The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-15
BOOK BINDING.
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Ninth Az
el4e. SteMarf SrraAt aud Eighth ANa-

NQTlCE TO NTRACTORS-Ninth Az
snae; Stewart Street and Eighth Ave-
Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro-
posa1s VIII De received by the under
signed secretary of the board of public
WORKS OF the City OF Seattle up 10 ,
Q clock p m Monday. December 2lst, 1885
tor the Improvement of Ninth Avenue
from Plke Street 20 Stewart Street, Stew
art street from Ninth Avenue TO Eighth
Avenue and Eighth Avenue from Slew
art street TO Virginia Street, by con-
structlnS pipe sewer along said street
between said points. together with oil
iamphales. ventilators. flushing tanks and
eaten basins. as provided by ordinance
Ne. 4Sho. creating local Improvement No
Ia, ana in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file in the office OF
the board Of public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by a cer-
uhed check, payable 10 the order of the
city comptroller, for sum not less thaa
hve toi per cent. of the bid. and no bid
Will be considered unless accompanied b.
said check
enter into contract and furnish salts
FACTORY bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the laws OF the state
OIL Wasnington, within ten days after be-
lhs houhed or the award OF the contract
10 nm; failing 10 do SO. the said check
ana the amount liked therein will be for
felted 70 the city. No person is eligible
as bidder Who has within two years
prior 10 the letting Of said contract made
default IN payment of any Just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
SIKH or material furnished pursuant 10
any such contract as herein advertised
or who within said TWO years failed 10
complete any sucn contracts.
Special attention is called TO article
XIII. or the city charter as now in force
relating 10 hours of labor" and TO ar
ticie viii. sec. 81, subs. and 2. which read
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or labor
or furnishing 1ny skill. labor or material
10 or Tor TIE city OF Seattle shall be
xald OF oi1nins AGAINST the city. the con-
tractor Snau enter into joint and sew
eral oond with the city of Seattle, for the
use OF the city, and also for the use OF
an persons who may perform or cause to
De performed any work or labor, or fur
pish Or cause TO be furnished any skill
labor or material in the execution of such
contract, conditioned to perform the con-
tract according TO its terms, conditions
and stipulations, and to pay as they be
come due all just claims for all work
ana labor so performed, and all skill or
labor and material so furnished in the
execution of said contract, and to COM
ply with all the requirements OF the char
ter and ordinances of the city and the
amendments thereto, which bond shall be
In an amount fixed by the board of pub
lie works. but not less than fifty per cent.
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid for the performance of such con-
tract, and shall be duly signed by such
sufficient sureties, and after being ap-
proved as herein provided. shall be filed
In the office Of the city comptroller, pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 10 be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed sureties. a list OF
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 encumbrances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law.
and such bond shall be deemed TO run
also TO the state of Washington.
Subdivision ?. 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 10 two sureties justifying
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 IBID for Ninth Avenue. Stewart
Street and Eighth Avenue Improvement"
BY order of the Board OF Public Works
FRANK OLESON, Secretary.
Date of first publications December 1ltn.
1896