Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-06
PUBLIC ADVERTISING

Notice Inviting street Work Proposals
Pursuant to Statutes and to Ordinance
No 1919 (Now Sepies) of the Council
Of the City of Los Angeles, adopted
July %, 1906, directing this notice,
the Board of Public Works Of said city
invites and will receive at it's office IN
the Ciey Hall, up to II o'clock
a, m. of Monday August 1s. 1906, sealed
proposals or bids for the following
street work, to be done according to
Specifications
No. 20 (New serles) for graveled
Nc B sy New Series gss fO Fof f'%sn cement sprSs side
walks, in the City of Los Angeles,
posted and on file therefor adopted or
herein mentioned to witt
DORCHESTER AVENUE,
IN said city. from the west line Of Nor
mandie avenue to the east line of Jas
mine street, including all intersections
OF streets (excepting such portions or
said street and Intersections as are re-
quired by law to be kept in order or re-
pair by any person or company having
railroad tracks thereon, and also ex-
cepting such portions as have already
been graded and graveled and accepted
be graded and graveled to the. official
grade In accordance with the plans and
profile on file In the Office of the city
Engineer and specifications for the con-
struction of graveled streets, Glass d, in
the City of Los Angeles, on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said city.
said specifications being No. 20 (New
Series). .ef
I'd. That cement curb be construct
ed along each line of the roadway of
said Dorchester avenue, from the west
line of Normandle avenue to the east
such portions of the line of said road
way upon which cement or granite
curb has already been constructed to
the official line and grade), in accord
n y ta,aA o., =
ing cement curbs. on file in the office
Of the City Clerk, said specifications be-
ing No; 20 New series).
ga. That cement sidewalk five (5)
rect In width be constructed along the
north side of said Dorchester avenue,
from the west line of Normandie ave-
nue. to point 1880 feet west of the
west line of Normandie avenue (except-
said points along which cement or as
phalt sidewalk five (5) feet in width
has been constructed to the official line
and grade), said sidewalk to be con-
structed In accordance with specihca-
tons for constructing cement sidewalks
on file in the office of the City Clerk of
said city. said specifications being No.
20 New Series).
The Council of said city finds
that the total cost of said Improvement
will be. greater than fifty cents per front
Guiding the cost Of intersectons an and it il
is determined, In pursuance of an
Act of the Legislature of the State OF
California. approved February 9th, 1888
as amended by an Act of the Legislature
amending said last named Act which
amending Act became law March 2. 1899
that bonds shall be issued to represent the
cost. of said improvement. Said bonds
shall be serial, extending over a period OF
ten years. an even proportion of the prin-
cipai sum OF which shall be payable an
nually. on the second day OF january of
each each year by coupon, after their date
until the whole are paid, and to bear in
terest at the rate of seven (7) 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 bid check payable to the order of
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 a
bond for the said amount and so pay
able, signed by the bidder and by two
sureties. who shall Justify, before any
officer competent to administer an
oath, in double the said amount and
over and above all statutory exemp-
tions.
In bidding use blanks which will be
furnished by the Secretary of the Board
of Public Works upon application.
= Los Angeles. Cal, August g. 1906
HORACE B. FERRIS
Secretary of the Board of Public Works
of the City of Los Angeles.
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