The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-18
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.


the city clerk of the city Of Keokuk.
at his Office in Keokuk, until 400
o'clock p. M, on the Goth day If
March, 1915, for the construction Of
the following described Improvement,
as per plans and specifications now on
file in the Office OF the said clerk:
Paving and curbing, Exchange
street from the east line of Seven
teentl. street to the west line OF Xii.
bourne Place, and Leighton street
from west line of Thirteenth to east
line of Fourteenth streets, with con-
crete and curb with cement, about
1850 lineal feet of curbing. and TO-,
less.
Also, paving and curbing Second
street from north line of Main to south
line of Blondeau, paving to be con-
structed of asphalt macadam, and
curb with cement, 1000 square yards
macadam pavement and 600 lineal feet
gin on or before the 18th day Of
April, 1915, and to be fully completed
on or before tn, 18th day of August.
1915.
So much of the cost of the construc
tlOu VI luS Sdlu improvements do 10 ~
law assessable against abutting and
adjacent property (and railway and
street RAILWAYS having tracks located
on the streets so improved) to be AS
sessed against the privately owned
property abutting on and adjacent to
said improvement, according to area,
so as to include one-half Ca) Of the
privately owned property between
No
street, whether such privately owned
property abut upon said street or not.
but in no case shall privately ownai
property situated more than three
hundred 5000 feet from the street SO
improved be SO assessed land the
property of said railway companies)
in accordance with the law governing
the same, and payment to the amount
OF such assessment for such work
will be made in assessment certifl-
Gates, bearing interest at the rate OF
six per cent per annum, issued in &C
cordance with law In case Of any
deficiency between the contract price
and the amount of such certificates,
such deficiency will be paid in war
rants drawn on the city improvement
fund available for the fiscal year be-
ginning April 1st, 1915, payable out OF
the proceeds of the tax levied there
for, and from no other 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 assessment
above referred to and issuing assess
ment certificates to the contract there
for. The warrants herein provided
for, to be drawn as soon as the pro.
ceeds of said tax are available. Said
assessment certificates and warrants,
If such warrants be issued, shall be
accepted by the contractor in full pay
ment for all work done under his con-
tract without recourse on the city of
keOkuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified cheek, in a separate en-
velope, said check tc be drawn oi
some known responsible bank, and
made payable to the order of the CITY
treasurer Of the city Of Keokuk. III
the sum Of seventeen hundred ($1100)
dollars. Each envelope must be ad-
dressed to the city of Keokuk and en-
dorsed with the name of the bidder
and the improvement such check AMI
proposal are for. Certified checks &C.
proposals will be return
ed to the unsuccessful bidders when
the contract has been awarded, and
also to the bidder to whom the con-
tract is awarded when he shall have
entered into contract for the con-
struction of said improvement with the
city of Keokuk and given bond In the
sum Of eighty-three hundred ($S300)
dollars, 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 contrac-
tor shall guarantee the improvement
to remain in good repair for the per.
iod of two years from and after the
date of its acceptance by the city
and the bond will contain a
like condition.
In case the successful bidder shall
fall to enter into contract with The
city of Keokuk for the construction OF
said Improvement or furnish bond as
herein required, and as required by
law, the certified check deposited by
him with his bid shall be forfeited to |
the city of Keokuk as agreed and
liquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
The proposals received will be act |
ed upon by the city council of the
city Of Keokuk on the LIST day OF April, |
1915.
Published by authority of the city
o. w. SANDBERG,