The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-16

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Ninth Az
snne, Stewart Street and Eighth Ave-
nue. Improvement
Notice IS hereby given that sealed pro-
posals viii be received by the under
signed secretary of the board of public
works of the City OF Seattle up 10 ?
O'Clock p. m. Monday. December 2lst. 1896.
Tor the Improvement OF Ninth Avenue
from Pike Street 70 Stewart Street, Stew
arr street from Ninth Avenue TO Eighth
Avenue and Eighth Avenue from Stew
art street 10 Virginia Street. by con-
straeting pipe sewer along said street,
between said points, together with oil
lamphotes. ventilators, flushing tanks and
eaten basins. as provided by ordinance
no. 4sso, creating local Improvement No.
l2s. and in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file in the Office OF
the board OF public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
tined check. payable 10 the order OF the
CITY comptroller, for sum not less than
1ive 80 per cent. of the bid. and no bid
Will De considered unless accompanied by
said check
enter INTO contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the laws of the state
OF Washington, within ten days after be-
ING nouht1 or the award of the contract
10 MIN; failing to do so, the said check
and the amount fixed therein will be for
ielted 70 the city. No person is eligible
as bidder who has within two years
prior TO the letting or said contract made
default in payment of any just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant to
any such contract as herein advertised,
or who within said two years failed TO
complete any such contracts.
Special attention is called to article
XIII. of the city charter as now in force
relating 10 hours OF labor" and 10 ar
ticis viii, sec. 81, subs. and 2. which read
as follows.
Sec. 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
q n hrr
or furnishing any skill, labor or material
20 or for the city of Seattle shall be
valid or binding against the city, the con-
tractor shall enter into a joint and sew
eral bond with the city of Seattle, for the
use or the city, and also for the use OF
all persons who may perform or cause TO
De performed any work or labor, or fur
nish or cause to be furnished any skill,
labor or material in the execution OF such
contract. conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according to It's terms, conditions
and stipulations, and 10 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 or said contract, and TO COM
ply with all the requirements of the char
ter and ordinances OF the city and the
amendments thereto which bond shall be
in an amount fixed by the board of pub
lie works. but not less than fifty per cent
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid for the performance of such con-
traet, and shall be duly signed by such
contractor and two or more good and
sufficient sureties. and after being ap-
proved as herein provided, shall be filed
in the office of the city comptroller. pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayer and comptroller shall
cause 10 be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed sureties. list OF
the properties owned by each OF such
proposed surety, such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same is
community property or separate property
and the membranes thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law
ana such bond shall be deemed to run
also to the state of Washington.
Subdivision 2. The sureties ON such bond
shah 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
sum specified in such bond provided.
that the aggregate OF their justification
shall be equal 20 two sureties justifying
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 indorsed on the en-
veiope bid for Ninth Avenue. Stewart
Street and Eighth Avenue Improvement"
BY order of the Board OF Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date OF first publication, December uth,
1896.