The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-13

CALL FOR BIDS FOR STREET LIGHT
fng-Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids viii be received by the undersigned
Secretary OF the Board OF Public Works
OF the City OF Seattle up 70 10 o'clock
A NJ. Monday. December 1sth. isas. for
furnishing street lights for the City OF
uary End 1897. according to plans and
specifications now on fle In the Office
OF the Board OF Public Works.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a certified check in the amount OF one
thousand dollars, payable TO the City
Comptroller OF the City OF Seattle. as an
contract viii within ten days from tho
date that such contract IL awarded enter
into a contract and furnish bonds for the
faithful performance OF contract sccerd-
ing TO requirements. In case OF failure
70 comply Herewith, said check shall DO
forfeited 10 the City OF Seattle.
xx.t OF the city charter Ga now IN force
relating TO hours OF labor and to ar
tiele VII. sec. 81. subs. and 2. which read
Sec. 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
or furnishing any skill, labor or material
or binding against the city. the contractor
shah enter into a Joint and several bond
with the City OF Seattle, for the use or
the city and also for the use OF all per-
sons who may perform or cause 10 hs
performed any work or labor, or furnish
or cause TO DO furnished any skin labor
tract, conditioned 20 perform the con
tract, according 20 It's terms. conditions
and stipulations and 20 pay as they be-
come due all just claims Tor All work
ard labor 20 performed. and an skin or
labor and material so furnished IN thu
execution OF said contract, and 20 com
ply with all The requirements OF the CHAR
ter and ordinances Of the city aud the
amendments thereto. which bond shall be
in an amount fixed by the board Of pub
lic works. bat not less than fifty per cent
more than the contract price a8Feea 70 %
paid fo- the performance or sucn con-
tract and shall bs duly signed by such
contractor and two OF more good and
sufficient sureties, and affsr being ap-
proved as herein provided, shall be filed
in the Office OF the city comptroller. pro-
viding that before approving any sucn
bond the mayor and comptroller shau
cause 20 be fled with ard preserNssd ey
the properties owned by each OF such
proposed surety. such list describing WITH
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the came IA
community property or separate property
and the encumbrances thereon. The Knd
shall also contain any ofher conditions
ard such bond shall Be deemed 20 run
also to the state OF washington.
subdivision >. The saretles on such bond
shau each justify as bail upon. arrest
More than tvs sureties may be accepted
or such bond and they may justify In
separate and different sums leGs than ths
sum specified IN such bond provided.
that the aggregate Of thesr Qualification
sasii ba eaual 10 two sureties justlfying
In double the amount Of the bond Ia tbs
manner herein provided
Zach proposal must bs indorssa on the
ar.velope "Bid for Street Lighting"
Right is hereby reserved 10 reject any
80 Nv 1 order 3, ne Board ~ Pubic WORKS.
FRANK OLEsoN. Secretary.
Date o. first publication, December nth.
Isl.