The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-19

ton or alteration of sewers) necessary
to be done. such resolution shall refer
intelligently to the plans. specifica-
tons and estimates therefor, and shall
be published twice, once in each week
for two consecutive weeks in the OFF,
cial newspaper of the city. If the
owners OF majority Of the property
liable to be specially assessed for such
proposed improvement shall not with
in fifteen days after the first publica-
ton of such resolution file with the
city auditor written protest against
such improvement, then the majority
OF such owners shall be deemed to
have consented thereto. At the next
regular meeting of the city council
after the expiration of the time for
filing protests against such improve
ment, the council shall hear and de-
termine the sufficiency and validity of
such protests, and If two-thirds OF the
council shall decide that such pro-
tests are insufficient or not we'll taken.
then the city council shall have power
to cause such improvement to be made
and to contract therefor, and to levy
and collect assessments therefor as
hereinafter provided, and all such
work shall be let by contract to the
responsible bidder whose bid is the
lowest therefor.
In case the work to be done con-
sists of paving or repaving, the city
council shall not in its resolution de-
claring such improvement necessary
determine which of the kinds OF pav-
ing or paving material shall be adopt
ed; but in the call for bids bidders
shall be invited to submit bids for one
or more of the several kinds Of paw
ing or paving material for which the
city engineer shall have been directed
to file plans and specifications. When
the bids shall have been opened and
made public they shall be entered On
the minutes of the meeting and be
carefully preserved by the city audit
or. and action on the same shall be
deferred for a period Of at least five
days after the opening of the bids for
the purpose of considering and acting
on the same. Notice of the time and
place of such future meeting shall be
published by the city auditor at leas:
once in the official newspaper of the
city at least five days before the late
fixed for such meeting. If, after the
opening of the bids and before the
meeting of the council to consider the
same the owners of majority of the
property liable to be specially assess
ed for such paving or repaving, shall
file with the city auditor a written
petition (Which may consist of a sin
gle petition or several separate petit
tons signed by the owners of a ma
jority of the property liable to be spe-
cially assessed for such improvement
or their authorized agents. Indicating
that such petitioners are agreed in Il
| preference for any one OF the kinds
of paving, or paving materials for
which bids have been invited, then it
shall be obligatory upon the city coun-
Gil to cause the paving or repaving to
! be constructed of the kind of paving
material indicated in such petition.
Sec. T. That section 2779 of the re-
vised codes of the state of North Da-
of 1905. be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 5. That section 27SO of the re-
vised codes of the state of North Da-
kota of 1905, be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
Sec. .27SO. Duty of council.) The
city council shall then cause proposals
for said work to be advertised for in
the official paper of such city twice,
once in each week for two consecu-
tive weeks, which advertisement shall
specify the work to be done according
to the plans and specifications there
for on file in the auditors Office and
shall call for bids therefor upon a
basis of cash payment for said work,
and state the time within which such
bids will be received, and within which
such work is to be completed. The
city council may also require bidders
to state the rate of interest the war
rants shall bear (not exceeding seven
per cent per annum), which are to
be received and accepted by them at
par in payment for such work. In
case of pavement such proposals may
call for bids for one or more kinds
of pavement Bids for such worl;
shall be forwarded to the city auditor
of such city securely sealed so as to
prevent their being opened without
detection, and shall have endorsed up
on the outside thereof statement Of
what work such proposals are for.
Such bids shall be opened by the city
council at the expiration of the time
limited in said advertisement FOR re-
ceiving the same, which shall be not
less than fifteen days after tine first
publication of said advertisement, or
at such other time as the city council
may appoint therefor, and if accom-
panied by check and bond herein
after provided for shall be considered,
and il not accompanied by such check
and bond shall be rejected.
Sec. 6. That section 1882 of the re-
vised codes OF the state of North Da-
kota of 1905, be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
Sec. 27S2. Bonds.) Each lid FOR
any such work shall also he accom-
panied by bond running to the city.
In case of all improvements except
Sidewalks, paving and repaving the
amount OF bidders bond shall be
sum equal to the full amount of the
bid. In case of paving or repaving,
the amount of the bond to be required
on each bid for different kind of paw
ing or repaving shall be fixed at a