The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17
NOTICE To CONTRACTORS - .,pLke

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - s'Piko
Street Improvement"
Notice IS hereby given that sealed pro-
posais Will be received by the undersigned
secretary Of Ghe board OF public works 81
the city Of Seattle up 20 2 o'clock p. IA.
Thursday. October 2iss. 1sss for the ifn-
provemenf OF Pike street from Seventh Av-
euue 20 Eighth avenue. by replAnklnE said
street between said points. az provided by
ordinance No. 4sIs, creating local improve
ment district No. III. and in accordance
with the plans and specifications now on
file in the Office Of the board OK pa6llc
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
titled check. payable 10 the order Of the
city comptroller. for a sum not less than
i've 90 per cent. Of the bid. and no bid
will be considered unless accompanied by
The successful bidder viii be required 20
enter into a contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required hy
the city charter and the laws OF the state
OF Washington. within ten days after be-
Ing notified OK the award 81 the contract
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 Of any Just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skill! or material furnished pursuant 70
any such contract as herein advertised.
or who within said two years failed TO
complete any such contracts.
Special attention Is called 20 article xiii.
Of the city charter rs now VI force relat-
ing 70 'shours Of labor" and 10 article
viii section 81. subs. and 2, which read
See. 81 Subdivision /. Before any con-
fract FOR the doing % any work or labor
or furnishing any skin, labor or material
10 or FOR the city Of Seattle shah be
valid or binding against the city. the con-
tractor shall enter into q joint and eeV-
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 TO
be performed any work or labor. or fur
labor or material in the execution OF such
contract. conditioned 20 perform the con-
tract according 90 its terms. conditions
and supulaiions, and 10 pay as they be-
come due all just claims for all work
and labor so performed and all skill or
labor and material 50 furnished n the
execution Of said contract. and 20 COM
ply with all the requirements OF the char
ter and ordinances OF the city and the
amendments thereto, which bond shall be
In amount uNed hy the board or puo-
he works but not less than 90 per cent.
more than the contract price agreed 20 10
paid for the performance OF such con-
tract ard shall be duly signed by such
contractor and two or more good and
sufficient Sureties and after being ap-
proved ne herein provided. shall he flied
ia the Office OF the city comptroller pro-
vlHinE that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 20 b. filed with and preserved hy
the m w tNe proposed rAEEL4E1s "A tA&N 81
the properties owned ~ each ~ slch
prop SD sureties, sucn ist describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same Ia
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 shah be deemed To run
also 30 the state Of Washington.
Subdivision :. The sureties 90 such bond
shalt each justify az bail upon arrest.
More than two sureties may be- accepted
ca such bond. and they may justify In
separate and different sums less than the
sum specified Ia such bond. provided.
that the aggregate Of their Justification
shall ~ equal 10 two Eureties igstifytng
In double the amount 81 the bond ia the
manner herein provided.
The boar3 II public works reserves this
right 70 reject any and ali bids.
Proposals must De sndersed on envelope
Bid FOR Pike Street Improvement.
BY order ~ the board % pubic works
FRANK OLEsO<. Secretary.
Date Of first publication. October uth.
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