The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

tie. State Of Washington.
Sealed proposals Will be received on nr
construction and completion OF certain aai-
ditions 10 the existing water-works owned
and controlled by the City OF Seattle. The
said additions include a gravity water sup
ply from Cedar River, reservoirs and por-
tons of an auxiliary high service system
in the City.
following general items OF construction:
Headworks On Cedar River consisting or
Diverting Weir. Intake Canal t4o feet
iongl ard Settling Basin
2s.4 miles in lergth: OF which "a miles
are to be rivetted steel and - miles TO be
stave-pipe banded with steel bands Il inch
High Service Reservoir in City: capac-
ity IS million gallons.
Low Service Reservoir in City; capac-
tty 20 m.l.toE gallons.
Auxiliary High Service Steel Stand-Pipe.
80 feet diameter by 10 feet high, incased IN
RanSome concrs.e.
Pumping Main 20 Stand pipe. 1890 feet
kalamein Pipe.
3s-inch stave Pipe. connecting reservoirs.
s0-ineh staee ave Pipe. s.ooO lineai feet. waste
from High Service X aservolr.
so-inch Rvetied Stee, Piue. $500 feet
length, connecting Low Service Reservoir
with distribution system.
Changing Cedar River Channel. $1,000 Gu
bic yards excavation.
Gearing Dam -Eo Connections al swan
Two Gate Houses. Specials. Valves. etc.
The contract to be entered into will pro-
vide that payment shall oe made for this
Cedar River wats: Supply Fund
OF Seattle" as created and essab:.
.s by ordinanee No. $500 Of
shall have no claim against the City ex-
cept As therein provided. BY said ordin.
ance % per cent. of the cash receipts OF
ffA ~s sv.x.s
set aside and pledged TO the paymen, OF
interest at five per cent, per annum and
the gradual redemption o. said warrants.
In addition 10 The warrants which will
be issued in payment for the construction
OF said additions. the contractor will also
be required 10 purchase at par any and all
fund by the city in such amounts as shall
be required 10 pay for any real estate.
rights. easements OF privileges. necessary
for the prosecution if the work of con-
struction and the perpetual control by said
city Of the additions 10 ;ne water works
herein specined. whsther obtained by pur-
eeedings. and also such warrants as shall
be drawn upor said fund by the City in pay
ment CT engineering and other expenses
n sst incurred in connection with
oil the warrants thus required 10 be pur-
chased by the contractor shall in no case
exceed the, sum OF Sixty-four Thousand
Each bid must be accompanied by Ger
titled check, payable TO the order Of the
city Comptroller. for sum not less than
i've 90 per cent. OF the bid. and no bid
vii! be considered unless accompanied by
said check.
The successful bidder viii be required TO
enter into a contract ard furnish satisfac.
tory bond for the amount required by the
City Char-er anu The laws OF the State CT
Washington. within ten days after being
him, falling SO TO do. the said check and
the amount Fixed therein will be forfeited
10 the City. No person is eligible as
the ,etting OF said CONTRACT; made default
in payment o: any jus: Lain Tor any work
or labor performed. or any skill or mate
tract as herein advertised. or who within
said two years iaiie- to complete any such
contracts.
Special attention IL called to Article
force. relating 10 ''hours OF labor" and to
Article XIII, sec;.on 81. Subs. / and 2, re-
iatirg TO bonds ard sureties
All bids must oA made in accordance and
comply with the plans and specifications
row on file in the cry Engineers oftice.
The City Of Seattle reserves the right 20
reject any and all bids.
proposals must be endorsed on envelope
md Tor Constructing Certain Additions 10
the Water works OF ths City OF Seattle"
BY order OF the Board Of Pubic Works.
FRANK oLESON. Secretary.
L'a-e % hfst publication. Sept. 9. 1888
SEALED PROPOSALS Will be received NV
the board Of Public Works OF the CIV
OF Seattle mp TO 40 o'clock a. m MONDAY
October 3lst. 1898. for Furnishing stree;
iisAt9 Tor said ely for one year from and
af'er ne nrst day OF January 1898 ac-
ccFding TO the following specifications ard
tie plan Oh lie ~ the Office % said Hard
Each b q must be accompanied ~ a 1Ar.
tilted check IN the amount 0f one Thousand
Ni"sl dollars. payable 10 the order Of tho
tttE camptf oller. a. a guarantee that The
: rom Y4.