The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-06

NOTICE. TO CONTRACTORS Cherry

NOTICE TO CONTEACTORS-Che
street Improvement.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posais will be received by the undersigned
secretary OF the board of public works. OF
the city OF Seattle, up &c O'Clock IN the
afternoon OF Monday, October Il. 1875. Tor
the improvement OF Cherry street. from
First avenue 10 Second avenue. By paving
the roadway and sidewalk alley CROSSINGS
thereof with wooden blocks and curp.ng
the same with granite curling, as provided
by ordinance No. Asa. creating local i'm
proyement district No. IL. and according
10 the plans and specifications now on HE
IN the office OF the board OF public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
titled check payable 10 the order OF the
city comptroller for q sum not less than
five t5) per cent. OF the bid, and no bid
said check.
The successfS. bidder will be required TO
enter into a contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amounts required by
the city charter aud the laws or the
state OF Washington. within ten days after
being notified of the award of the con-
tract 20. him, falling TO do 80. the said
check and the amount fixed therein VIII
be forfeited TO the city. No person - ELI
gible as bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the letting of said contract made
default in payment OF any just claim Ter
any work or labor performed or for any
skill or material furnished pursuant 10
any such contract as herein advertised. or
who within said two years failed 10 COM
piets any such contract.
Special attention Is called 10 article kill.
OF the city charter now In force. &c
lating 10 ''hours OF labor and TO article
WILL. section II, SUBS. and :, which read
as follows:
Sec. Il. 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 shall be valid
or binding against the city the contractor
shall enter into joint and several 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 70 be performed any
work or labor, or furnish or cause 10 be
furnished any skill. labor er material IN
the execution OF such contract. conditioned
10 perform the contract according 10 It's
terms. conditions and stipuiationS aud 20
pay as they become due all just claims for
all work and labor so performed. and all
skill or labor and material so furnished IN
the execution OF sucn contract. and 10
comply with all the requirements OF the
charter ana ordinances Of the city and the
amendments thereto, which bond shat. be
In an amount fixed by the board OF public
more than the contract price agreed 10 ne
paid for the performance OF such contract,
and sh- II be duly signed by such contract
or ana 'Ho or more good and sufficient
Saretis ana az being approved as here
IN pro ted. shs-I be file; IN the Office OF
the cs-y con1ptT Dller. providing that before
approving any Sach bond the mayor and
comptroller shall cause to be filed with
sureties. list OF the properties owned
bv each such proposed surety. such lis.
q scribing with reasonable certainty the
Various properties and showing whether
'he same IS conzrlunity property or sspa-
ate properly. and the encslrrlir lraces
thereon. The bond shall also contain any
other conditions provisions required by
any state law, and ~lch bond shall he
deemed 10 run also 70 the state OF Wash
ingtor.
Subdivision . The sareties on such bond
shall each Justify as bail upon arrest
More than two suretles may BE accounted
on such bond. and they may Justify IN
separate and different sums less than -ha
sum specified IN such bond; provided. that
the aggregate ~ their Justification shsu
be equal 70 two surettes 50stisying 81 dou-
Bile ghe amount % the bond im The man
ner herein provided
TIE board % public works reserves tha
right 20 reject any ana al. bids.
Proposals must re sTGsorsed on the en-
veIepe bid for Cherry stree. improve
Eeat."
BY order ~ re Board o, Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date % first publication, October 2 1885