The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-17
Advertisement for Bids for COnstrnc-
ton of Street Improvement.

city council or the City or Leon, iowa,
will received sealed proposals at the
Office of it's city clerk, until 2 o'clock
p. m. on the 7th day of August, 1913,
for the making of streets improve
ments by grading, curbing and paw
ing the following streets and parts of
streets, to-wit:-
+ Main Street from the south side of
18th street, thence north to the north
side of 7th street. 9Th street from
the east line of Main street east to
the east line Of Idaho street. Idaho
street from the south line of Sth
street south to the south line of 9th
street. 9th street from the west line
of Idaho street to the east line of
Main street. Also commencing on
west side of Main street on 7th street
thence west to the west side of
Church street, thence north on
Church street to the south line of the
northeast quarter of section 20,
and the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section %,
township 50, range 25. Also COM
mencing on the west side of White
street on Commercial street, thence
east on Commercial street to the east
side of Mills street. All in the city
of Leon, Iowa.
Z Said paving on the aforesaid
streets and parts of streets to be OF
the following widths: On Main
street from the south side of 18th
street to the south side of 10th street
2S feet wide; on Main street from
the south side of 10th street to the
north side of 7th street from curb
line to curb line; on Sth street from
Main street to east side of Idaho
street from curb line to curb line; on
Idaho street, from 8th street to the
south side of 9th street, from curb
line to curb line; on 9th street, from
Idaho street to Main street, from
curb line to curb line; on 9TH street,
from Main street to west side OF
Church street, % feet wide; on
Church street, from 7th street to
north corporation line, 26 feet wide.
On Commercial street, from the
west side of Church street to the east
side of Idaho street, 46 feet wide; on
Commercial street, from the west
side of White street to the west side
of Church street, % feet wide, and
on Commercial street from the east
side of Idaho street TO the east side
of Mills street, % feet wide.
. The curbing to be of concrete and
the curb and gutter to be of concrete,
and all to be constructed in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
therefore now on file in the office of
the city clerk of said city, which are
by reference hereby made a part of
this notice.
Said paving to consist of one of the
following pavements:
1st. Brick pavement on a inch
concrete base, with Il inch sand
cushion.
End. Creosote wood block pave
ment, using 3 inch blocks treated to
16 pounds of creosote oil per cubic
foot of wood; said blocks to be laid
on a 5 inch concrete base and a l
inch sand cushion. -
3rd. Asphaltic concrete pavement,
consisting of a 5 inch concrete base
and a 2 inch wearing surface, using
a natural lake asphalt.
Concrete and cement to be prepar-
ed and used as provided in the plans
and specifications of the city engin-
eer
The city engineer of the city of
Leon, Iowa, makes the following
estimate of work to be done un-
der the resolution of the council Or
dering the work, which is given as an
approximate estimate.
1850 square yards of pavement.
$4,000 linear feet of curb and gut
ter
1910 linear feet of concrete curb
ing.
1912 linear feet of header curbing.
1880 pounds of cast iron gutter
plates.
800 linear feet of false curbing.
4 16 storm water inlets.
218 feet Of Is inch storm water
sewer
80 feet of 20 inch storm water
sewer.
80 feet of IL inch storm water
sewer
1000 cubic yards of extra grading.
! The bids shall cover the furnish
ing of all materials and labor neces-
sary for the making of said street |
and the work thereon,
to begin on or before the 18th day of |
August, 1918, and to be completed
on or before the 18th day of Novem- |
Der, 1913.
The cost of making and construct |
ing said street Improvement to be |
assessed against the property abut- !
ting thereon in proportion to the |
benefits derived, including assess
ments for all intersections against |
said lots and tracts of land to be |
levied and assessed as provided by |
law, and not in excess of Is per CEN |
trm of the actual value Of each lot
or parcel of ground at the time of
the levy therefor. And no money on
said contract shall be due and pay
able until said improvement shall be |
fully completed and the city has &C
cepted the same and has had suf-
fcient time to make said levies OF
special assessments as by law provid-
ed. The cost of said street improve
ment shall be payable within the
time and in the manner provided by
law and according to the provisions
Of the resolution of the city council
ordering in said street improvement,
and the special assessment certifi-
Gates issued in compliance Herewith
shall be accepted by the contractor
in full payment and compensation