The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-07
NOTICE 10 coNrRAcroRs.

A NOTICE TO CONTRADICTORY,
| Sealed proposals. will. be received
| by the city clerk of the city OF Ken
kuk, at his Office in Keokuk, until =
O'clock p. M. on the 18th day OF July.
1915. for the construction OF the fol-
lowing described Improvement, as per
plans and specifications now on file in
the office of the said clerk:
Paving Sixteenth street from the
south line Of High street to the north
line of Franklin with concrete and
curbing with cement about $500
square yards OF paving, and 1900
lineal feet Of curbing. more or less.
work to begin on or before the 10th
day Of August, 1919, and to be fully.
completed on or before the 1st day
ol October. 1915.
So much Of the cost of the construc-
ton Of the said improvement as is By
law assessable against abutting and
adjacent property to be assessed
against the privately owned property
abutting on and adjacent to said i'm.
provement. according to area, so as to
include one-half (1z) of the privately
owned property between the street so
improved and the next street, whether
such privately 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 SO assessed in accordance with
the law governing the same, and
payment to the amount of such assess
,ment for such work will be made 10
assessment certificates, bearing inter
est at the rate of six per cent 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
fund available for the
fiscal year beginning April LIST, 1915.
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 proceeds
thereof, to making the special assess
ment above referred to and issuing as.
sessment certificates to the contractor
therefor. The warrants herein provid-
ed for, to be drawn as soon as. the
proceeds of said tax are available.
Said assessment certificates and war
rants, If 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 a 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 three hundred dollars. Each
envelope must be addressed to the
city Of Keokuk and endorsed with the
name of the bidder and the improve
ment such check and proposal are for.
Certified checks accompanying pro-
posals will be returned to the 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 contract
for the construction Of said improve
ment with the city of Keokuk and CIV
en- bond in the sum Of twenty-five hun
dred dollars, with sureties to be ap-
proved by the city council OF the city
of Keokuk, for the faithful perform
ance of his contract. The contract
will contain a provision that the con-
tractor shall guarantee the improve
ment 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 a
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 AMI
liquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
The proposals received will be acte1
upon by the city council of the city of
Keokuk on the goth day of July. 1915.
Published by authority Of the city
council Of the city of Keokuk.
o. w. SANDBERG.
City Clerk Of said City.