Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
DISTRICT NO. A. ADVER
TISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR PUB
10 lM0R0NEMEN


sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the city clerk of the city OF
Marshalltown, Iowa, until 8 o'clock A.
NJ on the 26th day Of June 1916 for the
furnishing of labor and material for-the
grading. curling and paving for the
, following streets and parts Of streets
to-wit:
Commencing at the west line Of
North First street and extending in a
! northwesterly direction along Center
street to the east end of the Iowa river
bridge and commencing at the south
line of Center street intersecting North
Third street, thence south along said
street TO the north line of Cummings
addition to the west of Third street,
and to the end of the present paving
on North Third street. All OF said
paving to be thirty feet in width. and
said grading. curbing and paving shall
be constructed in all respects accord
ing to the plans and specifications
therefor now on file with the city clerk
Of the city of MarshalltOwn, Iowa. and
said plans and specifications are by
reference made a part of this advertise
ment. That said work of improvement
shall be commenced on or before the
list day of July, 1916, and shall be
fully completed on or before the 25th
day of October. 1916. The following is
an approximate estimate of the work
to be done: 1871 square yards of con-
crete paving and 1892 lineal feet OF
furbing. The cost and expense Of
grading upon the completion Of said
improvement to be paid by warrants
drawn on the grading fund.
Notice is further given that payment
for the construction Of said public i'm
provement, including labor and ma
terial, incidental costs and expenses.
shall be made by special assessment
certificates or street improvement bonds
drawing interest at the rate of 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 assessable by law against
the property liable therefor as herein
after referred to, and that any de-
ficiency between the contract price and
the amount assessable for which GER
tifCates or bonds are issued, are to be
paid in warrants drawn on the inn
provement fund of said city available
for the fiscal year beginning April 1.
1916. or by the issue Of bonds issued
in anticipation of special tax levies for
said purpose in accordance with the
provisions Of section 912 of the code Of
Iowa and acts amendatory thereto.
The said cost and expense of such
street Improvement shall be assessed
against the property referred to in the
plat and schedule now on file in the
officeof the city clerk and against each
lot and parcel of land included within
said assessment district. and in the
manner provided by law and in accord
ance with the terms and provisions o:
the statute relating thereto and in ac-
cordance with the benefits. valuation,
area, distance from said paved road
way and streets, and the accessibility
Of the said tracts, and parcels of land
to said paved roadway. but in no case
exceeding % per cent Of the actual val
lie of any such lot or parcel of ground
at the time of the levy. Said cer:ifi-
Gates or Improvement bonds to be is
sued and delivered to the contractor
after the work is completed and fully
accepted by the mayor and city coun-
oil. s"".iN
Any deficiency between the amount
of the contract price and the amount
Of such certificates or street improve
ment bonds, and also the cost of in
tersections where the same are not as
sessable against the property included
in said assessment district to be paid
in warrants drawn on the improvement
fund of said city available for the
fiscal year beginning April I. 1916. and
any additional deficiency to be paid
from the proceeds of a special tax
levied under the provisions OF section
$50 OF the code of Iowa and acts
amendatory thereto, in anticipation of
which revenue bonds will be issued un-