The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22

s ssas sia s oss Is sa aaBrcv illd'rs.
the form thereof suca b5ns as the
screttes taereon. shall he subject 70 z2-
proFa4 oy the mayor and comptroller bat
tasy shan net a2oroye any suca bend un-
less Ias said corporation counsel
approval o. the form thereof he Endorsed
thereons Tor unasss The sureties On such
bond appear personally before the mayor
and comptroller II required, and are BIZ
them examined. touching their fitness ard
ability % oecozue sGrssses on such bond.
and Il shall De the duty cf such mayor
aad co-nptrolle- 70 reSecI-auy person. not
w.thstan1ing mis- justification subscribed
70 the bond, Z they shat deem such per
son OF insufficient ability or otherwise
un1: 20 become = surety on such bond.
Subdivision 4. No contract with said
city sor the doing OF any pusilic work shall
hereafter - assigned OF transferred n any
manner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF the board os public
works, and OF the suretles on the con-
tractors bond. and no transfer or ass en-
naent thereof shall in any wise afIect such
bond or The liability OF the s0reties there
On. ana any assignment or transfer with
pat such consent and waiver Endorsed
thereon, except BY operation OF Jaw Of any
suea contract. shall make the same null
ana VOID, as 70 any further performance
thereof by the contractor or MS assigns
without any act on the part OF the city;
and the board q public works shall at once
proceed 20 re-let such contract. or said
board may. in It's discretion. proceed 10
the expense OF such contractor and his
boEdsmen- No assignment, transfer,
abandonment or surrender either volun-
tary or otherwise. OF any contract with
the city for the doing OF any work or la
Dor, or the furnishing OF any work or labor,
skill or material, nor any change In any
such contract. nor any extension % time
IN which 10 complete any such contract
SHAH ever operate to re.ease the sureties
on the bend in this act provided for; and
40 such assignment, transfer. abandon
ar
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 20
any action upon sucn bond IN any court
In this stata
works may. whenever IN their Judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
have become insolyent. or for any other
cause are no longer fit and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor TO file
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 shat be
fled with the city comptroller. and II any
such contractor shall fan for ten days after
tional bond as aforesaid, his contract shall
BY that fact alone become fully ended
and void as 70 future perforna nee there
OF by such contractor. And thereupon the
board shan proceed to re-let such contract,
or may. In It's discretion. proceed 70 COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
expense OF such contractor and his bonds
men,
Subdivision 6. II any such contra-.
shall for any reason become ended or
void, and the board OF public works shall
complete the same as in this section pro-
viued, 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 ease II shall be the duty
CT tbs corporation counsel TO at once
commence an action IN the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
b0uGsmen for the recovery OF the differ
encs in amount between the cost OF so
completing such contract and the amount
unpaid oy the city upon such contract AT
the time the same became ended or void.
The board ot 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 fer any work
or labor performed or for any skill or ma
teria 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 10 complete any such contract, ex-
cept as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed 10 comply with any Of the
provisions Of this section