Paul

This is an action on the contractor’s bond given to the owner as security for the faithful performance of a contract made with the plaintiff school district by one B. H. Paul for the erection of a school building. The plaintiffs appeal from the judgment entered in favor of defendants.

The powers and duties of trustees of common school districts are, among others, the following: “To let all contracts involving an expenditure of more than two hundred dollars for work to he done or for materials or supplies to be furnished . . . , to the lowest responsible bidder who will give such security as the board may require or else to reject all bids; . . . For the purpose of securing bids the board must publish a notice calling for bids, stating the work to be done or materials or supplies to be furnished, and the time when and the place where the bids will be opened, at least once a week for two weeks in some daily or weekly newspaper published in the county, ...” (Pol. Code, sec. 1617, subd. 20.) The Paul contract was let in the manner required by law. It was dated August 18, 1915, and by its terms the contractor was allowed 105 working days from that date within which to complete the…