The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-31
CITY NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONTRACTING : MN

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS r Ninth
Avenue Saath Improvement
Notice Is hereby given that saled pro-
poSsis viii be received by khe under
signed secretary % the boar Of paohe
works Of the sty e SeatHs 0n 70
O'Clock = m. SATURDAY, IasgsFS ; 1877.
south. from YeSler way - MIN street. by
constructing pipe sewef along said
street between said paints togsther wtth
all necessary openings. VS., manhoEes.
catch basins. as provide oy orgsinaee
No ash. creating local llfpreVena ~ Ne.
rs, ard in accordance Niah the plans and
specifications nov On 1is - ire ofTice OF
che hoard o. public wcrss.
Each bid must De accoe naniet by Ger
titled check. payable to5xhe order or the
i've 81 per cent. of r. bid, and no bid
- considered unl<s accompanied -
said check
The successful bi9das viii be required 70
enter into a contract and furnish satts-
factory bond for the amount required ny
the city charter and The laws az the state
81 Washington. WITHIN ten days after pc
ing notified OF the Sward of the contract
70 him. falling 10 10 50. the said check
and the amount fixed therein viii be for
feited 10 the city No person + eligible
as bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the lettinf Of said contract made
default in paymsAt OF any Just claim
for any work or 8soor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant %
or who within laid two years failed 10
complete any spca contracts
Special attentpn Is called 70 article NNliL
of the city chafter as now In force relate
ing 10 hours u labor" and 10 article viii.
section 81. SUB. / and ?. which read as
follows.
tract for thadoing Of any work or labor
or furnishing any skill, labor or material
10 or for Re city Of Seattle snail DO
valid or binsing against the city, the con-
SAasa Fex abes n Far a
eraI bend With the city OF Seattle. Tor the
use Of the city, and also for the use or
all persons who NAV perform or cause 70
he perforned any work or labor. or FUR
nish CT csuse 10 be furnished any. skill.
labor or naterial IN the execution or such
contract. conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according 10 its terms. conditions
and stiuilations. and 70 pay as they De-
come dse all just claims for all work
and laFor SO performed. and all SIKH or
labor sud material SO furnished In the
execution of said contract, and 10 conf
ply wEh all the requirements or the CHAR
ter aEd ordinances of the city and the
amendments thereto, which bond shau be
in az amount fixed by the board or pun
He works, but not less than 50 per cent.
mors than the contract price agreed 70 ne
paid for the performance OF such con-
TRAIT, and shall be duly signed hy such
coutrator. and two or more good ana
sufficient sureties. and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shah be MED
in the office OF the city comptroller. pro-
Wing that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shaIl
cause 10 he filed with and preserved hS
them, by the proposed surcties, list OF
the properties owned by each OF sucn
proposed surety. such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various pfoper-
ties and showing whether the same u
community property or separate propert
and the encumbrances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other eondiu on'
or provisions required by any state law,
and such bond shall be deemed 10 run
also to the state of Washington
Subdivision 2. The sureties on such bond
shall each justify as ball upon arrest.
More than two sureties may be accepted
on such bond. and they may justify IN
separate and different sums less than the
sum specified In such bond; provided
that the aggregate OF their justification
shall be equal to two sureties 1ustifyins
ir double the amount Of the bond In the
manner herein provided.
The board of public works reserves ths
right TO reject any and all bids.
Proposals must he Endorsed on the en-
velope bid for Ninth Avenue Soutf
Improvement"
BY order Of the Board Of Public Works
FRANK OIESoN. Secretary.
Date of first publication. December "A
1886