Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

may require, conditioned for the faith
! Ful performance of the contract an
for saving the city, village or Dor
ough harmless from any and all liza
bility in the prosecution and complet
ing OF the work. The city, village O
borough council. If a contract i
awarded, shall award the same to tn
! lowest responsible bidder. Ii an.
I bidder to whom such contract i
awarded shall fail to enter prompt,
INTO such written contract and to fur
nish such bond, then such defaultin.
bidder shall forfeit to the city, villag
or borough the amount of his cash de
post or certified check and the city
village or borough council may there
upon award the contract to the rex
lowest responsible bidder; provide,
the city, village or borough Council
shall have the right to reject all bids
and provided further, that whenevel
the estimates made for the city, vii
lage or borough council for the entir,
work projected shall be less than ffv,
hundred dollars. then the city, villag,
or borough council, may directly pur
chase the materials therefor and eaus,
the work to be done by day labor
Every contract awarded unGer thi,
act shall be made between the city
village or borough as one party. IL
the name of the city, village or Dor
ough, and the successful bidder us ths
other party. and. such contract shall
be executed on the part of the city
village or borough by the Mayor o.
executive officer thereof and counter
signed by the clerk or recorder of sait
city, village or borough. with the cor
porate seal of the city. village o.
borough affixed. and an attested cop,
thereof ha ma s,, L,
the office of the clerk or recorder O.
the city, village or borough.
In every contract executed unde,
this act, whether or not so stated
therein, there shall be reserved tn,
right of the city. village or borough
council to have the work supervised
by the city, village or borough en-
g1neer or other person, and i'm cas-,
OF improper construction or unreaso
able delay in the prosecution of tn,
work by the contractor, to order ant
cause suspension of the work at an,
time and to relet the contract therefo
or TO order reconstruction OF an,
portion of the work improperly done
or, where the remaining work to b,
done or the work of reconstruction 4
be made shall cali for an expenditure
or less than five hundred dollars Il
complete the work or reconstructio,
by the employment of day labor.
Sec. IL, In case the contractor I,
whom any such contract may be lie
shall properly perform the worl
therein designated. the city. villag,
or borough council may. from time t.
time, before the completion OF tn,
work. in its discretion, pay to sucl
contractor eighty (sN per cent OF tn,
amount already earned hereunder up
hEt it,n 90 raf a. h. Ia
borough engineer or other competen
engineer selected by the city, villag,
or borough council
Sec. Is. Whenever any work or i'm
provement provided for by this ac
shall have been determined upon ant
contract let therefor, the city. vii
lage or borough engineer. or othe
competent engineer selected by tn
city, village or borough council, shall
forthwith calculate the proper amour
to be specially assessed for such dis
trict. Joint district and lateral sewer
against every assessable lot, piece O
parcel of land within the sewer dis
trict affected, without regard to casl
valuation. in accordance with the pro
visions OF Sections seven, eight ant
nine of this act.
Provided. that no property shall b.
especially assessed for the cost OF
sewer in excess of the cost of sew
ef eighteen inches in diameter, ant
that whenever any district. joint dis
trlCt or lateral sewer Of larger diane
ter than eighteen 1S) inches shall b,
laid. or relaid, the cost thereof II
excess of the estimated cost Of Iik,
sewer eighteen 1S) inches in diane
ter shall be paid out of the sewe,
tund, If any. or in case there is M
sufficient sewer fund. then out Of tn,
general revenue fund Of the city, vii
laGe or borough.
Provided further. that in calculat
ing the special assessment for an,
district sewer or joint district sewer
the cost of laying or relaying sucl
sewer in any public ground, street OF
alley; and all catch basins, manholes
! mp holes and flushing valves ant
tanks shall be taken as part of suCf
district sewer or joint district sewer
and TO be paid for by such special as
sessment.
And provided further, that private
owners may lay, relay or extend any
lateral sewer through any public
ground, street or alley and connecr
the same with any general district Oh
Joint district sewer upon permission
granted by a majority of the city
village OF borough council, and thai
any private owner alone, or two Oh
more owners jointly may lay. relay
or extend lateral sewers through pri.
waite ground pursuant to rights ac.
quired therefor by agreement or pur.
chase from any private owner or own.
ers. In the event that any private
owner alone or Jointly with others lay
relay or extend any such lateral sew.
er through public ground, the CITY
village or borough shall not be or be-
come in any manner or in any re-
spect liable for any act or negligence
involved therein.
When such engineer shall have fin.
ished his calculation of the amount tc
be specially assessed as aforesaid
against each lot. piece or parCel OF
land in the sewer district affected. he
shall at once prepare and file with
the clerk or recorder of the city, vii
lage or borough tabulated statements
in duplicate, showing the proper de-
&cription of each and every lot, piece
or parcel Of land to be specially as.
Sessed and the amount he has calcu-
lated against the same, and such
shall be the basis Of the
assessment and be known as the pro-
posed assessment to be made by the
city, village or borough council. AZ
hereinafter prescribed. and shall be
laid before the city. village or Dor
ough council for It's approval at Its
next regular meeting to be held not
less than ten 10b days thereafter. The
clerk or recorder Of the city. village
or borough shall thereupon cause no.
t!ce Of the time and place, when and
where the city, village or borough
council will meet In regular session
to pass upon such proposed assessment
10 be published in the official paper
Of the city. village or borough at least