New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-27

ton, and upon receipt OF this re-
POI as to the relative rates Of I'll.
different bidders, the Board OF
Trustees will proceed without un-
necessary delays to award the
contract for the above work to
the lowest responsible bidder
with adequate security, the
Board resel wing the right to re-
ject any and all bids; the ade-
quacy and sufficiency of the Sc
curity to be determined by the
Board of Trustees.
The work is to commence within
twenty days after Or followin g
the confirmation of this contract.
Each bidder must furnish a
. certified check of One Thousand
Dollars ($1 100000 as a guarantee
that the Contractor, if successful.
will enter into the contract end
furnish bond equal to twenty-five
(25) per cent. of amount of con-
tract within ten (1O) days after
contract is awarded, otherwise
the said One Thousand Dollars,
($1 ,00O) shall become the prop
erty Of the City. Such forfeiture
operating not as penalty, but as
acknowledged liquidated dam
ages.
Sidewalk Specifications.
Feb. Sth, 1915, New iberia, La.
To the Board of Trustees O. the
(ity of New Iberia, La:
Fhe undersigned proposes to
construct sidewalks and ,'urhs
along the following streets, to-
VIII: (Omitting those se' lions
on said streets where sidew; 'ts
and curbs are already construct
ed.) French, Washington tt
Madison; Iberia, Washington to
Dale: Julia, Washington to Dale:
Weeks, Washington to Hacker:
Center, Washington to Dale; F
Main, North Side to Corporate
limits; E. Main, South Side to
property of j. Koch; Hopkins,
Washington to Field; Corinne
Washington to Field; Chestnut,
Main to Jane; w. Main, Chestnut
to Corporate Limits; Philip St..
Side to Bayou Teche, in a proper
and workmanlike manner, and ar
cording to the plans and specifica-
tions on file in the Office of the
Engineer in charge, and upon the
terms and conditions Of the
and the rules and
regulations Of the City, and rnder
the direction and to the satisfae
tion Of the Engineer, at the fol-
lowing rates, to-wit :: :, -.
Cement Curb, 18 in. deep Thir-
ty Cents per lineal it., 5000; &C.
ment Curb, each additional inch
Three Cents per lineal #. $O.O3;
cement sidewalk, Eleven and Nine
tenths per square it., $0.119; g.
Inch Sewer Pipe, Twenty Cents
per lineal #, 1920; 1O-inch Sewer
Pipe Driveways, Forty Cents per
lineal it., $0.40; Excavation and
Embankment, Fifty Cents per
cubic yard, $3.50; Wooden Cross
ngs, Thirty Dollars per 1000 #
B. NJ, $1,000; Reinforced Con- !
,rete Canal Bridges, Sixty Cents
per cubic it., 5000. ,
Hereby agreeing that your Hon
Board has a right to reject any !
,r all of these bids, and the TN
lersigned shall not be allowed to !
dispute your right so to do and t
he selection of the material for $
he work Or the correctness of I
he quantities used by your Hon.
'rable Body in calculating the 7
owest bid. +
DeJERSEY & NAFF Bidder $
By j. J. Naff. I
ADDRESS, Opelousas, La. '
Specifications. i
Stalking Out of Work. '
Art. 1. The work to be done v
nder this agreement will be a
taxed out by the Engineer or his n
assistant, and the Contractor viii Ii
e required to carefully preserve o
II stakes. t,
Art. 2. Purchaser. The wora +,
Purchaser" wherever men,
oned in these specifications. re- Il
srs to the City of New Ibelia Il
ouisiana, represented by it's legal O
fficers. cl
Art. 8. Engineer. The word
Engineer" wherever mentioned N
i these specifications. refers TO b
ivil Engineer of New Iberia. t,