Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-03-12
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Notices to Contractors

Sealed proposals will be received by
the city Clerk of the City of Missouri
Valley, Iowa, i'm his office i'm the City
|of Missouri Valley, until THREE
O'Clock p. m., on the 24th day Of
March, 1914. for grading curbing and
paving the following described streets,
to-wit:
Erie street from the East line of
9th street To the east line of West
|street.
Sixth street from the south line of
Erie street to the north rail of the
east bound main line tract of the
Chicago, Northwestern railway Com
pany.
Ontario street from the west line Of
Sixth street to the west line of Fifth
street.
Fifth street from the south line of
Huron street to the north line OF On
tario street.
Fourth street from the south line
of Erie street to the north line of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Co.'S. right o. way.
Third street from the north line of
Erie street to the south line of Lot 3
in Block IL, produced.
Said improvement to be done in ac-
cordance with plans andspecitications
now on file with the City Clerk of the
City of Missouri Valley. Iowa.
Said paving to be one of the follow
ing kinds:
list Kind Sheet asphalt IL inch
binder course and "a inch wearing
surface ON inch Portland cement
concrete base.
End Kind No. ] vitrified brick
block pavement ON ~ inch sand
Cushion, inch Portland concrete
base, joints to be filled with cement
grout, sand or bituminous filler at
option of City Council.
3rd Kind-No. l vertical fiber vitri-
fed brick block on ~ inch sand
cushion, and 4 inch Portland cement
concrete base. Joints to be filled
with either cement grout, sand or
lbituminous filler at option of City
Council.
4th Kind Asphalt cement, wear
| ing surface inch thick ON a 5 inch
Portland cement concrete base.
Curb to be constructed of Portland
cement concrete. So much of the
cost of the construction of said inn
provement as is by law assessable
against abutting property and against
property not abutting. and against
railways and street railways having
tracks located ON said streets so inn
proved to be assessed upon a valua
tion to be fixed by the City Council
against all lots and parcels of land ac-
lcording to area abutting thereon and
Including one half OF the privately
owned property between the streets
so proposed to be improved ami the
next street whether abutting on said
street or not, but not to include pri-
vately owned property situated more
than 300 feet from the street proposed
to be so improved. and against the
property of railways or street railway
IcOmpanies whose tracks are located
thereon i'm accordance with law gov
erning the same: and payment to the
lamount of such assessment for such
work will be made i'm assessment GER
tifcates bearing interest at the rate
of per cent per annum. issued in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Sec.
94l of the code of Iowa.
In case of any deficiency between
the contract price and the amount
of said certificates. such deficiency
will be pa from the proceeds of a
Especial tax levied under the provi-
sions of Sec. $50 of the code of Iowa,
and from no other source. The city
is to incur no liability other than the
duty to levy such tax and to properly
apply the proceeds thereof, to make
the special assessment above referred
to and to issue certificates to the con-
tractor therefore. Said warrants and
certificates shall be accepted by the
contractor i'm full payment for all
work done under his contract W itiotlt
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lev, Iowa. except for extra grading
All extra grading to be paid 10y war
rants drawn on the improvement
funds. Each bid must be accompan-
led with a certified check in a sepa
rate envelope, made payable to the
| City Treasurer i'm am amount of D per
cent of amount bid. Said check to be
returned to unsuccessful bidder when
contract is awarded, and also to bidder
when contract is awarded when he
shall have entered into contract for
the construction of said Improvement,
with the City of Missouri Valley,
Iowa, and gives bonds i'm the sum of
amount of his contract price with
|surieties to be approved by the City
|Council of said city for the faithful
performance of his contract. The
contractor shall guarantee the date
of its acceptance by the City Council
and the bond shall contain a like pro-
vision. Should the successful bidder
fail to enter into contract with the
4 City of Missouri Valley for the con-
|struction of said improvement or fur
nish bonds as herein required, the
certified check deposited by him with
his bid shall be forfeited to the city.
as agreed, as liquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids. The proposals received
will be acted upon by the City Coun-
ell of Missouri Valley, Iowa, at $50 p.
M, on the 24th pay of March, 1914.
and all proposals for said improve
ment must be i'm the hands of the
City Clerk on or before THREE
|o'clock p. M. on said date.
| Published 10y authority of the City
Council of said city.
S. r. Williams,
CITY Clerk of the City of
Missouri Valley, Iowa.
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