Street Work Laws of the State of California

Said work shall be according to, and the materials used shall comply with the plans and profile on file in the office of the city engineer, and the specifications on file in the office of the city clerk of said city, for graveled streets, said specifications being known as specification No. 5, and hereby made part of this contract; and all the materials used shall be to the satisfaction of the street superintendent of said city. Said Drury A. Watson, acting in his official capacity as such street superintendent, and not individually, hereby fixes the time for the commencement of said work to be within ten days from date hereof, and for its completion to be within thirty days from the date hereof, and promises and agrees that upon the performance of the covenants aforesaid, by the said party of the first part, he will duly make and issue an assessment and diagram, and attach a warrant thereto, as provided for in the aforementioned act, for the expenses of the work aforesaid, at the following prices, in lawful money of the United States, to wit: For grading and graveling, three dollars per lineal foot.

And it is agreed and expressly understood by the parties to this agreement, that in no case (except where it is otherwise provided in the act aforementioned and referred to) will the said city of Los Angeles, or any officer thereof, be liable for any portion of the expense of the work aforesaid, nor for any delinquency of persons or property assessed.

It is further understood and agreed that eight (8) hours labor shall constitute a day's work, and that the said party of the first part will not contract for, receive or require more than eight (8) hours labor for a day's work of any person employed upon said work. *

In witness whereof, the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first herein written.

CONRAD SCHEERER. [SEAL.]
Contractor.

DRURY A. WATSON, [SEAL.]
Street Superintendent City of Los Angeles.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of

FRANK C. HANNON.

STREET CONTRACTOR'S BOND.

Know all men by these presents, that we, Conrad Scheerer, as principal, and Charles F.Munson and Martin C. Marsh, as sureties, residents of the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, state of California, are jointly and severally bound unto the city of Los Angeles in the state of California, in the sum of One Thousand dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the city of Los Angeles, for which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our, and each of our heirs, successors, executors, administrators, or assigns, jointly and severally by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 1st of November, A. D. 1893. The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bounden Conrad Scheerer, his heirs, successors, executors, administrators, or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and well and truly keep and faithfully perform the covenants, conditions and agreements in that certain contract

made between said Conrad Scheerer, as contractor, and Drury A. Watson, as street superintendent of the city of Los Angeles, state of California, of even date herewith, for furnishing materials in compliance with specifications and performing the following work, to wit:

[Here insert the description of the work in the contract.]

or cause the same to be kept and performed in the manner and form therein specified, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.

Charles F. Munson and Martin C. Marsh, whose names are subscribed as sureties to the above bond, being severally duly sworn, each for himself, deposes and says he is worth double the sum mentioned therein, to wit, is worth the sum of $2000.00 in fixed property and real estate, situated in said state of California, over and above his just debts and liabilities, exclusive of property exempt from execution, and over and above all sums for which he is already liable or in any manner bound, whether as principal, indorser or security, and whether such prior obligation or liability be conditional or absolute, liquidated or unliquidated, certain or contingent, due or to become due.

CHARLES F. MUNSON, [SEAL.]
MARTIN C. MARSH, [SEAL.]

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 1st day of November, A. D. 1893. FRED. HARKNESS,

Notary Public in and for the county of Los Angeles, State of California. Approved this 1st day of November, 1893.

DRURY A. WATSON,

Street Superintendent of the city of Los Angeles. The sum mentioned in the above bond is by me deemed to be adequate, is the sum fixed by me for that purpose, and said bond is hereby approved by me this 1st day of November, 1893.

T. E. ROWAN,

Mayor of the city of Los Angeles.

*The above clause in the contract relative to eight hours constituting a day's

labor is required by section 3245 of the Political Code.

No. 9. RESOLUTION OF EXTENSION.

Resolved, by the city council of the city of Los Angeles, in open session on this 28th day of November, 1893, that the superintendent of streets of said city be,and he hereby is authorized and directed to extend, by ten days, the time fixed by him in that certain contract numbered No, 1000, entered into by him with Conrad Scheerer, to do certain street work, viz: To grade and gravel certain portions of Cummings street.

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed by the city council of the city of Los Angeles, on the 28th day of November, 1893, by the following vote:

Ayes: Messrs. Campbell, Innes, Gaffey, Munson, Nickell, Pessell, Rhodes, Strohm, and President Teed.

Noes: None.

C. A. LUCKENBACH,

City clerk and ex officio clerk of the city council of the city of Los Angeles

No. 10. EXTENSION OF TIME.

Under the direction of the city council of the city of Los Angeles, by its resolution, passed November 28th, 1893, and by virtue of the authority vested, by statute, in me as street superintendent of said city, I hereby extend by ten days the time fixed by me in the within contract, numbered 1000, for the work therein specified.

Office of the street superintendent, city of Los Angeles, this 28th, day of November, A. D., 1893.

DRURY A. WATSON,

Street Superintendent of the city of Los Angeles.

No. 11. ASSESSMENT.

In the matter of Requena street from the east line of Los Angeles street to the west line of Alameda street.

ASSESSMENT NUMBER 1.

Pursuant to statute, I, D. .1. Watson, as superintendent of streets of the city of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and state of California, do hereby assess and apportion, as shown hereinafter and in the diagram attached hereto, upon certain lots, portions of lots, and parcels of land, fronting on Requena street in said city, from the east line of Los Angeles street to the west line of Alameda street and on streets intersecting it between said lines, the sum of five thousand two hundred and seventy-one and 44-100 dollars, ($5271 44-100) to be paid to The Porphyry Paving Company its agents or assigns, to cover the sum due (including incidental expenses) for the work of macadamizing and curbing with cement said Requena street between said lines, as said work is more particularly specified in my official contract therefor with said Porphyry Paving Company, dated the 21st day of July, A. D. 1891.

All of said work has been performed and materials furnished complying with the specifications and under my direction and to my satisfaction and acceptance. And because the names of the owners of said assessed property are unknown to me, I herein write the word "unknown" opposite the number of the lot and the amount assessed thereon and the number of each lot, portion of a lot, or parcel of land assessed.

Total cost of the work is $5271 44-100, as follows:

33,668.5 square feet of macadam at 14 cents per square foot.....$47 13.59 743.37 lineal feet of cement curb at 40 cents per foot..

$297.35