The herald., 1896-09-25

~ 2<Vo <AA6S4c9 SHALL HOt De c0li8lQefcQ
bound to pay tor said streets or parts OF
streets 80 stricken out of said report by
said health off1cer. anything to the con-
trary herein Notwithstanding. 1t shall
be the duty of the health officer to give
said contractor 3 daily report showing
all streets cleaned and work done and
accepted by him under the terms hereof.
Eleven-Should any street or part Of a
street be out Of repair SO that, in the
opinion OF the health officer the same
cannot be properly swept and cleaned,
the health officer may notify the con-
tractor not to sweep or clean the same;
and IN the event Of such notification the
city OF Los Angeles shall not be bound
to pay for such street Of portion of street
included and described in said notice.
TwelveLln the event Of rain. II 1t APP
pears to the isatisfactions Of said health
officer. that the work to be done here
under cannot be properly, done, said
health omcer is authorized and impow-
cred to notify the contractor to stop the
work during such o period of time as
shall appear to said health officer to be
proper and the said city shall not be
pound to paysfor any work done during
said specified period of time.
Thirteenr-The. contractor shall not be
required to remove epyesand. dirt or
rubbish placed upon any street by any
railroad gas or water company. or by
any individual or corporation engaged
In laying sewer, gas or water pipe, or in
repairing the same. or, by the city when
the city Is repairing or laying storm
water drains.
every two weeks by warrants on the
city treasury. properly presented and
allowed according to the requirements
OF law and according to the records
kept in the health office; and the con-
tractor shall attach his receipts from
the health oflcer to the demand and
bill.
Fifteen-All street sweepings removed
from the streets hereunder shall be
deposited in the city parks at such place
or places therein, and in such quanti-
ties as shall be directed by the health
officer. who shall be governed in MAX
ing such directions by the instructions
of the superintendent of parks. If from
any cause the superintendent of parks
does not require the sweepings to be so
deposited in said parks, then, in that
event, said sweepings shall be deposited
in such place or places as the health
officer may from time to time direct;
provided. however. that no such sweep
ings shall be deposited within five hun
dred feet of any dwelling house; and,
provided. further. II said contractor or
any one in his employ shall deposit, or
cause to be deposited, said sweepings
at any other place or places than those
directed by said health officer, said con-
tractor shall Immediately, upon notice
from said health officer, remove or cause
the same to be removed. to the regular
place for depositing said sweepings
as herein provided.
Sixteen-The city shall have the
power, and hereby reserves the right,
and may by its council, suspend the
sweeping and work to be done hereunder
on any street or portion of street when,
in the discretion of said city council 1t
Is not necessary to have the same done,
and may instruct the health officer to
notify the contractor accordingly. and
upon such notification the city shall
not be bound to pay for any work done
upon such street or streets or portions
thereof contained in said notice until
such further time as the council may
direct work to be commenced and done
upon the same.
Seventeen-The city shall have the
power and hereby, reserves the right.
and may by its council. at any time
during the term of the contract, notify
the contractor to suspend the work
upon any and all of the streets to be
swept hereunder,and instruct the health
officer to Immediately commence sweep
ing said streets by hand, upon twenty
four hours notice to said contractor;
ana III Ine cVeuL Ol Sdlu Cltys. Ny AtS
council, as aforesaid, electing to sweep
said streets by hand, as herein provided,
said contractor shall not receive any pay
hereunder, nor shall said city be bound
to pay any sum or sums to said contrac-
tor during the time during which the
said streets are SO swept by hand by
said city as aforesaid.
Eighteen-The city council shall at the
time Of the entering into of the contract
a 10 Straafc a RI he SWont
hereunder, and shall thereafter during
the term of said contract, from time to
time, designate such additional streets
as are to be swept under the provisions
hereof
Nineteen-All bidders shall be required
to deposit check for $500, payable to the
city clerk, certified to by some RESPONSE
BILE bank. with each bid; the successful
bidder to enter into, execute and deliver
a contract, together with a bond for the
faithful performance Of the work with
the city within ten days after the accept
ance of his bid.
In the event of such successful bidder
refusing, neglecting or failing to enter
into, sign, execute and deliver said con-
tract and bond, as aforesaid, within the
time herein mentioned, or to commence
said work as aforesaid, the amount of
said check shall thereupon be immedi-
ately deposited by said city clerk in the
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said successful bidder shall forfeit and
thereby surrender all right thereto. The
said sum being hereby fixed as liquida
ted damages resulting from such neglect
or failure.
Twenty-one-All bidders shall state in
their bids the price per mile as follows
towit: Rate per mile for streets from
twenty to sixty feet wide, rate per mile
for streets from sixty to eighty feet wide,
rate per mile foC streets from eighty to
one hundred feet wide. 1t being under
stood that any street swept hereunder
shall be paid for accordingly as such
street. by its average width falls within
one of the classes in the above schedule
of rates.
1t being further understood that where
only portion of a street is swept here
under such portion Of said street so
swept shall be measured by the health
officer and shall be paid for accordingly
as such portion SO swept falls, by its
average width, within one of the classes
in said schedule of rates.
The members of the council followed
the reading very closely, and when it
was concluded O motion to adopt was
promptly made by Mr.. Kingery. 1t
really began to look as though the coun-
cilmen meant business, and that those
who had prophesied that the specifica-
tions would not go through would be
disappointed. But subsequent events
showed that the prophets knew what
they were talking about. A vote was
called for, when Mr. Ashman timidly
suggested that 1t would be good thing
IL q provision could be inserted proyid-