The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-01
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals Will be received
by the City Clerk OF the City of Keo
kuk, at his Office in Keokuk until 8
o'clock D. m. ON the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1915, for the construction OF
the following described Improvement,
as per plans and specifications now
on file in the office OF the said clerk:
An eight inch sanitary sewer
through Block 19, Reeves, Perry q
Williams Addition, to run from the
present sewer In Block 10, r. p & w.
Addition. thence westerly through
Block 10. to the east side OF Seven
teenth street, about 366 feet of sewer
pipe, more or less, work to begin ON
or before the 30th day OF September.
1915, and to be fully completed on or
before the LIST day Of November, 1915.
1 So much OF the cost of the con-
struction Of the said Improvement as
is by law assessable against abutting
and adjacent property. to be assessed
against the privately owned property
abuting on and adjacent to said Inn
provement in accordance with the
law governing the same. and payment
to the amount of such assessment for
such work will be made in assessment
certificates, bearing interest at the
rate of six per cent per annum, Isl
sued in accordance with law. In case
Of any deficiency between the con-
tract price and the amount OF such
certificates, such deficiency will be
paid In warrants drawn on the City
Sewer Fund available for the fiscal
year beginning April 1, 1916, payable
out OF the proceeds Of the tax levied
therefor, and from no other source,
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than the duty to levy the said tax
and to properly apply the proceeds
thereof, to making the special assess.
ment above referred to and issuing
assessment certificates to the contrac-
tor therefor. The warrants herein
provided for, to be drawn as soon as
the proceeds of said tax are available.
Said assessment certificates and war
rants, il such warrants be issued.
shall be accepted by the contractor in
full payment for all work done under
his contract without recourse on the
City OF Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
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 Fifty ls50) Dollars.
Each envelope must be addressed to
| the City Of Keokuk and endorsed with
the name of the<bidder and the i'm
provement such check and proposal
| are for Certified checks accompany
! ing proposals will e>returned to the
unsuccessful bidders when the con-
| tract 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 improvement with the City Of
Keokuk and given bond in the sum of
Two Hundred $4,000 Dollars. with
sureties to be approved by the City
Council OF the City OF Keokuk. for the
: faithful performance Of his contract
! The contract will contain provision
that the contractor shall guarantee
1 the improvement to remain in good
repair for the period of two years
! from and after the date OF its accept
ance by the City Council, and the
bond will contain a like condition.
! In case the successful bidder shall
| fail to enter into contract with the
City of Keoknk for the construction
I of said improvement or furnish bond
as 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
liouidated 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 14th day OF Sep
TENDER, 1915.
| Published by authority of the City
Council of the City OF Keokuk.
| o. w. SANDBERG,
! City Clerk Of Said CITY.