The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Street Improvement.
Office of the Street Assessment Committee,
KenoSl1a Wis In1v 10. 100

Office of the Street Assessment Committee,
Henosha. Wis, July 10 1906
Sealed proposals will be received al this Office
until the 18th day of August, 1906 at 200 p. M.
for furnishing all fnateria1 and doing all the
work necessary and required to improve the fol-
lowing streets, in the City of kef1OSha, WiScOn-
SIM according to the respective specifications,
pfof1es, plans and details thereof on file in the
office of the City Clerk of said city for the in
spection of bidders, to wit:
Exchange ST. from Eagle st. to Park Row,
being about 1880 1inea1 feet of cement curbng;
Crate ST. from Sel1c1S Ave. to Prairie Ave-, be
ing about 0,420 81. yds. OF brick pavement 5,337
1inea1 feet of stone curling, 5000 yds. of ex
cavation; to be graded to a sub-grade and
curbed with a stone curb and paved with brick
on a bed of crushed stone for a width of 80 feet,
according to the specifications prepared for
such work Park ST. from Chicago ST. to Ridge
ST. being about 10,540 SO, y DIS. of brick pave
ment, 5813 1inea1 feet of stone curb, 1900 CD.
yds. of excavation; to be graded to snb-grade
and Curbed with stone curb and paved with
brick on bed of crushed stone for width of 50
feet, according to the specifications prepared
for such work
Work shall be completed on or before the first
day of Dec. 1906, failing in which the contractor
shall pay to the City of Kenosha as 1iquidated
damages the amount of SIS per day for each
and every days delay iu completing said work.
Directions to Bidders.
Each bidder must accompany his bid with a
contract and bond with not less than two sure
ties, who shall be freeho1ders of the State of
Wisconsin, and shall Justify as to their reSpon-
sibi1ity aud by their several affidavits show
that they are worth iii the aggregate at least
the amount of the entire contract price III prop
erty not by law exempt from execution. Surety
companies approved by the Street Assessment
Committee will be accepted i'll lien of personal
sureties.
Said contract and bond, with sureties, must
be completely executed OH the part of the con-
tractor, with the exception of the signature on
the part of the City.
This is a positive Requirement of the charter
and must be complied with.
Bids failing to- comply with the above re-
qhirenents will not be considered.
Bidders must submit proposals to do the work
according to the specifications, proh1es, plans
and details, stating therein prices respectively
per So. I'd. of brick pavement; per cit. I'd. for
grading: per 1inea1 foot for furnishing stone
and cement curbing in place.
The bids for the work will be canvassed sepa-
rate1y and considered in the aggregate, based
on the estimated quantities named in the speci-
ficat!ons and awarded as separate contracts.
All bids and accompanying contract and
bond must be written on the blanks prepared
by the undersigned for the purpose, and price
should be stated IN writing and figures.
All bids should be marked on the envelope,
Street Assessment Committee, with the name of
the street marked thereon on which such bid is
made. and filed in the Office of the Street AS
sessn1ent Committee in the City Clerks Office in
said city.
N. B.-B1an1xs for proposals and blank con-
tract and bond will be furnished on application
to the City Clerk.
The bids, when the lowest ones, will be de-
cded by the Street Assessment Committee.
The said Committee reserves the right to re-
IN IN, - JAMES GORMAN,
r. Fl. MOTH,
JAMES O'BRIEN,
wis Street Assessment Committee.