Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-09
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Notice Inviting street Work Proposal.

Notice Inviting Street Work Proposals
Pursuant to Statutes and to Ordinance
NO. 12,487 (New Series) of the Council
Of the City of Los Angeles, adopted
February s. 1905, directing this notice,
the Board of Public Works of said city
invites and will receive at it's office in
the City Hall, up to IL o'clock a. m. OF
Monday, April 16, 1906, sealed proposals
or bids for the following street work,
to be done according to specifications
No. 10 (New Series) for paving
No 22 (New series) for cement
curbs.
No 2S (New series) for cement side
No. 10 (New series) for granite block
No. 10 (New series) for culverts.
In the City of Los Angeles, postea
and on file, therefor adopted, or herein
mentioned, to wit:
1st. That
CENTRAL AVENUE, -,
in said city from the northeriy ilne W on
Twelfth street to the south boundary
including incl all intersections of streets 5
(excepting such portions OF salo @
avenue and intersections as are 10,
quired by, law to be kept IN anv orurv
having railroad tracks thereon anu
also excepting such portions as have
already been graded and paved WIN nd nd
paved with hydraulic cement ana ana
broken stone concrete base with broken
stone and asphaltic cement pinoea
course, with asphaltlc wearing suriaee
ard with granite block cutters.
Said cutters are to extend along e@aeh @
line of the roadway of said Central aVs- vs,-
rue from the northerly line OF Iweitt,sia III
street to the south boundary line Oh the
City of Los Angeles excepting such ii
portions of said avenue as are requ gu
by law to be kept in order or repair DS
any person or company having ram al 10y, ga n
fro oCIr and a
portions of said Central avenue alonS
which cement or granite block gutte,rs
have already been constructed 10 tie NS
official line and grade); and along each
side of said Central avenue across each
ntersecting street or alley between tne
south line of Twelfth street and the
south boundary line of the City or Los
Angeles. ~ r..
Said cutters shall be three 80 feet
In widtl. except across street ana aiieH an :,
intersections, where said cutters shaiA
be six (6) feet in width.
All of said work is to be done In ac-
cordance with plans, nrofiles and cross
sections therefor on file in the once ol
the City Engineer of the City OF LOS
Angeles. l.,
Said granite blook cutters shall be
constructed in accordance with Sectloii'
s of Specifications No. 10 (New Serles''
hereinafter described. =,
Said paving with asphalt snail De
performed in accordance with specifica,-
tions for street paving with hydrauillc e
cement and broken stone. concre,I,e 20 pas :
and asphalt wearing surface, Class b.
said specifications being No. 10 (NeW
Series). .
I'd. That a cement curb be constructed
Central avenue from the north line ct #
boundary oI1S ine Of sx.thtInr the city yaIoH of f
kos I@cb parions anFs1ss of f5eeplns fRe line of SAID
roadway upon which a cement or granite
curb has already been constructed 70 me
official line and grade), IN accordanoe zee
ment curbs. on file In the office OF the
City Clerk said specifications being NO
22. New Series). a., c>
feet in width be constructed along
each side of said Central avenue
from the north line of Twelfth. street
the R ctS ieS of f% ISs hngeies
portions of said street between said points
along which a cement or asphalt sidewalk
to the official line and grade). said side
walk to be constructed in accordance with
specifications for constructing cement
sidewalks on. file, in the office of the
tionis being No. 2S New series).
4th That one. Cd culvert be con,
structed along the west side OF SAID
Central avenue from the curb return at t
the northwest corner of said Central
avenue and Twelfth street to the. curb
return at the southwest corner OF said
(cxcepting along such portions of SAID
Central avenue as are required by law
to be kept in order or repair by, any
person or company having railroad
Said culvert is to be constructed of
concrete with steel plate top, in accord
ance with Section 10 of Specifications
No. 10 (New seriesl, on file in the office
of the City Clerk of said City of Los An
geles, and in accordance with plans
therefor on file in the office of the, City
The Council Of said city finds
upon estimate of the City Engineer:
that the total cost Of said Improvement
will be greater than fifty cents per front
cluding the cost of intersections, and 1t Is
determined. in pursuance of an Act
Of the Legislature. State of Cslifor-
amended by an Act of the Legislature
amending said last named act. which
amending act. became, law March ID
sent the cost of said Improvement. Said
bonds shall be serial, extending over a
period OF ten years, an even proportion oil
the principal sum Of which shall be pay
arY of each year by coupon, after their
date until the whole are paid, and to bear
interest at the rate of seven G., per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually on the
second days of January and July OF each
and every year.
Bidders must file with each proposal
or Dld cneck paydDle 10 tnS oiuel VI
the Mayor of this city, certified by a
responsible bank, for an amount which
shall not be less than ten per cent of
the aggregate of the proposal or bond
for the said amount and so payable,
signed by the bidder and two sureties,
who shall justify before any officer
competent to administer an oath, In
double the said amount, and over and
above all statutory exemptions
In bidding use blanks which Will pc
furnished by the Secretary of the Board
of Public Works upon application:
Los Angeles. Cal, April 9. 1906,
HORACE b. FERRIS,
Secretary of the Board of Public WORKS
of the City of Los Angeles.
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