The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-12
THU CHARTER or THE CITY 81
sEATTLE--Conffuu

tioat ard sAsrsu2ca shan .naors,
upon said sozd lis approval 81
TIE fcr-n tnersos. ssca boad. and shs
proya. by the mayor and comptroller. osss
they s1aA 0os approve any such ca1d IT.
less ina sad corporation c01nssls
thereon nor unisss tho surs.ies on suca
bead appear personally before The -sayor
sn3 comptroller IL required, and are by
them examined touching t7eir sisness aid
and IL sca4 De the dgty o. suca rayar
and comptroller 70 reject any person. not
w.thstandi1g his tastifsc&tion subscribed
70 the bond II they shall deem ssca per-
son % insufficient ability or otherwise
UNI: % become surety on such bon3
Subdivision l. Nc contract with said
hereafter De assigned or transferred in any
manner without trst having Endorsed
thereon the consent OF the board OF -uosis
works. and OF the sgrs<aes On the con-
Tscscrs BOND. and no transfer or assign
nsnt thereof shall in any wise affect such
bond or the liability Of tbs s1rcttes there
or. and any assignment or transfer wiki.
cut such consent and waiver indersed
thereon. except by operation OF law az any
soca contract. snail usaks the same nun
en1 void. as 20 any further performance
without aay act on the part Of the city:
ard the board q public works saaI az once
proceed 10 re-let such contract, or said
board may. In It's discretion. proceed 10
the expense Of such contractor and MS
borcsr-en- No assignment, transfer.
soan1onment or surrender. either vo4ur-
the city for the doing OF any work or la
Dor or the furnishing OF any work or a2Sor.
skin or material. nor any change IN any
such contract. nor any extension % time
in which 70 complete any such coatrsc;
shan ever operate 70 re.e2se the sureSies
on the bond IN thss act provided FOR: and
no such assignment. transfer, abandon
=
time shall ever be pleaded as a defense 70
any action upon such 5oad In any courS
In this stata
Subdivision S. TIE board o. pubic
works may, whenever IN their Judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
have become insolvent. or for any other
ties. require any such contractor TO fise
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice to that effect; and there
upon al work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall 10
fled with the city comptroller and X any
such contractor shall fsf FOR ten days after
tional bond as aforesaid. bis contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
ana void as 10 future perfoTna nee there
OF by such contractor. And thereupor the
board shah proceed 70 re-iet such contract.
or may. In It's discretion, proceed 20 COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
expense o. such contractor and his bonds
men.
Subdivision g. II any such contract
GhaN for any reason become ended or
weld. and the board OF puzzle works shall
compete thu same. as In this section pro-
yiced. and the costs OF so completing
sueA 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 * shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel TO at once
eorHence an action in the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
bcncsmen for the recovery OF the differ
ence In amount between the cost o.. 50
completing such contract and the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract al
the time the same became ended or void.
Tae board OF pubic works is hereby pro-
hibited from entering into any contract
for the doing. OF any. work or labor or ths
furnishing OF any skill or material with
any person, who. within two years prior
thereto, shall have made default In thu
payment OF any just claim for any work
or LABOR performed or fer any skill or ma
teTsl 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 eny such contract, sx-
cept as herein authorized. or who shah
have failed 20 comply with any OF the
provisions CT this section.