The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-06
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Virginia
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NOTICE TO CONTRADICTORY
street Improvement
Notice is hereby given that sesied pro-
T,o<sls viii ee received by the unds-s sned
secretary of the Board OF Pubic Works OF
tae CITY Of Seattle qg % 9e. . s., ,i ?, m.
rsn Of Western avenue 10 the west mar
gin OF First avenue, by plsnk4n< the same
between said points one-hslf o1 its wfdth
as provided BY ordinances Ne. sise crea.lng
3orsf Improvement district No. Is. and IN
acco-izrice with the plans and speeinca-
Tions now on file in the office Of the hoard
rsrh s,i mus be accompanied by GER
tilted check. payable - the order OF the
city comptroller. for q sum not ssss IMAM
five 90 per ssn. q m,l ,as sscon ma bS
said check. ,,
enter into a contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the laws or me state
OF washinton. within ten GAYS AFTER De-
ing notified OF the award OF the soh,rsSt
~ him falling 10 do so. the said c0eck
and fha amount fixed therein VIII ee for
feite.i 10 the city. No person ~ e1gloie
as a bidder who has wl,hln .Wo Sss as
DEFAULT in payment OF any Just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skin or material furnished pursuant 20
any such contract as herein advertised,
or who within said two years failed 20
complete any such contracts -,
Sp.cisl attention ia called 70 article xNtn.
80 RI ssIours OF labor" and 10 article
vii, section 81. subs. ana :. which READ
ss follows.
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-
era bond with the city of Seattle. for the
use of the city. and also for the use OF
al persons who may perform or cause 20
be performed any work or LABOR. or fur-
nisb or cause 10 be furnished any SIKH,
labor or material in the execution or sueh
contract. conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according TO lis terms. conditions
ard Stipulations. and 10 pay as they be-
come due all Just claims for all work
and labor 40 performed. and all skill or
labor and material so furnished in the
execution or said contract, and 70 conn
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 30 per cent.
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid for the performance or such con-
tract. ana shall be duly signed BY. such
contractor, and two or more good and
sufficient sureties, and after being APP
n~oyed as herein prov 'ded. shall be fled
In the office OF the city comptroller, pro-
vidfng that heIore approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 20 be filed with and preserved by
them by the proposed sureties. a list of
the properties owned by each of such
pre- posed surotieS, such list describing
with reasonable certainty the various
prCperties and showing whether the same
is comm unity property or separate prop
erty and the encumbrances thereon. The
bend shall also contain any other condi-
lions or provisions required by any state
law and such bond shall be deemed 10
run also to 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 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 or 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 Virginia Street Improvement
Frcm Western 70 First Avenues"
BY order of the board of public works.
FRANK OLESON, Secretary.
Date Of first publication April End, 1897.