El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-28
Legal Notices.
CITY OF Ell PASO, TEXAS.
NOTICE tn RTDDERS

Sealed proposals for furnishing all
labor and material for the building
complete of a STORM SEWER OF the
north side of Main street, from the
west line Of Oregon street to the west
line of Santa Fe street in FL Paso,
Texas, and all excavation and filing
necessary to build the same. will be
received by the City Clerk of said city,
city, until II a. m, standard time,
November 3rd, 1910, in accordance with
the plans and specifications on file in
the office OF the City Engineer of said
city
The price of complete set of plans
and specifications, will be $40. which
shall be paid TO the City Engineer on
the receipt Of same; which price will
be returned on the return Of said plans
and specifications TO bonafde bidders
These proposals shall specify the
price per cubic yard for concrete,
which shall include all forms neces-
sary for erection and all timber nec5-
sary to protect banks, roadways, build
ings, etc.
The proposal shall specify separate
prices per pound for steel, which shall
include the placing, and separate
prices per cubic yard for all earth re-
moved
Proposals shall be made on the
blank forms TO be obtained from the
City Engineer and shall be sealed and
filed with the City Clerk before the
hour stated. when they will be opened
by said City Clerk and publicly read
All proposals viii be considered in
formal and rejected which contain bids
not asked for or which do not contain
prices in words and figures, or which
otherwise are not in conformity with
this notice.
Each proposal shall contain the full
name Of every person, firm or corpora
ton interested in the same, and the
address OF the person, firm or corpora
ton and the secretary Of the corpora
ton bidding, and shall be accompanied
by a certified check upon a National
bank. drawn to the Treasurer of the
City Of e Paso, in the sum of five
hundred dollars (s50O.)
The bidder to whom the contract
may be awarded shall attend at the
office OF the City Clerk with the sure
ties offered by him, within ten (10)
days (Sun1ays excepGed) after the
date Of the notification by the city of
the acceptance of his or their proposal
and there sign a contract in triplicate
for the work.
In case of the failure so to do. he
or they will be considered as having
abandoned the same and the certified
check accompanying his proposal shall
be forfeited to the city.
The checks Of all unsuccessful bid
ders will be returned upon demand and
also the check Of the successful bidder
upon the execution of the contract and
the furnishing of the required bond
A bond in the sum of five thousand
dollars (s50O0), with sureties satisfac-
tory to the City Council will be re-
CURED for the faithful performance of
the work.
All bids will be compared on the
basis of the Engineers estimate of the
work to be done, as follows:
Excavation 1890 GU vds
Concrete
1875 mixture .. 1900 Gu. vds.
IL A mixture -...-. 264.0 Gu. yds
Steel
4 lin round rods. S,2S6 lbs
asin. round rods II S74 lbs
Is in. round rods. 1887 lbs.
80 ID. rails 49,. $50 lbs
80 lb. rails $500. 330Ibs
1S-in. concrete pipes, to be fur
nished by city 3O Fl.
steel CRATES with frames
These quantities are approximate be-
ing given only as a uniform basis for
comparison OF bids and the City Coun-
Gil reserves the right to increase or
decrease the amount of any class or
portion of the work as may be deemed
necessary and as specified
The City Council reserves the right
TO reject any or all bids.
9. w. FaSsett
City Clerk, Ell Paso. Texas.
October 2S. 1910