The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-06-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Pursuant to the resolution of the
City Council of the City of Leon, in
the County of Decatur, and State of
Iowa, adopted on the 18th day of
June, 1910, separate sealed bids or
proposals are hereby invited by the
undersigned City Clerk of said City,
to be filed with him at his office in
said City on or before the 18th day
of July, 1910, at $500 o'clock p. m.
for furnishing all material and labor
for the construction of sewers along
certain streets, avenues, highways
and places in the city of Leon, Iowa;
and sewer outlet and disposal plant
therefor, all as laid down, located
and described in said resolution, and
as shown on the plans and specifica-
lions of the Engineer, now on file in
the office of the City Clerk, which
are hereby referred to and made
part of this notice, said bids for the
disposal plant, connections, and ac-
cessories to be separate The extent
of the work is as shown in the follow
ing list of approximate quantities:
A-Disposal Plant, Outlet Access
cOries and Connections, as follows:
1 concrete bulkhead.
l septic tank disposal plant, with
two manholes and 20 it. of IL in.
vitrified pipe sewer.
1915 it. of IL in. vitrified pipe.
~ it. of IL in. cast iron pipe.
70 it. of "a in. cast iron pipe.
8 manholes.
B-City Sewers and Accessories.
1899 fit. of 10 in. vitrified pipe
sewer.
5O44 it. of in. vitrified pipe
S12 it. of 6 in. vitrified pipe
sewer.
"a manholes.
8 flush tanks.
All sewers Except the cast iron
pipe) will be constructed of No.
standard, salt glazed, vitrified clay
sewer pipe, and all Y's for house con-
nections are included in the above
quantities. All clay pipe to be laid
with cement joints, iron pipes with
lead joints. All manholes, lampholes
and flush tanks, will be constructed
of concrete and shall have cast iron
covers. The disposal plant shall be
septic tank of Portland cement
concrete with outside dimensions
AZ TT. in. long by % it. in. wide
by tt. deep, with concrete floor and
roof, and shall be constructed COM
plete in every detail with all aces
series, in accordance with the detail
plans and specifications heretofore
mentioned.
For more particular and de-
tailed statement of the kind of ma
terial proposed to be used, the depth
at which said pipes shall be laid, the
method of construction of the Septic
tank, pipe lines, and this entire sys-
tenn and disposal plant, reference is
hereby made to the survey, plans.
estimates and specifications now. on
file in the Office of the City Clerk,
which are by reference made a part
OF this notice, and the same are open
to inspection by any one interested
therein.
The work of construction shall
commence not later than August LIST
1910, and shall be prosecuted with
reasonable diligence and shall be
completed by December list, 1910.
and said sewers to be paid for upon
completion thereof according to con-
tract, out of cash received by said
City from Special assessments to
abutting property and adjacent prop
erty and sewer taxes, upon warrants
or orders of said City drawn upon
the City Treasurer, payable in cash
to said contractors for so much of
the proceeds of said special assess
ments to abutting property. ada
cent property and sewer taxes, as
shall have been collected and re-
ceived by said City, to be used for
that purpose.
The balance of the amount due
said contractors shall be paid by the
transfer to said contractors of GER
tificates Or bonds bearing interest
al. the rate of per cent per annum,
issued in anticipation of the collec-
ton OF the special assessments and
taxes levied or to be levied for the
cost of the construction of said sew
ers, at not less than their par value
with accrued interest.
The outlet and disposal or purify
ing plant shall be paid for when COM
pleted according to contract, out of
the cash received by said City from
a tax levied for the purpose of con-
structing outlets and purifying
plants for sewers, so far as said tax
may have been collected, by war
srants or orders on the City Treas
urer, and the balance by the transfer
to the contractor of bonds bearing
interest at the rate of per cent per
collections of said tax levied or to be
collection of said tax levied or to be
levied for the cost of said construc-
ton as provided by chapter "a of the
Acts of the 33rd General Assembly
of Iowa. Or the city may sell any or
all of the above mentioned certifi-
Gates, sewer bonds, and outlet bonds
for not less than their par value
with accrued interest, and pay the
entire amount due said contractor
or contractors in cash or warrants or
orders drawn as aforesaid, as said