Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-06-09


J. Whittier, water dept. 900
Louis Tkoleic, water dept. 600
Martin Wenner, water
dept. ......... 6.UO
B. F. Lawrence, water
dept. -. ....... 1900
Ed Holman, water dept. 21.0G
Joe Hollenback, water
dept. ......... 1870
Fred Sphinx, water dept. 21.00
Herman Miller, water dept. 1880
Meeting adjourned subject to call
of the Mayor.
G. c. KILE,
City Clerk.
May 20, 1920.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
! City Council.
Resolution No. 66S
Resolution offered by Councilman
r. J. Coon: Resolved by the Coun-
Gil of the City of Ladysmith:--
That it shall not be necessary for
the bidders on the work of CON-
structing the street paving now un-
der construction by the council to
accompany their bids by contracts
and bonds with sureties completed
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natures on the part of the city; and
that in lieu of such contract ana
bonds each bidder may accompany
his bid with a certified check equal
to five per cent of his bid payable
to the city as guarantee that ii his
bid is accepted he will execute and
| file the proper contract and bonds
within the time limited by the Coun-
Gill; and that in the event that the
successful bidder shall fail to exc
cute such contract and bond the a.
mount of the check shall be for
feited to the City as liQuidated
damages; and that the Board OF
Public Works shall inform bidders
of this requirement in their adver,-
tisements for bids.
! Roll call, all voting aye. Noes,
none.
Resolution No. 669
Resolution offered by Councilman
r. j. Coon.
Whereas, the City of Ladysmith.
Wisconsin, is city of the fourth
class. and has adopted Chapter 60
of the Wisconsin Statutes, known rs
the Commission Plan of city govern
ment; and
WHEREAS, by Section 62.16 of
Chapter 81 of the Wisconsin Stat
utes, said city is invested, under the
direction of it's Council, with the
power to cause the streets of said
city to be improved, as therein pro :
vided; and,
WHEREAS, the Council of said
City, finding that the interest of
the public will be promoted thereby
hereby determine to improve the
streets and avenues in said city
hereinafter named;
THEREFORE,, RESOLVED by the
Council Of the City of Ladysmith,
that the portion of the streets and
avenues in said city hereinafter
described be improved by paving
them with a reinforced concrete
pavement, to-wit
That part of Second Street West
] situated between the North line on
Lake Avenue and the North Line
of Miner Avenue and the South line
of Miner Avenue and the South line
of Wordcn Avenue; that part Of
Miner Avenue west situated be-
tween the west line of Third Street
West and the West line of Second
Street West; that part of Worden
Avenue extending from the track
of the Minneapolis, st. Paul & Ste.
st. Marie Railroad Company where
it crosses said Worden Avenue at
the west terminus thereof, thence
east on said Worden Avenue to the
east line of Second Street East. Said
paving to be done in accordance
with the plans and specifications
prepared by Fl. e. French, engineer,
and NOW on file with the City Clerk
of said city.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the
expense of said work and improve
ment of said streets and avenues
shall be paid as follows:
The City of Ladysmith shall pay
the whole cost of the said improve
ment made upon, or across, streets
intersecting said streets and ave-
nues within the limits of said pro-
Iposed mprovements, and the eX-
pense of all cross walks at the in
tersections of streets and alleys, and
also one-third of the balance of the
expense of said improvement. The
remainder of the expense of said i'm
Iprovem shall be charged to the
particular property benefited there
by upon that part of said streets
and avenues to be improved, not ex-
ceeding however, the benefits ac-
cruing thereto by such improve
ment.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the
Mayor and Councilman of said city
who have been designated to dis
charge the duties of the board of
Public Works, shall view the said
premises to- be improved, and de-
termine the entire cost of the con-
templated work and improvement
upon said streets and avenues, and
also determine the benefits and