The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-23
!. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. ]

Nv ICE TO CONTRACTORS IA
sealed proposals will be recs,,.
oy the City Clerk Of the CITY a. $500 ~
kuk, at his ONCE in Keoknk m.. Nc
o'clock p. M. on. the End daS ~ uaI
TENDER. 1915, for the CONSTRUCTS ~ osp
tne following described improyema.ua
as per plans and specifications nos .ent
ME In the Office Of the said cls S% "
Pavfng and curbine N,nataa..,
street from the south line ~ NY.
to the south line Of Johnson s. nam
also paving and curbing Nineteen.,S,
street from the south line Of Johnsau (,
to the north line Of Exchange strso.
pavement to be constructed with ~ Z
crete and curb with cement. ahSrt
l,400 square yards paving ana ON
lanear feet curbing from Main To IoSs
son. and about 1870 So. yds nav VIII
and 500 linear feet Of curbine frn,.
Johnson to Exchange, more Or l ls..
work to begin on or before tho oo.s
DAY OF September, 1915, and 10 M ~
fully completed on or before tho j., -
day OF November, 1915. -
30 much Of the cost OF the cons,rr.
ton Of the said Improvement al !.
by law ,assessable against abntt,n.
and adjacent property (and railwas
and street railways having tracks
located on the streets so improyeM
to be assessed against the priyately
owned property abutting on and a..
jacent to said Improvement, accord.
Ing to area, 30 as to include one.halt
(1z) OF the privately owned property
between the street so improved an
the next street, whether such private
" owned property abut upon said
street or not, but in no case SHAH
privately owned property situated
more than three hundred (30o) fest
from the street 30 improved be 80 a..
sessed land the property of said ran.
way companies) in accordance With
the law governing the same, and nav.
ment to the amount Of such assess.
ment for such work will be made ia
assessment certificates, bearing inter
est at the rate OF six percent. per an
mum, issued In accordance with law.
In case OF any deficiency between the
contract price and the amount OF such
certificates, such deficiency will BE-
paid in warrants drawn on the CITY
Improvement Fund available for the
fiscal year beginning April /, 1916,
payable out OF the proceeds Of the tax
levied therefor, and from no othe,
source, the city to incur no liability
other than the duty to levy the said
tax and to properly apply the pro.
ceeds thereof. to making the special
assessment above referred to and is.
suing assessment certificates to the
contractor therefor. The warrants
herein provided for. to be drawn as
soon as the proceeds OF said tax are
available. Said assessment certificates
and warrants, II such warrants be IT,
sued, shall be accepted by the con.
tractor In full payment for all wors
done under his contract without re.
course on the City OF Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied With
a 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 two hundred dollars GOV.
ering Improvement from Main TO
johnson. and In the sum Of two hun.
dred dollars, covering improvement
from Johnson to Exchange. Each en-.
velope must be addressed to the City
Of Keokuk and endorsed with the
name OF the bidder and the improve
tment such check and proposal are ior.
Certified checks accompanying pro
posale will be returned to the unsuc.
cesSful bidders when the contract has
been awarded, and also to the bidder
TO whom the contract Is AWARDED
when he shall have entered into con.
tract for the construction of said im'
provement with the City OF keoknk
and given bond in the sum of eight
hundred dollars covering improve
ment from Main to Johnson. and N
the sum OF eight hundred dollars, Gov
ering Improvement from johnson 70
Exchange, with sureties to be ap
proved by tf1p City Council Of tho
City OF Keokhk, for the faithful per.
,formance Of his contract. The con
tract will contain provision that tne
contractor shall guarantee the In.
provement to remain in good repair
for the period OF two years from aad
after the date OF It's acceptance oy
the City Council, and the BOND WIZ
contain like condition
In case the successful bidder snah
fail to enter into contract with tne
city OF Keokuk for the constructor
OF said improvement or furnish Bona
as herein required, and as required ~
law. the certified check deposited ~
him with his bid shall be forfeited 70
the City OF Keokuk as agreed anu
liQuidafed damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
The proposals received will be ac c..s.
upon by the City Council OF the Wv
Of Keokuk on the 3rd day OF sepeeia'
Der, 1915. c,.,
Published by authority Of the City
Council OF the City Of Keokuk.
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk OF Said City.
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