Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-18
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Notice is hereby given that sealeo
nroposaIs and bids will be received at
the city clerks office in Marshailtown,
lava for the furnishing of material ana
The performance of all work for the inn
movement of Second street, from the
south line of State street to the north
line of Church street and Ihlrd street,
from the south line of Main street to
the north line of Church street, and
Fourth street from the south line OF
Main street TO the north line of Church
street, and Fifth street from the
south line of State street to the
north line of Church street, ex-
cept street intersections already
paved, in the city of Marshaii-
town, Iowa; the said Improvement TO
consist in the construction OF com
bined curb and gutter between the NM
its named and the paving OF the road
way mentioned above, with the pest
quality of Trinidad Pitch Lake asphalt
or RerInudez Lake asphalt: pavement
10 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,
Ill in accordance with the plans ana
specifications adopted by the city coun-
ell therefor and now on Tile IN the OF
ice 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 D. m. of the 31st day of May, A.
d. 1904, which envelope shall contain on
the outside thereof the name and adj
dress of the party offering the same.
All bids must be accompanied in
separate envelope With a certified check
on Marshalltown hank, payable to the
city treasurer. In the sum of one thou
sand (s1, eoo.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-
0uired for the keeping of the said I'm
provement in repair rs required by the
PLANS and specifications, for seven Cd
years after the acceptance OF the i'm
provement by the city council.
The said proposals and bids will be
opened and acted upon at 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 i'm
provement of said streets on the 18th
day Of June, A. d. 1904, and completed
on or before the first day of September,
1904; said improvement to be paid for
by street improvement certificates is
l6ued to the party contracting for the
building and making OF such improve
Iment 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
Nbutting property. ell as by law and or
dinnnce provided. All checks accom-
panying bids where the bid has not
been accepted shall be returned to the
respective bidders. Should the success
ful 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
n1ent, the certified check flied shall be
lAvFa tn1 ~ ~
on become and be the property of the
city Of Marshalltown.
L. DERBY. City Clerk.
Published in the T.-R., May II and
as. 1904.