Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
ss PUesLlc IMPROVEMENT.

the OlIlCea Oh Int lily eicih "a lily Wy
OF Marshalltown. Iowa. until 8 o'clock
a. IN. on the Ath day Of May. 1916, fol
the furnishing of labor and material
tor the grading. curbing and paving of
the following streets and parts OF
streets, to-wit. ~
North Third avenue from the south
tire of Lincoln street to the south line
az Marion street running east.
Webster street from the west line of
Third avenue to the east line of Sec
and avenue
Webster, street from the west line OF
second avenue to the east line of First
avenue.
Webster street from the west line Of
First avenue to the east line of Center
street.
Webster street from the west line of
Center street to the east line of First
street.
Webster street from the west line OF
First street to the east line of Second
street.
Fremont street from the west line of
Third street to the east line of Fourth
street
Summit street from the west line Of
Third street TO the east line of Fourth
street
State street from the West line OF
Seventh street to the west side or Ion
two, block three. of Sle:ghts additio:
to Marshall
North ninth street from the mort
line of Main street to the south line Oh
State street
= North Fifth street from the end
the present paving to the north line q
Hughes street.
Hughes street from the east line
of Fifth street TO the west line OF
Fourth street.
Fourth street from the north line Of
Park street TO the north line or
Hughes street.
South First street from the south
line of Linn street 10 the north line OF
Railroad street.
Railroad street from the west line of
present pavement on center street TO
the east line OF First street.
South First street from the north line
of Railroad street south 70 the f'hi"a 60
Great Western Railway Tompanys
right -of-w
South Tenth street from the south
line Of Church street to the north line
Of Boone street.
South Fifth avenue from the south
line Of Church stree, to the north line
of Linn street
South Fourth avenue from the south
line of Church street 10 the north line
of Linn street.
North Eighth street from the north
line of Main street to the south line OF
State street.
North Eighth street from the north
lineof State street to the south line of
Jerome street
North Fifth street from the north
line Of State street to the south line Of
Jerome street.
Together with all intersections Of
streets and alleys included therein. all
in Marshalltown. Iowa Curb!ng to be
constructed only where no sufficient
and adequate curbing now exists. and
all Of said paving to be thirty feet in
width save and except North Fifth
street from the north line of State
street TO the south line Of Jerome
street, and South Tenth street from
the south line OF Church street to the
north line of Boone street. which shall
be twenty-four feet in width. 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
quartzie or washed river gravel. Said
curbing shall be Of dimensions six
inches in width and eighteen inches in
depth and be constructed Of one part
cement and three parts gravel, all as
more particularly provided by the spe-
ciffcationS now on file in the office of
the city clerk Of said city.
All gra ding. curbing and paving shall
be done in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor as prepared
by the city engineer and approved by
the mayor and city council which are
now on file in the office Of the city
clerk and are by reference made a
part OF this advertisement The fol-
lowing is an approximate estimate Of
the construction work TO be done: o5,-
900 linear feet Of curbing: 47,750
square yards of paving
Said work shall be commenced on
or before the 10th day of June and
shall be fully completed on or before
the 18th day Of October 1915. The
cost and expense of grading upon the
completion of said improvement shall
be paid from warrants drawn on the
grading fund.
Notice is further given that pay
ment for the construction of such
cement curbing and paving. including
labor and material and Incidental
costs and expenses shall be made by
special assessment certificates or
street Improvement bonds drawing in
terest at the rate Of s per cent per
annum issued in accordance with the
provisions Of the code of Iowa to the
extent that the cost Of the same is as
sessable by law against the real prop
erty abutting on said Improvements
and such other property according to
area so as to include one-half Of the
privately owned property between the
streets so to be improved and the next
street VIII neither such property privately
owned ADULTS upon such street or not
but in no case shall privately owned
property situated more than 900
feet from the street to be
so improved be assessed for
any part Of the cost thereof. and said
assessment to be in proportion to the
special benefits conferred upon said
property and in accordance with the
law governing the same. and such
certificates or improvement bonds to
be issued and delivered to the con-
tractor after the work is completed
and fully accepted by the mayor anG
city council; any deficiency between
the amount Of the contract price and
the amount Of said certificates and
also the cost Of intersections where
the same are not assessable against
abutting or adjacent property within
300 feet Of said improvement to bs