Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-05
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF STREET
IMPROVEMENT.


at the office of the City Clerk OF
the City of Manchester. Iowa, unit
two o'clock p.'.sn. on the gath day OF
July, 1911, for furnishing labor and
material for street improvements on
the following streets and parts OF
streets, to-wit; On Union street,
from the east curb line of River
street east to the cement bridge
across said Union street, about 1872
feet east of Buchanan street, and on
Main street, from the east curb line
of Brewer street, east to the east
line of Lot Three CD Iowa Land
Cos. addition to Manchester on the
north side of said Main street, and
to the Delhi road on the south side
Of said Main street. in the city of
Manchester, Iowa, by curbing and
gplttering the same.
Said curbing and guttering shall
be constructed of standard Portland
cement and sand, all of which curb
ing and g,uttering shall be done in
accordance with the plans. and speci-
fications therefor of the city en-
gineer, now on file with the city
clerk, which plans and specifications
are by reference thereto made a
part of this advertisement.
The following Isl an Approximate es-
innate of the work to be done:
Seven thousand eight hundred lin
ear feet of curbing and guttering on
Union street $500 feet on Main street
1000 feet.
All bids must be accompanied in
separate envelope by certified
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city treasurer in sum of One Hun
dred Dollars ($1OO.OO), as security
that the bidder will enter into con
ton of the contemplated street
Improvement and will give bond as
required in sum OF $15OO.OO.
When the said street improvements
as contracted for havebeen completed
cd and accepted by the city council,
the cost and expense Of such stree
improvements, except such par
thereof as shall be payable from
the grading and city Improvement
funds, shall be assessed against the,
property ab,rtting thereon, as by law
provided, and payment for such wort
to be made in assessment ce1'tlfl-
Gates to the extent that the same
as assessable The cost and expense
cs said street Improvement at the in
tersection of streets, highways, aV-
enus and alleys, and one-haf OF the
cost and expense of the same at
spaces opposite streets, highways,
avenues and alleys, intersecting but
not crossing. and spaces opposite
property owned by the city Of Man
chester. Iowa. or the United States
and any deficiency where the special
asss s1nent which may be levied
against any lot or tract of land
shall he insufficient 20 pay the cost o
the improvement, shall be paid from
the city improvement fund, by war
rants issued to the contractor on
said fund. Said assessment certif.
Gates and warrants shall be accept
for all work done under his con-
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Work to begin on said street i'm
provements on or before the 14th day
of August, 1911, and to be completed
on or before the 10th day OF October,
1911.
The successful bidder shall enter
into contract with said. city for the
furnishing of material and labor to
construct said street improvements
as herein provided. which contract
shall contain a provision that the
contractor shall guarantee the i'm
provement to remain in good repair
for the term OF one year, from and
after the date of acceptance by the
city.
The right is reserved by the city
to reject any and all bids. Proposals
received will be acted upon by the
city council at meeting to be held
at the council chamber on the oath
day of July, 1911, at eight O'Clock
P. M.
Dated June 30th, 1911.
Attest. NJ. F. Leroy,
T. WILSON. Mayor.
City Clerk.