The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18

ton. and thersupoa shan irdorss
uycn sad oosd MS approval os
provo. By the mayer and corrpsroEser bsst
they saaL net approve any saea aona IN
less TIE said corporation counsel's
approval OF the form tAeTxuk as iss38rSe1
thereon. nor unieSs the suFesips On such
bond appear personally before the mayor
and coFnptro.ler X required. ard are By
them examined. tosscaing their fitness ard
ability 10 become Sgrstsss on such bond:
and Il sasA be the duty or s1leh mayer
and comptroller 10 reject any person, not
w.IastATlt4gg ais 11Sxifsc2tien subscribed
10 the bond. u they shall deem sssch per-
soE OF insufficient ability or otherwise
cnas 70 become a surety on saes bond
saecivlsaon No contr1ct With said
city t1r the dong OF any puzzle work stall
hereafter Dc assigned or transferred IN Any
manner without first having insforSei
thereon the consent Of the board Of public
WORKS. and or the SCreties on the con-
tractors bond. ana no transfer or assign
meHS tnerecf s1aA in any wise affect such
bond or tae liability OF ne ssretEes there
on and any assignment OF transfer With
ous socn consent and waiver InEarsed
thereon. except cy opera ton q AaW ef any
suea contract. Shels make the sane nlsl
ead Fota. as TO any further performances
thereof py the contractor or bis assigns
without any sc1 on the part OF che city,
ana TIE p1aTd Of public works shala at onca
proceed 10 re-le: such contract. or said
board may. in its discretion. proce@G 70
complete the same as the agent. ard al
TIE expense OF such contractor and MS
bondenen No assignment. transfer,
abandonment or surrender, either vo.un-
t2ry or otherwise. ot any contract with
tns city for the doing Of any werk or Ia
Dor. or tbs furnishing OF any work or labor.
skill or material. nor any charge in any
such contract nor any extension % time
IN which 70 complete any such contract
shah ever operate 20 re.eaSe the suretieS
or the bond in this act provided Cor: and
To socl assignment. transfer, abandon
ment, surrender. change OF extension OF
time shah ever be pleaded as a defense 20
any action upon saca bond IN any court
IN this stata4
Subdivision g. The board OK public
works may, whenever in their Judgment
one o. more or the suTeties on such bonds
have become tnsoiyeut. or for any other
cause are no longer fft and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor 10 NE a
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice 10 that effect. and there
upon al work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall be
filed with the city comptroller, and II any
such contractor shall fail for ten days after
notice TO that effect to fale new or addl-
tional bond as aforesaid, his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as 10 future performance there
OF by such contractor. And thereupon the
board shall proceed % re-let such contract,
or may. IN It's discretion, proceed 10 COM
plets the same as the agent and at the
expense Of such contractor and his bonds
men.
subdivision 6. II any such contract
void, and the board Of public works shall
comp.ete the same. as in this section pro-
Ni0ed. and the costs OF 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 ii 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
boAcSmen 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 ended or void.
TIE board OF public works IS hereby pro-
hibited from entering into any contract
for the doing OF any work or labor or the
furnishing or 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 labor performed or for any skill or ma
terial 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-
cep. as herein authorized or who shall
have failed 10 comply with any OF the
provisions Of this section.