The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-09
NOTICE 80 CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS-East Ter
race street improvement
Notice. Is hereby given that sealed pro-
seerssary d the bosSa 81 81 p PUB WORKS u
the city OF Seattle IN 70 2 q. clock p. m.
Friday, December Is isss. for the improve
way TO Twelfth avenue, by constructing
a pipe sewer along said street. between
said points, together with all necessary
yenfsIators. flushing tanks and catch has
ms. as PROVIDED BIZ ordinance NO. 49,.
creating local Improvements No. l2S. and
in accordance with the plans ana specln-
cations row on nie IN the Office OK the
board OF public works
Each bid must be accompanied by q GER
tined check. payable 20 the order OF the
city comptroller. for a sum not less tnsn
Eve CD per cent of the bid. and no bid
wild De considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required 70
eutsf into a contract and furnish satiSfae-
tory bond for the amount required by the
city charter and the laws OF the state OF
Washington. within tel days after being
notified of the award OF the contract TO
him; failing 10 do so. the said check and
the amount fixed therein will be forfeited
20 the city. No person Is eligible as bid
der who has within two years prior to the
letting Of said contract made default IN
payment Of any just claim for any work
tersal furnished pursuant to any such
contract as herein advertised. or who
within said two years failed TO complete
any such contracts.
XIII. of the city charter as now in force
relating to "ho lrs of labor" and TO ar
tlcle viii, sec. ii. subs. and 2. which read
Sec. 81 Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or labor
or furnishing any skill, labor or material
or binding against the cfty, the contractor
shall enter into joint and several bond
with the city OF Seattle, for the use or tha
city. and also for the use OF all persons
who may perform or cause TO be per-
X rmed any work or labor. or furnish or
cause TO be furnished any skill labor or
material in the execution or sicn con-
tact. conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according TO its 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 of sail contract, and 10 CON-
ply with all the requirements OF the CHAR
Ter ana orainsness Oh Inc S Sa- a''u 'he
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 or SUCH con-
tract. and shall be duly signed by such
contractor and two or more good and
sufficient suretfss. and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shall be filed
in the office OF the city comptroller. pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause to be filed with and preserved by
them, by the proposed sureties, list of
the properties owned by each or 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 encumbrances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law.
and such bond shall be deemed to run
also TO tho state OF Washington.
Subdivision ?. The sureties on such bond
shall each justify as bail upon arrest
More than two sureties may be aecspted
on such bond. and they may justify In
separate and different sums less than the
sIm specified in such bond: provided.
that the aggregate Of their justification
shall be equal TO two sureties justi.ying
in double the amount of the bond in the
manner herein provided
The board of public works reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on the en-
veloIe: BID for East Terrace street ina
provement."
BY order of the Board of Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date of first publication, December s,
1896.