The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-10-07
Advertisement for bids for Construc

ton OF sanitary sewer.
Sealed proposals will be received
at the Office of the City Clerk of Den
ison, Iowa, until 1880 p NJ. on the 17tl
day Of October, 1914, for furnishing
labor. and materials for sanitary
sewer on the following streets and
parts of streets, to-witt:
On Howard street from the center
of Broadway to the center OF the III
ley midway between Broadway and
Chestnut streets an eight (S) inch
sewer, also;
On Knowles street from the center
of Broadway to the center OF MESSIAH
street, an eight (S) inch sewer, also;
On Dyer street from the center of
Walnut street to the center CT alley
midway between Broadway and Chest
nut streets, an eight (S) inch swer, al
SO;
On Clark street from the center OF
Washington avenue to the center of
Jefferson avenue, ten Q0) inch sew
en- also;
On Railroad avenue from the center
OF Washington avenue to the west line
of Locust street, a six Co inch sewer,
also;
On Jefferson avenue from a point
forty feet south Of the north line OF
Clark street to the center OF Railroad
avenue, an eight (S) inch sewer.
The said sewer shall be construct
ed of first grade salt glazed sewer
pipe, and said sewer is hereby or
dered constructed. and shall be done
in accordance with plans and specif-
cations therefor, to be prepared by
the city engineer and approved by said
city council. Manho!es, flush tanks.
lamp holes and other accessories shall
be constructed as provided by said
plans and specification.
446 feet OF six Co inch sewer.
1910 feet of eight (S) inch sewer.
420 feet of ten 10) inch sewer.
4 junction manholes.
3 lamp holes.
Work to begin on or before the I'd
day of November, 1914. and to be en-
tirely completed on or before the LIST
day of December, 1914.
Payment will be made for the said
Improvement after its completion and
acceptance by the said city council
in sewer certificates for such assess
ments as are not paid in cash.
The cost of construction of said
sanitary sewer shall be assessed
against the property abutting upon
which street the sewer is laid and adj
jacent thereto within one hundred and
siXty-live 1G5) feet of the street
wherein said sewer is located. or to
the nearest street, when less than one
hundred and siXty-fvc G65) feet in
accordance with the law governing
said assessments, and against the rail
way companies whose tracks are To-
Gated thereon, in accordance with the
law governing, said assessments, and
to the extent that the same is assess
able by law or may be paid by levy
ing ever taxes as provided by section
S31 of the code of Iowa, as provided
in section S91 of the code of Iowa or
amendments thereto. or any part of
said costs may be paid from any of
said funds.
The contractor shall look exclusive
~ TO the funds stated in the contract
tor payment for said sanitary sewer
and the city of Denison, Iowa, will not
make itself pecuniary liable for the
payment OF the cost of any part OF
said Improvement and will not incur
any Indebtedness for same.
All bids must be on blanks fur
nished by the city and accompanied
in separate envelope by certified
checks equal in amount to approx
lnately per cent OF the total amount
of the bid. Said certified checks must
be drawn on q local bank. and made
payable to the order OF the treasurer
of the city of Dcnison, Iowa. Each
envelope must be addressed to e. +.
Tucker. City Clerk. and endorsed with
the name of the bidder and the words
18Th Sewer Extension Bid" Certi-
fled checks accompanying proposals
will be returned to the unsuccessful
bidders when the contract has been
awarded. and also to the bidder to
whom the contract has been awarded,
when he shall have entered into sat
isfactory contract for the construction
of said sanitary sewer with the city
of Denison, and has given bond in the
sum of so per cent of the contract
price. with surcties to be approved
by the mayor and the city council OF
the city of Denison, Iowa, for the
faithful performance OF his contract.
The contract will contain II provision
that the contractor shall guarantee
the sewer to remain i'll good repair
for II period OF one year from and af-