The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-22
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the City Clerk OF the City OF keokuk,
at his Office in Keokuk. until s O'Clock
D. M, on the 9Th day Of September,
1916, for the construction OF the fol
flowing described improvement. as per
plans and specifications now on file
in the ONCE Of the said clerk:
Paving High street from the east
line OF Second street to point ap.
proximately 225 feet east of tho east
line OF Second street, including rad
Jus at the east end Of said improve
Iment. by grading between the sub.
grade and established grade, paving
with seven inches of concrete and
curbing with cement, on foundation,
about 500 square yards of paving and
400 lineal feet of curbing, more or
less. work to begin on or before the
l11th day of September, 1916, and to
be fully completed on or before the
18th day OF October, 1915.
So much of the cost of the construc-
ton of the said improvement as Is by
law assessable against AUDITING and
adjacent property to be assessed
against the privately owned property
AUDITING on and adjacent to said Inn
provement, according to area, so as
to include one-half (1s) Of the priv
ately 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 f30O) feet from the street so
improved be so assessed in accord
ance 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. issued in accord
ance with law. In case Of any de-
ficiency between the contract price
and the amount of such certificates,
such deficiency will be paid in war
rants drawn on the City Improvement
ginning April list, 1916, payable out OF
the proceeds of the tax levied there
for. and from no other source, the city
to incur no liability other than the
duty to- levy the said tax and to prop
erly apply the proceeds thereof, to
making the special assessment above
referred to and issuing assessment
certificates to the contractor therefor.
The warrants herein. provided, to be
drawn as soon as the proceeds Of said
tax are available. Said assessment
certificates and warrants, If such war
rants 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
a 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 one hundred ($100) dol
lars. Each envelope must be adj
dressed to the City of Keokuk
and endorsed with the name of the
bidder and the Improvement such
check and proposal are for Certified
checks accompanying proposals will
be returned to the unsuccessful bid
ders 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
given bond In the sum OF Five Hun.