Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-04-16
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

the city clerk of the city of Cresco,
Iowa, at his office IN Cresco, until 8
O'Clock p. m. on the 10th day of May,
1909, for the construction of the fol
lowing described improvements as per
plans and specifications now on file in
the Office of said clerk.
CURLING Elm street from the south
line of Market street to the north line
of Peck street with Portland cement
curb, except where the curbing al
ready constructed meets with the ap-
prevail and plans of the city engineer,
about three thousand square feet 10000
Of curling, more or less, equals length
by height to begin on or before the
first day Of June, 1909, and to be fully
completed on or before the first day of
July, 1909.
So much of the cost of the construc-
ton of the said improvement as is BY
law assessable against abutting prop
erty, to be assessed against the said
AUDITING property in accordance with
the law covering same, and payment
to the amount of such assessment for
such work will be made in assessment
certificates bearing interest at the rate
of six (6) per cent per annum, issued
in accordance with the provisions of
Section BAL of the code. In case of any
deficiency between the contract price
and the amount of such, certificates,
such deficiency will be paid in warrants
drawn on the improvement fund avail
able for the fiscal year beginning April
LIST, 1910, payable out of the proceeds
of the tax levied therefor and from no
other source. said warrants to bear six
per cent interest from date of issue un-
til paid, the city to incur no liability
other than the duty to levy the said
tax and to properly apply the proceeds
therein making the special assessments
above referred to and issuing assess
ment certificates to the contractor
therefor. Said assessment certificates
and warrants shall be accepted by the
contractor in full payment for all work
done under his contract without re-
course on the city of Cresco.
Each bid must be accompanied with
certified check ina separate envelope,
said check to be on some bank of Cries.
co and made payable to the order of
the city treasurer of the city of Cresco,
in the sum of One Hundred Dollars
($l00). Each envelope must be ad-
dressed to the City of Cresco and en-
dorsed with the name of the bidder and
the Improvements said check and pro-
posal are for. Certified checks accom-
panying proposals will be returned to
the unsuccessful bidders when the con-
tract has been awarded, and also to the
bidder to whom the contract is awarded
when he shall have entered into the
contract for the construction of said
improvement with the city of Cresco
and given bond in the sum of Five Hun
dred dollars $500, with sureties to be
approved by the city council of the
city of Cresco for the faithful perform
ance of his contract. The person or
persons to whom said contract is award
ed will be required to attend the Office
of the city clerk with the sureties Of
fered by him or them and execute the
the contract, within five days from the
service of notice to that effect, and in
case of failure or neglect to do so, he
or they will be considered as having
abandoned it. The work will then be
let to the next lowest bidder or it may
be re-advertised and re-let until the
contract is accepted and executed, but
such an abandonment by any bidder
shall not release or invalidate any
check deposited or accompanying any
bid, as security that such bidder will
execute the contract for the work
within the specified time. The con-
tract will contain provision that the
contractor shall guarantee the improve
ment to remain in good repair for a
period of five years from and after the
date of its acceptance by the city
council and the bond will contain like
condition.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into a contract with the
city of Cresco for the construction of
said improvement or furnish bond as
herein required and as required by law,
the certified check deposited by him
with his bid shall be forfeited to the
city of Cresco as agreed and liquidated
damages. The right is reserved to re-
ject any and all bids or a part or parts
of any bids. The proposals received
will be acted upon by the city council
Of the city of Cresco on the 10th day of
May, 1909. By authority of the city
council of the city of Cresco
P. J. MCCULLOW,
City Clerk of said city.