The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

July ~, 1914.
Inviting proposals for paving:
Eleventh street from south line OF
Main to north line Of Johnson.
Second street from south line OF
Johnson to north line Of Bank.
Eighth street from north line Of
Main to south line of Blondeau.
Ninth street from north line Of Main
to south line of Blondeau.
Alley through block 1875, city, and
curbing, alongside of lots. and
IL, block 154. alongside Of lot IL,
block 169, Second street from Johnson
to Bank.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the city clerk Of the city of Keokuk,
at his office in KeokuK, until o'clock
p. m. on the 10th day Of August, 1914.
for the construction of the following
described improvements. as per plans
and specifications now on file in the
Office of said clerk:
Paving Eleventh street from south
line OF Main to north line OF Johnson,
Second street from south line OF John
son to north line OF Bank, Eighth
street from north line Of Main to
south line OF Blondeau, Ninth street
from north line OF Main to south line
of Biondeau, with brick blocks, about
$500 square yards of paving, more
Or less, and
Paving alley through block 125,
city, with concrete, about 1000 square
yards paving, more or less, and
Curbing alongside of lots and Z.
block 154, alongside OF lot IL, block
1863, and on Second street from John
son to Bank, with cement, about 1850
lineal feet, more or less.
Work to begin on or before the goth
day of August, 1914, and to be fully
completed on or before the 31st day Of
October, 1914.
So much of the cost OF the construc-
ton Of the said improvement as is by
law assessable against the lots and
parcels of land according to the area
so as to include one-half of the
privately owned property between the
said streets improved and the next
street, whether such privately owned
property abuts upon said street or
not; but in no case shall the privately
owned property situated more than
300 feet from the street SO improved
be so assessed. said assessments to
be in accordance with law governing
the same, and, against the lots and
parcels of land according to the area
so as to include one-half of the priv
ately owned property between the al
ley improved and the next alley,
whether such privately owned prop
erty abuts upon the alley or not; but
in no case shall the privately owned
property situated more than $50 feet
from the alley so improved be so as
sessed. Said assessment to be made
in accordance with the law governing
same, and payment to the amount
OF such assessments for such work
will be made in assessment certt
ticates, bearing interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum, issued in ac-
cordance with law. In case Of any de.
ficiency between the contract price
and the amount of such certificates,
such deficiency will be paid in war
rants drawn on the improvement fund
available for the fiscal year beginning
April /, 1914, payable out Of the pro-
ceeds OF the tax levied therefor, and
from no other source, the city to incur
no liability other than the duty to
levy the said tax and to properly APP
ply the proceeds therefor, to making
the special assessment above referred
to and issuing assessment certificates
to the contractor therefor. The war
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as soon as the proceeds of said tax
are available. Said assessment Ger
tificates and warrants, if such war
rants be issued, shall be issued by
the contractor in full payment of all
work done under this contract without
recourse on the city of Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check, in a separate en-
velope, said check to be drawn on
some known responsible bank, and
made payable to the order Of the city
treasurer of the city Of Keokuk, in
the sum of:
Paving streets with brick
blocks and curbing with ce-
ment ................... $500. 90
Paving alley ...............-. ESQ 90
Each envelope must be addressed to
the city Of Keokuk, and endorsed with
the name Of the bidder and the inn
provement such check and proposal
are for Certified checks accompany
ing proposals will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidders when the con-
tract has been awarded, and also to
the bidder to whom the contract is
awarded when he shall have entered
into contract for the construction of
said improvements with the city Of
keokulS, and given bond in the sum Of
Paving streets and curbing $4,000 90
Paving alley .............. loo 20
With sureties to be approved by
the city council of the city Of Keo-
kuk, for the faithful performance of
his contract. The contract will con-