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


the city clerk OF the city of Keokuk.
o'clock p. M, on the Goth day If
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 sire ct
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-
coo square yards of paving, more or
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
of curhing. more or less, work to De-
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-
ton Of the said improvement as is by
law assessable against AUDITING and
adjacent property (and railway and
street RAILWAYS having tracks located
on the streets so improved) to be Az
sessed against the privately owned
property abutting on and adjacent to
said improvement, according to area.
so as to include one-haif (a) of the
privately owned property between
the street so improved and the next
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 (300) feet from the street SO
improved be so assessed (and 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 certtfl-
Gates, bearing interest at the rate OF
six per cent per annum, issued in ac-
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 list, 1915, payable out of
the proceeds of the tax levied there
for, and from no other source, thu
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 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 Keoknk, II
the sum of seventeen hundred ($1700)
dollars. Each envelope must be adj
dressed to the city of Keokuk and en-
dorsed with the name Of the bidder
md the improvement such check an !
proposal are for Certified checks ac-
proposals will be return
I'd to the unsuccessful bidders when |
he contract has been awarded, and
llso to the bidder to whom the con-
ract is awarded when he shall have
entered into contract for the con-
;truction of said improvement with the
,ity of Keokuk and given bond In the
um OF eighty-three hundred ($S300) |
lol.ars. with sureties to be approved
~ the city council of the city OF
<eokuk, for the faithful performance
# his contract. The contract will |
contain provision that the contrac-
or shall guarantee the improvement
o remain in good repair for the per-
cd Of two years from and after the
late of its acceptance by the city
and the bond will contain a
Ike condition.
In case the successful bidder shall
all to enter INTO contract with the
ity Of Keokuk for the construction OF
aid Improvement or furnish bond as
lerein required, and as required by
aw, the certified check deposited by
i'm with his bid shall be forfeited to
he city of Keokuk as agreed and
iquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
nd all bids.
The proposals received will be act
d upon by the city council of the
ity of Keokuk on the LIST day OF April,
915.
Published by authority Of the city
ouncil Of the city Of Keokuk. ,
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