The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-09

printed forms to he prepared by the board and
iurhished sratultously upon application. All
proposals offered shall be accompanied by a
eheck, certified by responsible bank, paya-
PIE TO the order of the Clerk of the board for
~ srliio.lht not less IMAM ten per cent of the
aggTesate OF the proposal, and no proposal
shalI be considered unless accompanied by
s Scli checK. NO person, corporation firm
IN more than one bid for the same work II
on the opening of said bids more than one hid
appear in which the same person, corpora
rejected
SEC 81. On the day and at the hour speci-
uea IN SAID notice inviting sealed proposals
the board shall assemble and remain in ses-
sion for at least one hour thereafter and all
bids shall be delivered to the board by the
BIDDER or his agent before the expiration OF
the hour named in the advertisement No
pld not so delivered TO the board shall be con-
sloered. Each bid as ii shall be received shall
be numbered and marked ''tiledn by the City
! Clefk ana authenticated by his signature. At
tne expiration OF the hour stated in the adver-
| tlsement within which the bids will be re-
celVed, the board snail, in open session, open,
! examine and publicly declare the same, and
am abstract OF each bid Shall be recorded in
tne minutes OF the board by the Clerk. Before
adJourning the board shall compare the bids
/ Win the record made by the City Clerk, and
snail, thereupon, at said time or at such other
time, not exceeding twenty days thereafter,
az tLe ooaiu may ADJOURN 10, award the con-
wise herein provided Notice ofsuch award
snail forthwith be posted for ii We days by the
F.
! IN the Office of the board. The board may re-
Ject any and all bids and must reject tine bid
Oh any party who has been delinquent or I'M
hlthful IN any former contract with the city
ana all bids other than the lowest regular bid:
ana on accepting said lowest bid, shall there
upon return to the proper parties the checks
corresponding to the BIDS rejected. If all the
BIDS are rejected, the board shall return all
Inc checks 10 the proper parties and again in
Xlte sealed proposals, rs in the first instance
The 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 been entered into. where
/ upon said certified cueck shall be returned to
said bidder II said bidder fails or refuses 10
enter INTO the contract TO do 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 iund. Inc board shall have no power
10 relieve from or remit such forfeiture.
SEC. 6S. III at any time IL shall be found that
! the person to whom contract has been
/ AWARDED mas, IN presenting any bid or bids
! coliuded with any other party or parties for
the purpose OF preventing any other bid being
MAGE, then the contract SO awarded shall be
! nun ana Vola, ana no recovery shall be had
| thereon, and the board shall advertise for a
new contract for said work.
! SEC. 90. All contracts shall be drawn under
! the supervision OF the City Attorney and shall
! contain detailed specifications OF the work %
J be DONE the manner IN which it shall be exc
! euted, and the quality of the mai erials to be
used. No change or notifications in the
plans or specifications shall be made after pro-
| posals for doing the work have been called
Tor. Every contract entered into by the board
| shall 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 ii 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-
I tract, said contractor shall execute to said
city, and deliver 10 the Clerk OF the board, q
I'M q ipp form
! POsals, with two or more sufficient sureties to
be approved by the board, or shall 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 q resident and householder or freeholder
within the State and worth the sum
| specified in the bond over and above
all his just debts and liabilities exclusive OF
| property exempt from execution; and each
surety shall Justify and make and sign an
| affidavit To that effect, OF which affidavit
/ form shall be printed upon the bond. But
when the amount specified in the bond eX-
ceeds three thousand dollars, and there are
| more than two sureties thereon, they may
state in their affidavit that they are severaIly
! worth amounts less than that expressed in the
! bond II the whole amount be the equiv alent of
/ two SUFFICIENT SuTeGieS. The contract shall
I 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 or within such eX-
tension of said time as is herein provided, his
contract shall be void, and the board snail not
pay or allow TO him any compensation for any
work done by him under said contract beyond
such sum as, in the judgment of the board, the
! work done is actually worth TO the CITY, less
! the detriment suffered by the city by such loss
/ OF time in the com pletOn of the work.
SEC. 20. The Board of Trustees is hereby au-
thorized TO adopt, establish ana maintain q
| system of levees, canals and drainage, and 10
construct and maintain the works necessary
/ thereto; and to repair, maintain. construct
! and control all leyees, canals and other works
necessary 10 the protection of the city. The
! Board OF Trustees is hereby declared to 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 TO 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 part OF its system
! of levees or drainage; and the Board of Trus-
| tees shall in addition to the other powers
granted to them, also, have power to dredge,
or in any other manner deemed expedient to
/ keep clear the channels OF the Sacramento and
| American Rivers adjacent to the city, and to
build any dam boom, weir wharf, lefty or
other works either in the County OF Yolo or In
/ the County of Sacramento or in part In either
|
! board may be necessary to keep the channel
| of the Sacramento River, in front of the
city, free and 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 navigable
| 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 for that purpose, to condemn
! for such use any 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
| board which will cost over twenty thousand
dollars, unless such plan shall be first sub
mitted to and ratified by vote of the electors
of said city; and provided further, that If 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.
! SEC. II. The city of Sacramento may make
| such contracts with any swamp land, levee or
| reclamation district now in existence or here
after to be formed, or with any person or body
polite or corporate, whereby each may be
compelled TO contribute its proper quota to-
| wards any works necessary to be constructed
outside OF said city II any levee, or any sys-
tenn of drainage projected, constructed, main
/ tanned, or kept in repair by said city, shall be
| beneficial 10 any leyee, swamp land, or reclaim
alton district such district shall contribute it's
| 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. In case the
| Boards Of Trustees cannot agree, the Superior
Court OF said county must, on the petition Of
said city, appoint a commission of not more