The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23


tsasi sat sssrsuDea shan inaOrss
shs toru thereos Sues Ao-a arI ira
sE-etiex thereon. shah be SUBJECT % ap-
rEoya- ~ tae mayer and comptroller, bat
Trey SEA. net apprSve any saea bond IN
less fls sad corporation coGaSsgs
approval % The form thereof - Endorsed
thereon. nor unless Tia sasFeties on Saeh
benz appear perSc 7a--y before tie rs7yor
a75 comptroller Il required aus are ~
them examined. roucAlnS taelr fitness ard
AGILITY = become sGretIes q suca hond:
and i saa4 De the GEsy o. such mayer
and comptroller 10 reject any person. sst-
wl1ESta1Gtng his Justification subscribed
10 the band. " they saaa deem sECh per-
scr q insa1lcse1t AGILITY or otherwise
INN. . become a surety en- sacA bond
Subdivision L. No contract with sasd
city S2r tie doing or any puollc work SHAH
hereafter - assigned or transferred IN any.
tAereon the consent OF the hoard OF pl.o.sc
works. and OF the sgretses On the con-
tractors band, ard no transfer or assign
nleat thereof shall in any wise affect such
bond or the liability es TIE s1retles there
Oh. AID any ASST gnTsnt or transfer WIKI
cut sUca consent and waiver Endorsed
faef ecu. except ~ operation g Lax u any
such contract. SHAH nlsks the same nu.i
and void. as TO any further performance
thSrecf sy the contractor or his assigns
wltaout any az on the part OF the city;
proceed 70 re-let such contract. or said
board may. IN its discretion. proceed to
eon1P-ete the same as the agent. and at
the expense or such contractor and ais
bo15snsen. No assignment. transfer.
abandonment or surrender. either yo.un-
tagy or Otherwise, OF any contract with
the city for the doing OF any work or la
Dor, or the furnishing OF any work or labor,
skin or material. nor any change In any
sslca contract. nor any extension OF time
In which 90 complete any such contract
shall ever operate 10 re.ease fhs sureties
on the bond In this act provided for: and
no such assignment. transfer. abandon
ment. surrender. change or extension OF
time shall ever be pleaded as defense 10
any action upon suca bond In any court
In this state.
Subdivision s. The board OF public
one or more OF the suretiss on such bonds
have become insolvent, or FOR any other
cause are no longer fl and sufficient sure
ties. require any such contractor 20 file =
new or additional bond within ten days
after notice to that effect. and there
upon al work on such contract shall
cease until such additional bond shall be
fled with the city comptroller, and II any
such contractor shall fat for ten days after
notice TO that effect 10 file q new or addi-
tional bond as aforesaid. his contract shall
by that fact alone becoms fully ended
and void as TO future performance there
or by such contractor. And thereupon tho
beard shah proceed 10 re-let such contract.
or may. In It's discretion. proceed 10 COM
plste the same "a the agent and at tho
expense OF such contractor and his bonds
Hea.
SUBDIVISION .. II any such contract
shah for any reason become ended or
void. ana the board OF public works shall
e9np.ete the same. as In this section pro-
vlGea. and the costs OF 50 completing
such contract shall exceed the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract, at
tse time the same shall become ended or
VOID, In such case Ct shall be the duty
or the corporation counsel TO at once
CONNIE nee an action in the name OF the
city against such contractor and his
ooncslnen for the recovery OF the differ
eacs IN amount between the cost OF SO
completing such contract ard the amount
unpaid by the city upon such contract al
the time the same became ended OF void.
Tho board OF public works Is hereby pro-
hsbited from entering into any contract
Tor the doing OF any work or labor or tho
furnishing or any skill or material with
any person, who. within two years prior
thereto, shall have made default IN the
payment OF any Just claim for any work
or Ia Dor performed or Ger any skin or ma
terial furnished pursuant to any such con-
tract With such party or with any person
who within two years prior thereto shall
have ASSIGNED, abandoned. surrendered or
failed to complete any such contract, ex-
cept as herein authorized. or who shall
havs failed 10 comply with any OF the
provisions OF this section.