Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-28
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids and proposals will be received at
| the city clerks office in Marshalltown
Iowa. for the furnishing of material
land performance of all work for the
Improvement of South Third avenue IN
said city. between the south line OF
Main street and the north line of the
fright of way of the Chicago Great
Western Railway. Said Improvement
/ to consist OF the construction OF q
curbing upon the present established
curb line where curbing is necessary.
such curbing to be of the best Portland
cement and the paving of the roadway
between said curb lines and the terlnin-
ais above designated With the best
quality of Trinidad Pitch Lake Asphalt
or Rernu6ez Lake Asphalt, the pave
ment to consist of concrete founda-
ton i'm which the present maeadam
shall be used to the greatest possible
extent. and one and one-half inches OF
binder course and one and one hall
inches of asphalt wearing surface. Al
in accordance With the plans and spe
citications prepared by the city enginee,
and adopted by the city council for said
Improvement and now on fife in the
Office of the city clerk. All bids and
proposals must be in writing on blanks
furnished by the city clerk and signed
by the party or parties making the
same together With their postotlice
address. and must be enclosed in sep
arate sealed envelopes endorsed and
delivered to and received by the city
clerk on or before s o'clock u. IN. on
the Sth day of September a. D.. 1902
Each envelope shall contain on the
outside thereof the name and the adj
dress of the party Offering tire same.
All bids must be accompanied in n
separate envelope with a certified check
on Marshalltown bank and payable
to the city treasurer in the sum of one
thousand ($looo) dollars as security
that the bidder Will enter into a CON
tract for the doing of the work and for
material in accordance With
the plans and specifications adopted
therefor and that ne will give the bono
required for the ileeping of said inn
provement in repair rs required by thu
plans and specifications for seven
wears after the acceptance OF the inn
by the city council.
The said proposals and bids will be
opened and acted upon II meetne
of the city council TO be held at S
O'Clock p M, ON the Sth day of Sep
TENDER A. H., 1902.
All bids may BE- rejected and new
ones ordered. Work to be commenced
in the Improvement of the said street
on the 10th day of September 1902 and
ON or before the LIST day OF
1902.
The said Improvement 10 be paid 70,
bv street Improvement certificates
issued to the party contracting for tho
and making of such Improve
lnent without recourse to the city OF
which certificates shall
draw 5 per cent interest per annum on
al deferred payments from date of as
seSSlnent. Intersections of streets anf
lllys not otherwise paid for by ccrti
iicttcs issued ON special assessment |
levy, as by ordinance provided, To b, |
paid for ont of the general fund of tn /
city, as by ordinance provided. Tho |
street Improvement cettif- /
sates To be issued upon special assess
ment levy against abutting property |
II against the property and the owner.
Of the street railway now laid on sal
street, all as by law ana ordinance I
provided. The contract for said inn
provement to include the space between |