The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS TERRY
avenue formerly Tenth street, improve
ment-
Notice IS hereby given that sealed pro-
posals VIII be received by the underSlg ned,
secretary or the board Of public works Of
I1le cily or Seattle, up 10 O'Clock ,. m.
thursday. september 10Th. I&a. for the
Improvement Of Terry avenue formerly
Tenth street. from Pine street to Virginia
street, oy grading the same and construct
ing SIDEWALKS on both sides thereof. and
parking the same on both sides thereof,
as provided by ordinance No. 4269. creating
local improvement district No. III. in ac-
cordanee with the plans and specifications
public works
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
tined check payable TO the order Of the
nve tO per cent OF the bid. and no bid
Will be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required
20 enter into a. contract and furnish sat
isfactory bond for the amounts required
oy the city charter and the laws OF tho
state or Washington. within ten days after
being notified OF the award of the con-
tract 10 him: failing 10 do so. the said
check and the amount fixed therein VIII
De forfeited 70 the city. No person is eli
glDle as a bidder VINO has within two years
PRIOR 70 the letting OF said contract made
default IN payment OF any Just claim for
any work or labor performed or for any
skill or material furnished pursuant 70
who within said two years failed 10 COM
p!ete any such contract.
said bids shall be made under and by
virtue OF ordinance No. 33i9. and as amend
ed by ordinance No. sf4N. and the laws
or the state Of Washington relative 10 i'm
proVements upon the ''installment bond
plan. and the bidder shall state whether
ne VIII accept in payment OF said improve
ment tbs bonds of Local Improvement
District No. l3i," or wait until the bonds
20 be issued for said Improvement shall
have been issued and negotiated as pro-
Weed by said ordinance No. 3349 and as
amended by said ordinance No. $40.
Special attention is called 10 article XIII.
OF the city charter as now in force relat-
Ing 10 hours of labor" and 10 article
viii. sec. 81. subs. and ?. which read as
follows:
See 81 Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or laoor:
or furnishing any skill. labor or material
to or for the city OF Seattle shall be valid
or binding against the city. the contractor
shall enter into a joint and several bond
with the city OF Seattle. for the use OF the
city and also for the use OF all persons who
may perform or cause 10 De performed any
work or labor, or furnish or cause 70 20
furnished am skill. labor or material IN
the execution OF such contract. conditioned
10 perform the contract according 10 its
terms. conditions and stipulatious and 10
pay as they become due all Just claims Tor
all work and labor so performed, and all
skill or labor and material SO furnished IN
the execution Of such contract. and 20
charter and ordinances OF the city and the
amendments thereto. which bond shall be
in an amount fixed by the board OF public
works. but not less than fifty per cent.
more than the contract price agreed 70 be
paid for the performance Of such contract.
and shall be duly signed by such contract
or and two or more good and Sufficient
sureties and after being approved az here
IN provided. shall be filed in the office OF
the city comptroller, providing that before
approving any such BOND the mayor ana
comptroller shall caused 20 be filed with
and preserved by them. by the proposed
sureties a list Of the properties owned
by each such proposed surety. such list
describing with reasonable certainty tho
various properties and showing whether
arate property and the encumorances
thereon The bond shall also contain any
other conditions or provisions required BY
any state iaw. and such bond shall be
deemed 70 run also 70 the state OF Wash
Subdivision . The sureties or such bond
shall each Justify as BAH upon arrest.
More than two spret!es may be accepted
on such bond. and they may justify IN
separate ard different sums less than ira
sum sneclfed 90 such bond, provided. that
the argreeafe OF their Justification shall
ha equal 70 two surefies iuSflfFing n dou-
bic me amount % the bond IN the man
ner herein provided
The hoard OF public works reserves the
right 20 reject any and all bids
Proposals must he tndorEed on the en-
velope bids for Terry Avenue Improve
ment"
By order Of the board % public works
FRANK CLESON.
Secretary.
Date OF first publication SEPT IS. lSs6.
N0TICF-s.atioa work 70 lei by tho
rod on county road Inquire room 9
Bailey building.