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ton OF one or more persons, guaranteeing
that if the bid or bids of the person named,
shall be accepted, said bidder or bidders
shall enter into bond and sufficient security
to the satisfaction of the Board, within six
days, for the performance of his or their bid,
or in default to forfeit to the use of the
town, twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 4. The bids for work on any sec
ton, shall embrace all the work in any such
section, and shall designate the price for
paved or graveled gutter, and it shall be
'optionary with the Board whether one or
two cutters, on. Water street, shall be made
at the prices fixed in the bid.
Sec. S. All of the work embraced in this
ordinance, to be completed within ninety
days from the date of contract, unless 9TH
.erwise agreed by the board and contractors,
and to be done under the supervision and
to the satisfaction of the town engineer.
Sec. 6. On the day named in the ad-
meet at the Louisiana Academy, unless
some other place b renamed in the advertise
ment, at two o'clock p. NJ, and then proceed
to open and determine all bids placed in
their hands by the clerk of the board, and
the board shall reserve the right, to deter
mine which part of said work shall be put
under contract, or to reject the bids for any
part, but the lowest and best bids shall be
accepted for such work as may be accept
ed, provided suitable security be rendered.
Sec. Z. All contracts made under this
ordinance shall be made payable according
to the provisions hereinafter prescribed, but
the bids may designate what difference or
discount shall be made, provided such con-
tract shall be paid in full on the completion
of the work.
Sec. 8. All contracts under this ordin-
ance, shall be payable and paid as follows:
On the contract being signed by the con-
tractors with security to the satisfaction of
the board, and by the chairman of the board
on thepart Of the corporation, the chairman
shall draw his warrant on the treasurer for
per cent Of the contract. On the
of the work to the satisfaction
of the engineer, and the engineer certify
ing the fact to the chairman, the chairman
shall in like manner draw his warrant for
thirty per cent. of the contract, and shall
cause the corporate bonds Of the town to
be made and executed to the contractor
for the remainder of the contract, or con-
payable twelve months after date,
with six per cent interest from date until
paid, which bonds shall be signed by the
chairman and attested by the clerk of the
board on behalf of the corporation, which
bonds, shall be for the whole amount due
any one contractor, or for the amount Of
each section as the contractor may prefer.
Sec. 9. Whenever any contract shall
be entered into with any person or persons
for the grading of any Of the streets named
in this ordinance, it shall be the duty of the
chairman of the board to cause a notice to
be served on the owners or occupants of all
lots fronting on the street or part Of street
for the grading Of which a contract has
made, which notice shall require the
owner or occupant of such lot to make a
or pavement in front of said lot,
the time required for the completion
the grading of the street, according to
The plan and manner hereinafter named
But if any such lot be vacant, and no resi-
lent, owner or occupant can be found, on
whom to serve such notice, the notice shall
not be necessary, and the chairman may
proceed as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 10. The sidewalk shall be in all
cases, eight feet wide, from the line of the
street TO the outer edge of the curb, and
shall fall at the rate of four inches in eight
feet, end all such sidewalks to correspond
the grade fixed by the town engineer,
and to be finished under his directions and
to his satisfaction.
Sec. ii. The curb for ell sidewalks,
provided for in this ordinance, shall be Of
sound limestone rock, not less than three
inches thick, rless than IL inches deep,
10 be made straight on the edge, and even
On the side exposed above the gutter, to be
permanently set in the ground, or the own
sr or agent of the property required to
make such pavement, may substitute in
place of such curb stones, sound white oak
Or bur oak scantling, not less than three
inches thick nor less than one foot wide, to
be well set in the ground in the same man.
ner, aud secured BY stakes or stone, and
the sidewalk shall be filed to the depth OF
six inches with good gravel, well Pulver,
ised on the surface, and pounded in, and
filed with sand. But the owner OF agent