Webster City freeman., 1913-11-18
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
Inviting proposals for the con-
struction of Sewers in Webster City,


Iowa.
Sealed proposals will be received
by the city council Of Webster City,
Iowa, at the Office of the city clerk
in the city hall until 5 o'clock p. m.
on the second day of December, A. D.
1918, for the construction Of COM
bined storm and sanitary sewer in
Webster City with the necessary
manholes, lampholes, intakes and
house functions, along the course and
having the terminals as follows:
Commencing at and connecting
with the manhole Of the main sewer
system at the intersection of Pros
pect street and Stockdale street,
Jones G. Smiths addition to Webster
City running thence east in Stockdale
street to Des Moines street, 592 feet
of Is inch sewer pipe, average cut
10.4 feet, maximum cut Is feet;
thence east in Stockdale street to
Wilson Avenue, 500 feet of - inch
sewer pipe, average cut III feet,
maximum cut 1876 feet, with man
holes, intakes, 2 lampholes, "a
house functions. Also,
Connecting with the manhole of
the sewer in Stockdale street at the
intersection Of Stockdale street and
Des Moines street and running
thence south in Des Moines street to
the north line of the right Of way of
the Illinois Central Railway Com
pany, ESQ feet of 12 inch sewer pipe,
average cut 81 feet, maximum cut
lis feet, with / manhole, intakes,
house functions.
All of said sewer pipe shall be first
quality vitrified clay sewer pipe with
cemented joints, laid to grade and
depth, as shown by the profile pre-
pared by the city engineer now on
file in the Office Of the city clerk to
which reference is made as part of
this notice for bidders to examine.
All of the manholes, lampholes, in
takes and house functions with the
sewers must be constructed in ac-
cordance with the plans, specifca-
tions, profile and detail drawings
therefor prepared by the city engin-
eer and now on file in the Office of
the city clerk to VIII ich reference is
hereby made as part of this notice
and which bidders are required to
examine
The cost of constructing said sew
er with manholes, lampholes. intakes
and house functions shall be assess
ed against the lots, tracts and par
GELS Of ground abutting upon said
sewer in accordance with the law
governing the same, and payment
therefor shall be made in special as
Isessments certificates bearing inter
est at six per cent from the date OF
the acceptance Of said improvement
by the city council in accordance
with the provisions of law therefor
provided, however, that the cost a,
street and alley intersections may be
paid by warrants upon the city sew.
er fund derived by levy of sewer tax
upon all Of the property of the city
and provided further that if the cos,
of said improvement opposite abut
ting property shall be greater thar
the assessment that may be levied
thereon, the deficiency shall be pait
; by warrants upon the sewer fund Of
Sewer District Number Eight, ant
; said assessment certificates and war
rants, if warrants are issued. shall b,
, accepted by the contractor in full
| payment for the construction of sait
sewers and all work done and mater
| ial furnished under his contrac
without recourse to the city Of Web
ster City, and no payment will b.
, made until the completion of sait
: sewer. The construction of said sew
e or must be commenced on or befor
S the 1st day OF July, 1914, and b
completed on or before the first da,
/ of November. 1914.
4 The contract for said improvement
0 will contain a provision that tn
e contractor agrees to keep said i'm
Y provement in good repair for on
= year from and after its acceptanc
= by the city council, and the bon
= will be so conditioned as to conforr
t with this requirement.
= Each bid must be accompanie
= with certified check enclosed in
separate envelope, drawn Upon som
Il National. State or Savings Bank G
d Webster City and made payable t
= the city treasurer of Webster City /
S the sum OF ten per cent of tn
y amount bid. Said check must nc
e contain any conditions either in tn
e body of the check or endorsement