Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

SPCCAlASNIlOIlS anu CaDuldLG Clle ISSuAIo ~
his estimate of the cost, and report the
same to- the city council; and sucll plans
ana specifications shall be filed with inc
City clerk or recorder before any pro,
be advertised, and shall cema!n . n file,
open to the inspection of all persons
until after the contract for such WORK
shall! be let and copies Of such plans and
specifications shall be furnished by
the engineer who snail pre-
pare the originals, to any person applying
therefor, at a cost OF seventy-fve cents
per hour for the time necessarily en-
plCNed IN making such copies.
Sec. Z. The city council shall then
cause proposals for bids for such work
to &c. advertised in the official paper OF
the city, and In a newspaper at the cap
week for three successive weeks. which
advertisement shall specify the work to
be done and shall call for bids upon a
basis Of cash payment for the work. and
will be received and the exact time at
which the same will be opened for consid-
Grafton by the city council. No bid shall
be considered unless the same shall pc
certified check, payable to the order OF
the city treasurer for at least fifteen per
cent of the amount bid. and be directed
to the city clerk or recorder. securely
without detection. and be Endorsed upon
the outside wrapper with a brief state
ment or summary as to the work for
which the bid is made. In letting con-
duty of the city council to require the
execution of a written contract and a
bond in such sum as the city council may
require. conditioned for the faithful per-
the city harmless from any and all IL
ability in the prosecution and completing
of the work. The city council, if a con-
tract is awarded, shall award the same
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bidder to whom such contract is awarded
shall fail to enter promptly into such
written contract and to furnish such
cash deposit or certified check. and the
city council may thereupon award the
contract to the next owest responsible
have the right to reject ali bids, and pro-
vided, further, that whenever the esti-
mates made for the city council for the
entire work projected shall be, less than
five hundred dollars. then the city coun-
Gil may directly purchase the materials
therefor and cause the work to be done
by day labor. Every contract awarded
under this act shall be made between
city, and the successful bidder as the 9TH
Ell party, and such contract shall be
executed on the part of the city by the
mayor thereof and counterslgned by the
city clerk or recorder with the corporate
seal Of the city affixed, and an attested
copy thereof shall be flied and remain i'll
the office of the city clerk or recorder.
In every contract executed under this
act, whether or not SO stated therein,
there shall be reserved the right Of the
city council to have the work supervised
by the city engineer OF other person, and
in case of improper construction or I'M
reasonable delay in the prosecution of the
work by a contractor, to order and cause
suspension of the work at any time and to
relet the contract therefor OF to order a
reconstruction Of any portion Of the work
improperly done, or, where the remaining
work to be done or the work of recon-
struction to be made shall call for an ex-
penditure Of less than five hundred
dollars to- complete the work or recon-
struction by the employment of day Ia
Dor.
Sec. 8. In case the contractor to whom
n such contract may be let shall prop
the city council a from time to time,
before the completion of the work, in it's
discretion, pay to such contractor eighty
$50 per cent of the amount already
the city engineer or other competent en-
gineer selected by the city council.
Sec. .. Whenever any work or improve
been determined upon and a contract let
therefor. the city engineer, or other COM
petent engineer selected by the city coun-
Gil. shall forthwith calculate the proper
amount to be specially assessed for such
district, joint district and lateral sewers
against every assessable lot, piece or par
eel of land within the sewer district af-
fected. without regard to cash valuation.
in accordance with the provisions of Sec
ton 5 Of this act.
Provided, that no property shall he spe-
cially assessed for the cost of a sewer in
excess Of the cost of 9 Gig Il te'a
any district, joint district or lateral sew
err Of larger diameter than eighteen 1s>
inches shall be laid or relaid the cost
IL. q ~ ~rr11~S 80 %h~ Tod 0nct nf
a like sewer eighteen (1S) inches in diam
eter shall be paid out of the sewer fund,
If any,. or In case there Is no sufficient
eve fund, then out of the general rev.
enue fund Of the city.
Provided, further, that in calculating
the special assessment for any district
sewer or joint district sewer, the cost Of
laying or relaying such sewer IN any pup
lie ground, street or alley, and all catch
basins manholes, lamp holes and flushing
valves and anks. shall be taken as part
Of such district sewer Or joint district
sewer, and to be paid for by such special
assessment.
And provided, further, that private own
ers may lay, relay or extend any lateral
w through any public ground. street
or alley and connect the same with any
general, district or joint district sewer,
upon permission granted by a majority
vote Of the city council, and that any
eral sewers through private ground
pursuant to rights acquired there
for by agreement or purchase IRON rem
event that any private owner shall alone
or jointly with others. lay, relay or eX-
tend any such lateral through puolc
Vate ground, the city shall not be OF be
come in any way or in any respect l1able
for any act or negligence involved tnefe-
When such engineer shall have finished
his calculation Of the amount to be spe-
cially assessed, as aforesaid, against eacn
lot, piece Or parcel Of land in the sewer
and file with the city clerk or recorder
tabulated statements, in duplicate. snow
ing the proper description OF eaeh ana no
every lot, piece or paTcei OF i a1n,,n ~ he he
has calculated against the same, ana
such statement shall be the pasls OF sns
assessment and be known as the proponGu
assessment to be made by the city, coun-
Gil as hereinafter prescribed: and shall pc
laid before the city council for its ap-
prevail at it's mex regular meetihs 70 pc
after. The city clerk or recorder shall
thereupon cause notice of the time and
place when and where the city councll
will meet in regular session, 10 pass upo1
such proposed assessment, to be puDllshed
in the official paper of the city at least
ten (1O days prior to such meeting OF
the city council.
During all the.t time between the filing of
such proposed assessment with the city
clerk or recorder and such meeting OF the
shah shay ' be open to inspection and copying
by all persons interested.
At such meeting of the city council, al
sessment may appear before the city
council and present their reasons why
such proposed assessment or n par
ticular item thereof should not be adopt
pas au upon me ali 10 objections thereto, # any,
and may alter or affirm and adopt such
proposed assessment as shall be deemed
ton by resolution Of such proposed as
sessment the same shall be certified by
the city clerk and filed in his office, and
shal thereupon be and constitute the spe-