The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-06-29
Notice of Improvement of Streets.

Notice is hereby given pursuant la ordi-
nance No. 800, passed the Common Council OF
the City of Hood River. on the 18th day OF
June. 1911, and approved by the Mayor on
the 3Oth day OF June, lall, providing for the
impr 'vement OF Oak Street nom the East line
OF Front Street Ia the West line OF Fifth Street:
eN"eptins Intersection on First and Oak
Siie''s; astaide Avenue from the West line
of Firsi -tieet 10 the West line of Fifth Street;
Front Street from the South line Of Oak Street
10 the North line OF state Street; First Street
from the South line of Oak Street 10 the North
line Of State Street; Second Street from the
South line ofCascade Avenue to the North line
OF Estate Street;Third Street from the South line
OF the Oregon Washington Railroad 4 Nav.
igation 10. y right-OEway to the North line of
State Street; Fourth Street from the South line
OF Columbia Street to the North line of State
Street, Fifth Street from the South line of
Cascade Avenue TO the North line of Oak
Street: that bids will be rece ived by the un-
dersigned City Recorder at his Office In the
HeilbrOnner building In said CITY up to and
including the 10th day OF July, 1911, for the
Improvement of said streets by grading the
the same TO the established grades from curb
line to curb line; by the construction of arti-
fetal stone block cutters three feet wide
along both sides Of said streets; by the con-
struction OF cement curbs along the curb lines
sides thereof where the same are not already
in place and as directed by said Ordinance
No. 300; by the rolling of said streets to hard,
even surface and by paving said streets from
not less than six inches in depth from SUBJ
grade TO the finished grade of the street; by the
construction OF storm sewers on Cascade and
Oak Streets from Fifth street 10 Second Street;
by the placing of catch basins at the Southeast
corners OF Blocks @, ID, Il and +, First Addi-
tion West, and OF 81 locks 7. 8, IL and II, Sec
ond Addition West. The curbs shall be laid
In accordance with the specifications con-
lained In General improvement Ordinance
No. 1874 Of the City Of Hood River, as now In
force. The concrete paving, artificial stone
cutters and storm sewers with suitable .satch
basins, shall be laid and the work hereunder
done to completion In accordance with plans
ond specifications prepared by L. M. Morse,
CITY surveyor, and now on file in his Office
and as directed by said ordinance No. 800 and
General Improvement Ordnance No. 1874. The
contract for grading said streets shall be let
IN one contract, the contract for paving
said streets shall be let in separate
contract, the construction of the cement curbs
and cutters shall be lei in separate contract
and the construction of the necessary storm
sewers and catch basins shall be let in a sep.
arate contract, and shall be required to be
completed In l2O days from the date OF award
Ing said contract or contracts.
Said bids will be opened by the Street Com
mlttee as soon as practicable after the time
liked for receiving bids, and the several bids,
together with the summary thereof, will be
reported TO the Common Council al It's next
regular meeting thereafter, to-wit, on the 18th
day OF July, l9il at the City Hall, in said city,
at which time said bids VIII be considered.
Notice is further given that any interested
party may file his objection to the letting of
said contracts within the time specified for
receiving bids and that the same will be
transmitted TO the City Council along W ith
said bids for their consideration at said meet
Ing The person, firm or corporation 10
whom the contracts are let will be required
to enter into an agreement to the effect that
said contractor shall look alone for payment
for material and work to such particular por-
ti0n OF the fund to be assessed upon the prop.
erty liable to pay for such Improvement aud
paid into the City Treasury for that purpose,
as shall be assessed TO the property in front OF
of which and to the charge of which partic-
ular part OF the improvement to be done by
the successful bidders Is to be made and col
lected and paid into the City Treasury, and
such contractor shall in no event require the
agents to pay the same, except out of such
particular portion of said funds so assessed
or collected into the City Treasury, and for
such portion OF said Improvement, nor seek
TO enforce payment of the same or any part
thereof against the City OF Hood River or any
OF Its officers by any legal process or other
wise, except out OF such particular fund.
All bids must state opposite TO each tract or
block bid upon, price for each class of work
per cubic yard for grading, per
square yard for paving, per lineal foot for
curbs, cutters and storm sewers and per
piece tor catch basins. No bids will be re-
celved which specify more than one price for
each class of work chargeable to one block in
length. A bond for the faithful performance
of the contract to an amount equal to rs per
cent. OF the estimated contract price Will be
required of the successful bidder, the Council
reserving the right to reject any and all bids.
Dated and first published June %, 1911.
j22J6 City Recorder.