The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-17
TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS WASH
inston Street Improvement.
Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals viii be received by the undersigned
secretary Of board of public works OF the
city OF Seattle W 10 2 o'clock p. m,
So turday. August 21st 1897 for the i'm
provernent Of washington street. in the
city Of Seattle, from Fourth avenue south
10 Railroad avenue, by constructing an
iron stone pipe, oviform brick and wooden
sfave sewer along connecting section or
said street from Fourth avenue south to
Railroad avenues west margin, and by
refilllng and replanking said street from
Fourth avenue south to Railroad avenue
as provided by ordinance No. 452S. Great
ing local Improvement district No. i32.
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 n GER
titled check payable % the order Of the
city comptroller. for n sum not less than
five 90 per cent. of the bid. and no bid
VIII be considered unless accompanied by
said check
The successful bidder will he required to
enter into q 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
70 him. failing % do So the said check
and the amount fixed therein will be for
feited 10 tho city. No person Is eligible
az bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the letting OF said contract made
default IN payment OF any Just claim
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 10 article
xxii. OF the city charter as now In force
relating 10 hours OF labor" and to ar
tcie VII. sectisn 81, subs. ! and 2, which
Sec. 81 Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
or furnishing any skill labor or material
% fH~ Of IL
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 NAV perform or cause to
be performed any Work or labor, or fur
nish or cause 10 he furnished any skill
Ia Dor or material IN the execution Of such
contract. conditioned 10 perform the CON
tract according 10 its terms conditions
and stlpuiaIons. and 70 pay as they be-
come due all JUST claims for all work
and labor SO performed and an skill ar
sb0r and material so furnished In the
execution Of said contract and to com
ter and ordinances OF the cftv ard the
amendments thereto which bond snail ba
n an amount fixed By the board Of pub
ic works, but not less than 80 per cent
more than the contract price agreed 10 be
paid for the performance, Of such com
tract and shall be duly signed b. such
aufhcient sureties. and after being ara
proved as herein provided, shall be lied
IA tfs eH3f- OF tho city comptroller pro-
vidlug that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 70 be fled with ana preserved ~
them, by tho proposed sureties. 4 LIST ~
the properties owned by each Of a1lch
proposed sursties. such list DESCRIBING
with reasonable certainty the various
properties ard showing whether tire same
Is community property or separafe nrog,-
erfy and the encumbFaucrs thereon
The bond shall also contain anv ofhe~
conditions or provisions required by any
state Law. and such bond shall b. daer1-
20 20 run also 10 the state OF Wasbing-
ton. @A4iAis
Subdivision 2 The suretges on snch
bond shall each Justify as bail upon ar
More than two sureties may be accented
or sQcn pond, and they may iuetifv n,
separate and different sums less fban re
sum specified "a such bond. nTrSssssS
that the aggregate Of their fusfifisatio,,
sn~l ne equal 70 TWO sursties fuxtifyins-
20 Goub4e The amount of the bond in TIA
manner herein provided 80 l''7
TIE hoard of public works reaervas .ba
FxSt 70 reject any ard all bids
..Ifoposafs must be Endorsed on enx,s1ona.
80 Tor Washington Street Inproye-
by order ~ the board Of puhllc vvarka
FRANK OLEsON' ssrra. a. -
,.5 l2ats OF first publication. August l5th.