The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-03
NOTICE. TO CONTRACTORS irginia
Street ImproYemnnf

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Virginia
Street Improvement
Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro-
secretary of the Board OK Pubic WORKS y
the city of Seattle up to 2 O'clock y. m
Monday, April 18th. 1897. for the In. prove r. ~
ment or Virginia street. from the ca 81 mar
gin or Western avenue TO the west mar
gin of First avenue. by planking the same
between said points one-half Of its width
Isl as proviaed by ordinance No: 4i50 creating
accordance with the plans and specifica-
tons now on file In the office OF the hoard
OF public works.
Each bid must be accompanied by n GER
tined check. payable tc the order OF the
| city comptroller, for a sum not less than
hve t5) per cent. OF the bid and no bid
WI! De considered unless accompanied by
said check
The successful bidder will be required TO
enter INTO q contract and furnish salts
the city charter and the laws OF the state
or Washinton. within ten days after be-
ing notified OF the award OF the contract
10 him; failing to do so, the said check
and the amount fixed therein will be for
feited TO the city. No person is eligible
as bidder who has within two years
dsfauIt in payment or any just claim
for any work or labor performed or any
skin or material furnished pursuant 70
any such contract az herein advertised.
or who within said two years failed 10
complete any such contracts
Special attention is called to article kill.
OF the city charter az now in force relat-
ing to hours OF labor" and 10 article
viii, section 81. subs. and ?, which read
Sec 81 Subdivision 1. 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 sev-
eral bond with the city OF Seattle. FOR the
use or the city. and also for the use OF
a NFau f- r4xx -
be performed any work or labor. or fur
nish or cause 20 be furnished any skin
labor or material in the execution Of such
contract. conditioned TO perform the con-
tract according 10 It's terms. conditions
and stipulati0ns, and 10 pay as they be-
come due all just claims for all work
labor and material 50 furnished in the
execution OF said contract and 20 com
ply with All the requirements OF the char
ter and ordinances OF the city and ths
in an amount fixed by the board OF pub
tic works but not less than 80 per cent.
more than the contract price agreed TO be
paid for the performance OF such con-
tract, and shall be duly > gned by such
contractor, and two or more good and
sufficient sureties, and after being an
proved as herein provided. shah be filed
in the office or the city comptroller, pro-
vidtng that before approving any such
bond the mayor and comptroller shall
cause 20 10 filed with and preserved bv
them. by the proposed sureties a lis: Of
the properties owned By each Of such
pro posed Surcties. such list describing
with reasona he certainty tho various
properties ard showing whether the sara.
Is comm untty property or separate prop
erty and the encurn brances thereon The
bend shall asp contain any other cou9l-
items or nrovfslCrs required by any state
law and such bond shall be deemed 20
run also 20 the state Of washington.
Subdivision 2 The sUrsties on such bond
shall each Justly h bail upon arrest
More than TWO St1refieS may be accepted
on such bond and they may Justify in
separate sn1 different sums less than +ha
sum specified IN such bond. provided
that the aggregate q their Justification
shall be eguaA 70 two stEreties 5uStifyinx
in double TIE amount of tho bond IN The
manner herein provided.
The board II pubic works reserves The
night 20 reject any and al bids.
Proposals must D. in9orsed on envelope
bid for Virginia Street. Improvement
Prom Western 20 First Avenues -
By order OF the board ~ pubic works
FRANK OLSON Secretary.
Date OF firss pgEb ication, April End. 1897
IAfPOUNDED STOCK NOTfCE.-rbe To-
loving described horse placed n the
city pound Oh March "a. 1881 VII =
&C3d AT public auca1U 20 fha highest bid
der foT cash IN hand. 20 pay cost OF tn
rscuFs3iug AMI asfVert3s4nE. Friday April
l1th. i27. AZ - o'clock A. IA al the
nsr q Third streeF and YeSIer way.
one Bay horse. years Oh. bind IN left
eye.
Tne oxnsr q the ahove-3escribed horse
being 20 q unknown.
c. s. REED.
Chief of PolIce
D2ss ot 9Ess publication. March ~. 1851.