Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-01-16

&. PrOuty, roads and Streets 24O0
A. BOvee. roads and streets. G250
A. BOvee. library GAO
Meeting adjourned
C. G. KILE,
City Clerk
December 10th. 1919.
Regular meeting Of the City Coun-
ell
There not being quorum present. the
meeting was adjourned. subject to the
call Of the Mayor.
c. c. KILE,
City Clerk.
December % 1919
Adjourned regular meeting OF the
City Council
Present: Mayor Luell. r. j. Coon.
and City Clerk.
Resolution offered by Councilman r.
j. Coon: Resolved by the Council of
the City of Ladysmith: That the City
Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to
request the Wisconsin, Tax Commission
to audit and close the city's books for
1919, if they can do it before January
18th. 1920, the city wants the books
audited and closed at the same time
The city agrees to pay the cost of said
audit and closing providing it is done
before January II. 1920.
Roll call. Mayor Luell and Council
man K. ]. Coon voting aye. Noes
none.
Resolution offered by Councilman
r. j. Coon: Resolved by the Council of
the City of Ladysmith That the city
of Ladysmith enter into an agreement
with w. D. Morgan, of Ladysmith
Wis. for the construction Of storm
sewers for the city. as per contract
: f. w f. II CONTRACT COVERING
CONSTRUCTION OF STORM
SEWER FOR THE CITY OF La
DYSMITH AS PER PLANS AND
pROFILES PREPARED BY EN-
GINEER H. f. FRENCH.
This agreement made this 22nd day
Of December 1919, by and between w.
ID. Morgan. party of the first part
hereinafter called the contra ctOr
and the city OF Ladysmith. Wisconsin,
party Of the second part
For and in consideration of the pay
ments and covenants hereinafter men
toned TO he made and performed by
the party of the second part. the said
contractor agrees to furnish 600 feet
of 30 inch. 156O feet of - inch. $50 feet
of n inch. and $50 feet of II inch sew
er pipe.
Party of the second part agrees to
pay for sewer pipe inyoiced during the
month on or before the first of the fol
sentation by Railroad Company. if
70,
the first of the month an additional
ti,e per cent shall be added to the in
voice price.
The Contractor further agrees to ex
cavate and lay the above sewer pipe
to a grade furnished by the city engi.
neer. The above grade is to agree with
the elevation shown on the prOfiles and
the sewer is to he laid according to the
plans and profile which forms the ba-
sis of this contract. The contractor
also agrees to furnish material and
man-hole covers for ten man-hOles as
shown on plans. MaIi-holes to be built
4 feet in diameter drawn in to 36 inches
on top to fit man-hOle frame, material
to be used is good sound brick and fresh
mortar.
All sewer pipe are to be laid to grade
with allowable variation of One-tenth
of foot per joint and all joints cement
ed with cement mortar of mixture of
two parts clean sand and one part of
Portland cement.
After the joints are properly cement
ed the pipe shall be blinded to depth
of & inches to protect the same from
falling rock or caving after which
same may be covered. Back-filling
shall follow close after the cOnstruc-
ton Of the storm sewer and in no case
he more than two hundred feet in the
rear. The filling of the earth around
the pipe shall be done with care and
in manner to obtain greatest com
pactness and solidity possible. For
this purpose the ground shall be
soaked with water which shall be fur
nished by the party of the second part. |
All eXcavated material, except such !
earth as shall be eXcavated at man
holes. shall be placed back i'm eXcavated |
trench and all surplus dirt shall be |
rounded up on top of the trench to al |
low for settlement. If it is the judg |
ment Of the City Council that there is
too much surplus dirt then same shall
he renewed and disposed Of by the
contractor as the back-filling progress
cs. All surplus dirt SO removed shall
be paid for at the rate OF seventy-five
cents per load,
In cases where water pipes OF sew
ers intersect the storm sewer grades, |
all necessary changes shall be done by |
the water department.
The contractor agrees to furnish all |
material and perform all labor to the
Of the City Council and
to complete the storm sewer as shown
on the plans and pr0tiles for the sum
of S14.907.37.
The party of the second part agrees
to pay to the contractor seventy-fve
per cent of the estimated amount of the
work completed as the work progresses,
the balance or twenty-five per cent to
no uota;nad until tha contract Ia com.