The record-union., 1892-04-02

. notice,
posting or publication.
| SEC. 90. All proposals. shall be made upon
printed forms to be prepared by the board and
/ proposals offered shall be accompanied by y
check, certified by 4 responsible bank, paya-
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 proposal
snail be considered unless mpanied by
! sucn GIeeh. No person, corporation or firm
sitill De allowed 10 make, file or be interested
| IN more than one bid for the same work. If
on the opening of said bids more than one bid
appear IN which the same person. corpora.
| rejected.
SEC. 81. On the day and at the hour speci-
ueel III salG notice inviting sealed proposals
! the board shall assemble and remain in ses-
! sion for at least one hour thereafter and all
| nloS shall be delivered to the board by the
/ pluuer OF his agent before the expiration OK
the hour named III the advertisement. No
| old not so delivered to the board shall be con-
| sldered Each bid as it shall be received shall
be numbered and marked Filled" by the CITY
! Clerk and authenticated by his signature. At
! the expiration OF the hour stated in the adver-
! Ilsenent within which the bids Will be re-
! celNed, 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
adJourning the board shall compare the bids
| with the record made by the City Clerk and
! snail, thereupon, at said time or ut such other
Tune, not exceeding twenty days thereafter,
! as the board may adjourn 70, award the con-
! tract to the lowest bidder, except as other
! wise herein provided. Notice OF such award
| Shall forthwith be posted for five days by the
! Clerk of The board in some conspicous place
IN the Office of the board. The board may re-
Ject 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
| 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
! bluS are rejected the board shall return all
the checks 10 the proper parties, and again in
/ yite sealed proposals as III the first instance.
Inc cheek accompanying the accented bid
! Shall be held by the Clerk OF the board until
| the conUact for doing said work as herein-
! after provided, has been entered into, where
! upon said certified check shall be returned to
! sad bidder. IL said bidder fails or refuses to
enter into the contract 10 do said work ua
hereinafter provided. then the certified check
! accompanying his bid ana the amount
] therein mentioned, shall be forfeited to the
! city, and shall be collected and paid into the
| street tund. The board shall have no power
! 10 relieve from or remit SUCH forfeiture.
SEC, IS. II at any time it shall be found that
! the person to whom contract has been.
awarded mas, IN presenting any bid or bids,
! colluded with any other party or parties, Tor
! the purpose of preventing any other bid being
made, then the contract so awarded shall be
null and void, and no recovery shall be had
! thereon, and the board shall advertise for q
/ 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 10
! be done, the manner i'll which it shall be exc
cuted, and the quality of the materials 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
| for. 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
! lngs, shall be delivered TO the contractor. At
! the same time with the execution of said con-
/ tract said contractor shall execute to said
! Va
! bond in the sum named i'll the notice for pro-
| posals, with two or more sufficient suretieS to
! be approved by the board, or shall deposit
with tine City Clerk certified check upon
some solvent bank for said amount, fer the
faithful performance OF said contract. No
! surety on any bond shall be taken unless he
! be Il resident and householder or treeholder
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 u
! 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 severany
! worth amounts less than that expressed in the
! bond il the whole amount be the equivalent of
two sufficient suIeties The contract shall
specify the time Within which the work shall
/ be coumenced, and when to be completed, as
was specified III the notice inviting proposals
! therefor, The board may extend said time,
! but in no event for more than ninety days be-
4
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 eX-
! tension of said time as is herein provided, his
| contract shall be void, ana the board shall not
| pay or allow to him any com pensation 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 10 the city, less
the .detriment suffered by the city bysuch loss
OF time in the completion of the work
/ SEC. 70. The Board of Trustees is hereby au-
| thoriZed to adopt, establish and maintain q
system OF leve2S, canals and drainage, and to-
construct and maintain the works necessary
! thereto; and to repair, maintain construct
ana 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 levees, canals and other works which said
! city has adopted or constructed shall here
| after adoption construct as part of its system
! of ieVees 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 eXpedicnt 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 Holo or i'll
! the County Of Sacramento or in part in either
| of said counties, 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 steam boats; and said board may cut or
! dig any canal ditch, slough or outlet in either
| of SAID counties and may all other means
and appliances whatever that may b. 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 tie 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 vote ofthe electors
/ Of said city, and provided further, that ii any
| plan is adopted involving the expenditure of
more than twenty thousand dollars, tho
money required To carry out such plan shah
/ be raised either by the issuance OF bonds or by
direct taxation, as the electors at such election
may determine.
| SIC. II. The City of Sacramento may make
/ such contracts with any swamp land, ievce or
/ reclamation district now in existence or here
/ after to be formed, or with any person or body
| polite or corporate, whereby each may 90
/ compelled to contribute It's proper quota TO-
1 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 III repair by said city, shall be
| beneficial to any leVCc. 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. In case tho
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