Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-25
Advertissn,ent 90 1lde fsr csnstrve

Aoverfisemont for Dido ter Conotrue.
ton OF otrsst improvement
Public notice - hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received at the
Office Of the city clerk OF the city Of
|Marshalltown, Iowa. until o'clock u.
m. on the sth day Of July. A. d., 1912.
Tor the furnishing Of labor and material
Tor street improvements on the follow
ing streets and parts Of streets in the
city Of Marshalltown. Iowa. to-wit:
SEVENTH STREET from the south
1ine Of Summit street to the south line
OF Jerome street.
4 PARK STREET from the west line
!of Third street to the east line of
Fourth street.
SECOND STREET from the south
line Of Church street to the south line
of Boone street.
FIFTH STREET from the south line
OF Jerome street north to line at
right angles across said street from,
the south line of lot in block 8. High
View addition to the city Of Marshall
TOWN, and connecting with the present
pavement, ON Fifth street.
SIXTH AVENUE from the south line
aof Main street to the north line OF
Church street.
LINN STREET from the west line of
tUirst street to the east line Of Second
street. by grading, curbing and paw
ing the same. curbing only to VI
constructed where adequate curbif2
does not now exist and all of said paw
;dng to be 80 feet In width. Said pave
ement shall be constructed Of concrete
composed of q base five 90 inches in
thickness Of one part cement. two
part said and I'VE parts gravel with q
wearing surface Of two inches in thick
ness composed Of one part cement and
two parts Of sand, and said curbing
shall be six CO. inches in width and
eighteen (1S) inches in depth and to
he composed Of concrete three parts
lby measure Of gravel and one part ce-
'ment all az moro particularly provided
in the plans and specifications now on
file in the Office of the city clerk. All
grading. curbin4 and paving shall be
done in accordance with the plans and
specifications therefor Of the city en-
gineer on file as aforesaid, which plans
anade part Of this advertisement. The
following IL the approximate estimate
of the work to be done.
Four thousand SIX hundred (4,600)
ilineaf feet OF curbing. Nine thousand
10000 square yards of paving. Said
,,vorl< shall commence on or before the
first day Of August, 1912, and shall be
.fully completed on or before the first
day Of November. 1912. The cost and
expense of extra grading upon the
completion Of said pavement to be paid
by warrants on the grading fund.
NOTICE is further given that pay
ment for the. construction OF such ce-
ment curbing and paving. Including Ia
dor and material shall be made by
special assessment certificates bearing
interest at the rate Of per cent per
lannum issued in accordance with the
provisions of the Code Of Iowa to the
extent that the cost Of the same is
|assessable by law against the real
property abutting on said Improvement.
Said certificates to be issued and de-
tlivered to the contractor after the work
is completed and fully accepted by
the mayor and city council; any de-
;1iciency between the amount of the
contract price ana the amount OF said
certificates and also the cost of inter-
sections shall be paid in warrants
drawn on the improvement fund Of said
city available for the fiscal year COM
ianenctng April !. 1912, and any addi-
tionaf deficiency will be paid from the
sIunder the provisions of Section $50 Of
the Code OF Iowa and acts amendatory
thereto IN anticipation of which rev.
enue bonds may be issued under the
provisions Of Section 912 Of the Code
of Iowa and acts amendatory thereto.
and In the event that any Of said cost
or expense shall; be required to be paid
from the said improvement fund to
be raised by means Of special levy
on property within the city Of Mar
'Ehalltown, Iowa, said levy may be made
to extend over a period Of ten years as
provided by law. The contractor shall
look exclusively to the funds stated in
the contract for payment Of said street
Improvement and the city Of Marshall
town., Iowa, will not make itself Pc
cuniarily liable for the payment Of the
cost Of any part OF said Improvement
and win not incur any Indebtedness
therefor except the cost and expense
OF grading.
NOTICE Is further given that said
bids will be acted upon by the mayor
and city council at its meeting to be
held IN the council chamber of the
city Of Marshalltown,. Iowa. on the 9Th
day Of July, A. D., 1872 at o'clock
a. M and that all bids are required to
be made on the written forms fur
nished by the city clerk and all bids
must be accompanied by a certified
check in q separate envelope in the
sum OF 100000 payable t. the order
Of the city treasurer of the city Of
MarshalltOwn, Iowa, as o guarantee
that the bidder will enter into a formal
contract for the doing of the work as
provided by the bid and the acceptance
thereof and the check so furnished by
the successful bidder shall be held and
retained by the city Of Marshalltown,
Iowa. until such contract is fully ex-
ecuted, and all checks Of unsuccessful
bidders shall be returned; that all as
sessment certificates shall draw per
cent interest per annum on all deferred
payments from the date of assessment
and the option shall be given the own
ers Of the property to have the same
payable in seven equal annual install.
,nenta upon the signing by the prop
erty owner OF waiver Of all objec-
tionss to the levy.
NOTICE Is FURTHER GIVEN that
q resolution ordering said pavement
and the specifications for said pave
ment are on file in the office of the
city clerk in the city Of Marshalltown,
Iowa. and VIII be available upon IN.
quiry for the inspection Of any person
desiring to make bids upon the pro-
posed work; and that the contract to