Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-25
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BlTTERS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Notice is hereby given lnat Sealeu
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 Grant street from the
west line of First Avenue to the east
line of Third street and Lincoln street
from the west line of Second avenue
to the east line of Third street. eX-
cepting street intersections already
paved.
Said Improvement to consist Of the
construction of combined curb ana
gutter fifteen feet each side of the
center line of the streets named and
| the paving of the roadway (between
the limits) mentioned above with the
best quality of Trinidad Lake Pitch
Easphalt or Bermudez Lake asphalt,
pavement to consist Of a concrete foun-
dalton six inches in thickness and one
and one-h half inches Of binder course
and one and half inches of wearing
surface, all in accordance with the
plans and specifications adopted by the
city council therefor and now on file
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 o.
parties making the same, together with
their postoffice address, and must be
enclosed in separate, sealed envelopes.
endorsed and delivered to and received
| by the city clerk on or before two
| O'Clock D. m. on the 9th day of July. A.
D.. 1903, which envelope shall contain
on the outside thereof the name and the
address of the party offering the
same.
All bids must be accompanied in a
separate envelope with a certified check
on q Marshalltown bank and payable
to the city treasurer in the sum of one
thousand $1,000 dollars. as security
that the bidder will enter into con-
tract for the doing of the work and
for furnishing material in accordance
with the plans and specifications adopt
ed therefor, and that he will give bond
required for the keeping of the said
Improvement in repair, as required by
the plans and specifications. for seven
CD years after the acceptance Of the
Improvement by the city council.
Said proposals and bids will be
opened and acted upon at meeting
of the city council, to be held at eight
o'clock p m. on the 9Th day of July, A.
D., 1903 All bids may be rejected and
new ones ordered. Work to be COM
menced in the improvement Of the said
streets on the first day OF August 1903
and completed on or before the first
day Of October, 1908: the said improve
ment to be paid for by street improve
ment certificates issued to the party
contracting for the building and max
ing of such Improvement without re-
course to the city of Marshalltown.
which certificates shall draw five Co
per cent interest per annum on all de-
ferred payements from date of assess
ment.
intersections of streets and alleys, not
otherwise paid for by certificates issued
on special assessment levy, as by or
dinance provided, to be paid for out
of the general fund or Improvement
fund of the city, as by ordinance pro-
vided.
The aforesaid street Improvement
certificates to be issued upon special
assessment levy against abutting prop
erty.
All checks accompanying bids where
the bid has not been accepted shall
be returned to the respective bidders.
Should the successful bidder fail to
contract and give bond. as required by
the plans and specifications adopted
for said Improvement and not in con-
formitv with the resolution ordering
said Improvement. the certified check
filed shall be forfeited to and the funds
drawn thereon become and be the prop
erty of the city Of Marshalltown.
Dated June %, 1908. L. DERBY.
(Pub. T.-R. June 2425, 1908.