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CITY ORDINANCES.
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may reject any or all bids. IL re-
moBstrance be fled signed by ma
jority of the owners Of the property
a abutting Oh said street or alley to be
SO improved or repaired, no contract
shall be let therefor until the council
shall reconsider and determine the
necessities of such improvements or
repairs; but II, after reconsideration
by the council OF the ordinance re-
curing and directing such improve
ment, two-thirds of all the cuuncil-
men shall vote for the same, and the
mayor shall again approve the ordi
nance, the contracts for such improve
ments or repairs may be let as II no
remembrance had been filed either
upon the bids already received there
for, or the recorder may give notice
again, as provided In section 3 OF this
ordinance, as the council shall direct
Section q Bids must state opposite
to each block or tract bid upon, the
price Tor each class OF work separate
", namely: Grading and macadam
with crushed or broken rock or grav-
ell, the amount per cubic yard; Mich
olson and stone block pavement, the
amount per square yard; new side
walks crosswalks, plank gutter, :, plank
roadways and bridges, the amount per
lineal foot; and no bid shall be re-
ceived which specifies more than one
price for each class Of work chargeable
to one block in length. The word
"block,' as used In this section, shall
be const ued to mean all property on
both sides of the street to be impiov
cd chargeable for the impi iovemeDt OF
that part of such street lying between
tho center lines of cIoss streets inter
secting the street to he improved.
All bids shall correspond as nearly
as possible with the estimate fled, as
provided by section OF this ordi-
nance. Accompanying each bid there
shall bo a written guaranty signed by
at least two responsible tax payers OF
the city, to be approved by some mem
Der of the Committee on Streets IL
tor street improvement, to the effect
th It IL a contract be awarded to such
bidder he will enter into contract as
required and give security for its
faithful performance within forty.
eight hours after receiving notice OF
such award, or such contractor or
contractors shall forfeit and pay to
the City of Hood River the difference
between such lid and the mex high
est responsible bid fol the same work.
Section 7. As soon after the time
fixed for receiving bids as practicable,
the Committee ON Streets shall open
the same and report them together
with summary of the several bids to
the Common Council, When so re.
ported the Common Council shall
award the contract or contracts, as
the case may be TO the lowest and
best responsible bidder or bidders II
In its judgment such bid or bids be
bid or bids for less than all of one
class OF work chargeable to one block,
or that do not conform to the pro.
visions OF this ordinance shall be re
jeoted.
Section 8. Whenever the Commit.
tee on Streets and Street Commission.
or In the matter OF street improve
ment shalt report to the 9 ,mmon
Council that contractor for worb
upon the streets has failed to com.
plete his contract within the time spe.
oiiisd therein, and In the manner
therein provided, the Common Coun
oil may by resolution extend suof
time, OF may in the same manner
declare such contractor delinquent,
aid thereafter no bid shalt be receiv.
ed from any such person, persons OF
corporation, so declared delinquent,
for the Improvement of street.
Section 8. When the improvement,
or part thereof not less than the dis
tance of block In extent, has been
completed, the contractor sor contrac.
tors shall Immediately thereafter file
with the City Recorder OF the city a
written notice to that effect and
shall also file Herewith certificate OF
the Street Commissioner and City
Surveyor of said city, approved by
the Committee ON Streets as to tho
amount of the work, aud that the
same Is on the proper grade and has
been duly and fully completed, where.
upon the City Recorder shalt endorse
upon such notice the amount due for
said work so completed according to
the contract therefor, and file the
same In his office, and shall immedi-
ately hereafter cause notice to be
published Ave insertions succe ssively
in the newspaper doing the city Print
ing, stating that notice of the couple
tlon of said Improvement, or part
thereof, as the case may be, desorib-
ing the same, has been tlled and Civ
ing the date Of such filing, and that
objections to the acceptance of such
improvement or any part thereof, may
be filed in his office at any time with
in seven days from the date OF the I'll
ing of such notice At the expiration
OF the time specified In such publica-
tion FIR filing objections to the ac-
aeptanoe of such work, II no objec
tions thereto be filed, OF 1t after a
I caring of the matter on objections
{ led, aud duly considering the same,
I he Common Council shall deem the
Improvement OF part thereof specified
j u the notice, properly completed ac-
: ording to the terms Of the contract
therefor. the Common Council shall
thereupon by resolution declare that
eaid work be and is thereby accepted,
ind direct that a warrant be drawn
in favor of the contractor for the
amount OF the contract price for the
improvement or part thereof so com.
pleted, upon that particular portion
OF the fund to be assessed upon the
property liable to pay for such i'm
provement as shall be assessed to the
In front of which and to the
charge of which the particular part Of
the improveme, for which said war;
rant is issued has been done, and col.
lected and paid into the City Treas
lry for that purpose.