The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-07
NOTICE 10 C0XraACTVRA

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. : sealed
az o'clock p. M, April Ira, is9e. for the
construction ard completion Of certain
ad1ssoEs 20 the exlsring water works
attic. Washington Tne said additions
incAute . gravity water supply from ce-
car river. reservoirs ard portions Of IN
ara Az hisn ssrviee system In the city
Ate suodivis.onS and VIII embrace the fol-
lowing general items OF construction:
In saeciyis.on One %:
o. Diyert.ng Weir. Intake Canal tsao feet
lonz,. Setting Basin. Gate House. Dwelling
House and Stable
Pressure Pipe from Head works TO High
service Reservoir In City Park. said pipe
being A inches In diameter and - miles In
length; OF which Ga miles are 70 be riyet-
pipe banded with steel bands i inch in dia-
meter. wooden stave and steel pipe be-
tween High ard Low Service Reservoirs,
% inches IN diameter. about one mile in
Wooden Slave Pipe "A and - inches IN aia-
meter respectively. about Aa0 hneai feet
as waste pipe from High Service Reservoir
channel. s.. 900 cubic yards excavation.
improvements At Swan Lake consisting
OF Clearing land. construction OF dam al
outlet. Intake and pipe connection with
II Subdivision Two ca:
High Service Reservoir ard Gate House
II CITY Park capacity OF said reservoir
vice Reservoir with Gate House and Pump
ing Plant in Magic Addition (capacsty OF
reservoir about 20 millions gallons; capa-
city OF pumping plant millions gallons In
In Subdivision Three CD:
Stand Pipe on Queen Anne Hill, % feet
diameter by % feet high. incased in RAN
Force main from low Service Reservoir
TO Stand Pipe On Queen Anne Ill., also to
Renton Hill. said mains consisting OF 10
OF 1s-inch Kalamein pipe.
In Subdivision Four 90:
Pipe line from the Low Service Reservoir
70 the present distributing system, consist
and Lao nneal feet 30 inch cast iron pipe
also 80 lineai feet = inch riveted steel pipe,
for connecting said reservoir with Tenth
Separate bids win be received and separ-
ate contracts win be let for each OF said
subdivisions The work will be let TO the
a work. as'sn IS limited to Ins .sss cost s
contract to be entered into win provide
that payment shall be made for this work
only by warrants upon the Cedar River
and established by Ordinance No $3.50 as
amended by Ordinance No. s2SS, and the
contractor shall have no claim against the
city except as therein provided. Said orii-
nance provides that such warrants shall
have interest coupons attached and shall
bear interest at the rate OF Ave % per cent.
nrst days of January and July OF each
year. and the City OF Seattle absolutely
and irrevocahly pledges. out OF the reve-
nues from its water works system. now
operated or controlled by II. sum not less
than one hundred thousand (Sloo %, per
annnnn. 10 ray the pr!ncipa! and interest
OF said warrants as aforesaid. when the
same shall become due.
In addition to the warrants which VIII be
issued In payment for the construction OF
said additions. the contractor will also be
REQUIRED to purchase at par any and all
warrants which shall be drawn on said
fund by the city IN such amounts a. shall be
required to pay for any real estate. rights.
prosecution OF the work OF construction
and the perpetual control by said city OF the
additions to the water works herein speci-
fed. whether obtained by purchase. agree
also such warrants al shall be drawn upon
satd fund by the city In payment OF engf-
neer'ng and other expenses necessarily In
CURED In connection with said additions:
provided, that the total amount OF the war
rants thus required 70 be purchased by the
contractor shall in no case exceed the sum
OF sixty thousand $50 o1ol dollars. and shall
be distributed as follows. to-wi.:
Agains. subdivision No. /, the sum OF
forty-five thousand GA. oOCn dollars; aga!ns,
subdivision No. 2. twelve thousand ai2. oo0
thousand ($2.ooo) dollars. against subdivi-
sion No. 4. one thousand Csi 0ool dollars.
Each bid must be accompanied by a GER
titled check, payable to the order OF the
City Comptroller. for sum not less than
five 90 per cent. OF the amount OF the bid,
and no bid win be considered unless ac-
confranfea by sich check.
The successful bidder viii be required 20
enter into contract and furnish satisfac-
tory bond for the amount required by the
City Charter and the laws OF the state OF
Washington, within ten DAYS after being
notified OF the award Of the contract to him
falling so to do the eaid check and the
amount thereof shall be forfeited 10 the
city. No person is eligible "a a bidder who
has within two years prior TO the letting OF
said contract made default IN payment OF
any just claim for any work or labor per-
formed. or any skill or material furnished
pursuant to any such contract "a herein adj
vertised. or who within said two years
failed 10 complete any such contracts
Special attention IL called to article
xiii. Of the CITY Charter a. now in
fierce. relating TO ''hours OF labor
All bids must he made IN accordance ana
tons now on f,e IN the office OF the Secre-
tary Of the BOARD ~ Public Works ard In
compliance With Ordinance No. $3.50 az
amended by Ordinance No. 5css
The City cf Seattle reserves the right 10
reject any and all bids
Proposals must he Endorsed on envelope
rid for Constructing Subdivision No.
OF the City OF Seattle"
BY order Of the Poarf ~ Public Works
FRANK OITrSFs~ Secretary
Date ~ first publication March eth 1899
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS