The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-24
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Main

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS-"M Main
Street Improvement"
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received by the undersigned
secretary of the board of public works OF
Monday, March ist. iss7. for the improve
ment OF Main Street from Railroad Ave-
nue. TO the east line of Fifth Avenue south.
py replanking the same between said
joints as provided by ordinance No. 440S
creating local improvement district No.
us and in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on ME in the office OF
the board of public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by GER
tined check, payable to the order of the
city comptroller. for a sum not less than
five CD per cent. OF the bid and no bid
will be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required to
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 notined OF the award OF the contract
10 him: falling 10 do so. the said check
and the amount fixed therein will be for
feited to the city. No person is eligible
as bidder who has within two years
prior to the letting of said contract made
default in payment IT any just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skin or material furnished pursuant 10
any such contract as herein advertised,
or who within said two years failed to
complete any such contracts.
Special attention Is called 10 article xiii.
or the city charter as now In force relat-
ing to hours OF labor" and 10 article
viii, section 81, subs. and ?. which read
as follows:
Sec. 81 Subdivision |. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or labor
or furnishing any skill, labor of material
TO or for the city of Seattle shall he
valid or binding against the city. the con-
tractor shall enter into a Joint and sew
eral bond with the city OF Seattle, for the
all persons who may perfor m or cause 10
be performed any work or labor, or fur
nish or cause TO be furnished any skill
la Dor or material in the execution of such
contract, conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according to its terms conditions
and stipulations. and TO pay as they be-
come due all Just claims for all work
and labor so performed. and all skin or
shor and material so furnished In the
execution OF said contract and TO COM
ply with ali the requir sments OF the char
ter and ordinances of the city and the
amendments thereto. which bond shah be
in an amount fixed BY the board OF pub
lie works. but not less faan 80 per cent.
more than the contract price agreed 10 be
paid for the performance OF such con-
tract, and shall be duly signed by stfch
contractor and two or more good and
sufficient sureties. and after being APP
proved "a herein provided shall he filed
in the office Of the city comptroller pro-
viding that before approving any such
bend the mayor and comptroller snail
cause to be fied with and preserved BIZ
them, by the proposed sureties a list OF
the properties owned by each Of such
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same il
community property o. separate property
and the ercum brances thereon. The noud
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 2 The sureties en- such bond
shall each Justify az BAH 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 fustifying
in double the amount Of the bond In the
manner herein provided.
The board OF public WORKS reserves the
right 20 reject any and all bids.
Proposals must b. Endorsed on envelope
'fBi9 for Main Street Improvement From
Railroad Avenue 20 Firth Avenue South
By order OF the board OF public works
FRANK OLESOE. Secretary
Date OF fIrst publication. February 93th.