Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-03
NOTICE INVITING STREET WORK
PROPOSALS.

Resolution of the Board of Trustees
If the City of Ell Centro adopted on
the 26th day of February, 1919, di-
recting this notice, the undersigned
City Clerk of the City of Ell Centro,
invites, and will receive at his Of
flee in the City Hall of said City,
up to 1890 o'clock p. M on the 18th
dav of March, 1919, sealed proposals
n bids for the hereinafter mentioned
street work. to be done in accord
ance with the following specifica-
5ions for said work, namely, Specltl-
cations No. 9 for laying Bitulithlc
Pavement; No. T, for the construc-
ion of cement curbs; No. 5, for the
construction of cement concrete gut
5ers, and No. 4, for the construction
If culverts, TO wit:
Section |. The street work or
Improvement on a certain portion of
Main street mentioned and described
in Resolution of Intention No. 176 of
the Board of Trustees of the City of
El Centre, passed and adopted on the
22nd day of January, 1919, which
Resolution of Intention is hereby re-
erred to for a description of said
work.
Section II. That the said contem-
plated work or improvement, in the
opinion of said Board of Trustees of
said City Of Ell Centre, is Of more
han local or ordinary public benefit,
and said Board of Trustees, by and
n the aforesaid Resolution of Inten-
ion made the expense of said work
" improvement chargeable upon a
istrict, which district is shown by a
Hat on file in the office Of the City
engineer Of said City of FL Centre, to
which plat reference is made for the
boundary line showing the extent of
he territory to be included in the
.ssessment district, which district is
llso described in general terms in the
aforesaid Resolution of Intention No.
IS. to which plat and Resolution of
intention reference is hereby made
ior more particular description and
on all details. as to the extent of
said assessment district.
Section III. The City Engineer is
lirected to make diagram of the
property affected or benefited by the
proposed work or improvement as de-
jcribed in said Resolution of Inten-
ion and to be assessed to pay the
expenses thereof. Such diagram shall
show each separate lot, piece or par
.el of land, the area in square feet
If each of said lots, pieces or par
els of land, and the relative loca-
ion Of the same to the work pro-
posed to be done, all within the linn
It's Of the assessment district.
Section ". The Board of Trus-
ees determines that serial bonds
jhall be issued to represent assess
nents Of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
3r over for the cost of said work or
Improvement, remaining unpaid; said
jerial bonds shall extend over a pc
'iod ending nine (9) years from and
after the second day of January, next
succeeding the date of said bonds,
and an even annual proportion of the
principal sum thereof shall be pay
able by coupon on the second day of
January every year after their date
until the whole is paid; and the in
crest shall be payable semi-annual-
y by coupon on the second days of
January and July respectively, of
each year, at the rate of seven (O
per cent per annum on all sums un-
paid until the whole of said principal
and interest are paid Said bonds
shall be issued in accordance with
-he provisions of an Act of the Leg
stature Of the State of California,
entitled, "An act to provide sys-
tenn Of street improvement bonds to
represent certain assessments for
the cost of street work and improve
nents within municipalities, and also
or payment of such bonds," approved
February 27, 1898, and of all acts
supplementary thereto or amenda-
tory thereof.
Bidders must file with each pro-
posal or bid check payable to the
order Of the president of the Board
Of Trustees of the City of Ell Cen
tro, certified by responsible bank
for an amount which shall not be
less than ten per cent 90 per cent? OF
the aggregate of the proposal, or a
0ond for the said amount and sc
payable, signed by the bidder and
two sureties who shall Justify be-
fore any officer competent to admin
ister oaths, for double the said
amount, and over and above all stat
utory exemptions.
Reference is hereby made to the
Bitulithic License Agreement of War,
rem Brothers Company, dated Janu-
ary Is, 1919, on file in the office OF
the City Clerk, of said City of El
| Centre.
Dated this Goth day of February
1919.
(SEAL) w. f. VAN WAY,
City Clerk of the City of Ell Centre
and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Boaro