The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS" Main
Street Improvement"
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received by the undersigned
secretary of the board of public works Of
the city e Seattle Up to ? o'clock p. m.
nent OF Main Street from Railroad Ave-
nue. to the east line Of Fifth Avenue south,
by replanking the same between said
points as provided by ordinance No. 440S
creating local Improvement district No.
rs and in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file In the Office OF
the board Of public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
tilted check. payable TO the order Of the
city comptroller for a sum not less than
nve to) per cent of the bid. and no bid
said check.
The successful bidder will be required to
enter into 4 contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter ana the laws of the state
OF Washington, within ten days after be-
ing notified of the award OF the contract
to him. falling 70 do so, the said check
and the amount fixed therein VIII be for
feited to the city. No person IL eligible
as a bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the letting Of said contract made
default in payment n any just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skin or material furnished pursuant 10
any such contract as herein advertised.
or who 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 relat-
ing to hours OF labor" and to article
viii, section 81. subs l 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 of material
10 or for the city OF Seattle shall be
valid or binding against the city, the con-
tractor shall enter into a 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 or such
contract, conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according 10 It's terms, conditions
and stipulatiCns. and 10 pay al they be-
come due all just claims for all work
and labor 30 performed and all skill or
labor and material 50 furnished in the
execution or 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 he
In an amount fixed by the board of pub
lie works. but not less than 80 per cent
more than the contract price agreed to 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 ap-
proved as herein provided shall be filed
In the office Of the city comptroller. pro-
yidiug that before approving any such
bond the m yOr and comptroller shall
cause to be fled with and preserved BY
them. by the proposed sureties a list OF
proposed sureties such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same IS
community property or separate property
and the ercum brances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law,
and such bond shah be deemed TO run
also 70 the state OF Washington
Subdivision 2. The sursties on such bond
shall each justify bali upon arrest.
More than Two sursties may BE- accepted
or 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 90 two sureiies justifying
IN double the amount Of the bond IN the
manner herein provided.
The board Of public worIs reserves the
= snt TO reject any and al bids
Proposals must be Endorsed on envelope
IBID for Main street Improvement From
Railroad Avenue To Fifth Avenue s0uth"
BY order OF the board % public works
FRANK OLESOS. Secretary.
Date Of irst publication. February 10Th.
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