The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-20

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Main
street Improvement"
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals viii BE- received BY the undersigned
secretary OF the board OF public works OF
the city or Seattle Up 70 o'clock 2. II.
Monday. March lst, 1851, for the improve
nue. to the east line Of fifth Avenue south.
BY replalk!ng the same between said
points as provided by ordinance No 4slS
creating local Improvement district No.
- and in accordance with the plans and
speClfica fiOns now OF fle IL the Office OF
the board Of pubic works
Each bid must De ccompaniei by a GER
tined Check q48 able 10 the order OF the
city comptroller for sum not less than
nys O. per cent OF the bid. and no bid
wlA De- considered unless accompanied BY
said check.
+ The successful bidder viii be required 10
enter Into contract and furnish salts
factory bond for The amount required BY
the city charter and the laws Of the state
Ing notified OF the award OF the contract
10 him. failing 70 do so. the said check
and the amount nxea therein viii be for
feitsd 10 the city. No person Is eligible
as a bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the letting Of said contract made
default IL payment II any just claim
for any work CT labor performed or any
skin 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 20 artIcis xiii.
OF the city charter as now In force relat-
ing to hours OF labor" and to article
as follows:
sec. 81. Subdivision L Before any con-
tact for the doing OF any work or labor
or furnishing any skill labor Of material
20 or for the city OF Seattle shall be
valid or binding against the city, the con-
tractor enaI enter into a Joint and sew
efal bond with The city or Seattle. for the
use OF the city. and also for the use OF
al persons who nay perform or cause %
Dc performed any work or labor, or fur
nlsh or cause - be furnished any skin.
labor or material FL he execution Of such
contract conditioned 70 perform the con-
tract according to its terms, conditions
and supala;lcrs, and 20 pay as they be-
come due al just claims for 81 work
and labor 50 performed, ard al skin or
labor and material 50 furnished IN the
execution OF said contract. and 20 COM
Ply Sish az the requirements Of the char
ter and ordinances or the city and the
snendra ents thereto which bond shall be
IA al amount fixed by the board OF pub
lie works. but not less than 50 per cent.
more than the contract price agreed 20 be
pasd for the performance OF such con-
tract. and shan Re duly signed by such
contractor, and two or more good and
sufficient sureties, and after being ap-
proved as herein provided shah be Sled
IL the office OF the city comptroller. pro
ys3ing that before approving any such
cause % be flied wlth and preserved bv
them. By the proposed sureties, a list OF
the properties owned By each OF such
proposed sureties such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same "a
community property Or separate property
and the encumbrances thereon. The bond
shat also contain any other conditions
or provisions required b any STATE law,
and such bond shah Be deemed TO run
also 20 The state % Washington
Subdivision = The sureties on such hond
shan each Justify as bail upon arrest
More than Two Suretfcs may BE- accepted
on such bond. and they rnay justify IN
separate and different sums less than -hs
sUn specified 81 such bond. provi sed.
thai tbe aggregate q their Justification
shall DO equal 20 two su~et3es iaStlfylrg
IN dousie the amount Of the bond tn the
manner herein Prov led.
The board 81 public wocfs reserves the
right 20 reject any ard al bids
Proposals - aEt De Endorsed or envelope
"Tsss foT Main Street Improve u8eEt From
paiiroaf AvenEe 20 Effta Avenue south "
BY order q the board ~ pubic works
FRANK OAES0%. Secretary
Date OF FIRST publication. February s9th,
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