The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-11-29
Advertisement for Bids for Construction
of Street Improvement.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the city clerk of Denison,
day of December, 1911, for furnishing
labor and materials for street improve
ment on the following streets and parts
of streets, tO-wit:
center Of the intersection of Benefit and
Wall street to line produced intersect-
ing the center of the alley running east
and west through block sixty seven .,
Boyer river, all in Denison, Iowa, by
|sewering the same with ten G0) inch
vitritied sewer pipe
Said sewer shall be constructed of ten
tile and manholes and flush tanks shall
be done in accordance with plans and
specifications of the city engineer, now
on file with the city clerk, wnicn Plans
a part Of this advertisement.
lie following is an approximate esti-
mate of the work to be done:
1920 feet OF ten-inch vitritied sewer
tile;
9 manholes.
All bids must be accompanied in a
separate envelope by certified check
payable to the city treasurer in the sum
of one hundred and fifty ($15O) dollars,
as security that the bidder will enter
into the contract for the construction
of the contemplated street Improvement
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 street Improvement, ex-
cept such part thereof as shall be pay
able from the city sewer fund, shall be
assessed against the property abutting
thereon and adjacent thereto to dis
, lance of one hundred and fifty G50)
feet, as by law provided, and the city
shall issue bonds for such part Of said
assessment as shall not be paid in cash,
and as soon as such bonds shall be ne
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ment on the contract to the amount in
which the abutting and adjacent prop
crty to a distance Of one hundred and
fifty G50) feet was assessed thereon,
contract on that portion payable from
the assessment against AUDITING proper
ty and adjacent property to a distance
of one hundred and fifty G5O) feet until
ed as by law provided or the city has
had a reasonable time so to do.
The cost and expense OF said street
improvement at spaces opposite property
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 or
city sewer fund as by law provided.
Said street Improvement shall be
commenced on or before the 18th day of
March, 1912, and shall be completed on
shall be kept in repair at the expense
of the contractor for one year from the
tate of it's acceptance by the city coun-
Gil.
sufficient bond, to be approved by the
sufficient bond, to be approved by the
city council. obligating the contractor
and his bondsmen to faithful perform
ance of the contract and to keep the
said street improvement in good repair
for a period of one year after the &C
ceptance of the same by the city council.
Bids will be publicly opened at the
city hall at o'clock p. IN. on the 18th
day of December, 1911, and the city
council will act thereon at Il council
meeting to be held at s O'Clock p. IN.
on the same day, and viii let the con-
tract in the name OF the city to the
lowest bidder, but all bids may he re-
jected
Bids should be on printed blanks,
which may be had from the city clerk
on request.
Dated this 2lst day of November. 1911
Z. f. TUCKER
4S-at City Clerk of Denison, Iowa