The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

,st.rg watez-works o. the City OF seat
tie State q Washington.
sailed proposals Vii be received On ~
before :. m. November 18th. issS, For the
cCTStTuCt3on ard completion q certain al.
ana controlled by the City OF Seattle. TIE
sad additions ifellde a gravity wa's- sup
Ply from Cedar fiver. reservoirs and por-
sians :, an auxiliary high service system
il The City.
The contrac. TO be lie, vii; embrace the
following general items e cons,ros.on;
D:verting Wesr. Intake Canal tfso feet
longi and Settling Basin
Pressure PIPE 20 CITY, ~ inches diameter.
. I miles liz length. Of which s.& miles
are 10 be rtve,ted steel ara = miles 10 &c
stave-pspe banded With steel bands = inch
In diameter.
High Service Reservoir In City: capac-
Low Service Reservoir In City: capac-
lily - million gallons
Auxiliary High Service Steel Siand-Pipe.
81 feet diameter BY 60 fest high. .nczsea IL
Ransouse concrHse
Pumping Main TO Stand-pipe AGO .eet
E-inca kalamein Pipe, -,e0 feet i6-inch
se-inch s,ase Pipe connecting reservoirs.
about ere mile lsngth.
$o-inch stave Pipe, 5000 iiueai feet. waste
f!cm High SeTvice r aServolr
$-inch Rivetied S,ee, Pine, 4.sno fee,
length connecting Low Service Reservoir
villa distribution system.
Changing Cedar River Channel. 5oeOo Gu
bic yards excavation.
Clearing. Dam Ind Connections at Swan
Lake.
Two Gate Houses Specials. Valves. etc.
The contract TO be entered into viii pro-
vide that paymsn, shall he made Tor this
%eIs only by war; warrants sn1 1s0a ,ns
.ished by Ordinance No. $3.50 OF
the City OF Seattle. and the contractor
shall have no claim against the City ex-
cept as therein provided. BY said ordin..
ance % per cent Of the cash receipts %
the entire city water system are inyloably
Sc, aside and pledged to the payment u
the gradual redemption o. said warrants
In addition 10 the warrants which will
be issued in payment for the construction
or said additions. the coatrac,o: Will also
be required TO purchase at par any and AL
warrants which shall be drawn on said
fund by he city In such amounts as shall
be required 10 pay for any real estate.
rights. easements or privileges necessary
for the prosecu ion II the work OF con-
structlon and the perpetual control by said
city or the additions 10 TIE water works
herein specified, whether obtained by pur-
chase. agreement or condemnation pro-
ceedngs, and also such warrants as shall
he drawn upor said fund by the City in pay
ment Of engineering and other expenses
necessarily incurred in connection with
said additions. provided that the amount
oil the warrants thus required 10 be pur-
chased by the contractor shall in no case
exceed the sum OF Sixty-iour Thousand
It6i 900 Dollars.
rsdIn must De accompanied ny a GER
tined check, payable 10 the order OF ne
City Comptroller. for q sum not less than
five go 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 contract and furnish satisfac
tory bond fer the amount required by the
City Charter ana the laws Of the State ot
Washington. Within ten days after being
notified Of tho award OF the contract TO
him: falling SO 10 do. the said check and
ha n pa3 rxTff r. - "a
20 the City. No person is eligible az
bidder who has within TWO years prior 10
the letting OF said contract made defau.
in payment o: any jus: claim tor any work
or labor perfoi med, or any skill! or mate
rial furnished pu' suant 10 any such con-
tract as herein advertised. OF who within
contracts.
Special attention Is called to Article
NAfIl. OF the City Charter, as Row in
Article Nil. sec7on 81, subs. and 2, re-
latins to bonds and sureties.
All bids must ," made in accordance and
now on file In the City Engineers office,
and in compliance with Ordinance No. 1890
The City OF Seattle reserves the right TO
reject any and all bids.
proposals must be endorsed on envelope
Bid Tor Constructing Certain Additions to
the Water-works Of the CITY OF Seattle"
BY order OF the Board o. Public Works.
FRANK OLESON. Secretary.
Date OF first publication. Sept. 3. 1855
SEALED PROPOSALS will De received by
the board OF Public Works OF the CIV
OF Seattle up to TO o'clock A. m. Monday
October 2lst. l>ss. for furnishing street
Agats tor said City for one year from and
after The tirst day of January. 1899, ac-
eording 10 the following specifications and
the plan on file in the office OF said Board.
Each ID must oe accompanied by GER
tined check in the amount OF one thousand
Rl,@ol dollars. payable TO the order Of tina
City Comptroller. as a guarantee that the
bidder II awarded any contract, will Within
ten tl0) days from date of award enter ir,fn
contract in accordance with his said hid
and the specifications and plan and s-'ye
the required bonds for the faithful. perform
ance thereof, and in case any bidder 70
whom said contract may be awarded shall
fail TO enter into such contract or give ina
required bonds within said period Of Ten
Cei days. then said certified check shall 30
forfeited 10 the CITY OF Seattle and the
amount thereof placed 10 the credit Of tha
General Fund for stree, light account.
Bidders are hereby notified TO take special
note az ne provisions OF The specifications
under which street lights are now being
furnished 10 the city, entitled Purchase az
Plant AT Expiration OF Contract" and al
bids must be made subject 20 said provision
All proposals. 10 be Endorsed on the en-
veope Bid for Street Lighting
by order OF the Board OF Public Works
FRANK OLESON.
Date o. first publication. October Is9s
SEALED proposals. tn duplicate. tndorxaa
Proposals. fer the Extension II the W.
ter System Of the Puget Sound Naval Sfa-
ton. Eremerton. Washington" MI be
received a. the BGrenu Of Yards and
Docks. Navy Department. Washington
u t. until o'clock r. m. on SatuTiav
October .. 1s9s. and publicly o3ened i'm
mediately thereafter Specifications ara
bank forms ~ proposal will be forward-
ed upon application IA the bureau. or t}a
commandment o. the United States naval
station. BremerfJn. Washington piT
ders are expected 20 inform tnenneaIves
OF the character Of the work hv t.fr,tfyt,
the station, where the plans NAV no cb1
tanned. Appropriation for ths VIII
N1a7. NORDECAT r TEnycC,r~r'
chef Of Burea9. September L. fSsrs
ENGINEERS AND CoSTR %t-Tous
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SAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE COMPANY
engineers and contractors. bridge nfsI;5
ing. dredging. harbcr improvements ana
general contracting. Charles street ana
First avenue south.
SEATTLE BRIDGE COMPANY. t.,st,ss-.
OF bridges for railroads and hjghway..
pile driving. trezlle ard wharf butiS;S,'
Sf2 Settle <ati9rs' Rank R-5fY9 ,. -s'
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