Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-07-11
No. PIP. Al Published June II, 1909.
CHAPTER All. LAWS or 1909.

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AN ACT 70 create sections 925-90b and
s25-90c Of the statutes. relating to the
letting OF contracts for public work and
The people on the state Of wisconsin. repre-.
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section /. There is added to the statutes
two new sections to read
Section 925-90b. Whenever In any city
Of the first class In this state, however IN
corporated. any public work or improve
mcnt OF any kind whatsoever shall have
been ordered to be done. whether such work
Is chargcable In whole or In part 70 such
city, or to any ward OF wards therein, or
10 any lot or lots o. parcels OF land therein,
such public work or improvement may be
done by the use OF a patented article. ma
terial or process. in whole or In part, or 10
combination With articles, materials. or
processes not patented. and any bid &C
cepted or contract let for such work or In
prOvement shall be as valid and binding as
II 40 patented article, Material or process
had hren used provfdpd. hnw-evar eaid
city shall have obtained from the owner Of
said patented article. materials or process,
before advertising for bids thereon, a bind
ing agreement TO furnish 20 any contractor.
desiring TO bid upon such work as a whole,
the right TO use said patented article. ma
terfals and processes IN the construction Of
said work. and also 10 furnish 10 any con
tractor said patented article itself upon the
payment Of what the authorities OF said city
charged with the duty Of letting a 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 contrac-
tor desiring 70 bid on said work.
Section a25-90c. AnF such city at it's
option may, In providing for any such pub
lie work or improvement 10 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 In competition with one
or more other kinds OF articles. materials
or processes designed 10 accomplish the
same general purpose. ana 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-
ylded. that before any contract Is let the
bids 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 - be used IN
such work or Improvement shall be decided
upon BY the proper city authorities. and
tbersupon the proper city authorities shall
FIRST Determine which kind Of article. ma
fersal or process shall be used 10 the work
to be dcne. and thereafter sud tbereupOn
the contract shall be let TO the lowest re-
sponsihte bidder for the kind OF article. ma
teriai or process 50 selected for use In thu
proposed public work or improvement
Section 2. This act shall take eject and
be In force from and after It's passage and
Approved Juns Is. 1909.