The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-30
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

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July. 1915. for the construction Of the
per plans and specifications now on
fle in the ONCE Of the said clerk:
Approximately twenty -one hundred
ment sidewalks in the city Of Keokuk,
particularly described as follows, to-
wit:
Cement. sidewalk 10 feet
wide. in front OF lot 4, in
Cement sidewalk Is feet
wide. in front Of lot IL.
and the east 1875 feet Of lot
IL, block twenty-six, city. 69.5 feet
Cement sidewalks feet wide in
front Of the following described lots,
to-wit:
Lots 5 and 8, block nine,
Reeves. Perry & Williams
Add. 100 feet
Lots I. 2, 8, 4, and s, block
liams Add. ............. 300 feet
Lots /. 2, 3. AS. and s. block
II. Kilbourne's Add. 300 feet
Lot and the east 1--WE feet
of lot 6, block 8, Kill
s. 10 IT. OF N. 20 It. Of e. 20
It. Lot 5, block AZ, XIII
bourfe's Add. ........... 10 feet
Cement sidewalk Is feet wide
alongside OF the front Ill
feet Of lot IL, block 20.
City LII iSSL
Cement sidewalk feet wide
alongside of the front las
feet, OF lot /, block 5, City Jas feet
Cement sidewalks feet wide, along
side OF the following described lots,
to-wit:
Lot l. block II. Kilbourne's
addition .lfo 1eet
Lot 8, block 9. R. P. 4 W.
Lot s. block ia. R. P. & ".
addition .i4V 1eet
Lot 6. block 81, Leighton's
Lots 'i :. block 70. City. 40 feet
Lot s, block SO, City. -140 feet
block "a, City ...........1 lilo feet
Rear 65 feet Of lot IL, block
169, City ........-...... DO rect
Work to begin on or before the LIST
day Of August, 1915. and to be fully
COMplcteQ Oh VI oSl0iS lhS Aoth o"S
of September. 1915.
So much of the cost of the con-
struction of the said improvement as
is by law assessable against abutting
property to be assessed against the
privately owned property abutting on
said improvement, in accordance with
the law governing the same, and pay
ment to the amount of such assess
rysI 10 In,
assessment certificates, bearing inter
est at the rate OF six per cent. per
annum, issued in accordance with
law. the city to incur no liability other
than the duty to make the special
assessment above referred to and to
Issue assessment certificates to the
contractor therefor. Said assessment
certificates shall be accepted by the
contractor in full payment for all work
done under his contract without re-
course on the City OF Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check, In separate en-
yelope, 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 and no-hun-
dredths dollars. Each envelope must
be addressed to the City Of Keokuk
and endorsed with the name Of the
bidder and the improvement such
check and proposal are for. Certified
checks accompanying proposals will
be returned to the unsuccessful bid
ders 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 improve
ment with the City OF Keokuk and
given bond in the sum OF nine hun
dred and no-hundredths dollars, with
sureties to be approved by the City
Council of the City OF Keokuk. for
the faithful performance Of his con-
tract. The contract will contain
provision that the contractor shall
guarantee the improvement to remain
in good repair for the period OF two
years from and after data of its &C
ceptance by the City Council, and the
bond will contain 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
az 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 II 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 9th day Of July,
1915.
Published by authority Of the City
Council Of the City of Keokuk.
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk Of Said City.