The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - pike
Street Improvement
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals Will be received BY the undersigned
Secretary OF the board OF public works of
the city of Seattle up 10 o'clock p m.
Thursday, October 18th. 1897, for the i'm
provement Of Pike street from Seventh Az
enue 10 Eighth avenue. by replankins said
street between said points, as provided by
ordinance No. 46lS. creating local improve
ment district No i4i and in accordance
with the plans and specifications now on
file In the office OF the board of public
Each bid must be accompanied by GER
titled check, payable TO the order of the
city comptroller for a sum not less than
five 90 per cent Of the bid. and no bid
will De considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required to
enter into a contract and furnish salts
factory bond Tor the amount required by
the city charter and the laws of the state
ing. notified OF the award of the contract
to him; falling 70 do so. the said check
and the amount fixed therein will be for
felted 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 10
any such contract as herein advertised,
complete any such contracts.
Special attention Is called 10 article xiii.
of the city charter as now in force relat-
ing TO hours of labor" and 10 article
viii, section 81, subs. / and 2, which read
as follows:
Sec. II. Subdivision /. 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
eraI 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
nish or cause to be furnished any skill.
labor or material In the execution OF such
contract. conditioned 10 perform the con-
tract according to its 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 so 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 by the board of pub
lie works but not less than 50 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
sufficient sureties. and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shall be filed
in the office OF the city comptroller pro-
viding that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause TO be filed with and preserved by
them, by the proposed sureties a list OF
prop sed sureties. such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same Ia
community property or separate property
and the encumbrauces thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required By any state law
and such bond shall be deemed to run
also 10 the state Of Washington.
Subdivision ?. The sureties on such bond
shall each Justify 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 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 indorsed on envelope
Bid for Pike Street Improvement
by order OF he board Of public works
FRANK oLESON. Secretary
1897. -'