Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-28
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ton OF street tmorovcHent.

Public notice Is hereby given that
sealed proposals VIII be received at the
office OF the city clerk OF the city OF
MarshalltoWn, Iowa, until 9 CLOCK Il.
m. on the 9TH day of August 1914, for
the furnishing OF labor and material
for grading ,curbing and paving of the
following streets and parts oil streets
to Wit:
North Second street from the north
line Of Lincoln street to the south line
OF Center street, together with all in
tersections of streets and alleys in
Guided therein. and all III Marshalltown.
Iowa, curling to be constructed only
where curbing is not now constructed
in accordance with the established
grades and the ordinance of the city.
said paving to be thirty feet in width.
Said paving snail be constructed Of
concrete composed of a base of five
inches in thickness Of one part cement
to two parts sand and five parts grav-
ell, with a wearing surface two inches
in thickness composed of one part &C.
ment to two parts sand. all as more
particularly provided by the plans and
specifications now on file in the office
of the city clerk. and said curbns
teen inches in depth and be composed
Of concrete three parts by measure OF
sand and one part cement as more par
ticularIy provided by the plans and
specifications now on file in the office
of the city clerk. All grading, curb
ing and paving shall be done in ac-
cordance with the plans and specified
| tons therefor Of the city engineer
n 10 ,,.it hn .ifx
clerk, which plans and specifications
F., are by reference made part of this
advertisement. The following is an APP.
I proximate estimate of the work to be
/ done:
Fifteen hundred cubic yards Of grad
/ ing: 1.400 linear feet of curbing; 2.50(
square yards of paving Said WORK
! shall be commenced on or before the
/ goth day of August. A. d., 1914, ant
! shall be Gully completed on or before
the 1st day Of November. 1914. The
| cost and expense of grading upon the
! completion Of said improvement to b.
! paid by warrants drown on the grading
fund.
/ Notice is further given that paymen
! for the construction Of such cement
curbing and paving, including labor
and material and incidental costs ant
expenses shall be made by special as
sessment certificates bearing interes
at the rate Of 6 per cent per annum is
sued in accordance with the provision!
of the code of Iowa to the extent thai
the cost of the same is assessable bJ
law against the real property abuttin;
on said improvements and within TIM
limits of 300 feet and in proportion Il
the special benefits conferred upon SAT-
property thereby in accordance VIII
the law governing the same, but no
exceeding rs per cent Of the actua
value of any lot or parcel OF grouE'
subject to levy at the time OF the levy
and the last previous assessment rol
shall be taken as prima facie evidence
OF such value. Said certificates to d.
issued and delivered to the contracto
after the work is completed and fuli!
accepted by the mayor and city coun
Gil: any deficiency between the amour
of the contract price and the amour
Of said certificates and also the cost 0
intersections, shall be paid in warrant
drawn on the Improvement fund OF sail
city available for the fiscal year com