Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. :

&. 0TaAcV Q1OQOHdAS Will D0 1CCe1VSu NY
the City Council Of the City OF Man
chester, Iowa, at the office OF the
city clerk, until 2 clock p. m. on
the 18th day Of January, 1915, for the
following described improvement as
per plans and specifications now on
tile in the office of the city clerk.
Paving with No. l, Vitrified Block
on Portland cement concrete base
on Portland cement concrete base
on Portland cement concrete base
and machine mixed ,Bituminous con-
crete wearing surface on a Portland
cement concrete base, Main street
from Brewer street to Iowa street
and Fayette street from Franklin
street to Madison street and Madison
street from Main street to ,Fayette.
street, about 10000 50. yds. Of paw
ing more or. less. NIX ....-,. !.
And curbing and guttering with
Portland cement Madison street from
Main street to Fayette street % on
each side thereof, about 500 lineal
feet of curbing and guttering. .
Work to commence on or before
May LIST, 1915, and to be completed
on or before Aug. LIST, 1915, the cost
of constructing said improvement to
be assessed against the property
abutting thereon and other property
in accordance with the law govern
ing the same except that any defici-
ency where the special assessment
shall be insufficient to pay the cost
of said improvement shall be paid
from the City Improvement fund as
provide" by law, and payment for
said work shall be made when same
is completed and accepted by the city
council in Assessment Certificates to
the extent the same is assessable
against the abutting property and
warrants upon the City Improvement
Fund for any deficiency between the
contract price and the Assessment
Certificates against the abutting
property and other property available
for the fiscal year beginning April 1,
1915, payable out Of the proceeds Of
the tax levied therefore and from no
other source.
The city to incur no liability other
than the levy, collection and proper
application of said tax and the pro-
ceeds thereof, said warrants to be
drawn and issued as soon as the
proceeds of said tax are available,
after the acceptance of said improve
ment by the City Council.
Said assessment certificates and
warrants to be issued, shall be &C.
cepted by the contractor in full pay
ment for all work done under this
contract, except as so much as may
be paid in cash.
Each bid must be accompanied
with a certified check enclosed in a
separate envelope, said check to be
drawn on a responsible bank and
made payable to the order of the
City Treasurer of the City Of Man
chester, Iowa, in the sum of Five
Hundred ($5O0) Dollars.
Such check must not contain any
conditions either in the body of the
check or endorsement thereon. I'd
All envelopes must be addressed to
the City Clerk and endorsed with the
name of the bidder and the improve
ment said check and proposal are
for. SNSJ
Proposal blanks will be furnished /
at the office Of the City Clerk to- be i
used in making all bids. EFl1
Certified checks will be returned to
the unsuccessful bidders, and also to
the successful bidders to whom the
contract is awarded, when he shall
have entered into a contract in the
form prescribed by the City CAunci