The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-04
rHE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.-Coutfru

upon saii bo1d bis approval ..
tsa form thereof. Saca bor1. ara ira
srrettss thereon. shat be subject 70 ap-
.hey shall rot approve any such Bond IN
less tEe said corporation counsel's
approval o. the form thereof be indsrSei
thereon, nor unless the snreties On such
and comptroller II required. and ara by
them examined. toDching 1aslr E<tness ard
ability 70 become sGEesias On such bond:
and & shall BE the duty OF such mayer
and comptroller 70 reject perSon, not
wtthstanding his Justification subscribed
TO the bond. Z they shah deem ss1ch per-
son OF insufficient AGILITY CT otherwise
UNI: 20 become . surety on suca bond.
Subdivision 4 Nc CONTRACT with said
city s9r the doing OF any public work shall
hereafter De assigned OF transferred n any
manner without first having tn6orsed
thereon the consent OF the beard o. public
works. ard of the sureties on the con-
.nent thereof shall in any wise affect such
bond or the liability OF the suretses there
on. and any aSSig lDent or transfer with
out such consent and waiver Endorsed
thereon, except by operation OF law OF any
such contract. shall make the same null
and void. as 70 any further performance
thereof oy the contractor or MS assigns
without any act on the part OF the city:
and the board OF public works shall at once
proceed 70 re-lst such contract. or said
board may. In its discretion, proceed 10
-
the expense Of such contractor and ais
bondsmen- No assignment. transfer,
abandonment or surrender. either vosun-
tary or otherwise, OF any contract with
the city for the doing OF any work or Ia
Dor, or the furnishing OF any work or labor.
skill or material. nor any change in any
IN which 20 complete any such contract
shall ever operate 10 reseass the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for: and
no such assignment, transfer, abandon
lar n- - m
time shall ever be pleaded as defense 10
any action upon such bond in any court
In this state.
Subdivision s. The board % public
works may. whenever in their judgment
one or more OF the sureties on such bonds
have become insolvent. or for any other
cause are no longer 1T and sufficient sure
ties, require any suca contractor 10 flle
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice 10 that effect: and there
upon al work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall De
fled with the city comptroller. and II any
such con tractor shall fan for ten days after
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that fact alone become fully ended
and void as 10 futurs performance there
OF by such contractor. And thereupon the
board shall proceed TO re-lat such contract.
or may, IN It's discretion, proceed 10 COM
plete the same as the agent and at the
expense o. such contractor and his bonds
men
Subdivision s. r any such contract
shall for any reason become ended or
void. and the board OF public works shall
complete the same. as In this section pro-
vtded, 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
void, in such case X shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel TO at once
commences an action in the name Of the
city against such contractor and his
boncsmen 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 az
the time the same became ended or void.
The board OF public works IS hereby pro-
hihsted from entering into any contract
for the doing OF any work or labor or the
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 for any skill or ma
ter9al 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 10 complete any such contract, ex-
cept as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed 10 comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section