the territory that will be built up for many years; if the territory lower down the valley should ever be built upon, this territory would either have to be sewered toward the lake-Lower Saranac Lake or will have to have artificial means of lifting the sewage over the divide to the village. The remoteness of this necessity has seemed to make it undesirable to develop any plans, which with the many undertermined elements and conditions would be but suggestions at best.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS; FORM FOR PROPOSAL; AND PRELIMINARY BOND

FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SYSTEM OF Sewers for THE VILLAGE OF SARANAC LAKE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, N. Y.

Prepared by Olin H. Landreth, C. E., Schenectady, N. Y. Sealed proposals will be received by the board of sewer commissioners of the village of Saranac Lake, N. Y., for the construction of sewers and appurtenances in said village, on the day of 18....

The amount of work to be done is shown on a sewerage map and plan on file in the office of said board—and the character of the work is stated in the specifications accompanying the same.

The approximate quantities of material and labor to be furnished and performed, and upon which a comparison of bids will be made, are as follows:

.... cubic yards of rock excavation.

Each proposal shall be made upon the printed form therefor furnished by said board; it shall be signed by the person making the bid and shall be accompanied by a bond for $........ signed by the bidder and two sureties, conditioned that the bidder will execute the contract and the bond for its performance, in case of award. The bidder to whom the work may be awarded shall

appear at the office of said board together with his sureties and execute the contract and bond whenever notified so to do by said board, and failure so to do within five days after the mailing of the notice to appear by said board shall constitute a default of the bond accompanying said proposal."

The amount of the bond for the performance of the contract will not be less than one-half, nor more than the whole amount of the estimated cost of the work.

No bidder will be allowed to withdraw his bid after it has been opened by the clerk of said board. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

The board is to be the sole judge of the adequacy and sufficiency of the sureties offered by the bidder. Bids will be received till p. m. on the ...

day of

All proposals must be addressed to....

19......

Clerk of the Board of Sewer Commissioners, Saranac Lake,

sureties are held and firmly bound unto the sewer commissioners of Saranac Lake or to their certain attorney, successor or successors.

For which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, executors and administrators, jointly and severally by these presents.

Whereas

have made a bid upon the work and materials advertised to be let by the said sewer commissioners, which bid is hereunto annexed, Now, therefore, the condition of this obligation is such that if the said shall execute and perform

on

.......

part, the contract in form and conditions substantially in accordance with the form and conditions hereunto annexed, and shall on part furnish the bond and security therein provided, and shall do any and all things necessary for the proper and full execution of said contract and provide the necessary and proper security for the performance thereof on part, as required by the said commissioners of Saranac Lake, then this obligation to be void; otherwise of full force and virtue.

...

It is understood that the sum of

sidered as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of

is to be con

before me, the subscriber, appeared to me personally known to be the persons described in and who executed the above undertaking, and severally acknowledged that they executed the same.

being severally sworn each for himself, says the said

that he is a

of the county of

that he is worth the sum of

in this State, and over and above

all debts and liabilities which he owes or has incurred, exclusive of property exempt by law from levy and sale under execution. Severally sworn and subscribed to before me on this the..... day of.....

18..

FORM OF PROPOSAL

To the Board of Sewer Commissioners of Saranac Lake, N. Y.: the undersigned, offer to furnish all

material and perform all labor for the construction of a system of sewers at Saranac Lake, N. Y., in accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the office of the said board for the following prices for each class of work:

For each lineal foot of vitrified, salt glazed sewer pipe, including all specials and "Y" branches, joints laid, complete, the following price:

24-inch pipe.

20-inch pipe..

18-inch pipe

15-inch pipe.

12-inch pipe

10-inch pipe

S-inch pipe..

6-inch pipe

For each lineal foot of drain tile

8-inch

6-inch

4-inch ...

For each short ton of cast iron pipe in place..

For each manhole, complete

For each lamphole, complete

For each single flush tank, complete

For each double flush tank, complete

For each improved joint below, and including pipe of 12 inches

in diameter..

For each improved joint above 12 inches in diameter

For each cubic yard of rock

For each 1000 feet of lumber, B. M., in place....

For each lineal foot of trench earth excavation and backfilling, including restoration of surface of street, the following prices for each depth:

Under 6 feet in depth