The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-12

NOTICE TO CoNTRAcTORS-N Az
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NOTICE TO CONTRACT0RS-Nin Az
eGue. Stewart Street and Eighth Ave-
nue. Improvement.
Notice IS hereby given. that sealed pro-
posals Viii be received by the under
signed secretary % the board of public
works OF the City OF Seattle up 20
O'Clock p. III. Monday. December list, 1S~.
Tor the Improvement or Ninth Avenue
from Pike Street 10 Stewart Street. Stew
ART Street from Ninth Avenue TO Eighth
Avenue and Eighth Avenue from stew
art Street 10 Virginia Street by con-
siruetins pipe sewer along said street,
between said points. together with oil
necessary openings. YVES, manhoieS.
lanpholes, venfilators. flushing tanks and
catch basins as provided by ordinance
No. sS6e. creating local Improvement No.
IA and in accordance with the plans and
specihcaiions now on HE In the ofIsee OF
the board OF public works
Zach bid must be accompanied by a GER
uaed check. payable 10 the order OF the
city comptroller. for a sum not less than
ave 90 per cent OF the bid, and no BAD
VIII be considered unless accompanied by
said check
The successful bidder will ne required 70
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 be-
ing noune1 Of the award Of the contract
10 MN, taiIins 70 DO 80. the sad check
feited 10 the city. No person Is eligible
as a bidder who has within two years
prior 20 the letting of said contract made
default IN payment OF any Just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant 10
any such contract as herein advertised.
or who within said two years failed 10
complete any such contracts
Special attention Is called 10 article
xiii of the city charter as now in force
relating to hours OF labor" and to ar
tlcle Will, sec. 81. subs. and :. which read
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
or furnishing any skill. labor or material
TO or for the city OF Seattle snail be
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 TO
be performed any work or labor, or fur
nish or cause 10 be furnished any skill
labor or material in the execution of 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 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
contractor and two or more good and
sufficient sureties. and after being ap-
proved as herein provided. shall be nled
in the office of the city comptroller, pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond tho 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 2. 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 iB
separate and different sums less than the
sum specified in such bond: provided.
that the aggregate of their 1ustfiicauon
shall be equal 10 two sureties tustifylnS
in double the amount of the bond in the
manner herein provided.
The board of public works reserves the
right to 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 OLESDN. Secretary.
Date of first publication, December nth.
1905