The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-27
CRY NOTICES.
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NOTICE TO CCNTRACToSS.-WA
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Notice Is hereby given Iaat ssaieG pro-
posals VIII 5e received hy the undersigned
secretary Of board Of public WORKS OK tns
Sily OF Seattle ID 10 ocfosA H. H.
prcvement OF Washington street, in the
CITY OF Seattle, from Fourth avenue soatn
10 Railroad avenue, By constrlciAng an
ron stone pipe. oyIfor1n brick ana Wood y
stAve saver along connecting section OF
said street from Fourth avenue south %
Railroad avenues west margin. and oy
reEilllng and replanklng sala street irofn
Fourth avenue south to Railroad avenue
as provided oy ordinance No. 30, cEesss-
ing local Improvement District Nc ID.
and in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on hle in the ONCE Oh
the board OF public works.
Each bid must be accompanied Dy a GER
tilied check, payable 20 me order OF me
city comptroller, for sum not less than
five 81 per cent. q the BID. and no bid
will De considered unless accompanied oy
said check.
enter into q contract ana furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required ny
the City charter and the laws OF tie stale
OF Washington. within ten days after be-
ing potiaea OF the award Of the contract
70 ATM falling . 90 50. ne SAD cneck
and the amount tixed therein VIII Be fer
as bidder WHO has within tive years
prior 20 the letting OF said contract made
default in payment of any just claim
skill or material furnished pursuant TO
any such contract as herein advertised.
or who within said TWO years failed 20
complete any such contract.
Special attention IS called TO article
XIII of the city charter as now in force
relating 10 hours of labor" and 10 ar
ticle vii. section 81. sues and :, which
read as follows:
Sec 81 Subdivision 1. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any Work or labor
or furnishing sny SKILL labor or material
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valid or binding against the city, the con-
tractor shall enter into a 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 20
be performed any work or labor or fur
nish or cause TO De furnished any skill
labor or material In the execution of such
contract, conditioned 10 perform tn con-
tract according 10 its terms, conditions
and sElpulation5 and 70 pay as they De-
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 said contract, and 10 com-
ply with all the requirements of the char
Ter and ordinances OF the city and tins
amendments thereto, which bond shall be
in an amount fixed by the board of pub
lie works. but not less than 80 per cent.
more than the contract price agreed 10 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 ap--
proved as herein provided, shall be nled
in the Office Of the city, comptroller, pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 10 be fled with and preserved by
them by the proposed sgreties, a MIST OK
the properties owned by each of such
proposed suret!es such list describing
with reasonable certainty the various
properties and showing whether the same
is community property or separate prop
erty, and the encumbrances thereon
The bond shall also contain any other
conditions or provisions required by any
state law, and such bond shall BE- deem
er to run also 10 the state of Washington.
Subdivision >. The sureties on such
bond shall each justify as bail upon ar
rest.
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 10 two sureties justifying 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 for Washington Street Improve
ment'
BY order of the board of public works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date Of first publication. August Esd, 1897.