The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-23

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
avenue and Virginia street improve

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Avenue and Virginia street improve
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posais viii De received ny the Unsier-
ssgnsd secretary Of The board ot public
e'esoek D. m. Friday, july ssa, lss..
Tor Tie Improvement OF Terry avenue and
nnlrslnia street from Stewart street TO
sewer along said street between sa;i
points, together with all necessary OPEN
iaSss yves. manhoses. ianpnoleS venfE-
.asoIs; nushing tanss and catch basins, -
pFoFlled by ordinance No Esea creating
local Improvement district No Isl ana in
Accordance with the plans and speeifica-
lio.is now on siie in the office Of the board
o. public works.
n-aSa bid must be accompanied by a GER
uned check, payable 10 the order % the
CITY ccmptroller, for a sum no; less than
VIII Dc considered unless accompanies. BY
said check.
Tie successful bidder will De required 10
enter into a contract and furnish Satis-
factory bond for the amount required BY
the city charter and the laws vt she state
81 Washington. within ten days after be-
II, ing notf'ied af the award Of the ooatracs
20 hlsn' failing 20 DO so. tire said check
aac the amount fixed therein viii Re for
fei'ed % the city. No person is eiigihie
nS,o . o % es , rno has within swe years
deiaat IN payment Of any lust claim
Lor any work or labor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant 20
any sGcn contract as herein advertised.
or VINO, within said TWO years. failed 10
complete any such conirsets.
Special attention Is called 70 article xiii
o. the eity charter as now in force relat-
rig 10 hours Of labor" and 20 article
as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision /. Before any con-
tract for the doing 81 any work or labor
or furnishing any skill labor or material
10 or for the city of Seattle shall ee
valid or binding against the city. the con-
tractor shah enter into joint and sew
erai bond with the city OF Seattle for the
use or the city. and also for the uss Of
all persons who may perform or cause 20
be performed any work or labor or fur
nfsh or cause 10 be furnished an skill.
labor or material in the execution of such
TRACT according 10 its terms, conditions
and stlpuiations, and TO pay as they be-
come due all Just claims for all work
labor and materal SO .I r,a al s a .h as
execution OF said contract. and 10 con-
ply with all the requirements of the char
yer and ordinances OF the city and the
m an amount fixed by the hoard of public
works. but not less than 50 per cent. more
than the contract price agreed to be
paid Tor 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 APP
proved as herein provided shall be fled
In the office OF the city comptroller, pro-
viding that before approving any such
pond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause TO be filed with and preserved by
them, by the proposed suresies. list OF
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 encumbrances 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 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 iusfincati ton shall h4
equal to two slireties justEying In double
the amount OF the bond in the manner here
in provided
The board Of public works reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on envelope:
IBID for Terry Avenue and Virginia Street
Improvement"
BY order OF the board Of public works
FRANK OLESON, Secretary
Date or first publication. June c3rd. 1887.