The record-union., 1892-03-31

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SEC. So. All proposals shall be made upon
| pTlhed forms to be prepared by the board and
| furnished gratultously upon application All
proposals offered shall be accompanied by q
Sheek certified by "a responsible bank paya-
bic to the order OF the Clerk of the board for
an amount not less than ten per cent. of the
aggresate or the proposal, and no proposal
shalI De considered unless accompanied by
sueh check. No person, corporation or firm
shali be allowed To make hle 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 the same person. corpora
lion or firn Is interested, such bids shall be
sGc. 81. On tbe day and at the hour speci-
Aeu III SAID notice inviting sealed proposals
J Inc board shall assemble and remain in ses-
son lor at least one hour thereafter, and all
p!ds shall be delivered to the board by the
nloder or his agent before the expiration Of
tne houf named In the advertisement. No
plQ not SO delivered to the board shall be con.
sldercd. Each bid as il shall be received shall
be numbered and marked FLED by the CITY
Clerk and authenticated by his signature At
| Inc expiration of the hour stated In the adver-
uselnent Within which the bids Will be re-
celVeu, 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
&dJournlng the board shall compare the bids
| with the record made by the City Clerk and
snail, thereupon, at said tme or at such other
Time, not exceeding twenty days thereafter,
as the board may adjourn 10, award the con-
tract to the lowest bidder, except as other.
wise herein provided Notice ofsuch award
| snail forthwith be posted for Il We 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 III any former contract with the city.
and all bids other than the lowest regular bids
and on accepting said lowest bid shall there.
| upon return to the proper parties the checks
corresponding to the bids rejected. If all the
bids 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
ia Irp1ffI
the contract for doing said work, as heren-
after provided, has been entered into, where.
upon said certified check shall! be returned TO
said bidder. Ifsaid bidder fails OF refuses TO
enter into the contract to DO said work AZ
hereinafter provided then the certified check
accompanying his bld, and the amount
! therein mentioned, shall be forfeited to the
city, and shall be collected and paid into the
street fund. The board shall have 10 poWeY
10 relieve from or remit such forfeiture.
SEC. GS. II at any time it snail be found that
the person TO whom contract has been
| awarded has, in presenting any bid or bids
/ colluded with any other party or parties, Tor
tile purpose OF preventing any other bid being
| mace, then the contract awarded shall ba
nuiI and void, and no recovery shall be had
/ thereon, and the board shall advertise for q
new contract for said work.
SIC. 90. All contracts shall be drawn under.
J the supervision O! the City Attorney and shall
contain detailed specifications of the work 10
be done the manner in 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-
Tor. Every contract entered into by the board
shall be signed by the President thereof and
BY the other contracting party. Al contracts
slail De signed III duplicate, one OF which,,
| with specifications and drawings, if 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
/ ingS shall be delivered TO the contractor. Al
| 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 q
bond in the sum named in the notice for pro-
pOSaIS, with two or more SUFFICIENT suretieS to
be approved by the board, or shall deposia
with the City Clerk 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
spCcified 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
a1nGaYlt to that effect, OF which affidavit n
form snail be printed upon the bond. But
when the amount specified in the bond ex-
ceeds three thousand dollars, and there ara
more than two sureties thereon, they may
state in their affidavit that they are seveTally
| worth amounts less than that gX pressed in the
! bond II the whole amount be the equivalent Of
two Suiicent suTetiGs The contract shall
! 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 extend said time,
! but in no event for more than ninety days be-
yond the time originally nNed for It's compile
ton. In saSe OF failure on the part of the con-
. tractor 10 complete MS contract within th5
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 LeuSdtion fOrany
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
tie detriment suffered by the city by such loss
| OF time in the mpletOn of the work.
SEC. 70. The Board of Trustees is hereby au-
| thori2ed to adopt establish and maintain o
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 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, ana IN ali 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 leVeeS 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 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 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 elthes
| of SAID counties, and may use all other meana
and appliances whatever that may be neces~
| sary to keep the Sacramento River naYigabla
| In front OF the city, 10 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 entiOned, 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 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
1 board which Will cost over twenty thousand
dollars, unless such plan shall be first SUBJ.
mitted to and ratified by vote ofthe electors
| oil said city; and provided further, that II 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, as the electors at such election
may determine.
| SEC. II. The City OF Sacramento may make
| such contracts with any swamp land, levce or
/ reclamation district now in existence or hero
I alter 10 be formed, or with any person or body
| politic or corporate, whereby each may bs
compelled to contribute It's 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 10
beneficial 10 any levee, swamp land, or reclaim
| alton district such district shall contributeitS
i just quota to the payment of the expense OF
such construction, m lintenance 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 the
| Boards of Trustees cannot agree the Superior
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