The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-18

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS av-
enue and Virginia street Improvement"
Notice rs hereby given that sealed pro-
posals viii be received by the under
signed secretary of the board OF public
works OF the city of Seattle UP 10 .
O'Clock p. m. Monday. January 18th, 1897,
for the Improvement of Terry avenue and
virginia street from Stewart street TO
Eighth avenue. by constructing a pipe
sewer along said street between said
points. together with all necessary open
ings, wyes. manholes. lampholes, venti-
laJors. flushing tanks and catch basins. as
provided by ordinance No. 1872, creating
local Improvement. district No. l26. and in
accordance with the plans and speeifica-
tons now on file in the office OF the board
or PUBLIC works.
Each bid must be accompanied by a cer-
tined check. payable TO the order of the
city comptroller. for sum not lesssthan
nve 90 per cent. of the bad. and no bid
VIII be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required to
enter into a contract and furnish 50 It's
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the laws of the state
or Washington, within ten days after be-
ing notified of the award of the contract
TO him; failing to do so. the said cheek
and the amount fixed therein Will be for
feited to the city. No person is eligible
as a bidder who has within two years
prior to the letting OF said contract made
default in payment or any just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
any such contract as herein advertised.
or who within said two years failed TO
complete any such contracts.
Special attention Is called 70 article xiii.
OF the city charter as now in force relat-
ing TO hours of labor and 10 article
Will, section 81. subs. and g which read
Sec 81 Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing of any work or labor
or furnishing any skill labor or material
10 or for the city of Seattle shall be
valid or binding against the city. the con-
tractor shall enter into Joint and sew
eral bond with the city of Seattle, for the
use of the city, and also for the use of
all persons who may perform or cause 10
be performed any work or labor. or fur
nish or cause 10 be furnished any skill,
la Dor or material in the execution of such
tract according to its terms, conditions
and stipulatons and to pay as they be-
come due all just claims for all work
and labor so performed. and all skill or
labor and material SO furnished in the
execution of sand contract, and to COM
ply with all the requirements Of the char
ter and ordinances of the city and the
amendments thereto, which bond shall be
in an amount fixed by the board OF pub
lie works. but not less than % per cent.
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid for the performance of such coma
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 filed
in the office of the city comptroller, pro-
vlding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause TO be filed with and preserved by
them, by the proposed sureties. list or
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
andrthe 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 justification
shall be equal to two sureties tustifying
in double the amount OF the bond In the
manner herein provided
The board Of public works reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on envelope:
bid for Terry Avenue and Virginia Street
Improvement"
BY order OF the board of public works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date of first publication January -. 1897.
IMPoUNDED STOCK NoTICE-The fol-
lowing described horse, placed in the
city pound on January 10 1857. will be
sold at public auction 70 the highest
bidder for cash in hand, 10 pay cost OF
impounding and Advertising Saturday.
January 30, 1897. at 10 o'clock a. m, at
the front door OF police headquarters.