The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-29

s s sasd sand Sis aaarov sha0f
fAs form sAe-aa< euca 49, ans TIA
ss-etses tAereon. shat bs subject 70 ap-
hey s,au 10; approve any suea sond IN
less fls said corporation eS1ass.s
approval az TIE form Thereof hs iaaorseij
bad 9p9sar personally before the sgsayor
aad eompsro.ssr ~ required. and are By
than examined. touching taeir iSnesx ard
A9l.iy - seSo-ne sasstles ca saea bond:
and son2troier % reJsct-sny person. net
v.[hstandsng bis Justification subscribed
10 TIE end. Y they shs4 deem sgaea per-
son o. !1sulicaens ability or otherwise
an1: 20 become . surety on suca bend
c1oaivisson No contract with SAID
city ter tne doing OF any 2uoiic work saal
hereafter De assigned or transferred IA any
manner without first having indorse4
thereon the consent Of the beard % pubIia
works. and or the svresles On the con-
Eactors bond. and no transfer or assign
ueng thsrsos shall In any wise affect such
bona OF TIE liability Of the sareslez tasre-
On. ana any ASST Eameat or transfer with
elt such consent and waiver indorsed
taerson, excep; by operation OF saw OK any
tGc1 contract. shah make the same ugl
e21 voil. as "a any further performance
tnereoi ~ tae contractor or bis assigns
without any act on the part OF the city;
anc ias board ~ public works shall al once
proceed 10 relief such contract, or said
board may. in i,s discretion. proceed 10
the expense OF such contractor and MS
tondsmen- No assignment. transfer.
snanaonment or surrender. either vo.un-
tbs city for the doing OF any work or Ia
bors or The furnishing OF any work or labor,
skil or material. nor any change IN any
e1oh contract nor any extension OF time
in which to complsts any such contract
shall ever operate to re.eass the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for; and
no such assignment, transfer. abandon
time shall ever be pleaded as q defense 70
any action upon such bond In any court
Subdivasion 8. The Board OF public
works may. whenever IN their judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
have become insolvent. or Tor any other
cause are no longer III and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor 80 nle
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice to that effect: and there
cease until such additional bond shall hs
fled with the city comptroller, and IL any
such contractor shall fAn FOR ten days after
.ional sond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as 70 future performance there
hoard shall proceed TO re-let such contract.
or may, In Its discretion. proceed 30 COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
expense o. such contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision & II any such contract
ssaaL for any reason become ended or
void. and the board Of public works shall
eonpiets tho same, as In this section pro-
vided. and the costs OF 50 compile sng
such contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract, az
the time the same shall become ended or
void, In such case 1t shall De the duty
OF the corporation counsel to at once
commences an action in the name Of thu
city against such contractor and his
honcSmen for the recovery Of the differ
snce 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
Ths board OF public works is hereby pro-
hibited from entering into any contract
FOR the doing Of any. work or labor or tbs
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 "a Dor performed or Cor any skill or ma
teriG 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 suoh contract, ex-
eept as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed TO comply with any Of the
provisions OF this section.