Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-29
Notice to Bidders.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids and proposals will be received in
the clerks office in Marshalltown, Iowa,
for the furnishing of material n the
performance of all work, for the paving
and improvement of West Church
street from the west line of First street
to the west line of Ninth street; and
Fourth avenue from the south line of
State street to the north line of Church
street, all in the city of Marshalltown,
Iowa.
Said improvement to consist of the
construction of a 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 terminals above
designated with the best quality OF
Trinidad Pitch Lake Asphalt, or Ber-
muda Lake Asphalt, the pavement to
consist of a concrete foundation, II
one and one-half Inches of binder
course and one and one-half inches of
asphalt wearing surface. All in accord
ance with plans and specifications pre-
pared by the city engineer and adopted
by the city council for said improve
ment and now on file in the Office Of the
city clerk. All bids and proposals
must be in writing IN blanks furnished
by the city clerk, and signed by the
party OF parties making the same to-
gether with their p~ostof1ce address,
and must be enclosed in separate earvd
envelope, endorsed and delivered tao
and received by the city clerk on or be-
fore 2 o'clock p. m. on the 18th day of
May, A. D., 1903. Each envelope shall
contain on the outside thereof the
name and address of the party offering
the
All bids must be accompanied in a
separate envelope with a certified check
on Marshalltown bank and payable
to the city treasurer in the sum Of
$1,000 as security that the bidder will
enter int "a contract for the doing O.,
the work, and for furnishing material
in accordance with the plans and spec
ifications adopted therefor, and that he
will give the bond required for the
keeping Of the said improvement in re.
pair as required by the plans and spec
ifications. for sever 90 years after the
acceptance of the Improvement by the
city council.
The said proposals and bids will be
opened and acted upon at a meeting of
the city council to be held at s o'clock
p. m. on the 18th day OF May, A. D.,
1903.
All bids may be rejected and
ones ordered. Work to be commenced on
the Improvement of SAID streets on the
18th day of May, A. D., 1903, and COM
pleted on or before the first day Of Sep
TENDER, 1908.
The said Improvement to be paid for
by street improvement certificates is
sued to the party contracting for the
building and making of said improve
ment, without ecour to the city of
Marshalltown, which certificates shall
draw five (5) per cent interest per an-
mum on all deferred payments from
date of assessment. Intersections of
streets and alleys not otherwise paid
for by certificates issued on special as
sessment levy, as by ordinance provid-
to be paid out of the general fund
of the city, as by ordinance provloed.
aforesaid street Improvement GER
tifcates to be issued upon special as
sessment levy against abutting prop
erty, all as by law and ordinance pro-
yided.
All checks accompanying bids, where
the bid has not been accepted, will be
returned to the respective bidders.
Should the successful bidder fail to con
tract and give bond as required by the
plans and specifications adopted for