The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice TO CONTRACTORS. - CON
stIuction OF certain additions 10 The ex-
istins water-works Of the City OF Seat
tie. State Of Washington.
Sealed proposals viii be received on nr
before 70 m. November 18th. 1873. for the
obstruction and completion offcertan adj
and controlled by the City OF Seattle. The
said additions include a gravity water sup
ply from Cedar River. reservoirs and por-
items Of an auxiliary high service system
In the City.
The contrac. TO be let will embrace the
following general items Of construction:
Headworks on Cedar River consisting OF
Divertng Weir, Intake Canal (io1 feet
long> and Settling Basin
Pressure Pipe 10 city. AZ Inches diameter.
os.4 miles in lergIh: Of which ga miles
are 10 be rivetted steel and e miles to be
stave-pipe banded with steel bands Il inch
in diameter
High Service Reservoir in City. capac-
ity is million gallons.
Low Service Reservoir in City: capac-
ity 20 million gallons.
Auxiliary High Service Steel Stand-Pipe.
80 feet diameter by 60 feet high. incased in
Ransome concr re.
Pumping Main to Stand pipe. 1920 feet
l2-inch kalamein Pipe, 100 feet l5-inch
kalamein Pipe.
Se-inch stave Pipe. connecting reservoirs.
S0-inch stave Pipe. 5000 lineaI feet. waste
from High Service X eservoIr.
3o-inch Rive,ted Steel Pipe. $500 feet
length. connecting Low Service Reservoir
with distribution system.
Changing Cedar River Channel $1,000 Gu
bic yards excavation
Lake.
Two Gate Houses. Specials. Valves etc.
TIL, The contract TO be entered into will pro
%Ses only River wsr supp lyon rdh ni
Is shed BY oaana frsaed No and 5000 sta6 b.
the City OF Seattle. ard the contractor
shan have no claim against the City ex-
oept as therein provided. by said oriin-
ance IS per cent OF the cash receipts OF
the entire city water system are invio,aby
set aside and pledged TO the payment Of
Interest at five per cent: peg anpum and
the gradual redemption OF said warrants
IN addition 10 the warrants which will
be issued in payment for the construction
or said additions. the contractor will also
be required 10 purchase at par any and ali
warrants which shall be drawn on said
tund by the city In such amounts as shall
be required TO pay for any real estate
rights. easements or privileges necessary
for the pfosecu ion Il the work OF con-
struction and the perpetual control by said
herein specified. whether obtalned BY pur-
chase, agreement or condemnation pro-
ceed'nge and also such warrants az shall
be drawn upoT said fund ~ thu City in aay-
ment of engineering and other expenses
necessarily Incurred IN connection with
said additions; provided that the amount
oil the warrants thus required 10 be uur-
chased by the contractor shall in no case
e ceed the sum o. Sixty-four Thousand
tsci .tstt Dollars
Zach bid must he ACCOMPANIED by A GER
titled check. payable 10 the order Of the
City Comptroller. for a SUM not less than
five 90 per cent. OF the bid ara no bid
VII! tie considered unless accompanied 10y
sa d check
The successful bidder VIII Ne required TO
enter into contract and furnish satisfac.
terry bond for the amount required by the
city Charter and the Laws OF the State II
Washington. within ten days after being
notified Of the award OF the contract ~
failing n h. cat oh.
the amount fixed therein viii he forfeited
70 the CITY. No person is eligible IA
BIDDER who has within two years prior to
the citing oI said contract made default
In payment oc any JUS; claim for any work
or labor performed. or any skill or mate
ria furnished pU su2nt 70 any such con-
tract as herein advertised. or VINO within
sa.d two years taile1 TO complete any SUCH
contracts.
HHIil. Of the city Charter. as now in
Force, fe;a;tig 70 hours o labor" and TO
laiitg 10 bonds and sureties
All bids must D made IN accordance ara
comply "a the plans and specifications
no% on file in the CITY Engineers enc.
ara in complain with Ordnance No $500
The City OF Seattle reserves tns righ, To-
reject any and al BIDS.
.,Pronosals must be endorsed on envelope
b4d Tor Constructing Certain Additions /,
the " ater- works Of tn Gay OF Seattle
by ORDER Of the Board = PGbuc Works
FRANK OLESON Secretary
lfste or hfst publication. Sept . 1875
OFFICE g g. NJ. Vancouver Tarrs~ks'
Wash. october Il. 1sfa.. S-alri uraa5s.f,a
IN 'F!Plioate. Will oa received here 1!n,I
j. m, November L. les ami Then oD.r-
II, Tor f0rD s3.ue Il substantial F7a.sA-
I'll Ing Or launch, from 10 70 ial feat
long. ham Il . p feet. draft not 70
exceed fe.t. Capacity Of burE-rs n -
~ fon1 coal. Compound engines -..1 a.. -
dcated II. =. Steel hull x.leathe3 M
wood and ccpp~sed. Plans AMI specfara-
t.crs must - submitted with 9i Il T. :
reserves right - reject or accept arv
proposal Envelopes containing ar(,fosa[s
should te marked: "proTseal FOR Trs =
aHi addressed % undersigned Jno. l.
Gem. = =. II.
L. s. F.%C.IN EF,R office. Portland. Or
OCT. -, AS - Srala'i proposals for ire4g.
INK n f1sos Bay Oregon. wi!l he received
hers Cufti q. III. Nov. g. 1855 ana ,hor
punlelF cae;aa. Information % ap9I.-
eassou- ". l.. Fisk. Mai Eng'rs
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