Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-26

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that reports of the Commissioner OF
Public Health and Safety be received
and recorded.
Ayes; Bradley, Dougherty, Palmer
Sticklen, Weeks.
Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Commissioner Sticklen presented
specifications for eXcavating ant
backfilling for water mains, as FOL
lows:
Specifications for Excavation anc
Backfillins on Trench.
/, All bids for this work must be
by lineal foot for the excavation ami
backfilling of the trench, combined.
g All bids must be accompanied
by certified check of Twenty-Five
(s25.0O) Dollars, payable to the CITY
of ottawa, as forfeit in the even
OF the bidders failing to enter int;
contract within ten (l0) days of no
tice of award.
3. All excavation shall be done b,
open cut from the surface, the trench
shall be two (2) feet in width in the
bottom the depth shall be about foul
04) feet, six t6) inches below the
grade of the street. The contractor
must also exCaVatC to q depth OF
about six 60 inches below the flow
line of the pipe at all places where
Joints or bell holes fall.
4. The contractor must keep irene
free from water during the progress
of the work, and at no time shall moro
than two hundred (200) feet of trench
be opened in advance of the pipe lay
ing
). Bacilflling shall follow closely
upon the completion of the pipe lay
ing, and in case OF delay or neglect
of this work the city may after onf
% days notice cause the work &c
be done and deduct the cost from any
payment due the contractor.
6. The contractor will be held re-
sponsible for all damage which may
happen to the neighboring property
from neglecting proper precautions,
or from any other cause. Any dam
age caused by his neglect shall be
thoroughly repaired by him at hia OK
pensc.
I. Contractor shall at night time
maintain such barrier and red lights
as are necessary to prevent any acc!
dent happening in consequence of his
work.
s. The contractor shall provide for
all water courses or drains intercept
ed during the progress OF the work,
and replace them in as good condition
as he found them at his own expense.
8. The entire work shall be done
under the supervision OF the Superin-
tendent of Water Works Of the City
of ottawa, and to his entire satisfac.
ton.
10 All bids must be In the form
of the proposal shown below and en-
closed in a sealed envelope and adj
dressed to the City Clerk Of the City
of ottawa, Illinois.
PROPOSAL.
The undersigned hereby proposes
to furnish all labor and necessary
tools to complete the excavation and
backtilling for the laying of four
inch cast iron water main on the 70,
loving streets:
Superior street :. AIS it., more or les
st. George street. AS IT,, more or less
Ontario street . 300 IT,, more or less
Jackson street d. $50 it., more or less
Jefferson street. $50 it., more or less
1880 it., more or less
Said proposal to be in accordance
with specifications now on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said City of
Ottawa, at the following price, to.wit:
Excavating and backfilling $3.50
lin. tt, more or less, trench
in accordane with said specif-
accordance with said specif-
cations. per lin. IT, ..,.......$.,.
The undersigned agrees to enter
into contract within ten Q0) days of
notice of award, should this proposal
be accepted and enter into bond of
100000 with good and sufficient sure
ties to complete the work on or be
fore the --- day of -, A. d.
1872, and to pay for all labor EN-.
ployed in connection with this worF
and to adjust all claims or liens or
judgments that may arise in conse-
quence of said work to the satisfaC-
ton of the Council of the City Of OF
tawa.
In the event of the failure of the
undersigned to enter into such con-
tract within ten (10) days of notice of
award, then the enclosed check for
Twenty-Five ($2500) Dollars as surety
therefor, shall be forfeited to the City
of Ottawa.
Dated at ----------------- this ------ -
day of --------------, A. ID. 1872.
Moved by Commissioner Sticklen
that the City Clerk be authorized to