Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
No 265. 81 Published Nav Of 1909
CHAPTER 1874, LAWS OF 1cno

the statutes, relating to authorizing the
board of education in cities of tha third
class to have 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-
Section l. Section 925-11sa. In oil
cities of the third and fourth class the ex
penditure or all sums Of money appropr-
ated 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 I'M
der the direction and authority of tbe
board of education. Whenever the bstj.
mated cost of the buildings 70 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 an.
proved by the common council said board
shall give at least ten days notice by adj
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 satisfactory bond in such sum as may
be designated in the advertisement for bids.
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
bility and by their several affdayits 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 bond of a surety com
pany duly licensed to transact business in
this state, such bond and sureties to be an
proved by the board previous to the open
ing or the accompanying bids or proposals.
and shall be conditioned that the bidder
will enter into contract with the required
surettes. for the price mentioned in his
proposal and according to the plans and
Specifications on file. in case the contract
shall be awarded to him and in case Of
failure on his part to execute a contract
with satisfactory sureties. said bond shall
be prosecuted in the name of said city and
judgment recovered thereon for the full
amount of the penalty thereof as liquidated
damages, in any court having jurisdiction
Of the action. unless the common council
shall by resolution direct that no action be
commenced provided that 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
hereinbefore provided for. The power to
reject any and all bids shall be deemed to
exist unless expressly waived
All contracts entered into under this pro-
vision shall be let to the lowest bidder.
except as 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
anu To Fe-duN6rllSG luG WOTh anew OE
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 bond in such sum as the board may
designate for It's 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
the supervision and to the satisfaction OF
said board, each of which sureties shall
make affidavit that he is resident OF the
state Of Wisconsin, and that he IS Inc
owner of real estate in the state or WIS
consin, free from membranes, subject 10
execution of q cash value equal TO the
penal sum of such bond, and that he Is
worth the estimated amount of money TO
be paid on such contract, over ana ABOVE
all his debts and liabilities, in property IN
bond Of a 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 DONG Oh
the work specified therein; and the right
in case of improper or imperfect pefIorlu-
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 snaii
not be prosecuted with Such dlngence anu
with such number of men, as to insure us
completion within the time limited py the
contract, to suspend such work and TO re-
let the same to some other connpet ota
party, or to employ men and secure mate
rial for the completion of the same ana
charge the cost to the contractor. >,
=. And power is hereby given to the Salu
BOARD to adjust and determine an cues,
lions as to the amount earned unuer any
contract by the contractor or contractors,
according to the true intent ana meaning
of the contact such adjustment ana oe
termination by said board shall be reported
by the board to the common council, ana
when approved by said council shall pe
final between the parties and binding upon
paid to the city shall exceed the amount
due from the city to the contractor, VI
contractors, according to such determine;
ton and adjustment. then the dlNerence, VI
balance in favor OF the city, ACCORDING "
such determination and adjustment shall
be recoverable by law in an action III the
name of the city against such contractor,
or Contractors. and their sureties IN any
court having jurisdiction. 49,, lao
Every contract with the city snaIl al E
contain covenant or agreement on tnt
part of the contractor or his suretles' Iii iii
in case such contractor shall fall 10 LuiiLy
complete and perform such contract VIII
In the time therein limited for the PER
Torrance thereof. such contractor sn an
pay to the city as liquidated damages t so,.
such default certain and definite sum Iot
each days delay in completing LhS cQ o.,
tract, after the time therein Limited ioI 5 5ts
completion, which daily sum shali De ~ 1e
termined and fixed by said board DeIofe tnS
contract for the work shall be let a fl1
shall be stated in the advertisement ior
proposals for the work. and snail De ~,
serted in the contract. and snail III no e.
be less than one-half of one per cent Oh ti ne
aggregate cost of the work emoraceu ~
said contract.
Payments may be made at Intervals as
the work progresses, but no more tn"iit
eighty per cent. of the value OF LnSS vii
actually done and material furnished sn an1l
be paid at any time before the entire O'-
pletion of the work.
The board of education shall nave a or
thority to employ a competent person; Va
persons, for the supervision of the work.
In any city of the third ana tourtih c snb
the common council may adopt TINS St
section as provided in section oZo' cn"P'0N
40b, statutes of 1898. -
Section .. Any acts or parts Oh + as
affecting any city adopting THIS supsfsc'tbSi s
inconsistent with the provisions oA LA"
act, are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take enect and and
be in force from and after its passage AA~