The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
HE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.-Continu

ton: and ,aersupon shan indorss
tie form thereof. Suca bond. ard the
scretses thereon. shall he subject 10 a1-
2rosas by the mayor and cornp;roi,e-. 81.
they shah not approve any sGca b0nd IN
less the said corporation counsegs
approval or the form thereof be Endorsed
thereon. nor unless the suretieS On sueh
bond appear personally before the mayor
and comptroller II required, and are by
them examined, touching their fitness ard
and il shall be the duty OF such MAYOR
and comptroller TO reject any person. not
withstanding his justification subscribed
70 the bond, II they shall. deem such per-
son OF insufficient ability or otherwise
Gnds 20 become surety on Suca bond.
Subdivision 4. No contract with said
city Ter the doing OF any puolic work SHAH
hereafter be assigned or transferred in any
manner without first having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF the board OF public
works. and OF the sureties on the con-
tractors bond. and no transfer or assign
ment thereof shall in any wise affect such
bond or the liability OF the sureties there
on. and any assignment. or transfer with
out such consent and waiver Endorsed
thereon. except by operation OF law OF any
suca contract, shall make the SANE null
ana VOID as TO any further performance
thereof by the contractor or his assigns
without any act on the part OF the city.
and the board OF public works shall al once
proceed 10 re-let such contract. or said
board may. in its discretion. proceed 10
the expense OF such contractor and mis-
oon5smen- No assignment, transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either voiun-
tary or otherwise, OF any contract with
ths city for the doing Of any work or Ia
Dor, or the furnishing OF any work or labor.
shlH or material nor any change in any
such contract, nor any extension Of time
IN which 10 complete any such contract
shall ever operate TO release the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for: and
no such assignment, transfer. abandon
ment, surrender, change or extension OF
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 10
any action upon such bond In any court
in this state.
Subdivision g. The board OF public
works may. whenever in their Judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
nave become inSoivent, or for any other
cause are no longer fit and sufficient sure
ties, require any such contractor to file n
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice 10 that effect; and there
upon all work on such CONTRACT shan
cease until such additional bond shall be
filed with the city comp troller, and II any
such contractor shall fan for ten days after
notice 10 that effect 10 file a new or addi-
tional bond as aforesaid, his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as 10 future performance there
OF by such contractor. And thereupon the
board shall proceed to re-let such contract,
or may. in its discretion, proceed to COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
expense OF such contractor and his bonds
men.
shall for any reason become ended or
void, and the board OF public works shall
complete the same. as In this section pro-
vided, and the costs or 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 case Ii shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel 10 at once
commence an action in the name of the
city against such contractor and his
boTcsmen for the recovery Of the differ
ence 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 public works is hereby pro-
hibited from entering into any contract
for the doing of any work or labor or the
furnishing of any skill 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 Ia Dor performed or fer any skill or ma
terial 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-
cept as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed to comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section.