Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-26
A. PsENICKA
Fine ailoring
NoTLcE OF LETTINe coNTRAcT.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the county auditor in the city
of Nevada, Iowa, and at the office of
the county auditor in the city of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, until II O'clock noon
of July I, 1909, at which time and
places the respective county auditors
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 at 1 o'clock p. m. of said day
at the office of the county auditor in
the city of Marshalltown, Iowa, the
sealed bids so received will be opened
and the contract awarded to the lowest
and best bidder for the labor and ma
terial necessary for the construction
of the ditch or drain in the MARSHALL
Story drainage district, No. ., partly
in Marshall county and partly in Story
county, according 10 the contract. plans
and specifications now on file in the
office OF the auditors of Marshall and
Story counties, respectively.
Said ditch or drain is divided into
four sections, as follows:
OPEN DITCH
Section 1. The open ditch will COM
mence at the center of the e1s of the
sw14 of section /, and run in south
easterly direction to the east line Of
said eighty acres, thence in a north
easterly direction across the sw14 of
seA of section /, a distance of 1925
feet. 1t shall be fen feet on the bot
tom and have side slope of one TO
one. and clear BERN Of ten feet, as
shown on plat and profile. The ap-
proxirnate amount OF excavation in
this section is $500 cubic yards
Section .. Section 2 shall consist of
an open ditch running from the east
end of section | in a northeasterly d.
rection, a distance of 1875 feet TO the
county line It shall consist of an open
ditch of same description and dimen-
sions as section No i. The approx
mate excavation is $500 cubic yards
Section 3. Section three shall begir
at the county line at station SO and
run in southeasterlv direction across
the swA of section 6, thence in q
northeasterly direction across The
swA of the sell, section 6, to sta.
ton 90" or the outlet, a total distance
of $500 feet. 1t shall consist of an opar
ditch ten feet wide on the bottom. wiz
side slopes of one to one and with
clear BERN Of ten feet: all as specific,
in other sections and in complains,
with plan and profile. The approx.
innate excavation is 1900 cubic yards
Section 4. Branch" section 4 shall
consist of string of 14-inch tile froa
station so of the open ditch in a south
westerly direction, a distance of 100
feet to the northeast corner of tn
nwA of section ~, the tile to be good
hard, well burned clay tile. Also on
concrete abutment all to be completed
December Is, 1909
Each bid must be ACCOMPANIED b.
certified check or it's equivalent
drawn on some known and responsible
bank, and made payable to the treas
urer of Marshall or Story county, il
the amount of 10 per cent of the bid, a
a guaranty Of good faith, to be for
feited to Marshall or Story county a
liquidated damages, if the bidder fail
to enter into a contract after havin
been awarded same The check is t
be enclosed in a separate envelop
from that containing the bid, and wi
be returned to the bidder II unsuccess
full, and to the bidder if successful
when he shall have entered into
written contract with the joint board
of supervisors and given good an
sufficient bond for the faithful per
formance Of contract, in an amour
equal to % per cent Of the estimate
cost.
The Joint boards reserve the right I
reject any or all bids.
F. G. DUNAHUGH,
Auditor Story county, low;
ERASTUS CORNELL,
Auditor MARSHALL county, low,