The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACToRs-w.s,

NOTICE To CONTRACToRS.-w.sr
iugton Street Improvement aS1-
Notice IS hereby given that saa,as a.
poSals viii be received by the unaer<ssr~ss,
secretary 81 board Of public works * n.
city 81 Seattle I'd 20 : O'clock 4
Saturday, August Sist 1897. for ~ =.
provement OF WASHINGTON street Y -
city 81 Seattle. from Fourth avKnue -
70 Railroad avenue. BY constructing i
iron stone pipe OvifOrm brick ara 49,
stave sewer along connecting secfios 4.
said street from Fourth avenue saufs !.
Railroad avenues west marein ara y
reflilng and replanNing said street fraSs
Fourth avenue south 10 Railroad svss.s
as provided by ordinance Ne tss rssss
ing local Improvement district No -
and IN accordance with the plans ~
specifications now on file IN the ofscs :
the board Of public works.
Each bid must he accompanied by = "a
titled check payable . the order a. 4.
city comptroller. for q sum not less 49,
FIVE 60 per cent OF the bid and "a mi
viii be considered unless accompanied ~
The successful bidder will he recn,r.s !.
enter into a contract and furnish ssf,s
factory bond for the amount recujr.s =
the city charter and the laws Of the "a,
OF Washington. within ten DAYS after M
ing notified ~ the award of the cun.rass
and the amount fixed therein viii be ~.
feited 20 the city. Ne person Is ellsssa
as bidder who has within two ya.s
prior 20 the letting Of said contract nsas
default in payment OF any Just ehlr
for any work or labor performed or AZ
skin or material furnished parsnan, 4
any such contract as herein ADVERTISED
or who within said two years failed i
complete any such contracts.
Special attention is called 10 artia.
xxiii Of the city charter as now IN fas
relating TO hours Of labor" and TO n
ticle vii. section 81. subs. ! and :. VIA
read as follows;
See II. Subdivision l. Before any ees.
trac, for the dolng OF any work or lsbs,
or furnishing any skill. labor or na,ert
to or FOR the city or Seattle shah q
valid or binding against the city. the co.
tractor shall enter into Joint and ~.
use Of the city, and also for the use Il
All persons who NAV perform or causs b
be performed any work or labor. or H.
nish or cause 20 be furnished any skin
labor or material In the execution OF saA
contract conditioned 70 perform the CO..
tract according TO It's terms conditions
and stipulations. and to pay as they h.
come due all just claims for all ven
and labor so performed, and al skill
labor and material so furnished n ~
execution Of said contract. and to can.
ply with all the requirements OF the chas
ter and ordinances OF the city and u
amendments thereto, which bond shall \
In an amount fixed by the board Of puA
lie works, but not less than SO per cat
more than the contract price agreed 70 h
paid for the performance of such co.
tract. and shall be duly signed By N
contractor. and two or more good Az
guYlcfent sureties and after being 10
prnv.d as herein provided, shall b AZ
In tire Office Of the city comptroiler. "
vidtng that before approving any saA
bond the mayor and comptroller shx1
cause TO be filed with and preserved "
them by the proposed suretIes, a list 4
the properties owned by each Of mA
proposed sureties. such list describhf
with reasonable certainty the varied
properties and showing whether the Nna
Is community property or separate prsr
erty and the encumbranees thefsa
The bond shall also contain any cshe
conditions or provisions required By nS
state law, and such bond shall be der
cd 10 run also 20 the state OF WashHr
Subdivision 2. The sureties on sss
bond shall each Justify as bail upon y.
rest.
More than two sureties may be accepta
on such bond. and they may justify b
separate and different sums less than ~
sum specified in such bond; provided
that the aggregate OF their justiacaIes
shall be equal 10 two sureties tgstifng
IN double the amount OF the bond b ~
manner herein provided.
The board OF public works reserves 10
right TO reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on envfnfE
IBID for Washington Street Impfcss
mcnt."
BY order Of the board OF public works
FRANK OLESON. Secretary
Date OF first publication, August IN
1897.