The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-08
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.
NOTICE TO CONTR AfSTORS-Eas Ter
race street improvement


NOTICE TO CoNTR Ter
race street improvement
Notice IS hereby given that sealed pro
posals VIII be received by the undersigned
secretary o. the BOARD OF puolse WORKS. OF
the city OF Seattle ID 10 . O'Clock p. m.
Friday, December IA 1855 for the improve
rnent OF East Terrace street. from Broad
way 10 Twelfth avenue. by constructing
a pipe sewer along said street. between
said points. together with all necessary
openings, YVES. manhoies. la-nphoies.
vsnt3lato-s, flushing tanks and eaten PAS
ins. as provided by ordinance No. 4.SS2.
creating local Improvement No Is, and
in accordance with the plans and Specin-
cations low on fife IN the office OF the
beard OF public works.
Each bid must De accompanied ny Ger
titled check payable 10 the order or the
city comptroller. for a sum not less tnaa
five cd per cent. Of the bid. and no pid
will be considered unless accom- panied by
said check.
The successful bidder VIII be required TO
enter INTO contract and furnish satlsEac-
tory bend for the amount required oy the
city charter and the laws OF the state or
Washington. within tel days a1fsr being
noJlned OF the award Of the coIltEaet %
him: failing 10 do so, the said check ana
the amount fixed therein VIII be forfelled
20 the city No person Is eligible az Dig
der who has within two years PRIOR 20 me
letting OF said contract made default IN
payment OF any just claim for any Work
or labor performed or any skill or ma
ter3al furnished pursuant 10 any slch
contract d> herein aINeFNASSa- u 49,
within said two years failed 10 complete
any such contracts.
Special attention is called TO article
xiii OF the city charter as now IN force
relating TO hours OF labor. ana 20 az
tfcle viii, sec. 81, subs. and :, Whlch read
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or l9oor
or furnishing any skill. labor or material
TO or for the city of SeasIe shall De VdLio
or binding against the city. the cohIr a ,'s
with the city Of Seattle. fer the use OF the
city, and also for the use OF all persons
who may perform or cause 10 De per
formed any work or labor, or furnish or
cause 10 be furnished any skill. LABOR or
material in the execution OF s;lcn con-
tract. conditioned TO perform the CON
tract according 10 its terms. condltohs
and supulattons. and 10 pay as they De-
come due all just claims for all MoFk
and labor so performed, and all SKIN or
labor and material so furnished IN the
ply with all the requirements OF the enar-
ter and ordinances of the cit- and the
amendments thereto. which bond
in an amount fixed by the board OF pub
lie works. but not less than nifty per cent.
more than the contract price agreed to Be
paid for the performance OF such con-
tract. ana shaii DE dniy signed pE sncn
contractor and two or moro good ana
sufficient Sureties, and after being ap-
proved as herein provided. shall be nled
in the office OF the city comptroller, pro-
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 alao contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law,
and such bond shall be deemed 10 run
also TO the state of Washington.
Subdivision 2 The sureties on such bona
shall each justify as bail upon arrest.
More than two sureties may be a>c opted
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 justtfying
in double the amount OF the bond in the
manner herein provided.
The board OF public works reserves the
right 20 reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on the en-
velope: Bid for East Terrace street iui-
prov ement
BY order of the Board of Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date OF first publication, December 5,
1886