The record-union., 1892-04-06

SEC. SO. All proposals shall be made upon
printed forms To be prepared by the board and
lufnlShed gratultouSly upon application All
proposals offered shall DC accompanied nv y
check, certified by q responsible bank piiya-
bic TO the order of the Clerk of the board Tor
an amount not less than ten per cent OF tue
aggregate OF the proposal, ana no pronosaI
shau be considered unless accompanied ~
sucn eheck NO person, corporation or iirla
shall be allowed to make uie or be Interested
III more than one bid for the same work Z
on the opening of said bios more thsln ono bid
appear IN which The s.JIae person corpora
ton or firm is Interested, such bids shaiI ba
| rejected
SEC. 67. On the day ana at the hour see,i.
ned IN said notice inviting sealed proposals
the board shall assemble and remain ia ses-
son son lor AT least one h9ur thereafter, and all
o!dS snail be delivered to the boaru by the
bidder or his agent before the expiration II
the hour named IN the advertisement No
DIG not 50 delivered to the board shall be con.
sldered. Each bid as it shall be received shall
be numbered aud marked Filled by the CITY
(Iefk ana authenticated by his signature. At
the expiration ol the HOur Stated iE the adver-
tlSelnent within which tho bids viii be re-
ceIVed, the board shall. in oDen session opsl
examine anG publicly declare the same, and
the minutes 0fthe beard bN the Clerk Before
aUournlng the board shall compare the bids
Win the record made bv the tity Clerk and
shatl, thereupon. ut said time, 0TItt such other
tliile. not exceeding twenty Gays thereafter.
;is Jle BOARD may ddjourn to- award tile con-
tract to the lowest bidder, except ;ls other
wise herein provided. Notice ot such award
suaA forthwith be posted for five days by the
Ject any and all bids, ituG must reject the bid
1 oi any party who has been delinquent or itr-
ialthIui 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 70 the proper parties the cheeks
corresponding TO the bids rejected. III all the
BIDS are rejected, the board shall return an
tne chechs 10 the proper parties, and again in
xite sealed proposals, as IN the first instance.
me me ,Gheck ACCOMMODATING the accepted bid
shall be held by the Clerk of the board until
the contract for doing said work as hereiu-
iutef proyiocd has b5en entered into, where
upon said certified cuecl snail be returned to
said bidder. Hsaid bidder fails on refuses To
enter into the contract 10 do said work 40
hereinafter provided, then the certified check
accompanying his bio. and the Inloi4nt
therein mentioned, snail be forfeited 10 the
cry, and shall oe collected and paid into the
street fund. The board shalt have 10 power
10 relieve from or remit such forfeiture
Sl-C. 6s. II ri any time it shall ne found that
the person 70 whom q contract has been
awarded has, in presenting any bid or bids
coiluded with any other party Or parties tor
the purpose of preventing any other bid being
made, then the contract so awarded shall b8
null and void, ana no recovery snail be had
thereon and the board SHAH a,ivertise fgf q.
new contact for said work.
SEC. SO. All contracts shall be drawn under
the supervision OF the City Attorney snd shall
contain detailed specifications OF the work o
oe cone, the manner III which il shah be exc
cuted, and the quality Of the materials To be
used. No change or notifications in the
plans or specifications shall be lnaUe aiterpTo-
pOSalS Tor dong the work have teen called
iOT. Every contract entered into by tue board
shall be signed by the President thereof and
| by the other contracting party. All contracts
shall be signed in duplicate, ore of which
with specifications and drawings, fl 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 oraw-
lngs, shall be delivered 10 the contractor. At
the same time with the execution OF said CON
tract, said contractor shall execute to said
city, and deliver 10 the Clerk or the board u
bond in the sum named in the notice for pro-
~ lrE.i los tn
| be approved by the board or snail deposit
with the City Clerk q 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 1reeholder
Wlthln the Stale ana worth. the sum
specified III 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 sion an
/ affidavit TO that effect, Of which affidavit a
form snail be printed upon the bond. But
when the amount SpeCined in The bond ex-
ceeds three thousand dollars, and there are
more than two SuTeGeS thereon, they may
state in their affidavit that they are seVerally
worth amounts less than hat expressed in the
bond il the whole amount be the equivalent OF
two sufficient suTeties. The contract shalt
specify the time within which the work shall
! be commenced, and when to be completed as
WAS specified in the notice inviting proposals
therefor. The board may exlcud 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 JEe part of the con-
time liked 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 hln any cOmp penslt!On any
work done by him under said contracJ beyond
such sum as, in the Judgment of The board, the
i work done is actually worth TO the city. less
the detriment suffered by the city b. such loss
OF time in the completion Of the work.
SEC. 70. The Board Of Trustees IS hereby au-
thorized TO adopt, establish ana maintain q
system of leYees canals and drainage, and to-
construct and maintain tine works necessary
thereto; and to repair, maintain, construct
ana, control all leVeeS, canals and other works
/ necessary TO the protection Of the city. TIE
| Board of Trustees is hereby declared to be the
! legal representatives and successors of tine
| Board OF Supervisors OF the County of Sacra-
mcntO, 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 III
| 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 IeyeeS or drainage; and the Board of TruS-
I tees shall IN addition to the other powers
| granted TO them, also, have power to dreGge
| 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, 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 aud all
| lands within said city from inundation. Tho
| purposes for which any and all the works in
| this section mentioned, are or arc % be con-
| structed are hereby declared public uses, and
! the City Of sacramento is hereby authorized
| to proceed. at any time under he provisions
ofthe statutes for that purpose, TO condemn
Tor such use any and all property necessary
/ 10 the CONSTRUCTION ana maintenance OF such
/ works; provided, however, no system or plan
for any of the work in this section authorized
10 be performed shall be adopted by said
board which viii cost over twenty thousand
dollars, unless SUCH plan shall be first sub
mtted to and ratified by vote OF the electors
of said city; and provided further. that ii any
plan is adopted involving the expenditure OF
more than twenty thousand dollars, thS
money required To carry out such plan shall
'be raised eitheE by the Issuance OF bonds or "
4 direct taxation, as the electors at such election
may determine.
SIC. II. The City Of Sacrament "a a. make
such contracts with ans swamp lanG, ieVce or
reclamation district now in existence or here
! after TO be formed, or with any person or body
/ poituc or corporate, whereby eaCn may be
/ compelled to contribute It's proper quota tC-
! wards any works necessary To be cons tructed
outside OF said city. II any ierce, or any sTS-
tanned, or kept in repair by sald city, shan 10
beneficial 10 any levle, swamp land or Ieclam-
alton district, such district sbali contribute IFS
Just quota To the pay neQJ Ot tine expense Of
such construction, m tiutcuaGce ana repair.
The amounts 70 be paid, respt cliyely, BY SAID
city and said districts, shall bs fixed b. Ire
agreement of tine respective Boards Ol Irgs-
tees OF said city and districts. 10 case tho
\ Boardsof Trustees cannot agree, the superior
Court OF said county must, on ti,e petition of
said city, appoint commission of not mora