The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.-Contfuu~

ton; and ;hereupon shan indorzs
ugoR said bond MS approval q
sUreties thereon. shall BE su55ert 10 ap-
preyas by the mayor and comptroller. bls-
they shah not approve any s1cA oaud IN
less the said corporation counsel's
approval OF the form thereof he inIorsed
thereon, nor unless the sureties On suea
bond appear personally aefors. the TfsaEnr
and coFnptro-ler IL required. and are ny
them examined, ioncatnE their fitness and
ability % become suretIsS On such bond
and IL shall be the duty OF such MAYOR
and comptroller 10 reject-any person. not
10 the bond, IL they shat deem sach per
son OF insufficient ability or otherwise
una 20 become a surety on suca bond
SUBDIVISION l. No contract With said
city k2r the doing OF any public work shan
hereafter De assigned or transferred IN any
manner without first having tndu-sed
. thereon the consent Of the board OF public
works. and OF the sureiies en- the con-
treetors bond. and no transfer or assign
nenS 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 saw us any
suca contract, snah make the same nul
ala0 Nold, as 70 any further performance
thereof by the contractor or his assigns
without any act on the part OF the city.
ana the board OF public works shall at onca
proceed 70 re-let such contract. or said
board may. in its discretion, proceed 20
complete the same as the agent, and az
the expense OF such contractor and mis-
oGcdsmen- No assignment. transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either yosun-
tary or otherwise. OF any contract VITA
the city for the doing OF any work or a.
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 TO complete any such contract
shall ever operate to re.ease the sursties
on the bond in this act provided for: and
no such assignment, transfer, abandon
ment. surrender. Change or extension OK
time shaA ever be pleaded as a defense 10
any action upon such bond in any court
in this state.
Subdivision g. The board OF pubic
works may, whenever in their Judgment
one or more OF the sGreties on such bonds
have become inSolvent, or for any other
cause are TO longer 1T and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor 10 fi,e
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice 10 that effect: and there
upon all work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shan ne
fled with the city comptroller, and II any
such contractor shall fat for ten days after
notice 10 that effect to file a new or add
tional bond as aforesaid, his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as 20 futurs performance there
of by such contractor. And thereupon the
board shall proceed to re-let such contract,
or may. in its discretion. proceed to COM
plete the same as the agent and al the
men.
Subdivision g. II anv such contract
void, and the board Of public works shall
compete the same, as in this section pro-
v.ded, 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 it shall DE the duty
or the corporation counsel 10 at once
commence an action in the name of the
city against such contractor and his
oonGsmen 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 az
the time the same became ended or weld.
The board OF public works Is hereby pro-
hibited from entering into any contract
for the doing OF any work or labor or the
furnishing Of any skin 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 Ia Dor performed or for any skill or ma
terial furnished pursuant 20 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 to comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section.