The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-01


| SEC. 60. All proposals shall be made upon
| printed forms to be prepared by tie board and
| furnished gratuitoaSIy upon application. All
proposals offered shall be accompanied by q
check, certified by a responsible bank, paya>
Die 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
snail be considered unless accompanied by
such check. No person, corporation or firm
SLieli oe allowed 10 make, nile or be interested
N more than one bid for the same work. X
on the opening of said bids more than one bid
| appear in which the same person. corpora
rejected.
! SEC. %. On the day and at the hour speci-
leo IN said notice inviting sealed proposals
] inc board shall assemble and remain in ses-
SION Tor at least one hour thereafter and al
oidS shall be delivered TO the board by ths
bldder or his agent before the expiration II
the holr named in the advertisement. No
DID not so del vered to the board shall be con-
sldered. Each bid as ii shall be received shall
be numbered and marked Filed" b. the CITY
CLERK ana authenticated by his signature. at
Inc expiration Of the hour stated IN the adVer-
tlSement within which the bids VIII be re-
celYed, 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
adlourning the board shall compare the bids
with the record made blythe City Clerk and
snail, thereupOn, at said time, at such other
time, not exceeding twenty days 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
!
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
% any party VINO 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. Ii all the
otds are rejected, the board shall return ali
The checks 10 the proper parties, and again in
Vlte scaled proposals, as III the first instance.
| The check accom- panying the accepted bid
saau be held BY the Clerk OF the board until
the contract Ior GolES said work, us herein.
after provided has been 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 90 said work AZ
hereinafter provided, then the certified cbecS
accompanying his bid, and the amount
therein mentioned Shall be forfeited to the
! Guy, ana snail be collected ana paid into the
street fund. The board shall have 10 powez
! 10 relieve from or remit such forfeiture.
SEC. 6S. Ii al any time il snail be found thas
the person to whom a 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
mace, then the contract 50 awarded shall b5
null and void, and no recovery shall be had
thereon and the board shall advertise for a,
new contract for said work.
SEC. 90. An contracts shall be drawn under
the supervision o the City Attorney and shall
contain detailed specifications Of the work 10
be done, the manner in which il shall be exec
cuted, and the quality Of the materials to be
used NO clange or notifications in thS
posalS Tor doing the Work nave 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 i'll duplicate, one OF which.
with specifications and drawings, If any or
the work to be done anu the materials To bs
furnished shall be flied with the board and
tie other, with said specifications and draw
ings, snail be delivered 10 the contractor. AT
the same time with the execution OF said con-
tract, said contractor snail execute 10 said
city, and deliver to the Clerk OF the board a.
BOND IN the sum named in the notice for pro-
pOSalS, with two or more SuiHclent suretieS to
be approved by the board or shall deposits
with the City Clerk a certified check upon
some solvent bank for said amount for tina
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 ana worth the sum
Sptclhed 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 thai effect, OF which affidavit IL
form shall be printed upon the bond. Bus
when the amount speciiad 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 seVerally
worth amounts less than that expressed in the
Dond II the whole amount oe the Equivalent OF
two Sufficient suTetlcS. The contract shall
specify The time within which the work shall
be commenced, and when TO be com pleted 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-
ton. In case OF faliGre 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, hiI
contract shall be void and the board shall not
| pay OrailOw TO him any com EeGs1tion 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 by such 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 levees, canals and drainage, and to
construct. and maintain the works necessary
thereto, and to repair, maintain, construct
and control all leyeeS, 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
tiers 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 ieyeCs canals and other works which said
city has adopted or constructed or shall here
after adopt or construct as part OF its SYSTEM
of leYees or drainage and the Board of Irus-
tees shall in addition to the other powerI
granted TO them, also, have power to Gredge,
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 Y olo 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 tina
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 eItheF
OF said counties, and may use all other means
and appliances whatever that may be neceE-
sary 10 keep the Sacramento River navigabla
in front of the city, to provide proper drain
age for the city, and to guard any and ali
lands within said city from inundation. Tho
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 ana 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 sab
United 10 and ratified by q vote Oft electors
of said city; and provided further that II my
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. IL The City Of Sacramento may Innka
such contracts with any swamp land, leyee or
reclamation district now in existence or hero
ter to be formed, or with any person or body
>idtic 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 ba
beneficial 10 any levee swamp land, or reclaim
alton district, such district shall eontributeits
just quota TO the payment Of the expense OF
such construction, maintenance and repair.
The amounts 10 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. Ia case tho
Boards OF Trustees cannot agree, the Superior
Court of said county must, on the petition OK