The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-18

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XVI. OF the city charter e now in fore
e. % houfs 81 labos.~ ana To .rti-
s.e VIZ. section 9. sus& and !. resAT.ag
.sI The board u out3sc works reserves the
It'll 70 reject any and al bids.
bid for Seventh Avenue North. H~frs-
son street. ssc.. Sewer Improvement"
Sy order s e re g.. bo ~ g pubic weraA
Date Of nrst publication. Marcn tn. fsas.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. : sealed
RHT M ss wiii 3 rscsixsd on or before one
construction and completion Of certain
soMliens 70 the exisIing water works
ss.is w ssa controlled sy the City e Sc
instaoe a gravity water supply from ce-
oAf river. Reservoirs and portions Of an
1TSha a a high service system IN the city.
ans cynIraos VIA ce ist In four 90 sepAr-
ats sucaisss.oas. and viii embrace the fol-
lowing general items OF construction.
~ Subdivision One %:
% Dissrtsns Weir. Intake Canal steV feet
t9hgl. setting Basin Gate Houss. Dwelling
House and Stable.
Pressure Pipe from Head works to H.xh
Ssrvice Reservoir In City Park aaid pipe
Deing Y inches IN diameter ana as.s mites In
i n tn, Of which 81 miles are to be rivet-
ripe banded with steel band u inch In siis-
meier wooden stave aad steel pipe be-
tween High and Low Service Reservoirs.
ansaes N diameter. about one mile in
Wooden slave Pipe "a and % inches In dia-
meter respectively. about 4nN linea feet
to Lake Union. Change 81 cedar River
channel. $3.50 cubic yards excavation.
improvements AZ Swan Lake. consisting
Of cIesrins land construction OF dam al
outlet, Intake and pipe connection with
In Subdivision Two co:
High Service Reservoir and Gate House
In City Park tcapacity OF said reservoir
being about is million gallons, Low Ser
vice Reservoir with Gate House and Pump
ing Plant in Magic Addition capacity os
sly OF pumping plant millions gallons In
In Subdivision Three ca:
stand Pipe on Queen Anne HIN. % fest
ciams,er by 20 feet high. fncased In Ran
Force main from low Service Reservoir
70 stand Pipe on Queen Anne Hill. Also 70
800 lineai feet OF i2-incn and 2ss0 lineal feet
OF 1s-inch Kalamein pipe.
In Subdivision Four 90:
Pipe line from the Low Service Reservoir
10 the present distributing system. consiat-
inx Of sseo ineal fee: 3e-inch riveted steel
and .2to ilneai feet 80 inch cast iron pipe
also 80 Iineal feet a inch riveted steel pipe,
Tor connecting said reservoir with Tenth
Avenue Sewer
Separate bids Will he received and separ-
ate contracts VIII be ie. for each Of said
subdivisions The work will be let to the
said WORK e aner.t9r hs Teal cost %
contract to be entered into viii provide
that payment shall be made for thfs work
V MY oy warrants upon the Cedar River
and established by Ordinance No, 1850 as
amended by Ordinance No. SIS. and the
contractor shall have no claim against the
CITY eAeepf as therein provided. Said ordt-
nance provides that such warrants shall
pave interss. coupons attached and shall
Gear interest AT the rate OF Ave o. per cent.
per annun. pay semi annually on the
hrsf days OF January and July OF each
year, and the city OF Seattle absolutely
ana irresocabiy Pledges, out % the reve-
owned. or which may hereafter be owned,
operated or controlled by u. a sum not less
Than one hundred thousand Sioo. zoos c) per
snnum, 10 pay The principal and interest
or said warrants a. aforesaid. when the
same shall become due
In addition 10 the warrants which win be
ISSUED IN paymeD. for the construction OF
saif additions, the contractor will also he
required 10 purchase at par any and all
waffsnis which shall he drawn on said
fund by the city in such amounts az shall he
required Ia pay for any real estate. rtxat.
easements or privileges necessary for the
prosecution OF the werk OF construction
anu the perpetual rontrol by said cits OF the
additions 10 the water works herein spec,-
ned. whether 0htsfnsd by purchase agree
ment or condemnation proceedings. and
also such warrants 40 shall ht drawn upon
said fund hy the city in payment OF engt-
neering and other expenses necessarily IN
currsd In connection with said additions:
provided. that the total amount Of the war
rants thus required 10 be purchased by the
contractor shall IN 70 case exceed the sum
Of sixty thousand ESQ ooc, dollars and SHAH
be distributed a. follows. te-wit,
Against subdivision No. |, the sum OF
forty i've thousand fsts.ooc, dollars. against
subdivision No. :. twelve thousand 0si2e
thousand fssono1 dollars; against suhdivi-
sion Ne l. one thousand s1.ooc, collars
Each hid mist be accompanies by Ger
tilted cheek. payable 10 the order Of tho
City Comptroller for a sum not less TRAN
i've tAi per cent. of Tie amount OF the bid
and no hid will he considered unless ac-
companied be such check
The successful bidder @fii be required 20
enter into contract and furnish satisfac-
tory bond for the amount required by the
GIFTS Charter and The laws of the stat. OF
Washington. within ten days after being
notified 81 The award OF the contract % him
falling SO. 10 10. the said check and the
amount thereof shah be forfeited 10 the
city. No person is eligible a. bidder who
has within two years prior % the letting OF
saia contract made aefauI, In payment Of
any lust claim for any work or labor PER-
formed. or any skill or material furnished
pursuant - any surh contract as herein adj
verfised, or who within sald tive years
failed e. complete any such contracts
Special attention y called 10 article
xiii, OF The CITY Charter AZ now In
fcrce. r.latinw % hours ~ labor =
All bids must be made in accordance ana
compliance with the plans and sreclnea-
items req er fle '9 thr office OF the Seere~
sary ~ the Rosrd Of Public Works and In
compliance with Ordinance No. snao As
amended by Ordinances Ne. seW
The City - Seattle reserves the rfgh. 10
reject any ard a., hsie
Proposals must ~ trsorsef Oh envelope
IBID for censiracsinx Subdivision No
% Certain Additions % TIRE Water Works
Of the city Of Seattle"
Tv order 80 Ere poart - Public wsrts
FRANK oLESON. secretary
Date Of nr~s publication March rth. 49,