The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-17
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY or
sEATTLE.-Canffnu

up0a said bond ais Ap,srovai 8.
ire form thereof s1sca bond. and the
suretiss thereon. shat BE su65ecT 10 sso-
p-evaa by tie mayer ard comptrossar. Asss
thcy snxA Eot approve any Stsea aan5 TN
less the said corporation counsel ;
approval OF the form thereof be ind arSes
thereon. nor Un5eSs the xrresieS On such
bond APPEAR personally Esesnre the rsssayo~
and comptroller X required. and are hy
them examined, t0sHeaing their fitness ard
ABILITY 10 becane suretfes on <sea lssrli.
ard IL sisal De the duty OF such MAYOR
ana compfFo-4sr 10 VesecI-any person. not
wstssianding MS J-lStiflcasion subscribed
20 the bond. Z they shall deem s1ca per
son OF insufficient ability or otherwise
UNI. 20 hss@osne q surety on sGca bad.
Subdivision 4 No contract With said
city fer TIE doing Of any pgs<lsc work shall
hereafter he assigned or transferred in any
manner without first having ia5nrSs1
thereon fae consent q the board Of public
WEEKS. and q tae slrefleS on fas cor-
traetoss bond. and no transfer or ass sgn-
nient thereof shah In any wise affect such
bond or the liability Of the siGFeGses there
on. and any assignment or transfer WIKI
cut silca consent and waiver indoFsed
thereon. except b. operation OF saw q any
suen contrast, shah make the same null
and void. rs 10 any further performance
thereof by the contractor or his assigns
without any AZ on TIE part OF the csty:
ard tue board OF p3otiE works shall at orc Q
proceed 10 rs-set sueh contract. or said
elsarG may. IN its discretion, proceed 20
complete the same as the agept, and at
the expense af such contractor and mis-
banssrlen. No assignment transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either vosun-
taFy 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.
skin or material. nor any change IN any
such contract nor any extension OF time
in which 10 complete any such contract
shall ever operate 10 resease the surefies
on the bond IN talS act provided Tor: and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
ment, surrender. Grange or extension OF
time shah ever be pleaded as a defense 80
any. action upon suca bond in any court
In this state
Subdivision 6. The board OF public
works may. whenever IN their judgment
one or more of the sareties on such bonds
have become inSoiyent, or for any other
cause are no longer fl ami sufficient sure
ties, require any such contractor 10 file a
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice 70 that effect; and there
upon al work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall 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 to future performance there
OF by such contractor. And therenpon the
board shall proceed TO re-let such contract,
or may, in its discretion, proceed TO COM
plete the same as the agent aud AT the
rEen.
Subdivision s. II any such contract
shall for any reason become ended or
void, and the board OF puh,ic works shall
compete the same. as in this section pro-
Yloed. 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
weld. In sueh case IL shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel to at once
commence an action In the name of the
city against such contractor and his
bofcsnen 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-
hibsted from entering into any contract
for the doing or any work or labor or the
furnishing OF any skill or uateria, with
any person. who. within two years prior
thereto, shall have made default in the
payment OF any Just claim for any work
or aaor performed or for any skill or ma
teriA furnished pursuant 10 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-
eept as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed 70 comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section