110 of 1910 - THAT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BE DIRECTED TO PROCEED WITH WORK ON CONSTRUCTION OF BARGE FOR DREDGE r11P
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REECLUTION.
Whereas the Board of Public Works of this city has advertised twice
for bids for the construction of a barge for the amine owned by the city
and. that in response to the first advertiaer:ent no bide were received,and
that in reaponce to the second advertisement one bid was received' and thlt
by Silver- Ero's Iron Works, the amount of which bid was w7885,10, and
Whereas the City Engineer of this city has prepared and presented to
the city council of this city plane and specification: for said barge and
made 'rig estimate of the coats thereof at the euri of a660,00, and
Whereas the Board of Public Works has presented a contract with said
Silver Brea Iron Works for the stm aforesaid to the city ccutcil, which
contract has been rejected by said council and being too high, and because
the contract price for said barge is to greatly in excess of the estimate
of the city engineer aforesaid. and
Whereas in the opinion of the city council it is necessary that said
barge be constructed as soon as possible, and that further advertisement
for bids would not result any more favorably than in the past,
row Therefore, Bs it Resolved that the Board of Public Works be and it
is hereby directed to proceed to at once construct such barge according to
the plans and specifications prepared by the city engineer and at a cost
not to exceed the sum of Y5G60,00.