The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-17

VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL Music
CITY NOTICES.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Ninth Az
enGe. Stewart Street and Eighth Ave
nue Improvement.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posSls viii be received by the under
signed secretary Of the board OF public
works or the City OF Seattle up 70 ,
for the Improvement of Ninth Avenue
from Pike Street 10 Stewart Street. Stew
art street from Ninth Avenue 20 Eighth
Avenue aud Eighth Avenue from Stew
art street to Virginia Street, by con-
strucung pipe sewer along said street,
between said points. together with oil
necessary openings. wyes, manhoics,
lamph9les ventilators flushing tanks and
catch basins, as provided by ordinance
NO 4SeV, creating local Improvement NO.
~. and in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file in the Office of
the board OF public works.
EAeh bid must De accompanied by GER
tined check. payable TO the order of the
city comptroller. for q sum not less than
nve 90 per cent. of the bid. and no bid
Will De considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required to
enter into a 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 notified OF the award OF the contract
10 him, falling 20 do SO, the said check
and the amount fixed therein will be for
feited TO the city. No person is eligible
as a bidder who has within two years
prior 10 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 TO
complete any such contracts.
Special attention is called TO article
XIII. Of the city charter as now In force
relating To hours of labor" and TO ar
tiele viii, sec. 81. subs. and 2. which read
as follows.
Sec 81. Subdivision /. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
or furnishing any skill. labor or material
10 or for the city or Seattle shall be
valid or binding against the city, the con-
tractor shall enter into 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
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 to 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 10 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 APP
proved as herein provided. shall be flied
in the office of the city comptroller, pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause TO be filed with and preserved by
them, by the proposed suretles. 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 10 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 in
separate and different sums less than the
sum specified In such bond; provided.
that the aggregate OF their justification
shall be equal 10 two sureties justifying
in double the amount OF the bond IN tho
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 bid 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 18th.
1896