Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-11
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
l. and the performance Of all work for
| the Improvement of First avenue, from
| the north line of Grant street to the
south line of Lincoln street, and Sec
ond avenue, from the north line of By
ron street to the south line Of River
side street in the city of Marshalltown,
| Iowa; the said improvement to consist
of a combined curb and 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 Trini-
dad Pitch Lake asphalt or Bermudez
Lake asphalt, the paving to consist OF
a concrete foundation, six inches in
thickness and one and one-haf inches
OF binder course and one and one-half
inches of wearing surface; all in ac-
cordance with the plans and specffica-
tons prepared by the city engineer and
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, signed by the party or par
ties making the same, together with
their postffice address, and must be en-
closed in a separate, sealed envelope,
endorsed and delivered to and received
by the city clerk on or before two (2)
o'clock p. m. on the 23d day Of Sep
teinber A. D. 1908. Each envelope shall
contain on the outside thereof the
name and address of the party OFFER
ing the same. All bids must be ac-
companied in separate sealed en-
velope with a certified check on .
Marshalltown bank. and payable to the
city treasurer in the sum Of one thou
sand dollars $4,000, as security that
the bidder will enter into q contract for
the doing of the work. and for furnish
ing material In accordance with the
plans and specifications adopted there
for and that he will give the bond re-
quired for the keeping Of the said im-
provement in repair as required by tho
plans and specifications for seven "a
years after the acceptance OF the Inn
provement by the city council. The
said proposals and bids will be opened
and acted upon at a meeting Of the
city council held at o'clock p. m. on
the 23d day Of September, A. D. 1903.
All bids may be rejected and new
ones ordered: work to be commenced
in the Improvement of said streets on
the 2Sth day Of September, A d. 1903,
and completed on or before the first
day of November, 1903. The said im-
provement to be paid for by street Inn
provement certificates issued to the
party contracting for the building and
making Of such improvement, without
recourse to the city Of Marshalltown.
which certificates shall Gray Ave 90
per cent interest per annum ON all de.
ferred payments from date OF assess.
nent Intersections Of streets and all
legs not otherwise paid for by certih-
Gates issued on special assessment
levy, as by ordinance provided. to be
paid for out OF the general fund or im-
provement fund of the city, as by or
dinance provided. The aforesaid street
improvement certificates TO be issued
upon special assessment levy against
abutting property, all as by law and
ordinance provided.
All checks accompanying bids where
bid has not been accepted shall be re-
turned to the respective bidders.
Should the successful bidder fall to
contract and give bond, a. required by
the plans and specifca tions adopted
for said improvement, and in conform
ity with the resolution ordering tho
improvement, the certified check filed
shall be forfeited to and the funds
drawn thereon become and be the
property Of the city Of Marshalltown.
L. DERBY.
City Clerk.
Published in the Times-Republican
Sent. 10 and II. 1903