The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-21


ton: and ,Aerss9oa shan inaorss
f6a form shere0f snSa bc14 az Ia
screEtSs t1e-eoa. sha11 be susfs-t 70 49,
provo. BY tie mayor ard comptroller, as1e
they s1zA 2ot approve any xsseA band M
less the said co-po-stsoa eosE-sas's
approval .. ire f5rZ tAs~sof he in3orse4s
tasgscrs- -o- unless ne Suresses on such
and corzptro.-e- u required ana are BY
them examined. tcgc1azg t1esr Eksness ard
ability - become soret.es On Sszeh Acnd:
an. i sAa.l e The dssy % saea mayor
w1shstanolng his Justification subscribed
20 tie bond x Trey saaA deem such per-
son % insufficient ability CT otherwise
UNI. % oecazns surety on such h0nd.
Subdivision (. No contrast with SAID
city E,r TIE doing q any puhsc we-k shall
hereafter - assigned o. transferred = any
thereon ire consent az sfa boars of puIf,ic
works. ard OF The sGre<iss on tne con-
tractors bond. and no transfer c. assign
ngert thereof shall IN any wise afTect such
Bond or TIE liability q the s1retIeS there
Or. and any asst gnEent o. t-r aS.er WIKI
ont E2ca consent and waiver 3nd3rSei
.aeseoA. s1erpt ~ operation q law q any
saca contract. shah make the same nun
AMI weld. as 70 any further performance
the-eot ~ the contractor or his assigns
". .aout any at on the part Of she city:
ana TIE board CT pSsnstS works shah a. cnca
pEcSee1 70 Te-let such contract. or said
board may, in IT'S discretion. proceed 20
comp-ete ths same as the agent, and al
the expense o. such contractor and nss
eondsmen- No assignment. transfer,
abandonment or surrender. either voaun-
tary or otherwise, Of any contract with
tbs city for the doing or any work or Ia
Dor. or the furnishing OF any work or labor.
skill or material. nor any change in any
such contract. nor any extension OF time
In which 20 complete any such contract
shall ever operate TO rs.ease the sureties
on the bond in this act provided for; and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
time shah ever be pleaded as a defense 20
any action upon sIea bond in any court
in this state
Subdivision s. The board Of pubic
works may. whenever IN their Judgment
one or more Of the sureties on such bonds
have become insolvegt. or for any other
cause are no longer II and sufficient sure
ties, require any such contractor 70 NE
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice 20 that effect: and there
upon al work on such contract shall
ctase until such additional bond shall be
fled with the city comptroller. and II any
such contractor shall faG FOR ten days after
notice 10 That effect TO file q new or addi-
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
By that fact alone becorns fully ended
and void as 10 future performance there
OF oy such contractor. And thereupon the
board shah proceed 10 re-let such contract.
or may. In its discretion. proceed TO COM
plete the same as the agent and at thu
expense o. such contractor and his bonds
men
y
shall for any reason become ended or
void, and the board OF public works shall
complete the same. as In this section pre-
vlaed. and the costs OF so completing
such contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract, al
the time the same shall became ended or
void, IN such case IL shall be the duty
OF the corporation counsel TO at once
commence an action in the name or the
city against such contractor and his
honcsnaen for the recovery Of the differ
ence in amount between the cost or so
completing such contract and the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract al
the time the same became ended or void.
The board OF public works is hereby pro-
hibsted from entering into any contract
Tor the doing or any work or labor or the
furnishing OF any skill or material with
any person. who. within two years prior
thereto, shan have made default In the
payment OF any Just claim for any work
or Ia Dor performed or for any skill or ma
terial furnished pursuant 10 any such con-
tract with such party or with any person
who within TWO years prior thereto shall
have assigned. abandoned, surrendered or
failed 20 complete any such contract, ex-
cept as herein authorized. or who shall
have failed TO comply with any OF the
provisions Of this section.