The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 212 Al Published June II 1909.
CHAPTER AIT, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create sections 925-9ob and
925-90c Of the statutes relating to the
letting of contracts for public work ana
Improvement.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin. repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. There is added to the statutes
two new sections to read: a..
Section 925-90b. Whenever in any city
Of the first class In this state, however IN
corporated any public work or Improve
ment of any kind whatsoever shall have
been ordered to be done, whether such work
is chargeable In whole or In part to sucn
city or to any ward or wards therein, OF
to any lot or lots or 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 In
combination with articles, materials, or
processes not patented, and any bid &C
cepted or contract let for such work or I'M
proyement shall be as valid and binding as
IL no patented article, material or process
had been used; provided, however. sald
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,
the right to use said patented article ma
terials and processes In the construction or
said work. and also to furnish to any con-
payment of what the authorities Of said city
charged with the duty Of letting contract
for such public work or Improvement snail
determine to be a reasonable price therefor,
which price shall be publicly stated and
furnished upon application to any contrac-
tor desiring to bid on said work.
Section 925-90c. Any such city at Its
option may, 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
specffications 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 on all the different KINDS or
articles materials or processes for when
plans or specifications were prepared ana
upon which bids were called for shall be
received. opened and considered before the
kind of article or process to De 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
terial 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
terial or process so selected for use In the
proposed public work or improvement
Section 2. This act shall take erect ano
be in force from and after Its passage ana
publication.
Approved June ID. 1909.