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


sec. 90 All proposals Shall be made upon
| pflhieu forms TO be prepared by the board and
lurnlshed gratultousiX upon application. All
proposals offered shall be accompanied by Il
| check, certified by responsible bank paya-
Die TO the order of the Clerk of the board, for
an amount rot 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
sIlilIl De allowed to make, file 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 WnIch the same person, corpora
tloh or brm Is Interested such bids shall be
rejected.
$50. 81. On the day and at the hour speci-
| fed IN said notice inviting sealed proposals
the board shall assemble and remain in ses-
| sion for at least one hour thereafter and all
bids shall be delivered to the board by the
bidder or his agent before the expiration OF
the hour named III the advertisement. No
bid not so delivered to the board shall be con-
sldered. Each bid as it shall be received shall
! De numbered and marked "Eiledn by the City
| Clerk and authenticated by his signature At
the expiration of the hour stated in the adyer-
tiSement within which the bids viii 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 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 conspcous place
! III the ONCE Of the board. The board may re-
Ject any and all bids, and must reject the bid
| Oh any party who has been delinquent or
faithful i'll any former contract with the city,
| and 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
bids are rejected, the board shall return all
the checks 10 the proper parties and again in
Nlte sealed proposals, as in the first instance.
me check accompanying the accepted bid
shall be held by the Clerk of the board until
the contract for doing said work, as 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 TO do said work as
! hereinafter provided, thenthe certified check
accompanying his bid, and the amount
| therein mentioned, shall be forfeited 10 the
| city, and shall be collected and paid into the
street fund. The board shall have no power
TO relieve from or remit such forfeiture
SEC. 6S. Ii at any time it shall be found that
| the person to whom contract has been
awarded has, in presenting any bid or bids,
coluded with any other party Or parties for
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 a
new contract for said work.
SEC. 60. All contracts shall be drawn under
the supervision o. tine 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-
posals for doing the work have Teen 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 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 flied with the board, and
| the other with said specifications and Graw-
! ings, shall 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
bond in the sum named III the notice for pro-
| posals, with Two or more suthcient suretles to
| be approved by the board, or shall deposit
! with the City Clerk Il certified check upon
some solvent bank Tor said amount, for the
faithful performance OF said contract No
surety on any bond shall be taken unless he
| be a resident and householder or freeholder
| within the State and worth the sum
I 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 q
| form snail be printed upon the bond. But
! when the amount Speclneu 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
bond if the whole amount be the equivalent of
two sufficient sureties. 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 Tor more than ninety days be-
yOnd the time originally fixed for 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 eX-
tension of said time as is herein provided, his
contract shall be void, and the board shallnot
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 to the city, less
the detriment suffered by the city by such loss
OF time in the completion of the work.
| SEC. 20. The Board of Trustees is hereby au-
thorized to adopt, establish and maintain g.
SXTS n M 6rai i'm rn ny0d 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
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 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
| 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 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 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 sub
| mitted to and ratified by vote ofthe electors
of said city; and provided further, that il 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 al such election
may determine.
SEC. ". The City of Sacramento may make
such contracts with any swamp land, levee or
reclamation district now in existence or here
! after to be formed, OK with any person or body
polite 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 leyee, or any Sys-
tenn of drainage projected constructed, main
tanned, or kept in repair by said city, shall be
beneficial to any levCe, 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 the
Boards of Trustees cannot agree, the Superior
Court OF said county must on the petition OF