Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Notice OF Receiving Bids For the
CONSTRUCTION of Sewers Along
Certain Streets i'm the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa.


Notice is hereby given that seal
ed bids and proposals will be receiv-
ed by the City Clerk of the City of
DEBORAH, Iowa, on the first day of
September 1915, between the hours
of nine o'clock A. M. and O'Clock
p. M, for the construction of sew
age, disposal plant, outlet, sanitary
sewer, main sanitary sewer, and
lateral sanitary sewers, in and for
the City of DEBORAH, Iowa, the ex-
tent of work and kind of material
and method of construction to be as
shown by plans and specifications
now on file in the Office of the City
Clerk, which are, by reference, made
a part hereof, and as provided by
the Resolution of Necessity as pass
ed by the City Council of the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa, on the 18th day Of
August 1915, which is by reference
made a part hereof, said sewers to
he built of the materials as shown
in Sections A, B and c hereof, and
described streets in the City of De-
COrdn, iowa, IO-WlI.
Section A. OUTLET.
Commencing at point about six
hundred feet Southeast of junction
of Dry Run and Upper Iowa river,
thence running in a Westerly direc-
ton to filter-beds with eighteen inch
vitrified sewer pipe, thence through
the filter-beds, dosing chamber and
septic tank to the entrance chamber,
thence in a Northwesterly direction
Two hundred and seventy feet to a
manhole with twenty-four inch
vitrified sewer pipe, thence in a
Southwesterly direction about four
hundred and seventeen feet to
manhole with twenty-four inch Wit
rified sewer pipe, at the junction of
Main Sewer No. One and Main Sewer
No. Two.
DISPOSAL PLANT.
Disposal plant to be located as
shown on the plans and to consist
of one septic tank, four filter-beds,
and one sludge bed.
Section Ii.
MAIN SEWERS.
MAIN Sewer NO. Vic.
Commencing at the outlet man
hole and running in a Northwesterly
direction about eighty-five feet to a
manhole through an inverted ST.
phon with sixteen inch cast iron
pipe, thence about sixty feet in a
Northwesterly direction to man
hole with eighteen inch vitrified
sewer pipe, thence in Westerly di-
rection along South Avenue to
manhole on Riverside Avenue, with
eighteen inch vitrified sewer pipe,
thence in Westerly direction about
Twenty-one hundred and eighty
five feet to a manhole East of North
Mill Street, with eighteen inch Wit
rified sewer pipe, thence in a Wes-
terly direction along Heivly Street
to manhole at Julian Street with
fifteen inch vitrified sewer pipe,
thence West to a manhole at the
East end of river siphon with twelve
inch vitrifed sewer pipe, thence
through tle inverted 'siphoH with
ten inch cast iron pipe, thence in
Westerly direction to a manhole on
the center of State Road with twelve
;nch vitrified sewer pipe.
Main Sewer No. Two.
Commencing at the outlet man
hole and running in a Westerly di-
rection about one hundred feet to
a manhoIe with eighteen inch vitri-
fed sewer pipe, thence in SoutheI-
ly direction about one hundred and
ninety feet to manhole at the in
tersection of Water Street and Sum-
ner street with eighteen inch vitri-
fled sewer pipe, thence South to a
manhole at the intersection of Main
and Sumner Streets with eighteen
inch vitrified sewer pipe, thence
west to a manhole at the intersection
of Day and Main streets with eigh-
teen inch vitritied sewer pipe, thence
South to a manhole at the intersec-
ton of Broadway and Day streets,
with eighteen inch vitrifled sewer
pipe.
Section &.
BRANCH OR LATERAL SEWERS.
Beginning at the manhole on CEN
ter line of State Road, thence in a
Southwesterly direction to man
hole on the Center line of Fifth Ave-
nue. with twelve inch vitrified sewer
pipe, thence West to a manhole at
the intersection of Fifth Avenue and
East Street, with twelve inch vitri-
fed sewer pipe, thence West to a
manhole at the intersection of Fifth
Avenue and Ohio streets with ten
inch vitrified sewer pipe, thence
West to a manhole at the junction
of River and Fifth Avenue with
eight inch vitrifled sewer pipe; be-
ginning at a manhole at the inter
section of Fifth Avenue and EasT
Street, thence North to a manhole ~
the intersection of North and East
streets with eight inch vitrified sew
err pipe, thence West to a manhOle
at the intersection of Center and
North Streets with eight inch vitri-
fed sewer pipe; thence North to a
flush tank about six hundred feet
North of the intersection Of High and
North streets with eight inch vitri-
fed sewer pipe; beginning at a ma l.
hole at the intersection of High and
Center Streets and running West
about five hundred and sixty feet
to a flush tank with eight inch Wit
rified sewer pipe; beginning at a