The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-10-25
for Bids for Construction
of Street Improvemout

1
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the City Clerk of Denison,
iowa. until o'clock p. m, on the 7th
labor and materials FOR street improve.
lhent Oh the .ullUMins streets and parts
Tor streets, to-wit:
That part Of Benefit street beginning
lat a ijo!:l. m;d>va;. betuoan Pine. and
Park streets and running west on Bene-
NJ st.c. - L.e poinl OF intersection
with line n"cA;;ccl iltersoctng tie
center OF Wall street;
I."' part Of st. Louis street from the
center of Benefit street to the center
OF ,r MIst Il.sl,ecl :treeo
IRON the center OF ST. Louis street TO
point rinety-five t97p fee, west ii tie
west line of Main street:
mat part Of Court street rem tie
mont street:
That part of Wall street from the cen
ter ter Of the intersection Of Benefit and
That part of Nassau street from the
center Of the intersection of Benefit and
Nassau streets to the center of the alley
running east and west through block 50:
That part of broadway street from
the center of Washington avenue to a
point midway between Arnold street and
That part o. Chestnut street from
the center of Howard street to 4 point
one hundred and twenty 120) feet west
Of the west line of Anthony street,
All in Denison, Iowa, by sewering the
same with an eight-inch Nitritied sewer
pipe.
Said sewer shall be constructed of
eight (S) inch vitrified salt glazed sewer
tile, and manholes and flush tanks shall
be done in accordance with plans and
specifications therefore of the city en-
which plans and specifications are by
reference made part Of this adver-
tiSement.
The following is an approximate esti-
mate Of the work to be done:
1920 feet of eiSht-inch vitrified sewer
tile,
Twenty manholes,
Four flush tanks.
All bids must be accompanied in
separate envelope by a certified check
payable to the order of the city treas
urer in the sum of Five Hundred (S5O0)
dollars, as security that the bidder will
enter into the contract for the construc-
ton Of the contemplated street improve
ment and will give bond as required.
When the said street improvement as
contracted for has been completed and
accepted by the city council the cost and
expense Of such Improvement, except
such part thereof as shall be. payable
| from the city sewer fund, shall be
assessed against the property abutting
thereon and adjacent thereto to a dis
lance of one hundred and fifty $50 feet
as by law provided, and the city shall
issue bonds for such part of said assess
ment as shall not be paid in cash. and
as soon as such bonds shall be negOtiat-
ed the contractor shall receive payment
on the contract to the amount in which
tine ahutting property and adjacent prop
e"tv to distance of one hundred and
fifty (150) feet was assessed thereon,
contract on that portion payable from
the assessment against AUDITING prop
erty and adjacent property to a distance
of one hundred and fifty. Q5Ol feet UNI
no ,ni hHr u a.
sotiated as by law provided. or the city
has had reasonable time so to do.
l'he cost and expense of said street
erty owned by the City of Denison or the
United States, and any deficiency where
the special assessment which may be
levied against any lot or tract of land
shall be insufficient to pay the cost of
the Improvement, shall be paid from the
city sewer fund as by law provided.
Said street Improvement shall be com.
November, 1911, and shall be completed
on or before the LIST day of May, 1912,
and shall be kept in repair at the ex-
pense of the contractor for one year
from the date Of it's acceptance by the
|city council.
The contractor shall give a good and
sufficient bond to be approved by the
and his bonismen to a faithful perform
lance of the contract and to keep the
said street improvement in good repair
ceptance of the same by the city council
Bids will be publicly opened at the
lefty hall at 2 O'Clock F. NJ. on the 7th
day of November, 1911, and the city
council will act thereon at a council
meeting to be held at 5 o'clock p. NJ.
on the same day, and will let the con-
tract in the name of the city to the low
est bidder. but all bids may be rejected.
Bids should be on printed blanks.
which may be had from the city clerk on
request
dated this 10th day of October, 1911.
Il. f. TUCKER,
+2-2t City Clerk of Denison, Iowa.