Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

cause to be operated under the Supervision Of
the street commissioner Of such city. n1unic-
stone. rock and macadan1 for municipal I'm.
provenaents and uses: and suitable works, ap-
tnre. construction and laying Of macada1n, as.
phalt. or other kinds Of street pavemenss and
may determine.
Whenever any material IS furnished by, or
ployed In the Construction Of making any pub
cost Of which is to be assessed upon property,
s benefited ed. thereby. the street t. get e comm SIC oro OF
plletlon Of said improvement certify the cost
Of such material 50 furnished and employed n z
work In connection herewith to the city coun-
FL Of such city 1,,i and such ~. cer 'taf f shall n. tb Pc
IR nseseti ON a u w a1l f part flsy f inserested Iof t tbs
amount 50 certified shall be deemed a part Of
and an assessment shall be made therefor.
9hn,edn ard sa,s collected III, in the be- same 1sr,d manner n an as
said material delivered by contract, as here
inlbefore, provided.
report to the city council Of any such city that
staenant or impure water stands upon any
publ. hesith. said council IL Shall imneaiately
Shall determine that a nuisance does exist By
reason Of any stagnaalt or impure water
and the same is injurious to public health.
they shall instruct the city engineer. to pre-
for the abatement Of said nuisance. together
with an estimate Of the expense. Which h1e5 s nla,
he s qes91dsT. e tie said same s0s as for ans ath aasd public Mass
improvements designated in this act, and II
e ean be se'f feund ae banefl tea to Sol the Extent egal 81 aS'a the
damages. costs and expenses necessa1t to be
doing Of said Work in the manner hereinbefors
provided, and the SAME proceedings shall be
otner In City yel otfiesrs ta he 1T ca BY 81 Dfi dth eGu lSsal a im1
proven1ents provided for in this act. and the
epty b teaffRe Sa as he re nsfsese pro "lde inc pf'p-
81 s1sy iin,1 in at sesFy sb5ss,s Sa IND ~ Sn{ IF e S 5sytssis:
In grading, excavating, filing, paving or abat-
d ins nuis aof pro Sr 1n o for' saeh ci nswe Council ii
may by resolution order such change or modin-
f faraee IN o aaaa lenpre as tSe said al meet eoun ssifn may nn7
deem equitable and just. upon the ecommsn
aatI0n work Of the sf e eIty'5 timer eas1 before in Or e sfssr t %
letting or making Of any contract to do the
p progrese or b pF an any af 9ims MniS1 yot tine Of w twe-t Il d,
2-s) Of ~ the members Of such council; and
any addi , t expense o. s,od oeea5 ion !, By ~ SUCH ,rn1
pgroyement may be included in the assessment
come such unforeseen obstacle; provided. that
cost which would be incurred in the work, il
then the city Council nSosiilAs Of such &c city shall have
power. by resolution in writing, adopted by
the members Of such council. to reseird the
%ootstraet therefor SO far as the u1cornpleted
The we s;s'e to BE- r sissr as D' othe as'7 york IS iss
in such case shall be entitled to be paid
5 5Gn the Esta Bpfrt'0a acos Of the to work ssatra a1ns prje BY
eertained. and no more. No resolution adopted
section shall require the consent or action. Of
the the ma aTa Of such 7uS city o but shall L. be IN in d fnn
Sec. IS. II. in the opinion Of the city coun-
under any contract in such city. authorized
by this act. does not proceed each month 30
n charge # such work SHAH have power:
rails to complete the work; and charge the
same shall be deducted from any moneys due
him or to become due such contractor, or may
be collected from him in a suit by said city.
Sec. 16. In all cases where the work for any
Improvement contemplated by the provisions OF
this act, shall be suspended before final compile
ton, or the contractor shall abandon his work
under his said contract or shall fail to perform
the same for any cause, or if at any time the
layed, or the contractor is violating any Of the
conditions of his contract or executing any OF
the same In bad faith, then at the option OF
such city. and by an affirmative vote OF o ma
5ority Of all the members Of such council, ths
contractor may be excluded from further con-
{ troll and superintendence OF the work required
by his said contract, and such city may then
assume such control and superintendence and
proceed to complete the work or improvement,
| either by authorizing the city engineer in
| charge to procure and furnish all necessary
labor and material and complete the same by
day work, or. as the city council may deter
mine, relet the unfinished portion OF such work
! or improvement in the same manner, as nearly
as may be, as provided in this act for the LETT
| ting OF contracts in the first instant for such
improvements. and in every case OF such hew
contract the work shall be carried to compile
ton and shall be paid for in the same manner
as contracts for other like Improvements, and
any and all damages and increased costs Of the
work to the city, including both labor and ma
terial, will be a charge against the original
contractor and shall be deducted from any
| moneys remaining unpaid him or to become due
such contractor. and the balance. if any, may
be collected by said city from him and his sure-
ties as provided by law.
cepts a contract authorized by this act, under
any such city. shall take the same with thu
rectly responsible for any and all loss. damage
or injury which may arise or in any way. d.
rectly or Indirectly, be suffered by said city by
going on, and before acceptance thereof by such
city, caused by any. negligence. or misconduct
on his part or on the part Of his servants or
employees in doing the same, and every such
contractor shall guard all such work by suit
able guards by day and with lights at night.
so as to prevent any loss, damage or accident.
| Sec. 18. Before any contract whatever for the
doing Of any work or furnishing any skill or
| material, contemplated III LulS dcty " any HucA
city for the making Of any improvement herein
authorized shall be valid for any purpose. the
contractor therefor sham eSecuf Ee, a bono 70
to be approved by the mayor Of such city, In
such amount as the council OF such city may
direct. not less than the contract price agreed
to be paid for the performance Of such con-
tract, and in no event less than one thousand
General Laws Of this state requiring the CIV
ing Of bonds by contractors for public works
and improvements. and conditioned further.
| harmless such city against any damage, loss or
injury which may arise in any way, directly
Of any occurrence while the work II going on
and before acceptance thereof by such city.
| cauged by any negligence Or misconduct on the
| part Of such contractor, his servants or em-
Such bond shall In all respects be executed az
required by ssch General Laws. and all proyi-
sions in such laws contained. shall be aDpli-
cable, as near as may be. to contracts herein
Every such bond shall be filed with the con.
tract in the office Of the clerk OF recorder OF
such city, the custodian thereof. a,,,,
have power to require all bids for the doing OF
all work or the furnishing OF all skill or mate
! by a bond, on the part Of the bidder in such
sum and with such s%ureties as said council may
Check payable to such city. upon a bank located
in such city or cash Of the Same amount, con-
ditioned that he will enter into q contract with
\ nishing Of the skill or material for the price
mentioned In his bid, and according to the
plans and specifications therefor in case the
| contract shall be awarded to him: and In case
| Of default on his part to sign and enter into
such contract or fall to furnish the required
such council in and by the specifications there
| for, the same shall be deemed forfeited. and 4
| a check or cash be so deposited the same shall
be the property of the city absolutely. and In
| case Of a bond the same may be sued and
Judgment recovered thereon by such city. for
| The full amount in any court having Jurisdiction
| of the amount.
Sec. 20. It is hereby made the duty Of the
\ ,ity council Of such city to make without tins
| necessary delay, at the proper time or tttness
ali assessments for local improvements author.
lied by this act.