Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
INSIDE PAVlNG-ADVERT
FOR BIDS FOR PUBLIC I'M
DROVE MENT

INSIDE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FOR BIDS FOR PUBLIC I'M
PROVEMENT.
Public notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the city clerk of the city of
Marshalltown, Iowa, until 8 o'clock a..
m. on the twenty sixth day of June,
1916, for the furnishing of labor and
material for the grading. curbing and
paving Of the following streets and
parts Of streets to-wit:
North Twelfth street from the north
line Of Main street to the south line
of State street.
South Twelfth street from the south
line of Boone street to a line 200 feet
north Of the north line of the Mime
apolis & st. Louis Railway Companys
right f-way.
South Twelfth street from a line 200
feet south of the south line of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway Com
pany's right-of-way south to the north
line Of the proposed paving on Doty
street and intersecting Herewith.
North Ninth street from the north
line of State street to the south line
Of Summit street; together with all
intersections included therein, all in
Marshaltown, Iowa.
CURLING to be placed along said
streets except where ourbing is now in
place and in good repair. All of said
paving shall be thirty feet in width.
All. of said grading, curbing and paw
ing shall be constructed in all re-
spects in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor now on file
in the office Of the city clerk Of the
city of Marshalltown, Iowa, and said
plans and specifications are by refer
ence made part Of this advertisement.
said work of Improvement shall be
commenced on or before the first day
Of July. 1916. and be fully completed
on or before the twenty fifth day of
October. 1916 The following is an ap-
proximate estimate of the work to be
done: $500 square yards of concrete
paving, and $3.50 lineal feet of curbing.
Said paving shall be- constructed of
one course of concrete six inches thick
composed of Portland cement river
sand. crushed trap rock or granite or
quartzite or washed river gravel. Said
curbing shall be of dimensions six
depth and be constructed of one part
cement and three parts gravel, all as
more particularly provided by the
specifications now on file in the office
Of the city clerk of said city. The cost
aud expense of grading upon the COM
pletlon of said improvement shall be
paid from warrants drawn on the
grading fund.
Notice is further given that payment
for the construction of such cement
curling and paving, including labor
and material, and incidental costs and
expenses, shall be made by special as
sessment certificates or street i'm
provement bonds drawing interest at
the rate of per cent per annum is
sued in accordance with the provi-
sions of the code Of Iowa to the extent
that the cost of the same is assessa
bic by law against the real property
AUDITING on said improvements, and
such other property according to area
SO as to include one-half of the prl-
vately owned property between the
streets so to be improved and the next
street whether such property privately
owned ADULTS upon such street or not
but in nc case shall privately owned
property situated more than 300 feet
from the street to be so improved be
assessed for any part of the cost there-
of, and said assessment to be in pro-
portion to the special benefits con-
ferred upon said property and in ac-
cordance with the law governing the
same sa6 tg3sx-Fin- Ajtp EFT ETA
same, and such certificates or i'm
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livered to the contractor after the work
is completed and fully accepted by the
mayor and city council; any deficiency
between the amount Of the contract
price and the amount Of said certifi-
Gates and also the cost of intersections
where the same are not asSessable
against abutting or adjacent property
within 300 feet Of said Improvement
to be paid in warrants darwin on the
Improvement fund of said city availa-
BILE for the fiscal year beginning April
J., 1916, and any additional deficiency
to be paid from the proceeds Of q
special tax levy under the provisions
Of Section $50 of the Code of Iowa and
acts amendatory thereto, in anticipa-
tien Of which revenue bonds will be
issued under the provisions of Section
912 Of the Code of Iowa and Acts
amendatory thereto. The contractor
shall look exclusively to the funds
stated in the contract for the payment
of said Improvement. and the city of
Marshaltown will not render itself
pecuniarily liable for the payment Of
the cost Of any part Of the same. and
will not incur any Indebtedness there
for, and in the event that any such
cost or expense shall be required to be
paid from the said Improvement fund
to be raised by means Of the special
levy on property within the city OF
Marshalltowr. Iowa, said levy may be
made to extend over a period OF ten
years. as provided by law.
Notice Is further given that the con-
tract between the city of Marshall