Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. 212. A. Published June II, 1903,
CHAPTER AIT, LAWS OF 1908.


AN ACT to create sections 925--9ob and
9o5--9oc of the statutes relating TO the
letting OF contracts for pubic work aho
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, repre-.
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section l. There is added to the statutes
two new sections to read;
Section 925--S0b Whenever IN any city
Of the hrst class in this state, however In
corporated any public work or. improve
fneilt Of any kind whatsoever shall have
been ordered TO be done, whether such work
is chargeable In whole or in part TO snch
city or to any ward wards therein, or
to any lot or lots or parcels of land therein,
such public work or improvement may De
done By the use bpaen r or ma
combination with articles. materials, or
processes not patented. and, any bid &C
cepted or contract let for such WORK or I'M
provement shall be as valid and binding as
IL no patented article. material or process
had been used provided, however. said
city shall have obtained from tie owner OF
said patented article, materials or process,
before advertising for bids thereon, bind
ing agreement to furnish to any contractor,
desiring to bid upon such WORK as whole,
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 of said city,
charged with the duty of letting contract
for such public work or Improvement shall
determine to be reasonable price therefor;
furnished upon application to any contr8c-
tor desiring to bid on said work.
Section e25--~90c ANY such city at its
outfop nav in providing for any such pub
lie work or Improvement to be done, and
before calling for bids thereon, through its
proper authorities adopt different plans and
qualifications 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 in 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 a contract for one
kind Of article. material or process; pro-
vided, that before any contract is let the
bids received 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 be used In
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
teriai or process shall be used in the work
to be done, and thereafter and thereupon
the contract shall be let to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder for the kind of article. ma
ferial or process SO selected for use in the
proposed public work or Improvement.
Section @ This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
Approved Approved June is. 1909.