Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-02
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Advertisement For Bids For construe
ton Of Street Improvement.


Public notice is hereby given, that
Office of the city clerk of the city of
Marshalltown, Iowa, until 8 o'clock
a. m. on the 18th day OF June A. D.
1915. for the furnishing of labor and
material for the grading, curbing and
paving of the following streets and
parts of streets. to-wi.:
West Linn street from the west line
Of Second street 10 the cast line OF
Ninth street.
South Ninth street from the north
line of Boone street to the north rail
Of the main line of the Minneapolis &
ST. Louis Railway Company's track.
South Twelfth street from the south
line of Main street to the north line
of Boone street.
East Main street from the end Of
present pavement between Eighth and
Ninth avenue to the west line Of Linn
creek bridge.
North Tenth street from the north
line of Main street to the south line
Of State street.
East State street from the east line
of Fifth avenue to the west line OF
Eighth avenue.
West State street from the east line
of Twelfth street to the east line OF
Thirteenth street.
West Church street from the west
line of Ninth street to the east line OF
Twelfth street.
West Boone street from the west line
of Ninth street to the west line OF
Twelfth street, projecting south from
Main street.
Together with all intersections of
streets and alleys included therein. all
in Marshalltown. Iowa, curbing to be
constructed only where no sufficient
and adequate curbing now exists, and
all Of said paving to De twenty-four
feet in width except,
South Ninth street from the south
line of Boone street to the north rail
of the main line Of the Minneapolis q
st. Louis Railway Company's track,
and
East Main street from the end Of
the present pavement between Eighth
and Ninth avenues to the west line OF
Linn creek bridge, which shall be OF
| the width Of thirty feet.
Said paving shall be constructed OF
concrete composed of a base five inches
| in thickness, constructed Of one part
cement to two parts sand and four
| parts gravel, with a wearing surface
thereon two inches in thickness COM
! posed Of two parts cement, one part
sand and two parts granite, quartzite
/! or trap-rock. from dimensions OF
! three -fourttis Of one inch down with
all dust screened out, and said curbing
shall be Of dimensions six inches In
width and eighteen inches in depth.
and be constructed Of one part cement
and three parts gravel pumped from
river, al! as particularly provided oy
the specifications now on file In the Of
flee OF the city clerk Of said city.
All grading, curbing and paving shall
be done In accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor as prepared
| by the city engineer and approved BY
the city council, which are now on ME
with the city clerk, and said plans ana
specifications are by reference made
part OF this savertisement.
! The following Is an approximate esti-
4 mate of, the construction work to be
done: 1000 linear feet Of curbing and
| $4,000 square yards OF paving. Said
work shall be commenced on or before
the 25th day Of June. 1915. and shall
be fully completed On or before the
18th day OF October, 1915.
The cost and expense OF grading
upon the completion Of said improve
lment to be paid by warrants drawn on
the grading fund.
| Notice 10 further given that payment
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