The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-08
rHE CHARTER OF THE CITY o.
SEATTLE-Consfuu

S aa. said sord SIS ap5rova $3.50 =
TIE form thereof. sues bond ard the
ssre,.ss - sa ss . s9a.. e sassscs % Sp-
they s1aa net approve any such eoa6 IN
less ira said corpora tson Sozlrsa.,s
approval o. tie form theresa se in1orse-
therein. aer unless the szreties On sncA
bond appSar personally before the mayor
ard eSsr2frC.ss- II reeuar@s. and are by
them examined. sossching Ihesr fitness ard
AMI L shal De -he GuTy O. saeA mayer
and comptroller TO reject any person. ro.-
w.tAstardsng his Justification subscribed
10 the eoEd- Z they saal deem such per-
son OF insufficient ahiiiSy or otherwise
un1s % become surety on seca bond
Subdivision 4 No contract with said
hereafter - assigned or transferred IN arsy
manner without first having Endorsed
tasreon the consent OF the board OK pubic
works. and OF the sureties On the cun-
trscs0rfs band. and no transfer or assign
nse1E taereo1 shat in any wise affect such
h0Ed or she liability CT the suret.es there
on. and any assignment or transfer wiki
cut saeh consent and waiver inGorsed
tsereoa. except by operation OF law q any
soei contract. shai. make the same null
and void as 70 any further performance
therecf ~ the contractor or his assigns
without any act On the part OF the city.
and the board Of public works shall at onca
proceed 10 re-ie. such contract. or said
board may. In its discretion. proceed 10
eamp.ete the same as the agent. and at
the expense o. such contractor and nis
b0nosEnen- No assignment. transfer,
abandonment or surrender. either vo.An-
tary or otherwise. os any contract with
thu city for the doing OF any work or i2-
Der, or the furnishing OF any work or aaear.
skill or m4te-lAi. nor any change in any
sa4ca contract. nor any extension OF ttyae
n which 70 complete any such contract
snaA ever operate 70 re.aaSe the s1restes
on the bond in this act provided fo-; and
no such assignment. transfer, aba n1on-
ment. surrender. change or extsnssoa q
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 30
any action upon such bond in any court
Subdivision s. The beard OF pubic
works may. whenever in their judgment
one Or mere os the sGreties on sach bonds
have become taso.ye1t. or for any other
cause are no longer IL and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor 20 fiie a
new or additional bond within ten Gays
after notice 10 that effect. and there
upon al work on such contract SHAH
cease usltN such additional bond shall be
fled with the city comptroller, and II any
such contractor snail fan for ten DAYS after
notice to that effect 10 file a new Or add
tianal bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
BY that fact a'one become fU.sy ended
ard void as 10 future performance there
OF By such contractor. And thereupon the
board shah proceed TO re-.et such contract.
or may. IN It's discretion. proceed 10 COM
pleie the same as the agent and az the
expense o. such contractor ana ais bonds
men,
Subdivision 6. n any such contract
shag for any reasca become ended or
void, and the board OF puo.ie works shall
com2.ete the same, as in this section pro-
TiGe2, ana 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, Ia sucn case IL shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel 10 al oncs
eonusnce an action ia the name os the
CITY against such contractor and his
boncsmen for the recovery OF the differ
eElce 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.
The board OF pubic works Is hereby pro-
hlbiied from entering into any contract
for the doing OF any work or labor or the
furnishing or any skin or material with
any person. who. within two yeats prior
thereto, shall have made default In the
payment OF any Just claim for any work
or "a Dor performed or for any skin or ma
terfal 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 70 complete any such contract, ex-
cep. as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed 10 comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section.