Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-01-19

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Chairman Board Of Supervisors,
MaricoPa County, A. T.
SEC. XI. The Board Of Supervisors
Of Maricopa County shall, wishia
sixty days after the passage Of this
act, adopt plan for the building of
a Court House for said county, and
also a Jail for said county. which
Court House and Jail may be in one
building or otherwise, as the Board
of Supervisors may deem best pro-
vided, that said Jail is not buils in
the basement of or under said Court
House. The Court House to include
court rooms and such offices for
county Offices as snch board shall
deem necessary, and file such plan
with the Clerk Of ssid Board. To
obtain such plan The said BOaEd Of
SupervisoFa may. il they deem nSc-
essafy, advertise, Ay pabiisstioa in
some newspaper published in the
county, that they will receive plans
for said Court House and Jail, and
may offer to pay for the plan adopt
ed provided, that not more than one
hundred and fifty dollars shall be
offered or paid for said plan.
SEC. XII. The said board shall,
within thirty days after the adoption
Of plan for said building or build
ings, advertise in one or more news
papers published in the Territory
for thirty days, for sealed proposals
for the erection of said building or
buildings, and according to the plans
and specifications adopted by said
Board. Such advertisement shall
specify the size, number Of rooms,
thickness Of walls, kind and quality
of the material in the construction Of
SAID buildings, kind of roof and
floor. the size of the jail and thick
ness of the walls. kind ami qualify
of the material to be used in its con-
struction, number and kind of cells,
and the number and size of the doors
and windows, and time allowed for
the completion of said buildings;
also the when, and the manner in
which, payment will be made.
SEC. XIII. The said Board shall,
on the day named in the advertise
ment, meet at the Court House in
said county, and publicly open all
bids offered, and may award the con-
tract as in their discretion appears
most condu tive to the interests of
the country; and they may reject
any and all bids offered; and the
said Bo4rd shall require of the per-
son or persons TO whom such awards
shall be made, to enter inIo written
contract with said Board, for the
erection and completion of said
building or buildings, and shall re-
quire such person OF persons enter
ing into said contract TO give bonds
to said county in double the amount
of the contract, with two or more
sufficient sureties, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the con-
tract. the sureties to be approved by
the Board of Supervisors of the
county. The expense of advertise
ment for proposals to build the
county buildings herein specified,
shall be paid by the person or per
sons to whom the contract shall be
awarded; and no contract shall be
entered into with any person or per-
sons until such expenses are paid
printing of the bonds, and all other
expenses not otherwise provided for,
shall be paid out Of the fund provid-
ed by this act.
Sec. XIV. The Board of Supe rvls
ors may agree to pay, and pay upon
said contract as follows: upon the
Of ene-third of the work,
one-fifth of the contract price; upon
the completion of two-thirds of the
work, an amount sufficient with the
former payment to make ons-half of
the contract price; and the balance
OF the contract price shall DO paid
upon the completion and acceptance
OF the buildings under the contract
by the Board of Supervisors
SEC. XIV. Said Board of Supsrvis-
ors are hereby authorized and I'm
and it is hereby made-tneir
duty to sell the lot. and buildings,
aud all that belongs there 10, situated
On block~Iw snty-two (22), in the said
city of Phoenix, and now used for
Court House and Jail purposes. Said
sale shall be made to the highest
and best bidder, at public auction,
fer cash, after twenty days public
notice by publication in some news
paper published In said county; pre-
Vidsd that said Board may reject any
and all bids; and the money arising
from such sale shall DO deposited
with the County Treasurer, and shall !
be used, or so much thereof as may
necessary for the purpose of furnish
ing said Court House, and in fencing
and ornamentiug the grounds there
If, and for no other purpose what
svcr. Said sale to be made and the
proceeds so applied within one year
rom the approval of this act, or as
ioon as said Court House shall have
been completed.
The said Court House and Jail,
hall be erected on block No. 76, in
he town of Phoenix, and known as
he Court House square.
SEC. XVII. II tho Board Of Super
Tisors of said Maricopa county fail !
o comply with the foregoing pro- |
risions of this act, and in accordance |
With the provisions thereof, do cot,
within the period of four months !
rom the passage OF the same. adopt |
plan and specifications and enter
nto a contract for the cons trnction |
md completi IN of said Court House |
LlQ Wtbuln AOt " CACCc0 Ou0
lear from the date of said contract,
lpon the lands now belonging to |
aid Aaricopa county, to-wit: block |
No. 76, in the city of Phoenix, in
aid county, and known as the Court |
House square. Then it is hereby |
provided that J. M. Bryan, John T.
Alsop and George +. Goats shall |
constitute Board of Commissioners,
o be known as Board of Building |
of Maricopa County
whose duty it shall be, in the same
manner as hereinbefore provided for |
he Board OF Supervisors, 10 adopt |
,lans for said county buildings, aud |
o enter into contract for the con-
truction and completion within not |
o exceed one year from the date OF
aid contract, and in all things to- pro- |
ride for the carrying out the pro-
risions of this act, in relation to the |
ERECTION and completion of said pub
ic buildings and ornamenting and |
oncinU said grounds