon. except by operation OF law Of any
such contract. shall make the same null
ana void. as TO any further performance
thereof by the contractor or his assigns
without any act on the part OF the city;
and the board % public works shah at once
proceed to re-leI such contract. or said
board may. In Its discretion. proceed TO
c0mp.ete the same as the agent. and at
the expense OF such contractor and his
oondsc1en- No assignment, transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either vo.un-
tary or otherwise, OF any contract with
tbs city. for the doing OK any work or la
Dor. or the furnishing 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
shah ever operate 10 rs.ease the sureties
on the bond In tails act provided for. and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
ment. surrender, change or extension or
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 20
any action upon such bond In any court
In this state.
Subdivision s. Tire board Of public
works may, whenever in their judgment
have become inso.vent. or for any other
cause are no longer III and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor to file
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice TO that effect: and there
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall BE
sliet with the city som ing. and II any =.
notice 10 that effect TO file new or addi-
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that that, fact a,ons become fully ended
or by such contractor. And thereupon tho
board shall proceed 20 re-let such contract.
or may. In Its discretion. proceed to COM
plete the same as the agent and At the
expense Of such contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision 8. r. any such contract
Maj A0E any EEdS0n DeSlalle eflleG or
void. and the board OF public works shall
complete the same. as in this section pro-
yided. and the costs os so 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 It shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel to at once
commence an action in the name of the
city against such contractor and his
boE6smen for the recovery OF the differ
ence In amount between the cost OF so
competing such contract and the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract at
the time the same became ended or void.
The board OF public works is hereby pro-
h:oited 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 tina
payment OF any Just claim for any work
or Ia dor performed or fer any skill or ma
teriL 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 or this section