The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-19

NOTICE TO CONTROVERSIES t

NOTICE TO CONTSACToRS-"NO Hill
avenue Improvement
Notice is hereby given thar sealed pro-
roSals viii pc received BY the undersigned
Secretary OF the board Of public works Of
the city Of Seattle Up 70 : o'clock 2. m.
Friday Oct. I'd. 1877, for the improve
nert Of Mob Hin Avenue from joan o
Aloha Streets by constructing pipe
sewer along said avenue between said
points together with all necessary open
ings. wyes. manhoiss. lampholes, yen,i-
ialors ffuShing tanks and eaten hasins, As
proy3ied BIZ ordinance No. 4a@l, crea ting
focsI irnprovs Cneat district NO $50 and in
accord q nee with the plans and SpecidC3-
lions now on iile in the office OF the board
OF public works
Each bid must os accom- pdA4e1 oV a Ger
sified check. payable 70 the order Of the
city coraptroller for a sum not less than
five go per cent. Of the Did. and no Did
will be considered unless accompanied by
The successful bidder will be required 10
enter into 8 contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the laws of The state
~ WASHINGTON within ten days after be-
ing notified OF the award OF the contract
70 him; failing g 90 50, ne $40 checN
feired 10 the city. No person IL eligible
as a bidder who has within two years
prior 70 the letting OF said contract made
FOR snv work or labor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant %
any s1lch contract as herein advertised.
con1pIete any such contracts
Spscial attention is called 20 article XIII.
OF the city charter as now IN force reiat-
ing 10 hours Of labor" and 10 article
viii, section 81 subs l and = which read
as follows;
SeS m Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
| or furnishing any skill. labor or material
| 20 or for the city OF Seattle shall oe
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 or
all persons who NAV perform or cause TO
be performed any work or labor or fur
nish or cause 70 he furnished any Skill
labor or material in the execution OF such
contrast. conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according 10 its terms, conditions
and stipulations. and 10 pay as hey be-
come due all just claims for all work
and labor so performed. and all skill or
! labor and material 50 furnished In the
execution OF said contract, and 10 COM
ply with all the requirements or the char
ter and ordinances OF the city. ana The
amendments thereto. which bond shall be
in an amount fixed by the board of public
works, but not less than 80 per cent. more
than the contract price agreed to be
paid for the performance OF such con-
tract. and shall be duly signed by such
contractor. ard TWO or more good and
! sufficient sureties. and after being ap-
proved as herein provided shall be Med
In the office OF the city comptroller. pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
them by the proposed sureties. a 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 COM
munty property or separate property and
| the encumhrances thereon. The bond shall
also contain any other conditions or provl-
Sions required by any state law. and such
bonds shall be deemed 70 run also 10 the
state Of Washington.
Subdivision . The sureties on such bond
| shall each Justify as bail upon arrest
More than two sureties may be accepted
on such bond. and thew may justify In sep
arate and different sums less than the sum
specified in such bond; provided that the
aggregate Of their justification shall be
equal 20 two sureties iuStifying 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 be indorsed on envelope:
IBID for Mob Hin Avenue Improvement"
BY order Of the board Of public works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date OF first publication. October 18th.
1897