The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-23
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE TO SoNTRAcToRs-"occiden-

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS cciden,
tai Avenue Improvement"
Notice IS hereby given mat sealed pro-
posals viii be received BY the undersigned
secretary Of The board OF public works II
the city OF Seattle IN to : o'clock .. m
Monday, October esth; ~, Tor , the In I'm,
center line of Nesler Way 10 southerly
line Of Jackson Street, by replanNng said
avenue between said points. a. provided by
ordinance No. 1919 creating lccsl improve
ment district No. l42 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 GER
titled check. payable 10 the order of the
city comptroller. for i sum not less than
five (0 per cent. OF the bid. and no. bid
viii be considered unless accompanied BY
The successful bidder viii be required 10
enter into 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
and the amount fixed therein VIII De for
feited 10 the city. No person IS eligible
prior TO the letting Of said contract made
default in payment Of any Just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skill and material furnished pursuant TO
eny such contract a. herein advertised.
or who within said two Years failed to
complete any such contracts.
of the city charter as now = force relat-
ing TO "heurs Of labor" and TO article
viii:. section 81. subs. l and 2, which read
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing Ct any work or labor
or furnishing any skill. labor. or material
w 10 Or Tor s,n ne cry o. se v s tS De
tractor shall enter into q joint, and sew
eral bond with the city Of Seattle. for the
use Of The city, and also s for the use OF
be performed any work or labor or fur
nish or cause 10 be furnished any skill
labor or material in the execution OF such
contract conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according TO Its terms. conditions
and stipulaiio1s and 70 pay as they be-
come, due all tust claims for all work
aad 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
fl an amount fixed by the board of pub
lie works. but not less than 80 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
sufficient sureties and after being ap,
proved as herein provided. shall be fled
in the office of the city COMPTROLLER. pro-
viding that before approving any such
cause to be filed with and preserved by
them. by the proposed sureties a list OF
the properties owned ng SaEn OF SuCn
proposed sureties. such list describing with
rea sonaDle 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 10 run
also 70 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 10 two sureties iustifying
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 indorsei on enveiope
Bid for Occidental Avenue Improvement
BY order Of the board Of public works.
FRANK OLFSON. Secretary.
Date of first publication. October 18th.
1897.