The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS JEFF
ferson Street Improvement.
Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received by the undersigned
secretary Of the board u public works Of
the city of Seattle up TO O'Clock y. m,
saturday, A0gust 2ist. 1897. for the i'm
provement Of jefferson street. from the
end of the present sewer on said street.
between Fourth and Third avenues, 10
the alley between Sixth and Seventh ave-
nueS. by constructing a pipe sewer along
said street between said points. together
with all necessary openings, wyess man
holes lamphOles, ventilators, flushing
ordinance No. 456S crsG ting local improve
ment district No. lS3, and IN accordance
with the plans and specifications nov on
file In the Office ~ the board Of public
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
titled check. payable 10 the order or the
city comptroller, for sum not less than
five o. per cent. OF the bid, and no bid
viii be considered unless accompanied ny
said check.
The successful bidder will be required TO
enter into a contract and furnish salts
factory bond for the amount required by
the city charter and the laws Of the state
OF Washington, within ten days after be-
10 him, failing 70 do SO, the said check
and the amount fixed therein VIII be for
feited TO the city. No person Is eligible
as bidder who has within two years
prior 10 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 to
any such contract as herein advertised,
or who within said two years failed 10
complete any such contracts.
Special attention IS called 10 article
xX!ii- of the city charter as now In force
relating 10 hours OF labor" and 10 ar
ticle VII. section 81. subs. 1 and ?. which
read as follows:
Sec. 81. Subdivision /. Before any con-
tract for the doing OF any work or labor
or furnishing any SKIN. labor or material
to or for the city OF Seattle shah be
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. ard also for the use OF
all persons who may perform or cause 10
be performed any work or labor. or fur
nish or cause 20 be furnished any skill,
labor or material tn the execution OF such
contract. conditioned to perform the con-
and stipulatiors, and TO pay as they be-
come due all Just claims for all work
aud labor so performed, and. all skin or
labor and material 50 furnished in the
execution OF said contract. and TO com
ply with all the requirements OF the char
ter and ordnance OF the city and the
amendments thereto. which bond shall be
in an amount fixed b. the board of pub
lie works. but not less than 20 per cent.
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid for the performance OF such con-
tract. and shan - duly signed by such
contractor, ana two or more good and
Sufficient sureties. and after being APP
proved as herein PROVIDED small DE Niei
In the Office OF the city comptroller. pro-
viding that before 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
proposed sureties, such list describing
with reasonable certainty the various
properties and showing whether the same
is community property or separate prop
erty and the encumbrapces thereon.
The bond shall also contain any other
conditions or provisions required BY any
state law and such bond shah be deem
al TO run also to the state Of Washing
ton.
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 20 two sureties iustifying
in double the amount OF the bond In the
manner herein provided.
The board OF public works reserves the
right 20 reject any and all bids
Proposals must be lndoraed on envelope:
bid for Jefferson Street Improvement
By order ~ tire board u public works.
FRANK OLESON, Secretary.
Date Of first publication. August 18th.
1897.