The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-02
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOF
CONSTRUCTION OF STREET
IMPROVEMENT. -"

Sealed proposals will be received
at tho Office of the city clerk of Dcni
sen. Iowa, until O'Clock p. m. on the
G1st day of August, 1916, for furnish
ing labor and materials for street im
provement on the following streets
and parts Of streets, to-wit:
On Sweet street from the south line
of Church street to the north line of
paving on fremont street.
On Sweet street from the south line
of Chestnut street to the north track
OF the main line of the Chicago IL
Northwestern railroad.
On State street from the west line of
Sweet street to the east line of Nam
street.
On Locust street from the north line
of Clark street to the right of way Of
the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
company.
All in Dcnison, Iowa, by gradin%,
curbing, paving and guttering the
same with one course Portland cement
concrete seven inches in depth laid
against Portland cement curb or curb
and gutter in accordance with plans
and specifications of the city engineer
and approved by the city council Of
city. Of Dcnison, lowa, which plans
and specifications are hereby referred
to and made a part of this advertise
ment. The following is an approx
mate estimate OF the work to be done:
500 GU. yds. of grading
STA lineal feet Of curbing.
9S15 81. yds. OF paving.
All bids must be accompanied in a
separate envelope by a certified cheek
on II local bank payable to the order
of G. l.. Voss, city treasurer of the
city OF Denison, Iowa, in the sum OF
per cent of bid, as security that the
bidder will enter into contract within
ten days for the construction of the
contemplated street Improvement ami
will give bond as required.
When the said contract has been
completed and accepted by the city
council the cost and expense of such
street improvement, including cost Of
said improvement at intersections OF
streets and alleys, shall be assessed
to and against property abutting and
aifronting upon that portion of the
street so improved and the owners
thereof and against property adjacent
to said streets so improved in and half
way to the street next to- the street
so improved, but in no case more than
three hundred feet from such streets
so improved and the owners thereof;
or against railroad companies whose
tracks are locatcd~on said streets; or
on property abutting or aifrontiuS
thereon or adjacent thereto within
onc-half the distance to the next
street to the one SO improved not On.
cecdins three hundred feet.
Special assessments to be made in
proportion to the special benefits and
in accordance with the law governing
the same, except that the cost and eN.
pcnse of such streets so improved and
owned by the city Of Dcnison, Iowa.
or any deficiency where the special
assessment shall be made against lots
or parcels of ground shall be insufli-
Gent to pay its proportonate cost OF
such improvement shall be paid from
the city Improvement fund to be
raised by special levy to be made to
extend over period Of not exceeding
ten years, said levy to be made in ac'
cordancc with Section $50 of Code OF
Iowa and amendments thereto as PRO
vidcd by law or such deficiency may
be paid from the general fund of the
city of DeDison. Iowa.
The contractor shall look exclusive
ly to the fund in the contract for pay
mcnt for such Improvement and the
city of Denison, Iowa. will not make
itself pecuniariy liable for the pay
ment of any part of said improvement
and will not incur any Indebtedness
for the same. q,
The contractor shall give good and
sufficient bond to be approved by the
city council obligating the contractor
and his bondsmen to a satisfactory
performance of the contract and to
keep said improvement in good repair
for a period of years after the ac'
coptancc Of the same by the city cOun
Gil
Dated at DenisCn, Iowa, July 81
1916.
r.. e. F.. TUCKER