The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
THE CHARTER or rHE crrY OF
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zen. sioa, sna an, sssrsspsa Sian izaors.
TIE FORM therssf saSa eoad. and the
prosa1 by tas mayor and comptroller. bsgr
s1sy saS4 nsi approve any s1ca bond IN
.ess ne said corporation eouzse.s
appToV24 OF tie form thereof Re ir5oFSed
thereon. nor unless the sarefies en- such
bond appear personally before the mayor
ana coD2tro-ier II required. ard are BY
them examined. touching sAei- fitness ard
and Il shat 20 the duty oe such mayor
ana sorn pLrolsr 90 reJect-any person. not
wstnssAndtns MS tustifieasion subscribed
% tae bond. u they saal deem such per-
son o insufficient ability or otherwise
I11. 70 become surety en- such bond.
SGe1iy.sion A. No confract With sad
city --r tas doing OF any public work shall
hsrezkSer Dc assigned or transferred IN any
manner without nrsg having Endorsed
taereon the consent o. the board CT pubic
wogAs. and OF the suretkes On the con-
tractors bond. and no transfer or assign
rsent thereof shall IN any wise affect such
bond Q. tire liability CT the sGraties there
On. ana any assignment CT transfer with
cut shca consent and waiver Endorsed
tier eoa, except by operation OF law OF any
saca contract. shall make the same nG!i
aaG Vesd. as TO any further performance
taereof by the contractor or MS assigns
wftac4E any act on the part cf the city:
nnG tae board o. public works shall a once
proceed 10 re-let such contract. or said
board may. IN its cissret ton. proceed 20
eorn2lese the sans as the agent, and az
.le expense OF SUCH contractor and his
soncsmen- No assignment. transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either volun-
tary or otherwise. o. any contract VITA
the city for the doing OF any work or La
Dor, or the furnishing OF any work or labor,
skin or material. nor any change In any
such contract, nor any extension OF time
IN which 20 complete any such contract
shah ever operate 10 release the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for: and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
ment, surrender. change or extension OF
TINE shat ever be pleaded a. defense 70
any action upon such bond il any court
In this stafA
Subdivision s. The board OF public
works may, whenever In their Judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
have become insolveat. or for any other
Gauss are no longer IT and sufficient sure
ties. require any such eontrsotor to NE
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
such contractor shall fat, for ten days after
notice to that effect 10 file q new or addi-
ronal bond as aforesaid. his contract shah
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void IS 10 future performance there
OF by such contractor. And thereupon the
board shah proceed TO re-let such contract.
or may. In its discretion. proceed 90 COM
pless the same as the agent and at the
expense Of SUCH contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision II any such contract
weld, and the board OF pubic works shall
sosapiets the same. as In this section pro-
yloed. and the costs OF 50 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 1t shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel to at once
eonMence an action in the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
non6STHen for the recovery of the differ
ence In amount between tbs cost OF so
completing such contract and the amount
urIad by the city upon such contract at
The time the same became ended or void.
Tho board OF public works Is hereby pro-
hibitet 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 hoor performed or fer any skill or ma
ferial 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-
eeps ss herein authorized, or who shall
have failed 10 comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section