The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-16
CITY NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
avenue and Virginia street in,proy o.

NOTICE TO CONTEACTCRS-s-T
avenue ana Virginia street improve
Notice S hereby given that sealed nro-
pcSals VIII be received by the Under
works Of the city OF Seattle IN s ~
o'clock p. n, Monday. June ms-. iss-
for the improvement OF Terry avenue sri
E .rssIa sysn,,a i'S'n Ssswars street 10
sewer along said street berwe.s, sasS
points. together with all necessary os,ea-
;nss, YVES mannoles- ismphoiess. vent
iaioTs. flushing tanks and eaten basins az
provided by ordinance Ne. Az e,;-sasinsS
local Improvement ssI.et No. Isl! ard in
accordance with the plans and ss,s.-,ss.s "a
tons now en- Tile IN the office Of the boa ri
OF public works.
Each bid m;ns be accompanied By = es--
tined check, payable TO the order Of the
city Comptroller, TO- a sum no, lssSss iban
I'VE 90 per cent 0; ,he bid ana no hi
/, Will be considered unless accompanied by
sa9 check.
The successful bidder will De required 70
enter into contract ana furnish salts
factory bold for the amount required nv
the city charter and the laws OF the stats
or W ashing tora, within ten days after be-
ing notified of the award Of the con;rac.
and .,he amount fixed therein viii be for
as a bidder who has within two Years
prior TO the letting Of said contract made
Default N payment OF any just claim
skill or material furnished pursuant 10
any such contract as herein sdvsrtis>J
OF who within said two years. failed 10
complete any such contracts
Special attention is called TO article xiii
Of the city eharte- as now in force re!at-
ing TO hours OF labor and 10 article
YIN. section 81. subs and p which read
Sec. 81. Sus division /. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
to 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
all persons who may perform or cause TO
oe performed any work or labor or fur
labor or material in the execution OF such
contract, conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according TO It's terms. conditions
come ena as 81 lust anS 20 pay as they be
and labor so performed. and all skill or
labor and material 80 furnished in the
e n's si.n 81 said contract and 70 COM
ter and ordinances Of the city and the
srendments thereto, which bond shall be
IN T., an amount fixed by the board Of pub
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid for the performance OF such con-
tract, and shall be duly signed NY such
contractor. and two or more 5000 and
sufficient sureties. and after being ap-
proved as herein provided. shall lie filed
In the office Of the city comptroller. pro-
II
bond the mayor aud comptroller shall
cause to be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed suretles. a list Of
the properties owned by each of such
proposed ssuretias such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same is
community property or separate property
and the encunbrances thereon. The bond
shah also contain any. other conditions
or provisions required by any state law.
and such bond shall be deemed to run
also to the state Of Washington.
Subdivision 2. The sureties on such bond
shall each Justify as Gail 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 s,freties jIstifying
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 Terry Avenue and Virginia Street
Improvement"
BY order Of the board OF public works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date Of first publication, June 18th. 1897.