The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

| NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. - CON
structicE OF certain additions TO the ex-
listing Haterworks OF the City OF Seat
lie, State Of Washington.
Sealed proposals viii be received on nr
before u m, November 18th 1885, for the
construction and completion of certain ad-
dlUons 10 the existing water-works owned
and controlled 10y the City OF Seattle. The
said additions incltde gravity water sup
ply from Cedar River. reservoirs and por-
tions OF an auxiliary high service system
il the City.
The contract to be let will embrace the
following general Items of construction:
Headworks ola Cedar River consisting oe
D!verting Weir. Intake Canal zoo feet
long, and Setjing Basin
Pressure Pipe 10 City. Y inches diameter.
2s4 miles in length, OF which GA miles
are 10 be rivette6 steel and q miles TO be
staye-pipe banded with steel bands Il inch
High Service Reservoir in City: capac-
ity Is million gallons.
Low Service Reservoir in City; capac-
ity 70 million gallons.
Auxiliary High Service Steel Stand Pipe.
50 feet diameter by 90 feet high. incased in
Rans0me concr a.e.
Pumping Main TO tand-pipe $500 feet
Finch Kalamein Pipe; 100 feet I6-inch
kaiamein Pipe.
3e-inch slave Pipe. connecting reservoirs.
about one mile length.
3o-inch stave Pipe. 1900 Hneal feet waste
from High Service Reservoir
So-inch Rivetied Stee; Pine, 400 feet
length. connecting Low Service Reservoir
with distribution system.
Changing Cedar River Channel, 60 90 Gu
bic yards excavation.
Lake.
Two Gate Houses. Specials. Valves, etc.
The contract 10 be entered into will pro-
vide that payment shall be made for this
Cedar River Water Supply Fund
OF OF, sea,;.e' as created and estah.
the City OF Seattle and the contractor
SHAH have no claim against the City ex-
eept ss therein provided. BY said ordin-
ance 10 per cent. OF the cash receipts OF
the entire city water system are iuVioably
set aside and pledged TO the payment IL
interest at five per cent. per auuum ard
| the gradual redemption of said warrants
IN addition 20 the warrants which Will
De ISSUED in payment f0r the construction
or SAID additions. the contractor will also
be required 10 purchase at par any ana all
warrants which shah be drawn on SAID
fund by the city in such amounts as shall
be required 10 pay for any real estate.
Tor the prosecution If the work Of con-
structlon and The perpetual control by said
ciiy az the additions 10 the water wosks
herein Specified. whethev obtained by pur-
Gee dings, and also such warrants as shall
be Drawn upor sad fund ~ the City IL pay
mcnt - engineering and other expenses
necessarily incurred In connection with
said additions; provided that The amount
OF the warrants thus required 10 be pur-
chased by the contractor shall in no rasA
(sGi, Cog) Dollars.
Each hid must be accompanied by GER
tltiei check. payable 10 the order q. me
City Comptroller. for sum n0I less than
fave O. per cent Of the bid. ana no hid
viii he considered unless acconpan MED by
said check
The successful bidder viii he REQUIRED IN
enter INTO a contrast an. furnish safisfac-
tory bond for the amount required by ina
CltF Charter ana the laws of the State ~
"a dsniugion. Within ten days after Iafns,
notified Of the aware of the contract "a
MIN; failing 50 20 10 TIE said check and
the amount fixed therein VIII he forte fsj
20 the cry No person IL eligible a. a
bidder VINO has within two years urj0r IN
the citing oi said contract made defa.!lt
IN payment ~ any JUS Lain for arv WORK
or j. Dor performed. or any sk.H or f.sfa-
rial furnished ~ s}}art 10 any stlcn ron
tract as herein advertised or v-no yjfAjn
SAID two yeaFS ial!e4 10 complete any SION
contracts.
Special attention Is called to Arsicta
AhIII. - The city Charter as now in
force. relating 10 hours % labor" ana Ia
ArIc.e NIL, See on d. Subs. : ana : "a
latine 10 bonds ard sureiies
All IBIS must ," made in accordance and
comply with The plans ana sceclfir,.tio-s
now on ME IN he City EagI5esrg cffira
and IN complain with Ordnance M %et1
The City Of Seattle reserves ths. rts,ar ~
reject any aud all bids "
Proposals must 6e endorsed on enve!o-a
i}i1 Tor Constructing Certain Additions to
t"f a:eF-No H. % zh- CITY Of S+sftl-
Ky o:ceF of the B1afd u Pubic Igorke
FRANK oLESON Secretary
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