The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-17
fNSr II ANCE.


NOTICE TO Co>TEACTORS--JEF r
ferson Street Improvement
Noficx, is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received by the undersigned
secretary Of the board of public works or
the city Of Seattle gp 70 CD es,eek 2. M M
prevement OF Jefferson street. from the
end of the present sewer on said street,
between Fourth and Third avenues 70
the alley between Sixth and seventh ave-
nues by constructing a pipe sewer along
said street between said points. teSe'heF
with all necessary openings, YVES; man
holes. lsmpholes, venulaters, rushiils
tanks and catch basins, as. provided ey
ordinance No. 45ss. cres ting local improve
ment district No. lS. and in accordance
die in the effcs % the board OF public
Each bid must he accompanied by .. GER
tilted check. payable TO the order or me
CITY COMPTROLLER for a sum not less than
five 90 per cent. of the bid, ana no eid
will be considered unless accompanied oy
said check.
The successful bidder will be required To
enter into q contract and furnish satls-
factory bond for the amount required ny
the city charter and the laws of the state
of Washington. within ten days after be-
ing notified OF the award OF the contfact
10 him: falling TO do so. the SAID check
and the amount fixed therein Will be for
feted TO the city. No person is eligible
as 4 bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the letting of said contract made
default "a pay ,,hor o. nsrfaySe ed or e ANN
skill or material furnished pursuant TO
any such contract as herein advertised,
or who within said two years failed TO
complete any such contracts.
Special attention Is called 70 arucls
xiii of the city charter as now IN force
relating TO hours OF labor and to ar
tiele VII, section 81, subs. L and :, which
read as follows:
See. 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
for hs s aY sS q any bS MoF or nr aa
TO or for the city OF Seattle shall be
valid or binding against the city, the. con-
trsd'S Sr soS Min e tb ct So Of seate for the
use of the city. and also for the use or
all persons who may perform or cause 10
be performed any work or labor or fur
n{sh or cause TO be furnished any skill,
labor or material In the execution OF such
contract. conditioned TO perform the con-
traqt according to It's terms, conditions
come due all just claims Tor 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
lie works but not less than so 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 APP
proved as herein provided, shall be filed
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause TO be filed with and preserved by
them, by the proposed sureties n list of
the properties owned by each OF such
proposed sureties. such list describing
with reasonable certainty the various
properties and showing whether the same
is community property or separate prop
erty and the eneumbrances thereon.
The bond shall also contain any other
conditions or provisions required by any
state law and such bond shall be deem
ed to run also TO the state of Washing
ton.
Subdivision The sureties on such
bond shall each justify as bail upon ar
rest.
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 To two sureties justifylng
In double the amount OF the bond In the
manner herein provided
The board OF public works reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on envelope:
bid for jefferson Street Improvement"
BY order OF the board Of public works.
FRANK OLESON, Secretary.
Date OF first publication, August 18th,