The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-14
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE To CONTRACTORS Ninth Av-
eEae. Stewar; Street and Elghth Ave

NOTICE To coNTRACToRS-Nin Av-
enae Stewart Street and Eighth Ave-
nue. Improvement.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received by the under
signed secretary - the board OF punilc
works OF the city OF Seattle up 20 :
O'clock r m Monday. December list. lSSs.
for the Improvement OF Ninth Avenue
from Pike Street 70 Stewart Street. Stew
art Street from Ninth Avenue 20 EkSnth
Avenue and Eighth Avenue from Stew
art Street 70 Virginia Street, by con-
stFuctlng a pipe sewer along said street.
between said points. togeyner with oil
necessary openings, yves. manholes.
iaEnnhales. venrflatorS, flushing tanks ana
catch basins. as provided by ordinance
No. 4Sse. creating local Improvement No:
Ia. and in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on ME N the ONCE OF
the board 81 public WORKS
Each bid must be accompanied by . GER
ufted check. payable 10 the order or the
CITY comptroller, for q sum not less than
i've .t5t per cent Of the bid. and no bid
viii be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder viii be required TO
enter into = contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the laws OF the state
OF Washington, within ten days after De-
ing notified OF the award or the contract
20 him; failing 10 do so, the said check
and The amount fixed therein will be for
feIted 10 the city. No person IS eligible
as a bidder who has within two years
default IN payment OF any lust claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant 10
any SUCH contract as herein advertised.
who within said two years failed TO
complete any such contracts.
Special attention is called TO article
XIII. or the city charter as now in force
relating 10 hours of labor" and 10 ar
ticle viii. sec. 81. subs. and :. which read
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision L. Before any con-
or . a.
or furnishing any skill, labor or material
10 or for the city OF Seattle snail DE
valid or binding against the. city, the con-
tractor shall enter into a joint and sew
eral bond with the city OF Seattle. for the
use OF the city, and also for the use of
all persons who may perform or cause 10
be performed any work or labor, or fur
nlSh or cause TO be furnished any skill,
labor or material In the execution or such
contract. conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according 10 its terms, conditions
and Stipulations. and 10 pay as they be-
come due all just claims for all work
and 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 or 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 or such con-
tract, and shall be duly signed by such
contractor and two or more good and
sufficient sureties, and after being APP
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 to be fled 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 to two sureties iustifying
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-
velope IBID for Ninth Avenue, Stewart
Street and Eighth Avenue Improvement"
BY order OF the Board OF Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date of first publication, December llth.
1895