The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-14
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Terry
avenue and Virginia street improve

III 1oN
avenue and Virginia street improve
ment."
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posalss will be received by the under
works of the city of Seattle up 20 2
o'clock p. IN. Monday. June 2ist. 1897.
for the improvement Of Terry avenue and
Eighth avenue, b. constructing a pipe
sewer along saia street between said
points. together with ali necessary open
iators. flushing tanks and catch basins as
provided by ordnance No. 4522. creating
ioaal Improvement district No. i3l, and In
accordance with the plans and Specifica-
tons now on file in the office of the board
OF public works.
Each hid must be accompanied by GER
titled check. payable to the order of the
city comptroller. TO- a sum not less than
Ave 90 per cent. Of the bid. and no bid
Will be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required 10
enter into contract and furnish salts
factory bold for the amount required by
the city charter md the laws of the state
OF Washington, within ten days after be-
ing notified of the award Of the contract
TO him. failing 10 do 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 wears
prior to the letting Of said contract made
for any work or labor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant to
any such contract. as herein advertised.
or who within said two years failed 10
complete any such contracts.
Special attention i called 10 article xxsH.
u the CITY charter az now in force reiat-
ing TO ''hours Of labor and 10 article
viii section 81. ssits. / and 2. which read
as follows
Sec 81. Subdivision |. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or labor
10 or for the city OF Seattle shall be
valid or binding against the city. the con-
T r ben daa MIN s the y o 81 ate ana r ,h
uss of the city, and also for the Use OF
all persons who may perform or ca Use To
be performed any work or labor or fur
labor or material In The execution ~ such
contract. conditions 10 perform the con-
tract according 10 it, terms. conditions
and stIpugations and 90 pay a. they be-
come due ali just claims for all work
and labor 50 performed, and all skill Or
labor and material so furnished IN the
ply with all the requirements Of the char
ter and orainz noes OF the city and the
a-1enssnacrtr ther-,o. which bond shall lse
in an amount fixed ~ the board OF pub
II. works hfr not less than 81 per cen,
more than the con .ract price agreed TO be
paid for IRE performance % such con-
tract and shall Dc daily signed BY such
contractor. and TWO or more good and
sufficient szlreties. and after being ap-
proved a. herein provided. shall De flied
in n. Office OF tie city comptroller. pro-
viding mat before approving any sacn
bond the mayor ard comptroller snail
cause 70 - flied with and preserved by
them ~ inc proposed suretles a il<s o.
rhe properties owned hy each OF xz4cn
proposed suret5ess, sslch lis. describing win
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties ana sSaCwing whether the same e
community property OF separate rsopervy
and the snclsTTsrauces thereon. The borsi
shall also contain any. other conditions
or provisions required by any stat. law
and sgca tso-d shall he deemed 10 ran
aiso 10 the. state II WASHINGTON
Subdivision ? Tae sssretiea or such bond
shall each Justify as ash upon er1e<.
More than tEo ssrstses may Dc accep.sf
on such bond and they may Justly IN
separate and different sums Jess sSaf, the
SUN specified N such f-on1. provided
that the aggregate Of their fusf.he alien
aaAll os sQna4 - two 49, ssinS Suys4ty.ng