The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23

NOTICE. 10 CoNTRACToRs--

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Main
Street Improvement.
Nossce = hereby given that sealed pro
posEfs wil D. received BY the uDGerS Sned
secretary % the Beard Of Public Works az
THE city Of Seattle up 10 : o'clock y. m.
Monday. March Isl iSss. for the improve
% Eighth Avenue 80 the west margin OF
<snth Avenue Seuth. ~ repi8nSlnE the
sane between said paints one-halE % Is,
width as provided BY ordnance No. ss9g
creating local Improvement district No
II and IA accordance with the plans and
specifications now on fle n the o5tca OF
The board % public WORKS
I Zach bif must be accompanied by GER
tiaed cheek. payable q the order OF the
city comptroller, for a sum TOT less shan
i've 90 per cent. q the bid, and TO bid
said cheek
The successful bidder will be required 10
enter into contract ana furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the civ charter and the laws CT the state
% Washington within ten days after De-
ing notified q the award Of The contract
20 him: failing 20 10 SO. the said check
and the amount Fixed therein viii be for
feited 20 the city. No person IS eLgtoie
as a bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the letting 81 said contract made
default in payment 81 any just claim
for any work or IA Dor performed or any
skin or material furnished pursuant 20
any such contract as herein advertised.
or who within said Two years Jailed 70
cons lets any slch contracts
Special attention Is called 10 article XIII.
Of the city charter as now in force relat-
ing 70 hours Of labor and 20 article
viii. section 81. subs ! and :, whi>h read
as follows
sec. 81 Subdivision I. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or lapo~
or furnishing any skill, labor OF material
70 or for the city OF Seattle shall be
valid or binding against the city, the con-
tractor shall enter into a Joint and sew
erai bond with the city Of Seattle for the
use of the cttv, and also for the use OF
all persons who may perform or cause 70
be performed any work or labor. or fur
uiSh or cause 70 he furnished any skill.
Ia Dor or material in the execution OF such
contract. conditioned 20 perform the con-
tract according 10 its terms. conditions
and stipulattons. and 20 pay as they be-
come due all just claims for al work
and labor so performed. and all skill or
labor and material 50 furnished in The
execution of said contract, and TO COM
ply with all the requirements or the char
ter and ordinances OF the city and the
amendments thereto, which bond shall be
In an amount 6xed by the board OF pub
lie works, but not less than % per cent.
more than the contract price agreed 20 be
paid for the performance of such con-
tract. and shall be duly signed By such
contractor and two or more good and
sufficient sureties, and after being 9p-
proved as herein provided, shall be filed
in the office Of the city comptroller, pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 10 be filed with and preserved By
the properties owned by each OF such
proposed sureties. such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same is
community property or separate property
and the encum nTances 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 10 the state OF Washington.
Subdivision 2. The sureties on such bond
shall each justify as ball upon arrest.
FhrlF GffTA les h.aa Ffai
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 20 two sureties iustlfying
in double the amount OF the bond in the
manner herein provided.
The board of public works reserves the
right 70 reject any and all bids.
Proposals must he indorsed on envelope
bid for Main Street Improvement From
Eighth TO Ninth Avenues"
BY order Of the board OF public works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date Of first publication. February 20th,
1887