The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-09
CITY NOTICES.
NoTTrE "a CoNTRACToRs : 50

NOTICE To CONTRACTORS - sixth
Avenue South Improvement"
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro
poSals viii Re received by the unders5. sned
secretary Of the board Of pubic works q
the city Of Seattle I'D 10 CLOCK r n.
Saturday, October 18th. 1877. for tae m
pFovemenr % Sixth Avenue ScNth, from
the rorthsriy margin Of Weller street %
the northsrly margin Of Dearborn street.
by reptankiug that portion o. said street
between said points herssofore p4ankst,
as provided by ordinance Nc. $50 cTea ins
local Improvement district Nc. lis, ana IN
accordance with the plans and spectaca-
lions now on file in the ONCE o. the ocaF4
OF public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by q GER
;ified check. payable % the order or the
city comptroller. for g sum not less IMAM
i've 90 per cent or the Did. ana re 90
viii be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder viii be required 10
enter into q contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amognt required by
the city charter and the laws CT The state
Of Washington. within ten days after De-
ing notified Of the award Of the contract
% him; failing % DC SO. the said check
and the amount fixed therein will be for
feited 10 the city. No person Is eligible
as bidder who has within TWO years
prior TO the letting OF 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 70
complete any such contracts.
Special attention is called 20 article xiii,
OF the city charter as now in force relat-
ing 70 hours Of labor, and 70 article
viii. section 81. subs. and = which read
Sec. 81. Subdivision / Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
or furnishing any skill, labor or material
10 or for the city or Seattle shaA &c
valid or binding against the city. me con-
tractor shall enter into joint ana seN-
eral bond with the city OF Seattle, Tor the
use Of the city. and also for the use ot
all persons who may perform or cause 10
be performed any work or labor. or Tur-
nish or cause 10 be furnished any Skill
labor or material in the execution OF such
contract. conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according 20 its terms, c0nditiohs
and stipUlations. and 10 pay as they pc
come due all just claims for ali WORK
and labor SO performed, and all skill or
labor and material so furniSheu N the
execution Of said contract. and 10 COM
ply with all the requirements OF the chaF-
ter and ordinances OF the city ana the
amendments thereto. which bond SHAH os
in an amount fixed by the board Of pub
lie works, but not less than 20 per cent
more than the contract price agreed 10 be
paid for the performance of such con-
tract, and shall be duly signed by such
contractor. and two or more good ana
sufficient sureties. and after being ap-
proved as herein provided shall De nled
in the office of the city comptroller, pro-
bond the mayor and comptroller shait
cause TO be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed sureties, list OF
the properties owned by each eff such
pI op, sed sureties. such list describing Win
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same Is
community property or separate property
and the encumbrances thereon. The BOND
shall 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 ?. 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 10 two sureties 1ustifying
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 Sixth Avenue South Improve
ment.
BY order of the board of public works
FRANK OLESON, Secretary.
Date of first publication. October Eth,
1897