The record-union., 1892-03-26

diate repair of its Ievees without such l1 notice
posting or publication.
SEC. So. All proposals shall be made r,pon
printed forms to be prepared by the board and
IuThlshed gratultously upon application AN
proposals offered shall be accompanied bv a
Gneck, certified by a responsible bank Daya-
pie 10 the order of the Clerk of the board for
an amount not less than ten per cent of the
aggregate OF the proposal and no pronosaI
shall be considered unless ACCOMPANIED by
such check. No person, corporation or firm
shall be allowed to make, Tile or be interested
IN more than one bid for the same work n
on the opening of said bids more than one bid
appear in which the same person. corpora-
tlof or Ilrn is interested, such bids shall be
SEC. %. On the day and at the hour speci-
ned IN said notice inviting sealed proposals
the board shall assemble and remain in ses-
sion tor'at least one hour thereafter aud an
BIDS shall be delivered to the board by the
bidder or his agent before the expiration OF
the hour named III the advertisement No
pa not so delivered TO the board shall be con-
sldered. Each bid as il shall be received Shall
De numbered and marked Filled" by the City
Clerk and authenticated by his signature. At
the expiration of the hour stated In the adver-
tlsement within which the bids will be re-
celVed, the board Shall, in open session. open,
examine and publicly declare the same and
an abstract OF each bid shall be recorded in
the minutes of the board by the Clerk. Before
adJournlng the board shall compare the bids
with Tie record made by the City Clerk and
snail, thereupon, at said time. or at such other
ume, not exceeding twenty days thereafter,
Us TIE BOARD may ADJOURN to, award the con-
| tract To the lowest bidder, except as other
wise herein provided. Notice of such award
slall forthwith be posted for i've DAYS by the
Clerk OF the board in some CONSPICUOUS place
IN the Office OF the board. The board NAV re-
JecE any and all bids, and must reject the bid
OF any party who has been DELINQUENT or un-
| faithful in any former contract with the city
and all bids other than the lowest regular bid:
and on accepting said lowest bid shall there
upon return TO the proper parties the checks
corresponding to the bids rejected. II an The
pigs are rejected, the board shall return all
me chec1s 10 The proper parties, and again in
Ylte sealed proposals, as in the first instance.
Inc check accompanying the accepted bid
shall be held by the Clerk OF the board until
| the contract for doing said work as herein.
after provided, has beer entered into, where
upon said certified check shall be returned to
SAID bidder, II said bidder fails or refuses to
enter INTO the contract 10 90 said work. as
hereinafter provided, then the certified check
accompanying his bid, and the amount
therein mentioned, Shall be forfeited to the
city, and shall be collected and paid into the
street fund. The board shall have no power
TO relieve from or remit such forfeiture.
! SEC. IS. Ii at any time it shall be found that
| the person to whom a contract has been
AWARDED has, IN presenting any bid or bids,
| the purpose of preventing any other bid being
/ made, then the contract so awarded shall be
nun and void, and no recovery shall be had
| thereon, and the board shall advertise for a
new contract for said work.
SEC. 90. An contracts shall be drawn under
! the supervision OF the City Attorney and shall
/ contain detailed specifications of the work O
! be done, the manner in which il shall be exc
/ cuted, and the quality of the materials to be
plans or specifications shall b. made after pro-
| posals for doing the work have been called
for. Every contract entered into by the board
! snail be signed by the President thereof, and
by the other contracting party. All contracts
] shall be signed in duplicate, one of which,
| with specifications and drawings, il any. OF
| the work to be done, and the materials to be
! furnished, shall be filed with the board and
| the other, with said specifications and Draw
| ings, shall be delivered to the contractor at
the same time with the execution OF said con-
tract, said contractor shall execute to said
city, and deliver to the Clerk OF the board @
BOND III the sum named IN the notice for pro-
poSalS, with two or more sufficient sureties to
be approved by the board, or snail deposit
with the City Clerk a certified check upon
! some solvent bank for said amount, for the
faithful performance OF said contract. No
surety on any bond shall be taken unless he
be 81 resident and householder or freehoIder
within the State and worth the sum
( specified in the bond over and above
all his just debts ana liabilities exclusive OF
property exempt from execution; and each
surety shall Justify and make and sign an
ahGaVit to that effect, OF which affidavit
| form snail De printed upon the bond. But
when the amount speciTed in the bond Cx-
! ceedS three thousand dollars, and there are
more than two suretes thereon they may
state in their affidavit that they are seVerally
worth amounts less than that expressed in the
bond il the whole amount be the equivalent of
two sufficient suIetics. The contract shall
! specify the time within which the work shall
be commenced, and when 10 be completed as
was specified in the notice inviting proposals
therefor, The board may extend said time,
but in no event for more than ninety days be-
yond the time originally fixed for its compile
ton. In case OF failure on the part OF the con-
! tractor to complete his Contract within the
time fixed in the contract, within such eN-
| tension Of said time as IS herein provided, his
contract shall be void, and the board shall not
pay or allow to him any comp ensation for any
| work done by him under said contract beyond
sucn sum as IN the Judgment OF the board, the
work done Is actually worth 10 the city, less
the detriment suffered by the city by such loss
OF time in the completion Of the work.
! SEC. 20. The Board Of Trustees is hereby aTI-
| thorized TO adopt, establish ana maintain
| system of 1evees, canals and drainage, and to
! construct and maintain the works necessary
| theTeto and to repair, maintain, construct
and control all leyees, canals and other works
necessary to the protection of the city. The
| Board OF Trustees is hereby declared 10 be the
! legal representatives and successors of the
| Board OF Supervisors OF the County of Sacra-
mento, and of the Board of Levee Commits
| SionerS of the City of Sacramento in all mat
! terS pertaining to the sacramento Damage
/ Canal. and in all matters pertaining 10 any
canal or drains for the drainage of the city,
and in all matters pertaining 10 the leveeS in
| the city, and in all matters pertaining to all
| the levees. canals and other works which said
city has adopted or constructed or shall here
| after adopt or construct as part OF its system
| Of levees or drainage; and the Board of Trps-
| tees shall in addition TO the other powers
granted TO them, also, have power to dredge,
| or in any other manner deemed eXpedent to
| keep Gle ar the channels of the sacramento and
| American Rivers adjacent to the city, and to
! build any dam boom, weir, wharf, ietty or
| other works either in the County OF Yolo or in
! the County OF Sacramento, or in part in either
Oh S1lu IS, as IN the opinion OF SellQ
| board may be necessary to keep the channel
| of the Sacramento River, in front of the
city, free ana open for the navigation of first
class steamboats,; and said board may cut or
dig any canal, ditch, slough or outlet in either
! of said counties, and may use all other means
| and appliances whatever that may be neces-
! sary TO keep the Sacramento River nayigable
| in front of the city, to provide proper drain
age for the city, and to guard any and all
lands within said city from inundation. The
| purposes for which any and all the works in
this section mentioned, are or are to be con-
structed are hereby declared public uses. and
! the City of Sacramento is hereby authorized
| TO proceed, at any time under the provisions
| OF the statutes Tor that purpose, to condemn
| for such use amy and all property necessary
| to the construction and maintenance OF such
| works; provided, however, no system or plan
| for any of the work in this section authorized
| TO be performed shall be adopted by said
dollars, unless such plan shall be first sub
mitted to and ratified by a vote of the electors
of said city; and provided further, that il any
plan is adopted involving the expenditure of
| more than twenty thousand dollars, the
money required to carry out such plan shall
be raised either by the issuance of bonds or by
direct taxation, as the electors at such election
may determine.
| such contracts with any swamp land, levee or
! reclamation district now in existence here
! after TO he formed, or with any person or body
| polite or corporate, whereby each may be
! compelled to contribute It's proper quota to-
! wards any works necessary to be constructed
| outside of said city. II any leyee, or any sys-
tenn of drainage projected, constructed main
tanned, or kept in repair by SAID city, Shall be
| beneficial TO any levee, swamp land, or reclaim
alton district, such district shall contribute its
just quota to the payment of the expense OF
| such construction, maintenance and repair.
| The amounts TO be paid respectively, by said
city and said districts, shall be fixed by the
| agreement of the respective Boards OF Trus-
tees OF said city and districts. Ia case the
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