El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18
Legal Notices.
CITY OF Ell PASO, TEXAS.
NOTICE To BIDDERS.

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CITY OF Ell PASO, TEXAS.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Sealed proposals for furnishing all
labor and material for the bultdlnS
complete of a STORM SEWER on 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 ming
necessary TO build the same, will be
received by the City Clerk of said city,
at his office in the City Hail in said
city until IL a. m, standard time,
October 9th, 1910, in accordance with
the plans and specifications on file IN
the office Of the City Engineer OF said
city.
The price of a complete set Of plans
and Specifications, will be SO, 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 bonaflde bidders
These proposals shall specify the
price per cubic yard for concrete
which shall include all forms neces-
sary for erection and all timber necs-
Eary TO protect banks, roadways, build
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 10 be obtained from the
City Engineer and shall be sealed and
filed with the City Clerk before the
hour stated, when they viii be opened
by said City Clerk and publicly read.
All proposals will 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
sr4 %nsI IN ha q
address of the person, firm or corpora
ton and the secretary of the corpora
ton bidding, and shall be accompanied
by q certified check upon National
bank, drawn to the Treasurer of the
City of Ell Paso, in the sum of five
hundred dollars ($500)
The bidder to whom the contract
may be awarded shall attend at the
ties offered by him, within ten (10)
days (Sundays excepted) after the
date of the notification by the city of
the acceptance Of his or their proposal,
and there sign 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 ferefeited 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
bond in the sum of five thousand
dollars ($500O), with sUreties satisfac-
tory to the City Council will be re-
quired 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. yds.
Concrete
1-2k-5 mixture $500 1900 Gu. ydS.
1-2 A mixture 800. 264.0 Gu. yds.
Steel
u in round rods S,2S6 lbs.
IS in. round rods. a. 874 lbs.
z in. round rods. 1887 lbs
so ID. rails $500 $50 lbs.
80 10. rails $50 lbs.
81, e97 lbs.
1s-in. concrete pipes, to be fur
nished by city Observation-Disclosures #.
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.
c. w Fassett
City Clerk, Ell Paso Texas.