Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-18
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals and bids will be received at
the city clerks office in Marshalltown.
iowa, for the furnishing Of material
\ and the performance of al labor Tor
the improvement of the following
named streets and parts of streets and
alleys. to-Wit:
Jerome street between Fourth an1
Fifth streets.
Park street from Fourth street TO
Fifth street
Fifth street. beginning at the alley
which runs west from Fifth street 20s
feet north of Park street to the south
lire of lot s. block 3. Highview addition
10 the city of Marshalltown.
Fourth street from the north line Of
Park street south to the end Of present
pavement. being to the south line Of
lot s. block 2 Hughes addition to Mar
ShalltoWn.
East Main street from, the west line
Of south Fifth avenue east to the end
of the present pavement at the west
line Of lot Of the northeast quarter Of
the northwest quarter Of section 49,
township 81. north. OF range Is vest
of the 51h P. NJ. Of Iowa.
Said improvement to be constructed
by the curbing and paving the same, as
provided by the resolution Of the may
or and city council in ordering the
Improvement thereof, and in accord
'ance. with the plans and specifications
for cement pavement heretofore ap-
proved by the mayor ard city council
of said city and now on file in the
Office Of the city clerk OF the city of
sNIarshalltown, Iowa, to which plans
and specifications and the orders OF
the council with reference thereto. bid
'ders are expressly referred.
All bids and proposals for said i'm
fprovement must be In writing On
lblanks furnished by the city clerk and
signed by the party or parties making
the same, together with their postoffice
address. Each envelope containing
such bid shall be sealed and have en-
dorsed on the outside thereof the name
and address Of the party Offering the
same. All bids must be accompanied
i'm separate envelope, with a certified
check on Marshalltown bank. and
payable to the order of the city treas
nrer in the sum of one thousand
;(S1000.O0) dollars. as security that the
bidder will enter into a contract for the
doing Of the work and for furnishing
material in accordance with the plans
and specifications adopted therefor. and
that he will give the bond required by
Jaw and the order Of said council. The
said proposals and bids will be acted
upon by the mayor and city council
on the 28th day Of August, A. D.. 1911.
All bids may be rejected and new
ones; ordered. Work to be commenced
on the aforesaid Improvement on or
before the 18th day Of September. 1911
and be fully completed on or before the
a5th day Of October, 1911.
The said Improvement to be paid for
in special assessment certificates bear
ing interest at the rate Of six per cent
per annum. issued in accordance with
the provisions Of section s41 Of the
thereto, to the extent that the cost Of
the same is assessable by law against
the property abutting on said i'm prove
,nent and against the real estate. Said
certificates to be issued and delivered
to the contractor after the work is
completed and fully accepted by the
mayor and city council; any deficiency
between the amount Of the contract
,rrice and the amount Of said certifl-
Gates ard also the cost of intersec-
tions to be paid In warrants drawn
On the Improvement fund CT said city
available for the fiscal year commence
ing April I, 1911, and any additional
deficiency to be paid from the proceeds
nrovisions Of section $50 Of the Code
CT Iowa and acts amendatory thereto,
in anticipation of which revenue bonds
will be issued under the provisions of
section 912 of the Code of Iowa, and
acts amendatory thereto. All in ac-
lcordance with the proceedings had by
the mayor and city council of the city
of Marshalltown, Iowa, as fully shown
by the record thereof In the office OF
the city clerk Of said city.
Ali checks accompanying bids where
the bid has not been accepted shall be
returned to the respective bidders.
Should the successful bidder fail to
contract and give bond, as required by
the ordinances of the City Of Marshall
town, and the resolution ordering said
Improvement, the certified check fled
shall @be forfeited to ard the funds
drawn thereon become the property of
the city OF Marshalltown. Iowa.
L., DERBY. City Clerk.
Puhlished IN the = .-R. Aug II ana