Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-19
EDELMAN.
The Tailor,
NOTICE OF LETTING CONTRACT
iii East Main Street,
MARSHALLTOWN IOWA


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 Il O'clock noon
OF July Z, 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 l. 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. 2, partly
in Marshall county and partly in Story
county, according to 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 l. The open ditch will COM
mence at the center of the Ell of the
swi4 of section /, and run in a south
easterly direction to the east line Of
said eighty acres, thence in a north
easterly direction across the swA Of
sell of section 1. distance Of 1926
feet. I. shall be ten feet on the hot
tom and have side slope Of one to
one, and clear BERN Of Ten feet, as
shown on plat and profile. The ap-
proximate amount Of excavation in
this section is $500 cubic yards.
Section 2. Section shall consist of
an open ditch running from the east
end of section in northeasterly d.
rection, a distance Of 1875 feet 10 the
county line. II shall consist Of an open
ditch Of same description and dimen-
sions as section No. /. The approxi-
mate excavation is $500 cubic yards.
Section 9. Section three shall begin
at the county line at station SO and
run in a southeasterly direction across
the swA of section s, thence in a
northeasreriy direction across the
swA of the se14, section c, to sta
ton 80" Or the outlet total distance
of $500 feet. 1t shall consist Of an open
ditch ten feet wide on the bottom. win
side slopes of one to one and with a
clear BERN Of ten feet; all as specified
in other sections and in compliance
with plan and profile. The approx
innate excavation is 1900 cubic yards.
Section 4. Branch" section shall
consist of a string Of 14-inch tile from
station so Of the open ditch in a south
westerly direction, a distance Of 1000
feet TO the northeast corner Of the
nwA of section -, the tile to be good
hard. well burned clay tile. Also one
concrete abutment all to be COMPLETED
December Is, 1909.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check or its equivalent.
drawn on some known and responsible
bank. and made payable to the treas
urer of Marshall or Story county, in
the amount of 10 per cent of the bid, as
a guaranty of good faith, to be for
feited to Marshall or Story county as
Hquidated damages, if the bidder fails
to enter into a contract after having
been awarded same. The check is TO
be enclosed in a separate envelope
from that containing the bid and will
be returned to the bidder if unsuccess-
full, and TO the bidder If successful
when he shall have entered into a
written contract with the joint boards
OF supervisors and given a good and
sufficient bond for the faithful per-
Torrance Of contract in an amount
equal to 25 per cent of the estimated
cost
The joint boards reserve the right to
Tedect any or all bids.
F. G. DUNAHUGH,
Auditor Story county, Iowa
csszIrC COD MET
Auditor Marshall county. Iowa.