The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-26

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. = con
sirGctler OF certain additions % tae *
istlng warsr-works or The GAty OK seat
tie, State % Washington
Sealed proposals viii be received on ~
before = n. November 18th. 1883, for he
construction sn5 completion Of certain adj
and controlled by the CITY OF Seattle. The
said additions include a gravity water sup
ply from Cedar River. reservoirs and poE-
ttoas e an auxiliary high service system
IL the City.
The contract TO be let will embrace the
following general items q construction:
Headwo=ks ", Cedar River consisting of
plverfing Weir. Intake Canal <Aoa feet
longl and Settling Basin
Pressure Pipe 10 CITY. Il inches diameter.
ga miles IN length: Of which "a miles
are 10 be rivetted steel and - miles 20 &c
s1aye-pipe banded with steel BANDS a inch
in diameter.
High Service Reservoir in City; capac-
Low Service Reservoir III City; capac-
jty ~ million gallons.
Auxiliary High Service Steel S.and~P!pe,
50 feet diameter by 10 feet high, .ncased in
R2nSonae coacr>.e.
Pumping Main 70 Standpipe Is. 700 feet
Finch kalau1ein Pipe; -.ce feet Ie-ineh
halanein Pipe.
S6-inch Slave Pipe. connecting reservoirs.
about ore mile length.
so-inch s5ave Pipe, 3.es1 l.neai feet. waste
from High Service Reservoir.
9o-inch Rivetted Stee, Pioa. i.S0 feet
length, connecting Low Service Reservoir
With distribution system.
Changing Cedar River Channel, 60, 900 Gu
bic yards excavation.
Clearing, Dam Lid Connections at Swan
Lake.
The contract 10 be entered into viii pro-
vide that payment shall be made for this
w ..t3rk oniy by variants upon the
lshed by Ordinance No. 1890 CT
the City of Seattle. and the contractor
shall have no claim against the City ex-
cept IS therein provided BY said ordln-
ance % per cent. OF the cash receipts of
the entire city water system are inv.o.ably
set aside and pledged 70 the payment X
the gradual redemption OF said warrants.
In addition TO HE warrants which will
Of said additions. the contractor viii also
be required 10 purchase al par any ana al
variants which shall be drawn on said
fund by the city in such amounts as snail
be required 10 pay for any real estate.
rights. easements or privileges necessary
for the prosecution II the work of con-
struetion and The perpetual control by said
ciiy of the additions 10 the water works
| herein specified. whether obtained by pur
chase, agreement or condemnation pro-
| eeedlnss. and also such warrants as shall
ment Ct engineering and other expenses
necessarily incurred in connection VITA
said additions: provided that the amount
OF the warrants thus required 10 be pur-
chased by the contractor shall in no case
exceed the sum Of Sixty-four Thousand
1854 COO Dollars
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
tilted check, payable 10 the order Of the
City Comptroller, for sum not less than
i've 90 per cent. of the bid. and no bid
will be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder will be required to
enter into contract and furnish satEsfaG.
tory bond for the amount required by the
City Charter anu the laws of the State Of
Washington, within ten days after being
notified Of the aware Of the contract 10
him. failing so TO do. the said check and
the amount fixed therein viii be forfeited
to the City. No person is eligible as a
bidder who has within two years prior to
the letting OF said contract made default
in payment OF any just c,aim for any work
| or labor performed, or any SKA or mate
rial furnished pursuant 10 any such con-
tract as herein advertised, or who within
said two years tailed to complete any sucn
contracts.
Special attention Is called to Article
NNIl. OF the City Charter, as now in
force, relating to hours OF Labor" and 10
Article Kill, Sec;on 81, Subs ! and 2. re-
lating to bonds and sureties.
All bids must Oa made in accordance and
comply with the plans and specifications
now on file In the City Engineers office
and in compllanc" with Ordnance No 1886
The CITY of Seattle reserves the right 10
reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be endorsed on envelope
bid for Constructing Certain Additions to
the Water-works or the CITY of Seattle"
By order of the Board of Public Works
FRANK OLESON Secretary
Date OF first puhlirat ton Sent . IS}S