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or new works of kind specified in section five, shall hereafter 

 be first made to Board of Public Works, or if made first to city 

 council, shall be by them referred to board. Upon receiving 

 application, board shall investigate the same, and if they find 

 such work necessary and proper, shall thus report to city coun- 

 cil, with an estimate of the expense thereof. If they do not 

 approve of such application, they shall report the reasons for 

 their disapproval, and the city council may then, in either case, 

 reject said application or order the doing of work or making of 

 public improvement, after having first obtained plans and esti- 

 mates thereof. The board may also in like manner recommend, 

 whenever they think proper, any improvement of the nature 

 above specified, though no application has been made therefor. 



Sect. 7. Shall be duty of board to procure for city full 

 plans and estimates of contemplated improvements, when so 

 ordered by council. 



Sect. 8. Whenever any public improvement shall be ordered 

 by city council, and money appropriated, board shall advertise 

 for proposals for doing work ; plans and specifications of same 

 first placed on file in office of board, which plans and specifica- 

 tions shall be open to public inspection ; advertisement to state 

 work to be done, and to be published ten days at least. The 

 bids shall be sealed bids, directed to board, and accompanied by 

 bond to city, signed by bidder and two responsible sureties, in 

 sum of two hundred dollars, conditioned he shall do work if 

 awarded to him ; in case of his default to do so, &c. Bids to 

 be opened at time and place mentioned in advertisement. 



Sect. 9. All contracts shall be awarded to lowest reliable 

 bidder, and who sufficiently guarantees to do work under su- 

 perintendence and to satisfaction of board : provided, that the 

 contract price does not exceed the estimate, or such other sum 

 as shall be satisfactory to board. Copies of contracts to be filed 

 with city comptroller. 



Sect. 10. Board reserves right, in contracts, to decide ques- 

 tions as to proper performance of work and meaning of con- 

 tracts ; in case of improper construction may suspend work and 

 relet same, or order entire reconstruction ; or may relet to other 

 contractors and settle for work done, &c. 



In cases where contractor properly does work, board may, in 

 their discretion, as work progresses, grant to said contractor es- 



