Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-30

Steinway q Sons
lO7 r. 9Th Street
New York City
NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT.
Sealed bids viii be received at the
County auditors Office IN Nevada
Il Iowa, and at the County Auditors Of
flee in Marshalltown, Iowa, until 11:30
o'clock of June 10, 1907, at which time
4 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, Ia the city of Nevada, at one
O'clock D. m. Of said day, the sealed
bids SO received will be opened and the
contract win be awarded to the lowest
and best bidder for the labor and ma
y terial necessary for the construction OF
d proposed ditch or drain partly In
Marshall county, Iowa, and partly u,
& Story county, Iowa, known as Mar
shail-'Story Drainage District No. I,
according to contract, plans and spec
tfications now on file in the office OF
the County Auditor of Story county,
and in the office of, the County Auditor
Il Of Marshall county, Iowa.
Said ditch or. drain is divided into
I'VE sections as follows: 81
Open Ditch.
Sec. /. The open ditch will cons
4 mence $50 feet east and 40 feet south
1. Of the center of the swA Of Section
#53-S4-20, and extend in south and
i: westerly direction to Staten No. 80, q
4 distance Of $3.50 feet This open ditch
| viii he six (6) feet on the bottom with
n side slope Of / foot to 1, foot and a
/ clear BERN of eight feet (s1, as shown
I by the drawing and profile, and contain
Il about $500 Gu. yds. of excavation:
''sinust be completed by August 18th,
1907.
Mainss1ils Drain.
N Sec. II. Will consist of a thirty (30)
Hinch tile drain commencing at station
NO. %, Of the main and extending to
HI ton No. z -, distance of 1890 feet
Il from this twenty-si $3.50 inch tile
ssdrain will extend to Station No. 107, a
ss distance Of $500 feet, as shown by. the
ii plat and profile, must be completed to
Il station 70 on the 1st day of December,
4 1907. and fully completed to Station 107
" on the LIST day OF May. 1908.
C" Branch.
1. Sec. III will consist of 5000 feet
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title, $500 feet Of 16-inch tile, and A.
200 feet Of 12-inch tile. This section
Twill commence at station 70 OF the
lmain tile drain and extend In a north
|. westerly direction .as shown by the pla.
Z and profile and must be completed on
1.-THE LIST day. Of December, 1908.
- "a" 6ranoh. y
Sec.E ". Will consist OF $500 feet
q OF 16-inch tile, 1900 feet Of 14-inch tile,
Il and 1900 feet of 12-inch tile. Com
D nencing at station LOT Of the main tile
drain and extending westerly and must
) be completed on the LIST day OF De-
4 cember, 1908. &
1883 i. Branch.
Sec. v. viii consist of 1000 feet of
i 20sinch tle.. 400 feet of 1s-inch tile,
$500 feet Of I4-inch tile, also will cons
sist OF sub branch of "a" which will
contain 1900 feet of 12-inchsti1e and
200 feet of 14-inch tile "a" branch
wifi enter the main at station lot and
extend in aswest and southwesterly
direction. Sub branch / of "A" will
commence at station 1279of " branch
and extend In a southwester1y direction
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 irn-
provement complete.
The bids on the tile drain are to be
by the rod and Of both clay and cement
tile. and the open drain is to be by the
cubic yard, and name a specific price
for putting in each branch tile.
Each bid must be accompanied by
cash or q certified check In an amount
equal to 10 per cent of the amount
Of the bid, enclosed in separate .en-
veiope from that enclosing the bid,
and II 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 cash or certified check shall be
plainly addressed upon the outside
with the name of the depositor and
the fact that said envelope contains
cash or certified check.
The successful bidders viii be re-
quired to execute good and sufficient
bond with sufficient sureties to be ap-
proved by the joint board Of supervis-,
ors OF Marshall and Story counties, 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 board of supervisors re-
serve the right to reject any or all
bids.
ERAsTUs CORNELL,
Auditor of Marshall County. Iowa.
r. G. DUNAHUGH,
Auditor Of Story County, Iowa.