The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-22
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IN Sdlu tTeSOiutlOu on necessity du0
finding that said objections are not
well taken, it is hereby ordered. upon
motion OF this council, that the fol-
lowing named streets and parts OF
tstreets, to-wit:
South Eighth street from south
line OF johnson to north line Of Pal
can.
South Tenth street from south line
of johnson to north line OF Palean.
South Sixteenth street from south
line of Main to north line Of Exchange.
North Sixteenth street from north
, line of Main to south line OF High.
| North Sixteenth street from north
line of Franklin to south line OF
Orleans.
Eighteenth street from south line
of Main to north line of Carroll. be
improved in the manner specified in
the said resolution of necessity, as
passed, by grading between the sub
| grade and established grade, paving
with concrete and curbing with ce-
ment, about $4,000 SO. yards OF paw
ing and $4,000 Hneal feet OF curbing,
more or less.
Also Franklin street from east line
of Fourth to west line Of Thirteenth,
be improved in the manner specified
in the said resolution of necessity, as
passed. by grading between the sub
sgrade and established grade, paving
with brick blocks on concrete base
and curb with cement, about 1.650
square yards OF paving and 1880 feet
of ourbing. more or less.
1 Also construction OF combination
cement curb and gutter In front OF
west 81 feet Of lot 8. east 20 feet of
lot 4 and all OF lot 8, block so, City
of Keokuk. about 80 nneal feet, more
OF less, and
|, Be it further resolved, That the
City Clerk be. and he Is. hereby In
struoted to advertise for proposals
for construction Of the Improvement
above designated. as required by
law; the Improvement to be con-
structed in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor prepared
Iby the City Engineer, and approved
by this council ON the goth DAY OF
June, 1916; the work to be cOm-
menced on or before the 10Th day of
August, 1915, and fully completed con
or before the 18th day pf October,
1916. payment therefor to be made in
special assessment certificates bear
ing interest at the rate of six per
cent per annum, issued IN accordance
with the provisions OF law, to the ex-
itent that the cost of the same Is as
sessable by law against the privately
owned property abutting on and ad-
jacent to said Improvement, accord
ing to area, so as to include one
half OF the privately owned property
between the streets improved and the
next streets whether such privately
owned property abut upon said streets
or not but in no case shall privately
owned property situated more than
1, three hundred 5000 feet from the
street so improved be SO assessed,
land against the real estate and per-
sonal property of the railway and
street railway companies whose
tracks are located thereon: said
certificates to be issued and de-
livered to the contractor after
the work is completed and ac-
scepted by this council; any deficiency
between the amount of the contract
, price and the amount of said Ger.
tificates to be paid in warrants on
the City Improvement fund available
ifor the fiscal year beginning with
April 1st, 1916.
Be 1t further resolved. That pro-
Iposals received for the construction
of the said Improvement will be act
ed upon by this council on the LIST
day of August. 1916.
/ All bids must be accompanied, in
a separate envelope, with a certified
check, payable to the order of the
City Treasurer, as follows:
Eighth street from Johnson to
y Palean .....,....... .$l,UOU
Tenth street from johnson TO
Palean 1,VVu
Sixteenth street from Main to
Exchange SVu
Sixteenth street from Main to
| High UOU
Sixteenth street from Franklin
to Orleans ...:..-..:.:.!:- wv
Eighteenth street from Main to
Carroll .......-...-..--... 1.400
! $4,000
Franklin street from Fourth to
thirteenth Z.oVu
Curb and gutter In front OF west
81 feet OF lot 3, east 25 feet
of lot 4, and all Of lot 6,
block so, City Of Keokuk 49,. 8
AS security that the bidder Will enter
into a contract for the doing OF the
Iwork and will give bond in the
following sums:
Eighth street from johnson to
Palean ............ ...-... -So,ooV
Tenth street from Johnson to
Palean ........ .-......-... o,ooo
Sixteenth street from Main TO
l. Exchange E,Uuu
I,SiNeenth street from MAIN 20
High Observation-Disclosures. 5000
YSixteenth street from Franklin
to Orleans 1000
Eighteenth street from Main to
Carroll .......--... 1000
| 49, $4,000
Franklin street from Fourth
to Thirteenth ............. $4,000
Curb and gutter IN front OF
west 81 feet OF lot 8, east rs
feet of lot 4, and all of lot 6,
block So City of Keokuk. 25
CONDITIONED upon the proper carrying
out of the terms of his contract and
the faithful performance thereof;
and the contract will contain pro-
vision requiring the contractor and
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