The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-25


/ posting or publication.
| SEC. SO. All proposals shall he made upon
/ printed forms TO be prepared by tie board and
I furnished gTatu!tously upon application. All
( proposals offered shall be ACCOMPANIED bv a
cneeS, certified by 8 RESPONSIBLE bank paya<
/ ble 10 the order of the Clerk of the board, for
4 an amount not less than ten per cent. of the
\ aggregate OF the proposal, and no proposal
sa&tl4 De considered unless accompanied by
( Sach check. No person, corporation or firm
SIlaI pc allowed To make hle or be Interested
/ IN more than one bid for the same work X
/ on the opening OF said bids more than one bid
4 appear IN which the same person, CORPORA
! TO" or lrln Is interested, such bids shall bs
I rcigcted.
/ SIZE g.. On the day ana at the hoCr spe,i-
ned N said notice inviting sealed proposals
] the board shau assemble and remain in ses-
J SION Tor at least one hour thereafter and all
/ bids shall be delivered to the board by the
4 bidder or his agent before the expiration OF
the hour named IA the advertisements No
/ bid not so delivered TO the board shan be con-
| sluered. Each bid as il shall be received shall
! be numbered and marked "Filcd' by the City
! Clerk and authenticated by his signature. At
! the expiration OF the hour stated in The adver-
! Llselleal Within which the bids will be re-
ceived, the board shah, in open session opeu.
I examine and publ civ declare the same and
IN abs tract OF each bid Shall be recorded in
tlie minutes OF the board by the Clerk. Before
adJournlng the board shall compare the bids
with the record made by the City Clerk and
shall, thereupOn. at said time or at such other
time, not exceeding twenty days thereafter,
us the board may adjourn to, award the con-
tract to the lowest bidder except as other
q.
snail forthwith be posted for five days by tha
Clerk of the board in some conspicous place
In the ONCE OF the board. The board may re-
/ JecJ any ana 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. If al the
! bios are rejected, the board shall return all
| the checks 10 the proper parties, and again in
/ Ylte sealed proposals as in the first instance,
/ The check accompanying the accepted bid
sh;lIl be heid by the Clerk of the board untik
/ 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 to do said work an
hereinafter provided, then the certified check
accompanying his bid and the amount
! therein mentioned, Shall be forfeited to tie
city, and shall be collected ana paid into the
street fund. The board shall have no power
10 relieve rom or remit such forfeiture.
SEC. IS II at any time il snail be found that
the person to whom q contract has been
/ awarded mas, in presenting any bid or bids,
coliuded with any other party or parties Tor
the purpose of preventing any other bid being
maze, then the contract so awarded shall be
null and void, and no recovery SHAH be had
thereon, and the board shall advertise for q
new contract for said work.
SIC. GO. 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 in which ii shall De exc
cuted, and the quality of the materials 10 90
I
plans or specifications shall be made after pro-
pOSais for doing the Work have teen called
tor. Every con tract entered into by the board
snail be signed by the PRESIDENT thereof, and
by the other contracting party. All contracts
shall be signed III duplicate, one OF which,.
with specifications aud drawings If any OF
the work to be done, and the materials to be-
furnished, snail be MED with the board, and
the other, with said specifications and Gr.IW-
ings, snail 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, u
! pond IN the sum named ia tie notice for pro-
! pCSalS, with two more Sufncient 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 resident and householder or freehoIder
Wlthln the STATE ana worth the sum
/ specified in the bond over ana above
all his just debts and liabilities exclusive OF
/ property exempt from execution; and each
surety shall Justify and make and sign an
affidavit 10 that effect OF which affidavit q
/ form snail be printed upon the bond. But
When the amount specified in the bond ex-
cceds three thousand dollars, and there are
more than two SurctIeS thereon, they may
state in their affidavit that they are seyeraly
! worth amounts less than that expressed IN the
| bond if the whole amount be the equivalent OF
! two sufficient suletiCS The contract shall
/ specify the time Within which tie work snail
/ be commenced, ard when to be co1cpleted "a
/ was specified il the nOJiCe inviting proposals
! therefor. The board may x,end said time,
! yond the time originally fixed Tor 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 eE-
/ tension Of said time as IS herein provided, his
! contract shall be void, and the board shall not
! pay or allow to him any comJ ensation 1orany
/ work done by him under saidconttact 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 by such loss
| OF time III the COM etion OF the work.
SEC. 20. The Board of Trustees is hereby au-
! thOriZed to adopt, establish and maintain d
/ system of levees, canals and drainage, and to
construct and maintain the works necessary
! thereto; and TO repair, maintain, construct
and control all levees, canals and other works
necessary TO the protection of the city. The
Board or Trustees is hereby declared TO be the
| legal representatives ana 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
tiers pertaining to the Sacramento Damage
Canal and in ali 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 al matters pertaining % 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 Trus-
tees snail IN ADDITION 10 the other powers
granted TO them, also, have power to dTedge,
or in any other manner deemed eSpedent To
keep ar 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
o .
| 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 ana open Tor 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 naEigabl9
in 'front.' of the city, 10 provide proper drain
age for the City, and TO guard any and all
lands within said city from inundaton. 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, 10 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 viii cost over twenty thousand
dollars, unlcss such plan shall be first sub
mitted 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, tho
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 NAV 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 It's proper quota to-
wards any works necessary to be constructed
outside OF said city. II any evee, or any sys-
tenn of drainage projected constructed, main
tanned, or kept in repair by SAID city, snail ba
beneficial TO any levee, swamp land, or reclaim
alton district, such district shall ontributeits
| 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
| tees OF said city and districts. Ia case the
Boards of Trustees cannot agree, the Superior