The record-union., 1892-03-29

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SEC. sc. All proposals shall be made upon
printed forms to be prepared by the board and
| IuFhiShea gratultously upon application. AL
proposals offered shall be accompanied by a
check, certified by 4 responsible bank, paya-
bic to 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 proposal
shall be considered unless accompanied by
spch check No person, corporation or firm
silali DE allowed To make, Tile or be interested
| IN more than one bid for the same work II
| on the opening of said bids more than one bid
appear IN which tue same person, corpora
Isoli OF hriil IS interested such bids shal! be
SEC, 81. On the day and at the hour speci-
! ued IN said notice inviting sealed proposals
the board shall assemble and remain in ses-
sion Tor at leastone hour thereafter and all
bids shall 5c delivered to the board by the
bidder or his agent before the expiration OF
the hour named iii the advertisement No
bld not so delivered to the board shall be con-
Sidered Eae n bid as it shalt he received shall
t o5 NUMBERED ana marked Filed by the City
Clerk anu authenticated by his signature. AG
| tne expiration OF the hour stated IL the adver-
tSement within which The bids will be re-
ceived, the board shau, in open session, open,
examine and publicly declare the same, and
an ABSTRACT OF each bid snail be recorded in
the minutes of the board by the Clerk Before
auourning the board shall compare the bids
with the record made by the city Clerk. and
snail, thereupOn, at said time, or at such other
Time, not exceeding twenty uays thereafter,
as the board may adjourn TO, award the con-
/ tract to the lowest bidder except as other
wise herein provided Notice OF such award
shail forthwith be posted for II sc DAYS by the
{ OiGIk OF the board In some cons DicOuS place
IN Inc once OF the board. The board may re-
Ject any and all bids, and must reject the bid
J any party who has been delinquent or I'M
faithful in any former contract with the CITY.
and 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 10 the bids rejected. If all tho
bids are rejected the board shall return ali
the cheekS 10 the proper parties, and again in
Nite sealed proposals as in the first Instance
me GAeek accompanying the accepted bid
snail be held by the Clerk OF the board until
Inc contract Tor dong said work, as herein-
tllcf pfOElued, mas beeE 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 do said WORK aR
hereinafter provided, then the certified checlS
! accompanying his bid and the amount
therein mentioned, Shall be forfeited to the
city, and shall re collected and paid into tbs
street fund The board shall have no power
/ 10 relieve from or remit such forfeiture
SEC. 6S. II at any time il snail be found that
the person 10 Whom contract has been
awarded mas, in presenting any bid orr bids
I coiluded with any other party or parties, for
the purpose OF preventing any other bid being
mace, then the contract so awarded shall be
null ana void, and no recovery shaa he had
thereon, and the board SHALL advertise for a
! new contract for said WORK.
SEC, 90. All contracts shall be drawn under
] the supervision oi the City Attorney and small
! cOnldln detailed specifications of tie work %
| De aone, me manner IN winch II SHAH be exe-
] cuteQ, ana the quality Of the materials TO be
used. No change or m5di liCatiOnS ig the
plans or SpecIIlcdiIOAS shall be made after pro-
posalS Tor doing the WorK have teen "a. led
Tor Every contract entered into by the board
shall be SigneG by the PRESIDE thereof and
BY the other contracting party All contracts
shall be signed in duplicate. one of which.
/ with suecihcations and drawings ii any ~
! the work to BE- done, anu the materials to be-
/ furnished, shall be filed with the board and,
/ the other, with said Specifications and draw
! ings, snail be delivered TO the contractor Al
the same time with the execution of said con-
! tract, said contractor shall execute to said
/ city, ana deliver to the Clerk OF the board o.
Ebond In the sum named i'll the notice for pro-
posals. with two or more suihcient Sureties to
be approved by the board, shall deposits
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 resident and householder or freeholder
within the State and worth the sum
| specified in the bond over anu above
all his Just debts ana 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 NAV
state in their affidavit that they are severaly
! worth amounts less than that expressed in the
! bond il the whole amount be the equivalent OF
! two SuhIcient suTetieS. The contract shall
/ specify the time within which the work shall
! be commenced and when to be completed as
/ was specified in the notice in yiting proposals
| therefor. The board may extend said time,
| but in no event for more than ninety days be-
yond the time originally fixed for It's 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 shall not
pay or allow To him any com rensation ioTany
work done by him under SAID contract beyond
such sum as in the Judgment of the board, the
work cone 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. 10. The Board of Trustees is hereby au-
| thoriZed to adopt establish and maintain a
| system of levees, canals and drainage, and to
/ construct and maintain the works necessary
/ thereto. and 10 maintain. construct
| and control all levees, canals and other works
necessary to 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 to the leveeS in
/ the city, and in all matters pertaining to all
/ the leyees, canals and other works which said
! city has adopted or constructed or shall here
after adopt or construct as part OF its system
! OF leTees 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 expedent to
| keep clear the channels of the Sacramento and
American Rivers adjacent to the city, and to
] build any dam, boom, weir wharf, jetty or
other works either in the County of Yolo or In
! the County OF sacramento, or in part in either
| of said counties, as in the opinion of said
| 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
| 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 SUBJ
! mitted to and ratified by vote ofthe 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, rs the electors al such election
| may determine.
SEC II. The City OF Sacramento may make
| such contracts with any swamp land, levee OF
| reclamation district now in existence or here
after To De formed, or with any person or body
polite corporate, whereby each may be
wards any works necessary to be constructed
outside of said city. II any !eYee, or any Sys4
] tenn OF drainage projected, constructed, main
| tanned, or kept in repair by said city, shall 10
| beneficial 10 any levee, swamp land or reclaim
alton district such district shall coutributeits
just quota 10 the payment Of the expense OF
| such construction, maintenance and repair.
/ The amounts to be paid, respectively, by said
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
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