The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-07
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS-Vir Virginia
Street Improvement.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Virginia
Street Improvement
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro,
posals will be received by the undersigned
secretary of the Board Of Public Works or
the city Of Seattle up 20 : O'clock p m.
Monday, April 18th. 1887, for the In.nroxe-
gin OF Western avenue 70 the west mar
gin OF First avenue. by plankinS the same
between said points one-half Of its width
"a provided by ordinance No. AGO creating
local Improvement district No. ~. and in
accordance with the plans and spectfca-
tons now on file in the office OF the hoard
OF public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
titled check payable &c the order OF the
city comptroller. for a sum not less than
five co per cent. Of the bid, and no bid
said check.
The successful bidder will be required 10
enter into contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the Laws OF the state
OF Washnton. within ten days after be-
ing notified of the award of the contract
TO him: falling 10 do 50. the said check
and the amount fixed therein VIII be for
feited 10 the city. No person Is eligible
as bidder who has within two years
default in payment OF any Just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skill or material furnished pursuant TO
any such contract as herein advertised,
or who within said two years failed 10
complete any such contracts
Special attention is called 70 article xiii.
OF the city charter as now in force relat-
ing 10 ''hours Of labor" and 10 article
Viii. section 81, subs. l and :. which read
as follows:
See. 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
Ill rHN form ar nFn~A 40.
be performed any work or labor. or fur
nish or cause TO be furnished any skin.
labor or material in the execution of such
contract, conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according 20 lis terms. conditions
and stipulations. 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 furnished in the
execution OF said 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 10y the board OF pub
lie works. but not less than 30 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, and two or more good and
proved as herein provided. shan be fled
in the office of the city comptroller, pro-
viding that BEFORE approving any such
cause 20 be filed with and preserved by
them, by the proposed sureties. a list OF
the properties owned by each or such
proposed surcties such list describing
with reasonable certainty the various
properties and showing whether the same
is comm unity property or separate prop
erty and the encum ORANGES thereon. The
bond shall also contain any other condi-
ticns or provisions required by any state
law, and such bond shall be deemed TO
run also TO the state OF Washington.
Subdivision g 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
sum specified in such bond. provided
that the aggregate of their justification
shall be equal 70 two sureties juatifying
in double the amount OF the bond In the
manner herein provided.
The board of public works reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on envelope
IBID fer Virginia Street Improvement
From Western 10 First Avenues"
By order of The \, = bo oI Of pubic works
Date OF first publication. April End. 1897.
IMPoUNDED STOCK NoTIcE-The fol-
lowing described horse. placed In the
city pound, on April 2. 1897. will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash in hand. to pay cost of inn
pounding and advertising, Wednesday.
April Il. 1897, at 10 O'Clock a. m. at the
front door OF police headquarters, cor
ner of Third street and Yesler way:
One buckskin horse.
The owner Of the above described horse
being to me unknown.
c. $. REED, Chief OF Police.
Date Of first publication. April Z, 1897
IMPOUNDED STOCK NOTICE. fol-
wing described horse. placed I'm the
city pound on March 23d, 1897. Will he
sold AZ public auction to the highest bid
der for cash IN hand. 10 pay cost of i'm.
pounding ami advertising. Friday April
18th. 1887. at 10 o'clock a. m. at the
front door OF police headquarters cor
ner OF Third street and Yesler way:
One Day horse. 3 years old. blind in left
eve.
The owner OF the above-described horse
being 10 n e unknown.
c. s. REED.
Chief of Police.
Date OF first publication. March 30. 1897.