Year: 1876




To authorize Che BOARD efsupervfsora


of Los Angeles County 60 locase and


build n bridge across the Los Angeles


river. In she city aud County OfLos


Angeles. and TO levy q tax for pay.


ment Of the costs of the same. Enact


Ing clause.


Sec. l. The Board of Supervisors Of
Los Angeles County are hereby au-
thoriZed and empowered to locate and
construct good and substantial
bridge of sufficient width and strength
to admit the passage of heavily laden
freighted wagons and teams across
the Los Angeles river in the City and
County of Los Angeles, at a point be-
low the mouth of Arroyo Seco at or
near the termination of San Fernando
| street, on the west bank of the termin-
alton of Downey Avenue on the East
bank of said river, and upon such plan
and of such materials with substantial
abutments, as the said Board of Super
visors shall determine, but at an ex-
pense not to exceed six thousand dol
lars ($6, ,000); provided that the said
bridge shall only be constructed and
! paid for in the manner heretofore pro-
vided.


Sec. 2. Before proceeding to the
construction of the said bridge, the
said Board of Supervisors shall cause
to be prepared and shall adopt plans
and specifications for its construction,
and shall deposit the same with tho
Clerk of said Board, for the inspection
| of bidders, and shall cause to be pub
lished for al least twenty days, in
some daily newspaper of general CIR
culation in the City and County Of
Los Angeles, an advertisement invit-
ing sealed proposals for the construct
ion of said bridge. Said sealed prOpo-
sails shall be addressed to the Clerk of
said Board and shall contain a bid for
the construction Of said bridge accord
Ing to the plans and specifications
adopted by said Board, and shall state
the names of the proposed sureties
and be accompanied by their written
consent to become sureties, in case Of
the acceptance of their bid.


Sec. Within one week after the
expiration of the time specified In the
said advertisements for the presenta-
ti0n of said proposals, the said Board
of Supervisors shall meet, and having
declared the time for securing bids
closed in public open all proposals
that may have been received for the
construction of said bridge, and shall
proceed to consider the said proposals
and shall uprn the filing of the bond
hereinafter provided for, award the
contract for the construction of the
said bridge to the lowest bidder or
bidders, provided always that the said
Board shall have power to reject any
and all bids received, and provided
that no party to whom the contract
for said building said bridge may
have been awarded, shall have the
right to sub-contract the work OF
building said bridge to any other per-
son under penalty of forfeiture of
his bonds.


Sec. 4. The person to whom the
contract for the construction of said
bridge may be awarded shall file q
good and sufficient bond, with two or
more sureties in double amount of his
bid, to be approved by said Board of
Supervisors and conditioned that the
obigers will well and truly and In
good and workman like manner cause
the said bridge to be constructed and
completed within six months after the
bid shall have been accepted, in accord
ance with the plans and specifications,
adopted by said Board aud provided
further that not more than seventy
five per cent. of the amount agreed
upon to be paid for the building of
such bridge shall be paid as the work
is in progress of construction, and the
remainder shall be paid when the
work is completed and accepted by
the Board of Supervisors.


Sec. 5. For the purpose of provid-
ing means for the construction of said
bridge the city authorities of the city
of Los Angeles shall levy and collect
tax sufficient to pay one half of the
cost thereof and the Roard Of Super
visors of Los Angeles county are
hereby authorised to levy and collect
in the same manner as is or may be
provided by law for the collection OF
State and county taxes, special
bridge tax not exceeding two and
half cents on each one hundred dollars
of the value of the real and personal
property in said county and the fund
derived from this tax shall be set
apart and applied exclusively to the
payment of one half the cost of said
bridge, and shall be known as "The
Los Angeles River Bridge Fund.-"


Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect
from and after its passage.


Approved, April Sd, 1875