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

Upon the award Of the contract the
checks of all unsuccessful bidders
shall be returned to them, and upon
the filing Of such bond the check Of
the successful bidder shall be return
ed to him.
The city council shall have the right
to reject any and all bids for work
to be done under this section, II, In
Its opinion, the interests Of the city
will be best subserved by SO doing,
and re-advertise for further bids, but
II all such bids are not rejected the
contract shall then be awarded to the
responsible bidder whose bid is the
lowest upon the basis OF cash pay
ment therefor; provided. such bidder
shall have compiled with the forego-
ing requirements and furnished the
bond ,hereinbefore provided for.
All contracts entered into for any
work provided for in this section shall
be entered in the name Of the city,
and shall be executed on the part of
the city, by the mayor thereof, and
countersigned by the auditor with the
corporate seal of the city afiixed, and
when signed by the contractor shall
be filed in the Office of the city auditor.
Such contract shall require the work
to be done hereunder to be done pur-
suant to the plans and specifications
therefor on file in the Office of the
city auditor, and subject to the ap.
prevail of the city engineer, who shall
supervise and inspect such work dur
ing its progress, and there shall be
reserved in each contract the right OF
the city council, in case of an i'm
proper construction of such work, to
suspend work thereon at any time,
and to relet the contract therefor, OF
order q reconstruction of said work
or any part thereof improperly done.
Each contract so entered into shall
state the time on or before which such
work must be completed, and must
state from what fund the amount to
be paid thereon by the city is to be
paid, and that the consideration Of
such contract Is payable only in war
rants drawn on such fund, and that
such city assumes and incurs no gen.
eral liability under such contract.
In case the contractor to whom any
such contract shall be let shall prop
erly perform the work therein desig-
mated, the city council may from time
to time in its discretion, as the work
progresses, pay to such contractor up
on an estimate made by the city en-
gineer of the amount already earned
Hereunder, eight-five per cent of the
mount shown by such estimate to
have been so earned, in warrants
drawn on the fund from which the
same is to be paid.
All money collected from special
assessments for building and con-
structing sewer and water and other
connections shall be kept in a fund
called sewer and water connections
special assessment fund, and warrnts
shll be drawn on such fund for the
payment of the costs of all such con-
nections.
All such sewer and water special
assessments shall be paid in sin
gle amount.
Sec. II. This act shall not effect
any contract let and commenced under
this act which 1t amends, but all such
contracts shall be conducted and con-
cluded under the terms of said act.
Sec. IL. Emergency Whereas the
present law relating to cities restrict
ing police powers, methods of adver-
Using for paving bids, letting contracts
and bonds for same, and duties of au-
ditors in relation thereto.
Therefore this act shall be in full
force from and after its passage and
approval