Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-09
NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT

I NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT
Sealed bids will be received at the
County Auditors office in Nevada,
Iowa. and at the County Auditors Of
flee in Marshalltown, Iowa, until II:
O'Clock Of June 10. 1907, at which time
and places the respective County Audi
tors of Marshall and Story counties will
publicly announce in their offices that
all bids are closed and thereafter no
further bids will be received
And on the 14th day Of June, 1907,
at the Auditors office Of Story county,
Iowa. in the city of Nevada, at one
| o'clock p. m. of said day, the sealed
bids SO received will be opened and the
contract will be awarded to the lowest
and best bidder for the labor and ma
terial necessary for the construction Of
q proposed ditch or drain partly in Mar
shall county, Iowa, and partly in Story
county. Iowa, known as Marshall-'Story
Drainage District No. 1, according to
contract, plans and specifications now
on file In the office Of the County An-
ditor OF Story county, and In the office
of the County Auditor of Marshall
county, Iowa.
Said ditch or drain Is divided into
five sections as follows:
Open Ditch.
Sec. l. The open ditch will COM
mence $50 feet east and 140 feet south
of the center Of the swA of Section
32-s4-20, and extend in south and
westerly direction to Station No. 80, a
distance of $3.50 feet. This open ditch
will be six CO. feet on the bottom with a
side slope Of foot to foot and clear
BERN of eight feet (S). as shown by
the drawing and profile, and contain
about $500 Gu. yds. Of excavations: must
be completed by August 18th, 1907.
Main Tile Drain.
Sec. II. Will consist Of thirty 900
inch tile drain commencing at station
No. 20 of the main and extending to
station No. 49, a distance OF, 1900 feet
from this a twenty-six (26) inch tils
drain will extend to Station No. 107, a
distance of $500 feet, as shown by the
plat and profile, must be completed to
Station 70 on the LIST day Of December,
1907 and fully completed to Station 1O7
on the 1st day Of May, 1905
&c" Branch.
Sec. III will consist Of 5000 feet
of 20-inch tile, 3,4OO feet of 1S-inch
tile, 5,400 feet of 16-inch tile, and A.
200 feet of 12-inch tile. This section
will commence at station 70 of the main
tile drain and extend in northwestern
~, direction as shown by the plat and
profile and must be completed on the
LIST day Of December, 1908.
"B" Branch.
7 Sec. ". Will consist of $500 feet
of 16-inch tile 1900 feet Of 14-inch tile,
and 1900 feet of 12-inch tile. Com
mencing at station 107 of the main tile
drain and extending westerly and must
be completed on the list day Of De-
cember, 1908.
"A" Branch.
Sec. v. Will consist Of 1000 feet Of
2O-inch tile, 400 feet of 1S-inch tile,
$500 feet Of 14-inch tile, also will con-
sist of sub branch of "a" which will
contain 1900 feet of 12-inch tile and
200 feet of 14-inch tile. "a branch
will enter the main at stationS107 and
extends in a west and southwesterly
direction. Sub-branch 1 of "a" will
commence at station 1877 of "a" branch
shown by the plat and profile, the same,
to be completed on the LIST day of De-
cember. 1908.
All bids must be by sections, stat
ing number of section or sections.
Also, if desired, additional bids may
be filed for the entire drain or inn
iprovement complete.
The bids on the tile drain are to be
by the rod and of both clay and dement,
tile, and the open drain is to be by the
cubic yard and name specific price
for putting in each branch tile.
Each bid must be accompanied by
cash or certified check in an amount
equal to 10 per cent of the amount
velope from that enclosing the bid,
and if a certified check the same must
be certified without qualification or
reservation and drawn on some re-.
sponsible bank in Story or Marshall
county, Iowa, payable to the order. of
the treasurer Of Story or Marshall
county, Iowa, the envelope enclosing
the cashier certified check shall be
plainly addressed upon the toutside
with the name Of the depositor and
the fact that said envelope contains
cash or certified check.
The successful bidders will be re-
quired to execute a good and suffi-
Gent bond with sufficient, sureties to
be approved by the joint board OF sup
servisors of Marshall and Story courf-
ties, or deposit cash with the county
auditor Of Marshall or Story county in
an amount equal to Is per cent Of each
bid.
The joint boards Of supervisors re-
serve the right to reject any or all
ERAsTUs CORNELL.
Auditor of Marshall County, Iowa.
F. G. DUNAHUGH,
Auditor Of Story County Iowa.