The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-27
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.

lHVlLin8 proposals LOT constructing
cement curbs on and resurfacing the
following named streets:
Sealed proposals will be received
by the city clerk of the city OF Keo-
kuk. at his Office in Keokuk, until G
O'clock p m on the 10th day Of Feb
ruary, 1914, for the construction OF
the following improvements, as per
rlans and specifications now on file In
the Office Of the said clerk:
Resurfacing Johnson street from the
east side Of Second street to Water
street including one intersection, with
21a inches Of macadam and asphalt
binder, about 1900 square yards OF
macadam pavement, more or less; and
Curbing with cement the west side
CT Water street from the north line
of Blondeau to the south line of lot
8, in block Z, city; and
Curbing with cement the west sid2
OF Seventeenth street from Grand
avenue south toward Orleans avenue.
to the north end of the first bridge;
snd
Curbing with cement Commercial
Alley in front Of lots in block 8, z, 8,
8 and 10, Reds addition, and on B
street alongside of lot 5, in block &
Reds addition, about $3.50 lineal feet
more or less; and
Paving with concrete, average depth
|six inches. alleys In blocks 1873 ant
1857, city, about 1900 square yards
more or less.
Work to begin on or before the first
day OF April, 1914. and to be fully com
pleted on or before the 31st day OF
July, 1914.
So much Of the cost Of the construc
ton of the said Improvement as is by
law assessable against abutting prop
|trty, to be assessed against the said
AUDITING property, in accordance with
the law governing the same, and the
payment to the amount Of such assess
ments for such work will be made In
assessment certificates, bearing inter.
est at the rate of six per cent per an.
mum, issued in accordance with law
In case of any deficiency between con.
tract price and the amount of such
certificates, such deficiency will be
paid in warrants drawn on the i'm.
rrovement fund available for the fis.
cal year beginning April /, 1914, pay.
able out of the proceeds OF the tax
cd
source, the city to incur no liability
other than the duty to levy the said
tax and to properly apply the proceeds
thereof, to making the special assess
ment above referred to and issuing
assessment certificates to the contract
OF therefor. The warrants herein pro
,ided for, to be drawn as soon as the
proceeds of said tax are available
Said assessment certificates and war
rants, If such warrants be issued, shall
be accepted by the contractor In full
payment Of all work done under his
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
For resurfacing Johnson street $3.50. oC
For curbfng west side Of Water
street ..,.,.. .............. 1890
For curbing west side of Sew
enteenth street ..... 1000
For curling Commercial Alley
and B street ........ 800 90
For paving alleys in blocks
1875 and 1877, city ....... 10000
Total ..........,......,. s655.0d
Each envelope must be addressed
40 the city of Keokuk. and endorsed
with the name of the bidder and the
Improvement 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 &c
the bidder to whom the contract is
awarded when he shall have entered
into contract for the construction OF
said improvement with the city OF
Keokuk, and given bond in the sum of.
For resurfacing johnson street $4,000
For curbins west side of Water
street .... ....... 10000
For curbing west side of Sew