The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

city council. who shall draw plans and
| specifications and tabulate the results of
| ms estimate of the cost, and report the
same to the city council; and such plans
| ana specifications shall be filed with the
CITY clerk or recorder before any pro,
posalS Tor bids for work hereunder shall
De advertised, and shall remain on file,
open to the inspection Of all persons
s ghGi al AFTER f. the contract for such work
speclhcatlons shall be furnished by
the engineer who shall pre-
pare the originals, to any person applying
therefor, at cost of seventy-five cents
per hour for the time necessarily en-
ployed in making such copies
Sec Z. The city council shall then
cause proposals for bids for such work
70 pe advertised in the official paper of
the CITY, and in newspaper at the cap
llal OIL the state, at least once in each
week Tor three successive weeks. which
advertisement shall specify the work to
pc done and shall call for bids upon
pass OF cash payment for the work, and
sa iSi state the time within which bids
VIII pc received and the exact time at
Wnlcn the same will be opened for consid-
erauon by the city council. No bid shall
be considered unless the same shall be
accompanied by cash deposit or duly
CerllIied check, payable to the order Of
the city treasurer for at least fifteen per
cent OF the amount bid and be directed
10 the city clerk or recorder. securely
sealed, so as to prevent it's being opened
without detection. and be Endorsed upon
the outside wrapper with a brief state
ment OF summary as to the work for
winch the bid is made. In letting con-
tracts for any such work it shall be the
DUTY OF the city council to require the
execution OF a written contract and a
pond In such sum as the city council may
require. conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of the contract and for saving
the city harmless from any and all Ii
aollity IN the prosecution and completing
Of the work. The city council, if a con-
awarded Shall
TO the lowest responsible bidder. If any
bidder to whom such contract is awarded
shau fail to enter promptly into such
written contract and to furnish such
bond, then such defaulting bidder shall
forfeit to the city the amount of his
cash deposit or certified check. and the
city council may thereupon award the
contract to the next lowest responsible
bidder; provided, the city council shall
nave the right to reject all bids, and pro-
vided, further, that whenever the esti-
mates made for the city council for the
entire work projected shall be less than
i've hundred dollars. then the city coun-
eli 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
the city as one party, in the name Of the
city, and the successful bidder as the 9TH
er party, and such contract shall be
executed on the part of the city by the
mayor thereof and countersigned by the
city clerk or recorder with the corporate
copy thereof shall be filed and remain in
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 or other person, and
IN case or improper construction or un-
reasonable delay in the prosecution of the
work by contractor, to order and cause
suspension of the work at any time and to
relet the contract therefor or 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
any such contract may be let shall prop
erIy perform the work therein designated,
the city council may, from time to time
before the completion of the work, in its
discretion, pay to such contractor eighty
(SO) per cent of the amount already
earned Hereunder upon the estimate of
the city engineer or other competent en-
gineer selected by the city council.
Sec. 3. Whenever any work or improve
ment provided for by this act shall have
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
Gel of land within the sewer district af-
fected. without regard to cash valuation,
In accordance with the provisions of Sec
ton Of this act
Provided. that no property shall he spe-
cially assessed for the cost of a sewer in
excess of the cost of a sewer eighteen
inches in diameter. and that whenever
any district. joint district or lateral sew
er of larger diameter than eighteen QS)
inches shall be laid or relaid the cost
thereof in excess of the estimated cost Of
a like sewer eighteen Q9 inches in diam
eter shall be paid out of the sewer fund.
If any, or in case there is no sufficient
sewer 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 pub
lie ground, street or alley, and all catch
basins manholes. lamp holes and flushing
valves and tanks shall be taken as part
of such district sewer or joint district
sewer. and to be paid for by such special
And provided. further, that private own
ers may lay, relay or extend any lateral
sewer through any public ground, street
or alley and connect the same with any
general, district or joint district sewer.
upon permission granted by majority
vote Of the city council, and that any
private owner alone, or two or more own
ers, jointly, may lay, relay or extend lat
eral sewers through private ground
pursuant to rights acquired there
for by. agreement or purchase from
any private owner or owners, In the
event that any private owner shall alone
or jointly with others, lay, relay or ex-
tend any such lateral through public
ground street or alley or through pri-
Vate ground, the city shall not be or be-
come in any way or in any respect liable
for any act or negligence involved there
in.
When such engineer shall have finished
his calculation Of the amount to be spe-
cially assessed, as aforesaid, against each
lot, piece or parcel of land in the sewer
district affected he shall al once prepare
and file with the city clerk or recorder
tabulated statements, in duplicate, show
ing the proper description Of each and
specially assessed and the amount he
has calculated against the same and
such statement shall be the basis of the
assessment and be known as the proposed
assessment to be made by the city coun-
Gil as hereinafter prescribed. and shall be
proval at it's next regular meeting to be
held not less than ten 90 days there
after The city clerk or recorder shall
thereupon cause notice Of the time and
place when and where the city council
will meet in regular session, to pass upon
in the official paper of the city at least
ten Q0) days prior to such meeting of
the city council.
During all the time between the filing of
such proposed assessment with the city
clerk or recorder and such meeting of the
city council, such proposed assessment
shall be open to inspection and copying
by all persons interested.
At such meeting Of the city council, all
persons aggrieved by such proposed as
sessment may appear before the city
council and present their reasons why