Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-17
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.


nronosals and bids will be received al
,ha civ clerks office in Marshalltown
Iowa. for the furnishing of material ano
the performance OF all work ior the ii.l-
provement of Second street, from the
south line of State street 10 the lor,i
line Of Church street and Inlru street
from the south line of Main street 10
the north line OF Church street, ana
Fourth street from the south line OF
Main street to the north line OF Church
street. and Fifth street from the
aouth line Of State street to the
north line Of Church street, ex-
cent street intersections already
payed. in the city of Marshall
town. Iowa; the said Improvement 10
consist in the construction OF COM
bined curb and gutter between the nm
It's named and the paving OF the ROAD
way mentioned above. with the pest
quality of Trinidad Pitch Lake asphalt
or Bermudez Lake asphalt: pavement
to consist OF a concrete foundation six
inches in thickness and one and one
half inches of binder course and one
and one half inches OF wearing surface.
all in accordance with the plans ana
specifications adopted by the city coun-
ell therefor and now on file IN the Oh
flee 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
postoffice address, and must be en-
closed in separate sealed envelopes adj
dressed and delivered to and received
by the city clerk on or before two
o'clock p. m. of the 31st day OF May, A.
d. 1904, which envelope shall contain on
the outside thereof the name and ad-
dress of the party Offering the same.
All bids must be accompanied in a
separate envelope with certified check
on a Marshalltown bank, payable to the
CITY treasurer, in the sum of one thou
sand Isl, OO0.00) dollars as security that
the bidder will enter into 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-
uuired for the keeping of the said i'm
provement in repair, as required by the
plans and specifications, for seven 90
wears 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 eight O'Clock p.
m. on the 31st day of May, A. d. 1904
All bids may be rejected and new
ones ordered.
Work to be commenced In the inn
provement of said streets on the 18th
ALL Tod
on or before the first day of September,
1904; said improvement to be paid for
by street Improvement certificates is
sued to the party contracting for the
building and making of such improve
ment without recourse to the city OF
Marshalltown, which certificates shall
draw six per cent interest per annum
on all deferred payments from date of
assessment.
Intersections of streets and alleys
and all other amounts not otherwise
paid for by certificates issued on special
assessment levy,as by ordinance provid-
ed. to be paid for out of the general or
Improvement 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 or
dinance provided. All checks accom-
panying bids where the bid has not
been accepted shall be returned to the
respective bidders. Should the success
full bidder fail to contract and give
bond as required by the plans and
specifications adopted for said improve
ment and not in conformity with the
resolution ordering the said improve
ment, the certified check filed shall be
forfeited to and the funds drawn there
on become and be the property of the
city of Marshalltown
L. DERBY, City Clerk.
Published in the T.-R.. May II and
is, 1901.