Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-01
Notice of Award of Contract

Pursuant to Statutes and to the Resolu
ton of Award of the City Council of the
City of Los Angeles, adopted July q
1905, directing this notice, notice is hereby
given that said City Council, in open ses-
sion, on the 18th day of July, 1905. opened
examined, and publicly declared all sealed
proposals or bids offered for the follow
ing work, to wit:
That a public sewer be constructed
MATTHEWS STREET,
from the existing public sewer man.
hole at Fourth and Mathews streets,
southward for distance of 624.42 feet
and across all intersections of streets
together with one % manhole and
one. % flushtank, all to be connected
Said sewer is to be constructed OF
yitrified salt-glazed pipe eight (S)
inches in internal diameter
Said manhole is to be constructed
of brick and mortar, and is to have a
concrete bottom and an iron cover
and is to be circular in horizontal sec
tion with an internal diameter of four
Said manhole is to have an internal
height of eight (S) feet and eight Is,
Said flushtank is to be constructed
of brick and mortar and is to have a
concrete bottom and an iron cover, and
is to be circular in horizontal section
with an internal diameter of five 60
feet, and is to have a capacity of three
hundred (30O) gallons.
All of which improvement is to be
constructed in accordance with the
plans and profile therefor on file in
the office of the City Engineer of the
City of Los Angeles and specifications
therefor on file in the office of the City
Clerk of the City of Los Angeles, said
specifications being entitled "Specifica-
tions for the construction OF a sewer
along Mathews street between Fourth
street and Sixth street"
That said contemplated work OF
imtPrOyement in p Cena't is in the opinion Of o.
ordinary public benefit, and they here
by declare that the exterior boundaries
OF the district to be benefited by sato
improvement and to be assessed to pay
the cost and expense of said improve
ment shall be as follows:
Commencing at the southwesterly
corner of, Fourth street and Mathews
southerly line of said Fourth street
4225 feet, to point; thence southerly
Mathews street 15O feet to a point
thence westerly and parallel to the
sOutherly line of said Fourth street
1915 feet to a point; thence southerly
said Mathews street 42O feet to a point
thence easterly on line parallel to the
southerly line, Of said Fourth street to
a point which is $50 feet, measured
along said last mentioned parallel line
easterly from the easterly line of said
Mathews street. thence northerly anc
parallel to the easterly line of said
Mathews street TO a point which is 14(
feet measured on line parallel to the
easterly line of said Mathews street
southerly from the southerly line OF
said Fourth street; thence westerly and
parallel 10 the southerly line Of SAID
Fourth street IS feet to point; thence
northerly and parallel TO the easterly
line of said Mathews street to tht
southerly line OF said Fourth street
thence westerly along the southerlS
line OF said Fourth street to the place
OF beginning. Excepting therefrom ans
portion OF any public street or alley
which may be Included within thu
above described district
And Thereafter. TO wit: on the 21st da,
Of July, 1905. said City Council awarded
the contract for said work to the loves
regular responsible bidder, to wit:
To b, Sherer at the prices named fol
said work in his proposal, on file, TO wit;
50 4-l0 cents per lineal foot for seWe
complete
And that said award has been approved
BY the Mayor.
Clerks once, Los Angeles. CAL Jul,
81. 1905.
City Clerk Of the City Of Los Angeles.
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