The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-24
NOTICE TO CONTEMPORARIES Hi

Fate or nrSt pNbhcaton June Il. l&l.
NOTICE TO CoNTRACToRS-"Nob Hu
avenue Improvement.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received by the unierslgn
secretary Of the board Of public works Of
the city of Seattle up 10 o'clock n. m.
Friday June 25th. 1887. for the improve
ment OF Mob Inn Avenue from John 10
Aloha Streets. by constructing a pine
sewer along said avenue between said
points. together with all necessary OPEN
ings wyeS. inanholes. lamphoieS, Venti-
lators, flushing tanks and catch basins. as
provided by ordinance No. 1871 creating
local improvement district No. iS0 and in
accordance With the. plans and specifjca-
tons now on tile in the Office OF the board
of public works.
Each bid mus: be accompanied by GER
titled check. payable to the order of the
city comptroller, for a sam not less than
five teD per cert. of the bid. and no hid
Will be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required 10
enter into a contract and furnish salts
factory bond tor the amount required by
the city charter and the laws of the state
OF Washington. within ten days after he
ing notified of the award OF the contract
TO him; failing 20 40 so. the said check
and the amount tixed therein Will be for
as "a bidder who has within two years
prior 10 the letting OF said contract made
default in pay men, OF any Just claim
skill or material furnished pursuant TO
any such contract as herein advertised,
or VINO within said two years failed TO
complete amy such contracts.
Special attention is called 30 article xiii.
of the city charter as now in force relat-
ing TO hours Of labor" and TO article
viii, section 81. subs. | and 3 which read
as follows:
Sec. 81 Subdivision l. Before any con-
tract for the doing Of any work or labor
or furnishing any skill. labor or material
to or for the city of Seattle shall he
valid or binding against the city. the con-
tractor shall erter into joint and sew
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 10
be performed any work or labor or fur
nish or cause 10 be furnished any skill,
labor or material In the execution OF such
contract conditioned to perform the con-
tract according 10 its terms. conditions
and stpulations. and TO pay as they be-
come due ell 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 he
lie works, but not less than 20 per cent.
more than the contract price agreed to he
paid for the performance of such con-
tract and shall ne duly signed by such
contractor, and two or more good and
sufficient sureues, and after being APP
proved as herein provided. shall he filed
IL 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 sure'ies. a list OF
the properties owned by each of SUCH
proposed sureties. such list describing with
reasonable certainty the various proper
ties and showing whether the same Is
community property or separate property
and the enCumbrances thereon. The bond
shall also contain any other conditions
or provisions required by any state law,
sr6 such bonds shall be deemed to run
also TO the state of Washington.
Subdivision 2. The sureties on such bond
shall each justify as bail upon arrest
More than two sureties may he 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 6ureties iustfying
In double III. amount of the bond In the
manner herein provided
The board of public works reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be Endorsed on envelope:
IBID for Mob Hin Avenue Improvement"
BY order of the board of public works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date of first publication. June 18th. 1897.