The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. 212, A. Published June II. 1909
CHAPTER lit, LAWS OF 1909.

No. 212, A. Published June II. 1909
CHAPTER 417, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sections 925---D0b and
e2S--90c of the statutes. relating to the
letting Of contracts for public work and
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly, DO enact
Section /. There Ia added to the statutes
two new sections to read
Section 926~-90b. Whenever in any city
corporated, any public work or improve
ment of any kind whatsoever shall have
been ordered to be done, whether such work
is chargeab!e In whole or In part 70. such
city. or to any ward or wards therein, or
to any lot or lots or parcels OF land therein,
such public work or Improvement may be
done. by the use of patented article ma
terial or process. in whole or in part. or In
combination with articles. materials, or
processes not patented, and, any bid ac-
cepted or contract let for such work or I'M
If no patented article, material or process
had been used provided, however. said
city shall have obtained from the owner OF
said patented article, materials or process,
Ing agreement TO furnish TO any contractor,
desiring to bid upon such work as whole.
the right to use said patented article. ma.
terials and processes IN the construction Of
said work and also to furnish to any con-
tractor said patented article Itself upon the
payment Of what the authorities or said city
charged WITH the duty OF teETing r contract
for such public work or Improvement shall
determine to be a reasonable price therefor,
which price shall be publicly stated and
furnished upon application to any eontrac'
tor desiring TO bid on said work.
Section 926--90c, Any such city at Its
option may ip providing for any such pub
lie worh or Improvement to be done, and
before calling for bids thereon, through It's
proper authorities adopt different plans and
specifications requiring the use Of different
kinds of materials for the proposed work or
improvements TO be made, whether patented
or not thereby bringing one kind Of article.
material or process 10 competition with one
or more other kinds of articles materials
or processes designed to accomplish the
same general purpose and call for bids for
each such kind Of article, material or pro-
cess, and thereafter let contract for one
kind of article material Or process; pro-
vidad that before any contract is let the
b:dB received on all the different kinds OF
articles materials or processes for which
plans or specifications were prepared and
upon which bids were called for shall be
received opened and considered before the
kind Of article or process TO he used ia
such work or Improvement shall be decided
upon by the proper city authorities, and
thereupon the proper city authorities shall
FIRST determine which kind OF article. ma
terial or process shall be used In the work
the contract shall be let TO the lowest re-
eponsibla bidder for the kind of article, ma
teriai or process so selected for use In khs
nropesed public work or Improvement
Section 2 This act shall take effect Ano
be In force from and after It's passage and
publscat ian.
Approved june ID. 1909