Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-27

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SIXTH AVENUE from the south
line, OF Church street to. the south line
Of Linn street. w -
LINN STREET from the west line
| OF Sixth avenue to the east line Of
Third avenue. .E
LINN STREET from the west line
Of Third avenue to the east line Of
Second avenue.
LINN STREET from the west line
Of Second avenue to the east line of
First avenue.
| LINN STREET from the west line
Of First avenue to the east line Of
Center street.
LINN STREET from the west line
Of Center street to the east line OF
First street.
FIRST STREET from the south line
Of Linn street to the south line OF
Church street.
NORTH STREET from the east line
Of Center street to the west line of
Second avenue
FIRST AVENUE from the north line
OF Lincoln street to the south line OF
North street.
All In Marshalltown, Iowa, by grad
ing, curbing and paving the same
curbing only to be constructed where
adequate curbing does not now exist
and all Of said paving to be 80 feet in
width except North street which is to
be % feet in width and Thirteenth
street which is to be 40 feet in width
Said pavement shall be constructed Of
concrete composed of a base 5 inches
in thickness Of one part cement, two
parts sand and five parts of gravel
with a wearing surface of two inches
in thickness composed Of one part &C.
ment and two parts Of sand, all as
more particularly provided by the plans
and specifications now on file In the
office of the city clerk, and said curb
ing shall be 6 inches in width and IS
inches in depth and BE composed Of
! concrete three parts by measure of
gravel and one part cement as more
particularly provided by the plans and
specifications now on file in the office
of the city clerk.
All grading, curbing and paving shall
be done in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor Of the city
engineer which are now on file with
the city clerk which plans and speci-
fications are by reference made a part
of this advertisement. The following
is an approximate estimate of the work
to be done:
$4,000 lineal feet of curbing.
4S,3OO square yards of paving.
Said work shall be commenced on or
before the LIST day of June, 1912, and
shall be fully completed on or before
| the 1st day Of october, 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 payment
| for the construction Of such cement
curbing and paving including labor and
material shall be made by special as
sessment certificates bearing interest
at the rae Of 6 per cent per annum is
sued in accordance with the provisions
! of the Code Of Iowa to he 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 delivered to the con-
tractor after The work is completed
and fully accepted by the mayor and
city council; any deficiency between
the amount Of the contract price and
| the amount of said certificates and
also the cost Of intersections shall be
paid in warrants drawn on the i'm
provement fund of said city available
for the fiscal year commencing April
LIST, 1912, and any additional deficiency
will be paid from the proceeds Of n
special tax to be levied under the pro-
visions of Section $50 of the Code of
Iowa and acts amendatory thereto in
anticipation Of which revenue bonds
may be issued under the provisions Of
! Section 912 of the Code Of Iowa and
acts amendatorw thereto, and in the
event that any of said cost or expense
shall be required to be paid from the
city Improvement fund to be raised by
means Of a special levy on property
within the city Of Marshalltown. Iowa.
said levy may be made to extend over
period of ten years as provided by
law. The contractor shall look exclu-
sively to the funds stated in the con-
| tract for payment for such street i'm
provement 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 will 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 Sth day
Of April A. d. 1912. at 9 o'clock a. M
! and that all bids are required to be
! made on the written forms furnished
by the city clerk and All bids must
be accompanied by a certified check in
a separate envelope in the sum Of ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS payable to the
order of the city treasurer OF the city
OF Marshalltown. Iowa, as guarantee
that the bidder will enter into a for
NAL contract for the doing of the work
as provided by the bid and the accept
ance thereof and the check so fur
| nished by the successful bidder shall
be held and retained by the city Of
Marshalltown, Iowa, until such con-
| tract is fully executed, and all checks
OF unsuccessful bidders shall be re-
| turned That all assessment certifli-
Gates shall draw 6 per .,ent per annum
on all deferred payments from the date
Of assessment and the option shall be
given the owners Of the property to
have the same payable in seven equal
annual installments upon the signing
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