The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-12
CITY NOTICES
MOTTO 20 CoNTRAcToRs-E.ast Ter-

NOTICE TO CONTEMPORARIES Ter
race street Improvement.
Ncssee .. Is ~ hereby g:sen that seslsd pro,
secretary o. the board OF public works, OF
the city OF Seattle. up 20 o clock p. m.
Friday December IS isas for the improve
way 20 Twelfth avenue. by constructing
a pipe sewer along said street. between
said points. together NTH ali necessary
openings. yves. manholes. lanspholes.
vertilators. flushing tanks and catch bas-
ms as provided BY ordinance No. 4sSSs,
creating local improvement No. Us. and
in accordance with the plans and specitl-
cations now on 6le in the office OF the
board o. public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by GER
tined cneck~ payable 10 the order or the
city comptroller. for q sum not less than
I'VE sss per cent of the bid. and no bid
viii De considered unless accompanied by
SAID check.
The successful bidder Will be required 20
enter into q contract and furnish Satisfac-
tory bend for the amour, required oy the
Sity charter and the laws OF the state or
Washington. within tea days after being
notified OF the award Of the contract TO
h3n' failing 10 do SO. the said check ana
the amount fixed therein viii be forfeited
70 the city. No person IS eligible as bid
Ger who has within two years prior 10 the
letting or said contract made DEFAULT n
payment OF any just claim Tor shy Work
or labor performed or any skill or ma
ferial furnished pursuant TO any such
contract as herein advertised. or who
within said two years failed 10 complete
Special attention is called 10 article
xxtn- OF the city charter as now IN force
relating 10 ''hoIrs OF labor, and 20 AT
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or laoor
or furnishing any skill. labor or material
10 Or for the city of Seattle shall be valid
or binding against the city. the contractor
snail enter into joint and several oono
with the city OF Seattle, for the use or the
city, and also for the use of all persons
VINO may perform or cause 10 De per-
termed any work or labor, or furnish or
cause 10 be furnished any skill. labor or
material in the execution CT such con-
tact, conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according to It's terms. conditions
and stiprlations, and TO pay as they be-
come due all Just claims for all Work
and labor so performed. and all skill or
labor and material so furnished in the
execution OF sail contract. and 10 con-
ply with all the requirements of the CHAR
ter and ordinances of the citS and the
amendments thereto which bond snah
In an amount fixed by the board OF pub
lie works. but not less than fifty per cent.
more than the contract price agreed 20 be
paid for the performance OF SUCH con-
tract. and shah be duly signed by such
sufficient sureties. and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shall be filed
in the office of the city comptroller. pro-
Ividing that before approving any such
cause to be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed sureties, list OF
the properties owned by each or such
proposed surety, such list describing With
reas onable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same Is
community property or separate property
and the encumbrances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law.
and such bond shall be deemed TO run
also TO the state of Washington.
Subdivision 2. The sureties on such bona
shall each justify as bail upon arrest
More than two sureties may be accepted
on such bond. and they may justify In
separate and different sums less than the
srm specified in such bond; provided,
that The aggregate of their justification
shall be equal TO two sureties justisyfng
in double the amount of the bond in the
manner herein provided.
The board of public works reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on the en-
velore: Bid for East Terrace street iua-
provement."
By order OF the Board of Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date OF first publication. December 8,
1896.