The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-10
70 CONTRACTORS.
NOTICE To CONTR aC~ToRS-Eas- Ter

NOTICE To CoNTRA CToRS-East Ter
race street Improvement
Voice - hereby given that sealed pro-
seScsay Of the b s5sTd q 81 pisio works. q
80 city OF Seatrl4 an 20 o clock D. m.
ff>stay' Decernher Is. isse. for the improve
Nay 20 Twelfth avenue, by constructing
PIPE sewer along said street. between
SD points. together with all necessary
y...,isSs; YVES manholes. lsmp MP s
senAlators. nushing tanks and eaten pas
ms as provided By ordinance No. 4.ss2,
S1eating local Improvement No. u and
II 4ecoEdance with the plans ana specih-
board Of pubic works
s-asn Did must he accompanied oy a Ger
tined check, payable 10 Tire order OF the
I'VE 90 per cent. Of the bid. and no bid
viii be considered unless accompanied by
said check
The successful bidder will be required to
enter into a contract and furnish sstisfac-
tory pond for the amount required by the
KY cs4artsr and the laws OF the state OF
Nasningt9n, within tea days aIfer being
noIned OF the award Of the contract 10
hiins faiiing 10 do so. the said caeck and
the amount liked therein VIII pc foftef<ed
70 the city. No person is eligible as Dlo-
ger WHO mas within two years prior 70 the
letting OF said contract made default IN
pawn OF any Just claim for any work
or LABOR performed or any skill OF ma
terlai furnished pursuant 70 any soeh
contract as herein advertised, or who
within said two years failed to complete
any such contracts
special attention is called 10 article
xxiE. or the city charter as now IN force
relating 10 hours of labor. ana 20 ar,
ticle WI, sec. IL, subs. and :, when read
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision /. Before any con-
TRACT Tor the doing OF any work or laoor
or furnishing any skill. labor or inateridi
70 or Tor the city OF Seattle shan De Naila
or oindlng against the city, the contr2cto,
shau enter into joint and several oond
with the city OF Seattle, for the use OF the
city. and also for the use or all persons
VINO may perform or cause 10 De per
X TTned any work or labor, or furnish or
cause 70 be furnished any skill, labor or
material IN the execution or sach con-
tract, conditioned to perform the con-
tract according TO its terms. conditions
and stipulations. and TO pay as they be-
come due adj just claims for all work
labor and material so furnished In the
execution OF sail contract, and 10 con-
ply with all the requirements OF the cnar-
ter and ordinances OF the city anu the
amendments thereto, which bond Sn
In an amount fixed by the board OF pub
lie works. but not less than fifty per cant
more than the contract price agreed 10 De
paid Tor the performance or suca con-
tract. and shall be duly signed by such
contractor and two or moro good and
sufficient sureties. and after being ap.
proved as herein provided. shall be iiled
In the office OF the city comptroller. pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shaH
cause 10 be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed sureties, list or
the properties owned BY each OF such
proposed surety. such list describing With
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same is
community property or separate property
and the encumbrsnces thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law.
and such bond shall be deemed 10 run
also 10 the state OF Washington.
Subdivision 2 The sureties on such bond
shall each justify as bail upon arrest.
More than two sureties may be accepted
on such bond. and they may justify In
separate and different sums less than the
sum specified In such bond: provided,
that the aggregate OF their Justification
shall be equal TO TWO sureties justisying
in double the amount Of the bond in the
manner herein provided.
The board of public works reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids
Proposals must be Endorsed on the en-
veIope: Bid for East Terrace street iT.-
proVement."
BY order of the Board of Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date of first publication, December 3.
1896.