The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31

L
H. T. MOORE, Clerk of the Council,
City of Keokuk, Iowa.
BY AID. TIGUE:
Resolved, Section /. In pursuance
of a resolution of intention passed by
the city council of the city of Keokuk,
Iowa, at its meeting held en- Septem-
Der Z, 1909, for the construction of an
eight-inch tile sanitary sewer COM
mencing at connection with the
storm sewer in Third and Des Moines
streets, to the alley between Des
Moines and Palean streets, thence
westerly in the alley between Des
Moines and Palean streets to the east.
erly side of Eighth street all in the
city of Keokuk Iowa; and due publi-
cation having been made of such In
! tention, and written objections hay
ing been made to same and the city
council, after considering said objec-
tons. having determined that no
| changes should be made in the plans
of same as shown by the plat hereto
fore filed with the clerk of the council,
| it is
/ Hereby ordered that an eight-inch
/ sanitary tile sewer as above described
! be constructed in accordance with the
plans and specifications that have
been prepared by the city engineer.
and which are now on file in the Office
Of the clerk of the council, the said
/ work requiring approximately the fol-
! lowing quantities:
lowing quantities:
600 cubic yards excavation and re-
filling.
200 cubic yards rock excavation and
refilling.
1860 lineal feet eight-inch sewer.
100 four-inch Y inlets.
4 inspection heads.
flush tank.
l manhole
Resolved: Section 2. The total cost
of the construction of said sewer shall
4 be assessed against the lots and par
cells of land adjacent to and AUDITING
on said sewer, in proportion to the
benefits conferred, and not in excess
of % per cent of the actual value Of
said property, nor in excess of $500
per lineal foot.
4 Section 8. The payment for the
above work to the contractor shall be
by sewer assessment certificates,
which shall be accepted by the con-
tractor in full payment for said work
and shall be delivered after the COM
pletion of said Improvement and its
acceptance by the sewer committee
and city engineer.
Section 4. The said work shall he
completed on or before the fifth day
of January, 1910, and the contractor
shall pay to the city the sum OF $500
per day for each and every day used
for the completion OF said work afte-
the above specified date. The con
tractor shall be required to keep said
Improvement in good repair for one
year after its completion.
Section 5. The city engineer is
hereby ordered to advertise for bids
! for the construction Of said work as
herein ordered, in the manner pre-
scribed by law
Section 6. All bids shall be filed
with the clerk of the council before
+, noon of the eighteenth day of October
1909, and shall be accompanied, in 9
separate envelope. by certified check
!, payable to the city treasurer, for s5l
r on any bank in the city of Keokuk
| Iowa as guarantee that the bidder
will enter into contract with the
city In accordance with the terms o.
, his bid, 4 same is accepted. Said
bids shall be opened by the sew i
committee and the city engineer, com.
! piled by them and reported to the
city council at its next regular meet
: ing, to be held on the eighteenth day
,. of October. 1909. at which meeting
3 the said bids will be acted upon, the
+ -:ty reserving the right to reject any
and all bids.
Lost by the following vote:
7 Yeas-Annable, Butler, De Yong
! Kiefer, Lindstrand-To Total, 5.
|. Nays-C hristy, Hickey, Johnson
l Roberts. Tigue-Total 5.
+ Absent cCormick, Swanson p.
CHARLES OFF,
Attest: Mayor
H T. MOORE. Clerk Of the Council
! City of Keokuk. Iowa.
? From the City Engineer.
: To tae President and Members of the
!, City Council:
t Gentlemen: desire to report that
the contract entered into between thu