The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-03-09
Street Improvement.

1916 Published by the Board of Public
Works. of the City of Washburn. Wis.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
Office of the City Clerk until the 18th day
of March. 1916. at $50 p. m. for furnish
ing all the material and doing all
the work necessary and required
to improve the hereinafter named streets
in the city of Washburn. Wisconsin. ac-
cording to the plans and specifications on
file in the Office of the City Clerk of said
city for inspection of bidders. to-wit:
Bids will be received upon the following
named types of pavements:
Reinforced concrete pavement. Vitrihed
Block Pavement, Sheet Asphalt Pavement,
Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Cresote
Wood Block Pavement. and Bithulitic
pavement. as per plans and specifications
on file with the city clerk.
That part of First Ave. East extending
from the Chicago and St. Paul. Mime
apolis and Omaha Railway Company $
passenger station to the intersection of
Bayfield, Street and Bayfield, Street in said
City from the east line of said Isl Ave.
east including a portion of Washington
Ave. to east line of third avenue west in
the city of Washburn, Wisconsin.
Work shall be commenced on or before
the 1st day of June, 1916 and the whole
work is to be completed on or before the
lst day of September 1916. failure in
which the contractor shall pay to the City
of Washburn. as iquidated damages the
sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.0O per day
for each and every days delay in complet.
ing the work.
Direction to Bidders.
Each bidder must accompany his bid
with a contract, with not less than two
surities who shall be free holders OF the
State of Wisconsin. and shall certify as to
their responsibility and by their several
afidavits show that they are worth in the
aggregate at least the amount of the entire
contract price. in property not by
law exempt from execution.
Surety Companies. approved by the
Common Council. will be accepted in
lieu of personal sureties.
Said contract with sureties must be
completely executed on the part of the
contractor with the exception of the sig
natures of the civ.
THIS is A POSITIVE REQUIRE
MENT OF THE LAW AND MUST BE
COMPLIED WITH.
Bids failing to comply with the above
requirements will not be considered.
No bid will be considered that does not
contain price for doing the entire work
as called for in the plans and specihca-
tons.
The bids for the work and materials on
said streets will be canvassed and con-
sidered in the aggregate. based on the
estimated qualities.
All bids and the accompanying contract
must be written on the blanks prepared
by the Board for the purpose. and the
prices should be stated in writing and in
figures.
The contractor will be required to ac-
cept in part payment for the said work.
certificates against the lots and parcels of
real estate, benefited by the improvement.
or special improvement bonds against
the same, or the proceeds of the sale of
such bonds. Said certificates to be pay
able on demand. and the special improve
ment bonds shall be payable in FIVE equal
annual installments. shall not be general
city liability. and shall bear interest at the
rate of six per cent per annum. payable
annually.
NIB. Blanks for proposals and blank
contracts will be furnished on application
to the City Clerk. Tie bids. when the
lowest ones, will be decided by the Board
of Public Works.
The Common Council reserves the
right to reject any and ali bids.
James A. Sheridan
Andrew Faulk
John Enouf
Board of Public Works