The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-06-13
OFFICIAL NOTICE NO. A.
Notice to Contractors.


Office of the Street Assessment Com
mittee of the City of Edgerton, Wis
consin.
Dated June 4, 1913.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until the 18th day of June,
1913. at 10 o'clock a. M, for furnishing
all the material and doing all the work
necessary and required to improve Al
bion Street from the North Margin of
Fulton Street to the North margin of
Pleasant street. and Rollin Street from
the West margin of Albion street to
West margin of Mechanic street; and
Rollin street from the East margin OF
Albion street to the West margin of
Bentley Place, by grading the roadway
of said Albion street and paving from
the North margin of Fulton street to
the North margin of Pleasant street
with asphalt filled macadam pavement
together with cement curbS and cutters
and the improvement of Rollln street
from the west margin of Albion street
to the west margin of Mechanic street
with asphalt filled macadam together
with cement curb and cutters, and the
Improvement of Rollin street from the
East margin of Albion street to the
West margin of Bentley place by the
construction of cement curbs and gut
tiers on the North side thereof, all ac-
cording to the plan, profile, details and
specifications thereof on file IN the OF
flee of the City Clerk of said city and
there open for the inspection OF bid
ders. and to which for further informa-
ton reference is hereby made.
TIL xxorlr Y1o11ct hp c0rnnIpfl6
on or before the 1st day of October,
1913, failing in which the contractor
must pay to the City of Edgerton as
liquidated damages. the sum of % dol
lars per day for each and every days
delay in completing said work after
the said 1st day of October, 1913.
DIRECTIONS TO BIDDERS.
The Committee has caused to be pre-
pared printed copies of the speclflca-
tons and forms of contract, proposal
and bond Such copies and forms will
be furnished to the persons desiring to
bid, on application therefor at the Of
Office of the city clerk.
The committee will not consider any
bid unless accompanied by a contract
with sureties as prescribed in the form
furnished, completed with the excep-
ton of the signatures on the part of
the city.
Each contract must be accompanied
by bond in penal sum amounting to
the contract price and executed by the
bidder and by sureties, each of whom
shall Justify as to their responsibility
and by their several affidavits show that
they are worth in the aggregate at
least the amount mentioned In the con-
tract in property not by law exempt
from execution.
Surety companies duly licensed to do
business in the state of Wisconsin will
be accepted in lieu of personal sureties.
Each bid must contain prices for do
ing the entire work on each Of said
streets as called for in the plan, pro-
file, details and specifications above
mentioned.
Prices should be stated in figures and
writing.
Each bidder must file with the Com
mittee at the time he submits his bid
sample of the asphalt filler which he
proposes to use, naming the brand of
such asphalt.
The bidder must be prepared, at the
time the bids are opened, to present
satisfactory evidence to the committee
that he is prepared with the necessary
capital, materials and machinery to con-
duct the work to be contracted for, and
that he will provide the necessary plant
and be ready to operate and lay the
pavement within sixteen days after
letting the contract; that he will en-
ploy skilled and experienced workmen
who have been engaged in laying
asphalt pavements.
Companies or firms bidding for the
work must state in the proposals the
individual names and places of resi-
dence of the persons comprising, or Of
ficers of, such company or firm.
Bids failing to comply with the above
requirements will not be considered.
Bids for the work and materials will
be canvassed and considered in the ag-
rigate, based on the estimated guam
titles named in the specifications.
The contractor will be required to ac-
cept in part payment for said work
certificates against the lots or parcels
of real estate benefited by said i'm
provement, issued as required by Sec
lions $500 and following r. S. Wis,
or special improvement bonds against
the same, or the proceeds of the sale
of such bonds. Such certificates or
bonds to be issued as provided by law
The balance of contract price will be
paid in city orders.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved. Signed,
A. E. SKINNER,