The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received h,
the city clerk OF the city of Keokut
at his Office In Keolkuk, until 4.ao
o'clock p. m, on the Both dav !,
March, 1915, for the construction !,
the following described improyemen,
as per plans and specifications now On
| file in the office OF the said clerk:
Paving and curbing, Exchan,s
lstreet from the east line of Seven.
teenth street to the west line of KT.
bourne Place. and Leighton street
from west line of Thirteenth to cas-,
line of Fourteenth streets, with con.
icrete and curb with cement about
1850 lineal feet OF curbing, and 10.
600 square yards of paving, more Or
less.
Also, paving and curling Second
street from north line OF Main to souta
line of Blondeau, paving to be CON
structed OF asphalt macadam, and
curb with cement, 1000 square yards
macadam pavement and 600 lineal feet
gin on or before the 18th day Of |
April. 1915, and to be fully completed
on or before tn, 18th day Of August,
1915.
So much OF the cost of the construc.
ton of the said improvement as is by
law assessable against abutting and
adjacent property land railway AMI
street RAILWAYS having tracks located
on the streets so improyed) to be As.
sessed against the privately owned
property abutting on and adjacent to
said improvement, according to area
SO as to include one-half (1s) of the
privately owned property between
i 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 50
improved be SO assessed (and tha
property OF said railway companesl
lin accordance with the law governing
1.-THE same, and payment to the amount
LOT such assessment for such work
Twin be made in assessment certii.
catesS bearing interest at the rate Of
six per cent per annum, issued in ac'
cordance with law. In case Of any
deficiency between the contract price
and the amount of such certificates
such deficiency will be paid in war
rants drawn on the city improvement
fund available for the fiscal year be-
ginning April list, 1915, payable out o..
the proceeds of the tax levied there
flor, and from no other source, tla
city to incur no liability other than
the duty to levy the said tax and to
properly apply the proceeds thereof
to making 1.-The special assessment
iabove referred to and issuing assess
sment certificates to the contract there.
for. The warrants herein proViced
for, to be drawn as soon as the pro-
ceeds of said tax are available. san
assessment certificates and warrants
If such warrants be issued, shall be
accepted by the contractor in full pay
lment for all work done under his coz
tract without recourse on the city d
keokuk.
/ Each bid must be accompanied win
a certified check, in separate en-
velope, said check to be drawn o..
. some known responsible bank, and
Il made payable to the order OF the ci.f
treasurer of the city of Keokuk, u
the sum Of seventeen hundred tsltVvl
dollars. Each envelope must be ao'
4 dressed to the city of Keokuk and en-
dorsed with the name OF the DidaF,
and the improvement such check ani
lproposal are for. Certified cheeks az
cCmpanying proposals will be return
led to the unsuccessful bidders wnen
the contract has been awarded, anu
also to the bidder to whom the cur
tract is awarded when he shall nave
entered into contract for the con
struction of said Improvement with .as
lefty of Keokuk and given bond IN .ia
sum of eighty-three hundred CSsSVv,
dollars. with sureties to be approve.
by the city council of the cit! u
Keokuk, for the faithful per1orn'an y,
iof his contract. The contract VIZ
Icontain provision that the cohua.
tor shall guarantee the improvement
to remain in good repair for the PEI s
iiod OF two years from and after INV
date OF it's acceptance by the q.
council, and the bond will contain .
like condition. -,
In case the successful bidder slan
fail to enter into contract with u J,
lcity of Keokuk for the construction '.
said improvement or furnish bona a. :,
herein required, and as required ~ :,
law, the certified check deposite' ~ :,
him with his bid shall be forfelteu "
the city of Keokuk as agreed a"'
lliquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject by
; and ali bids. -.
The proposals received will be az az
led upon by the city council OF I'll
lefty of Keokuk on the LIST day OF Apr
1915. .,r
4 Published by authority of the o'''
council of the city of Keoiluk
o. w. SANDBEKG,. ~.
City Clerk of said ois