The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-23

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS av-
enue and Virginia street Improvement"
possis ain he received hv the un1er-
signed secretary OF the hoard - public
works % the city. OF seattle 40 o ?
cook ?. m Monday January ssth tS1.
fer THE Improvement or Terry avenue and
Virginia street from stewart street 10
Eighth avenue. BY constructing a pipe
sewer along said street between said
points. together with All necessary open
inEs. yves. manhoies. iampholes Venti-
latars, rnshing tanks and catch basins. as
provided by ordinance No. 42l2 creating
local Improvement tdistracs No. rs and In
accordanc with the plans and Speciaca-
lions now on nle In the Office Of the board
OF puolic works.
Each bid must b. accompanied BY a Ger
tined check. payabio 20 the order OF the
city comptroller. for sum mot less than
i've 81 per cent Of the ol6, and no Did
VIII be considered unless accompanied by
said check
The successful bidder Will De required 10
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 sontraet
and the amount fixed therein will be for
feited 70 the city, No person is eligible
rs a bidder who has within two years
prior 70 the letting or 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 10
complete any such contracts.
Special attention is called 10 article XIII.
OF the city charter as now in force relat-
ing 10 hours of labor. and TO article
viii. section 81. subs. and >. which read
as follows:
Sec n. Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
or furnishing any skill labor or material
10 or for the city of 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
ali persons who may perform or cause 10
be performed any work or labor, or fur
nish or cause TO be furnished any skin,
Ia Dor or Material In the execution or such
contract, conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according TO ITS terms, conditions
and stipulatlons. and 10 pay as they be-
come due all Just claims for all work
and labor so performed, and all skin or
labor and material SO furnished in the
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 % per cent
more than the contract price agreed TO De
paid for the performance of such con-
tract and shall be daily signed by such
contractor. and two or more good ana
sufficient sureties, and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shall he HE'D
IN the office OF the city comptroller, pro-
RadAiiS lldi btlpEe approving thS SuNn
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 10 be filed vita and preserved BY
them. by the proposed sureties. list or
the properties owned by each OF such
proposed sureties. such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same IL
community property or separate property
and the encumhrances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law,
and such bond shall be deemed 70 run
also 10 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 to two sureties justtfying
in double the amount OF the bond In the
manner herein provided.
The board Of public works reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids
Proposals must be Endorsed on envelope:
bid for Terry Avenue and Virginia Street
Improvement"
BY order of the board of public works.
FRANK OLESON, Secretary.
Date OF first publication January 10, 1897.