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

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Inviting proposals for paving the
following named streets:
Sealed proposals will be received
by the city clerk OF the city of Keo-
kuk. at his office tn Keokuk, until 8
O'Clock p. M. on the 10Th day of Feb,
ruary. 1914, for the construction OF
the following described improvements
as per plans and specifications now
on file in the office OF the said clerk.
Paving Commercial Alley from the
north line of G street to the west
line Of B street. Reds addition, In
Guiding three intersections, width 20
feet between the curbing; and
So much of B street and intersec.
ton of Comm ercial Alley with B
street as will be necessary to connect
the pavement on Commercial Alley
with the pavement on Fifth street,
with brick blocks, on fivs inch stone
and two inch sand foundation, about
5000 square yards, more or less; and
Paving Seventeenth street from
Grand avenue south toward Orleans
avenue. to the north end of the first
bridge, with concrete, average depth
to be seven inches and rs feet wide,
about 2,1OO square yards of paving,
more or less.
Work to begin on or before the list
day of April, 1914, and to be fully
completed on or before the 81st day
Of July, 1914.
SO much of the cost of the oonstruo-
ton OF the said Improvements as is
by law assessable against abutting
property, to be assessed against the
said abutting property. in accordance
with the law governing the same, and
the payment to the amount Of such
assessments for such work will be
made In assessment certificates, bear
ing interest at the rate OF six per cent
per annum, issued in accordance with
law. In case OF any dsficiency be-
tween the contract price and the
amount OF such certificates, such de-
flciency will be paid in warrants
drawn on the Improvement fund avail.
able 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 in.
cur no liability other than the duty
to levy the said tax and to properly
apply the proceeds thereof, to max
ing the special assessment above re-
ferred to and issuing assessment GER
ti1cates to the contractor therefor.
The warrants herein provided for, to
be drawn as soon as the proceeds of
said tax are available. Said assess
ment certificates and warrants, II
such warrants be- issued. shall be
accepted by the contractor in full
payment for all work done under his
contract without recourse on the city
OF Keokuk.
Each bid must be accom- panied with
certified check, In 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 Commercial Alley and B
street .....,............ 81, 1000
For Seventeenth street. ... $1,000
Each envelope must be address cd
to the City of Keokuk, and endorsed
with the name Of the bidder and the
improvement such check and propos-
ais ara for. Certified checks accom-
panying proposals will be returned to
the unsuccessful bidders when the
contract 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 Improvement with the city Of
Keokuk, and give bond in the sum
of:
For Commercial Alley and 3
street .............. s5,eoo.oo
For Seventeenth street -. 10000
with sureties to be approved by the
city council of the city of Keokuk,
for the faithful performance of his
contract. The contract will contain a
provision that the contractor shall
guarantee the improvement to remain
in good repair for a period OF two
years from and after the date of its
acceptance by the city council, and
the bond will contain like condi-
ton.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into a contract with the
city of Keokuk for the construction
of said improvement or furnish bonds
as herein required, and as required