The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
No. 265. 81 Published Nav o. 1909
CHAPTER 1914, LAWS OF 1900

board of education in cities of the third
etaSs TO nave charge. of erecting school
buildings In such cities, and giving the
same privilege to the board of education
in cities of the fourth class
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows
Section l. Section a25-11Sa In all
cities of the third and fourth class the ex-
penditure OF all sums of money appropri-
atcd for the purchase of a school site or
sites. or for the erection, enlargement a.
teration, or repair of school buildings and
for the maintenance of schools. shall be IN
der the direction and authority of the
board of education. Whenever the esti-
mated cost OF the buildings TO be erected
enlarged, altered, or repaired exceeds one
thousand dollars. the board of education
shall make, or cause to be made. plans and
specifications setting forth clearly and in
detail the work to be done and the material
to be used and an estimate of the cost Of
the same. After these plans and estimates
have been adopted by the board and ap-
proved by the common council said board
shall give at least ten days notice by ad-
vertisement In the official city paper, or In
one designated by the common council OF
the reception of bids for the execution of
the proposed work.
All bids must be sealed and accompanied
by a satisfactory bond in such sum as may
signed by the bidder and two or more sure
ties. who shall be residents of this state,
and who shall Justify as to their response
blity and By their several afidavits show
that they are worth In the aggregate at
least double the amount of the bond In
property not by law exempt from execution
In this state, or by a bond of a surety COM
pany duly licensed TO transact business in
this state, such bond and suretics 10 be ap-
proved by the board previous to the open
ing OF the accompanying bids or proposals,
and shall be conditioned that the bidder
Will enter into contract with the required
sureties for the price mentioned In his
proposal and according to the plans and
specifications file In case the contract
shall be awarded to him; and in case of
with satisfactory sureties, said bond shall
be prosecuted in the name of said city and
Judgment recovered thereon for the fun
amount Of the penalty thereof as liquidatcd
damages. in any court having jurisdiction
of the action, unless the common council
shall by resolution direct that no action be
commenced provided that a certified check
for not less than five per cent. of the esti-
mated cost of said proposed work may be
received by said board In lieu of the bond
reject any and all bids shall be deemed to
exist unless expressly waived.
Al contracts entered into under this pro
except rs hereinafter provided Whenever
the lowest bid for any work to be let by
the board shall exceed the estimates, or
seem to said board to be unreasonably high.
the board Is authorized to reject all bids
and to advertise the work anew; or
whenever no proper bids shall be received.
or whenever the lowest bid exceeds the
estimate, or the lowest bidder shall be in
the Judgment of said board incompetent,
or otherwise unreliable for the perform
ance of the work for which he bids the
said board shall report to the common
council a schedule of all the bids received
together with such recommendations as the
board shall choose to make with their rea-
sons therefor, and the common council may
authorize the board to let the work to the
lowest competent and reliable bidder: or
the council by vote of two-thirds of all It's
members may authorize the board to have
the work done under the supervision of
such person or persons as the board may
designate.
A written or printed contract shall be
entered into for the completion of the work
with a bond in such sum as the board may
designate for its full performance Said
bond shall be executed by two or more sure
ties for the contractor. guaranteeing TO the
satisfaction of said board the performance
Of such contract by the contractor under
said board. each of which sureties shall
make affidavit that he Is resident of the
state of Wisconsin. and that he Is the
owner of real estate in the state of WIS
consin free from membranes, subject TO
execution, of cash value equal to the
penal sum of such bond and that he is
worth the estimated amount of MONEY to
be paid such contract. over and above
all his debts and liabilities, In property in
this, state subject to execution, or BY a
bond of surety company duly licensed TO
do business in this state.
The said board shall reserve in every
contract the right to determine finally the
performance of such contract or doing of
the work specified therein; and the right,
in case of improper or imperfect perform
ance thereof. to suspend such work at any
time; or to order the entire reconstruction
of the same, if improperly done or to relet
the same to some other competent party
and also the right, in case such work shall
not be prosecuted with such diligence ana
with such number of men, as to insure It's
completion within the time limited by tue
contract, to suspend such work and to re
let the. same To some other competent
party. or to employ men and secure mate,
rial for the completion of the same, and