Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-19
WATER STREET.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

Inviting proposals for the con-
struction of combined curb and gut
ter on Water street, Webster City,
Iowa.
Sealed proposals will be received
by the city council of the city Of
Webster City, Iowa, at the Office OF
the city clerk in the city hall OF
| Webster City, Iowa, until 1880
O'Clock p. m. on the Bird day OF
April, A. D. 1912, for the construc-
ton of the following described i'm
provements as per plans and specifi-
cations now on file in the Office Of
the city clerk of Webster City,
Iowa, to which reference is made as
part of this notice which bidders
are hereby required to examine for
details.
GRADING. ...
Bringing to grade that part OF
the street to be occupied by the i'm
provement hereinafter designated,
estimated at 100 cubic yards.
In proposals, bid for this work
must be stated separately and such
bid will be considered Independent
of the bid for curb and gutter, and
the expense thereof will be paid
from the grading fund in accord
ance with the law governing the
|same.
CURLING AND GUTTERING.
Excavating and removing the
earth from grade to sub-grade, esti-
mated at $50 cubic yards and
the construction in place on both
sides of Water street from Will
son avenue to Des Moines street and
from Prospect street to east curb line
of Grove street including street
Intakes, engineers estimate being
about 3776.4 linear feet of Port
land cement concrete combined
curb and gutter twenty-three (23)
inches in width. The gutter to be
six and one-half (61a) inches deep
at the street edge and six To-
inches deep at face of curb, and
eighteen (1S) inches wide to face OF
curb with one and one-fourth (1A }
inch slope to gutter; and the curp
to be five (5l inches wide at the
top and twelve G2) inches deep,
and both curb and gutter to rest
upon a six CD inch gravel base.
The foregoing improvement is all
embraced under the term curb ana
gutter, and proposals must desis-
nate the bid per linear foot for such
combined curb and gutter.
!. The construction of such improve
ment herein described and referred
to shall begin on or before the
18th day of May. A. d. 1917,
: and be completed on or before the
r 18th day of June, A. D. 1912.
! The expense of making said i'm
movements, combined curb and gut
} ter. assessable by law against abut.
ting property shall be assessed
, against AUDITING property thereon
, in accordance with the law govern
: ing the same, and the payment fol
. said work will be made in specia
: assessment certificates bearing In
5 terest at the rate OF six t6) pei
cent per annum issued in accord
$ ance with the provisions of Sector
t Sal of the 1897 Code of Iowa, ex
: cept that the expense at street in
S tersections and against property
: owned by the city may be paid II
, Warrants or certificates drawn upoI
! 1.-The city improvement fund available
= for the fiscal year beginning Apri
q IL, l913-1914. payable out of tn
proceeds of the tax levied therefor
land from no other source; the cit!
4 to incur no liability other than th'
. levy collection and proper applica
: ton of said tax and the proceed
thereof. Said warrants or certih
, Gates TO be drawn and issued a
= provided by law Said assessmen
. certificates and warrants, or ceruf
:, Iicates, II such warrants or certificate
I be issued shall be acceptedby the con
/ tractor in full payment for worl
e done under his contract with on
I recourse TO the city OF Webste
! City: and no payment shall be mad
: until the completion of the i'm
r provement.
r Each bid must be accompanie'
with a certified check enclosed in
d separate envelope. said check to b
h drawn on some known solvent ma
tional. state or savings bank IL
G Webster City, and made payable {
e the order of the city treasurer o
e the city of Webster City in the sar
g of Ave Is, per cent of the amour
: of bid Said check must not con