The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-20
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received
BY the City Clerk Of the City Of keo-
+kuk. 1t his Office In Keokuk, until .
O'Clock D. M. on the End day OF Sep
TENDER, 1918, 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 Nineteenth
street from the south line OF Main
to the south line OF Johnson street;
also paving and curbing Nineteenth
street from the south line OF Johnson
TO the north line OF Exchange street.
pavement to be- constructed with con-
crete and curb with cement. about
1,400 square yards paving and 500
linear feet curbing from Main to John
son, and about 1870 SO. yds. paving
and 500 linear feet Of cHrbing from
Johnson to Exchange, more or less,
work to begin on or before the 2Oth
day OF September, 1915, and 10 pc
fully completed on or before the 1st
day of November. 1915.
So much OF the cost OF the construc-
ton OF the said Improvement as us
by Law assessable against abutting
and adjacent property tand railway
and street railways having tracks
located on the streets 80 improveO
TO be assessed against the privately
owned property abutting on and ad-
jacent to said improvement, accord
ing to area. so as to include one-haif
or OF the privately owned property
between the street go improved and
the next street, whether such private
" owned property abut upon said
street or not, but in no case shall
privately owned property situated
more than three hundred (300) feet
from the street so improved be 80 as
sessed land the property OF said rail-
way companies) In accordance with
the law governing the same, and pay
ment to the amount of such assess
ment for such work will be made In
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 other
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 is
sued, shall be accepted by the con-
tractor in full payment for all work
done under his contract without re-
course on the City OF KeOluk.
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 COW
ering Improvement from Main to
johnson, and In the sum OF two hum
dred dollars, covering improvement
from johnson to Exchange. Each en-
velope must be addressed to the City
OF Keokuk and endorsed with the
name or the bidder and the improve
ment such check and proposal are for.
Certified checks accompanying pro-
posals will be returned to tho 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 Inn
provement with the City Of Keokuk
and given bond in the sum of eight
hundred dollars covering improve
ment from Main to Johnson, and In
the sum OF eight hundred dollars, COW
ering Improvement from johnson to
Exchange, with sureties to be ap-
proved by the City Council of the
City OF Keokuk, for the faithful per-
Torrance OF his contract. The con-
tract will contain provision that the
contractor shall guarantee the I'M
provement to remain in good repair
for the period OF two years from and
after the date OF its acceptance by
the City Council, and the bond will
contain q like condition.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail 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 cert1ned cnecK QepOSiCeu Oy
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 acted
upon by the City Council Of the City
Of Keokuk on the Bird day OF Septem-
Der, 1915.
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Council OF the City Of Keokuk.
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