Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-24

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on said bids with the right of re-
Ijecting any or all bids in their dis
erection, which said council, by
and through it's mayor and city
clerk is hereby authorized to enter
into such contract as may be neces-
sary to have such improvements
completed as coon as may be con-
sistent with the proper procedure,
after the said passage and approval
OF said bid or bids by the said city
council. The contract for said i'm
provement shall provide that the
same shall be completed in all
things in accordance with the
plans and specifications for said
improvements herein referred to,
and shall also provide that the
contractor making said improve
ments shall accept the bonds herein
provided for at par and accrued
interest in the payment Of the con-
tract price for such work, and to
the extent of such bond issue, il
the city shall SO elect and that the
balance, If any of said contract
price shall be paid in such manner
as shall be hereinafter designated
by the city council. No contract
herein provided for shall go into
effect, SO far as the city is concern
ed, or be binding on it, until the
assessment roll herein provided for
shall be confirmed, and in the
event the assessments or assess
ment roll herein provided for, are
not confirmed, then said contract
shall be of no further force or
effect.
Sec. IL. That the mayor of the
city OF Grangeville, Idaho, shall
be one of the committee on streets,
and ex-otiicio chairman thereof for
the purpose of enforcing and per-
forming things and acts in this
ordinance made and provided to be
done and performed by this ordi-
nance.
SEC. IL. Upon the acceptance
and approval Of the plans and
specifications for the work Of i'm
provement herein specified, and
the completion of the letting of
said contract for said improve
meuts, the mayor of the city of
Grangeville, Idaho, by and with
the consent of the city council
shall appoint a superintendent to
supervise on the part of the city,
the work of Improvement, who
shall be subject to the orders of
the mayor and city council, but
who shall have general charge,
superintendent and control of all
the said work of improvement
on said street and shall see that
said work of improvement is
done in strict compliance with the
contract therefor as we'll in strict
accordance with the plans and
specifications therefor, and in case
at any time the said contractor or
contractors shall fail to comply
strictly with the said contract or
with the plans and specifications OF
said work he shall have power to
at once to stop said work, report
ing the same to, the council, until
such plans and specifications are
complied with or contract fully
completed; he shall report week ~,
being on Saturday Of each week
to the mayor, giving general
statement of the work done, the
amount thereof, the manner Of its
being done, the part or portion Of
said work completed, and when
any part or portion of said con-
tract has been completed, he shall
certify the same to the city coun-
Gil together with his recommendation
thereon, and upon receipt of such
recommendation the city council
shall either approve or reject the
same. The mayor OF the city may
at any time that in his judgment
he may see fit, discharge such sup
erintendent and remove him from
his office.
Sec. IA. When any contractor
or contractors for the improve
ment or work herein specified,
shall nave completed their said
contract, and the same shall have
been SO reported by the said sup
ertendent of the streets to the city
council and the said council shall
have approved said report then
said city council shall at once pay
for such work to the said contractor
or contractors in the manner here
inbefore provided, but in case said
report shall be rejected, payment
thereof shall be withheld by the
said city council, until such time
as the said contractor or contrac-
tors shall conform to whatever de-
fects that may exists in such work
or Improvement, whereby the same
is rejected.
SEC. Is. That this ordinance
shall be in force and effect from
and after its passage, approval and
first publication.
Passed the 10Th day Of March,
1904.
Approved by the Mayor this
10Th day of March, 1904.