The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-09
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FoH
CONSTRUCTION OF STREET
IMPROVEMENT.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF STREET
IMPROVEMENT.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the city clerk OF Denison.
Iowa. until 8 o'clock p. m. on the 2lst
day of August, 1916, for furnishing
labor and materials for street improves
ment on the following streets and parts
of streets, to,wit:
On Court street from the north side
of fremont street to the north SIDE OF
Benefit street .. ,<,,...r .sr..-
On White street from the north side
of Benefit street to the north side OF
updiko street and Burgess avenue. 40,
On Updike street =, and Burgess
avenue from the east side OF Whlte
street o>thc main tracks Of the Illinois
Central Railroad company, 49,. .,ss~
All in. DGnison, Iowa, by grading,
curbing paving and guttering the same
with one course Portland cement con.
crete seven inches in depth, laid
against Portland cement curb or curb
and gutter in accordance with plans
and specifications of the city engineer
and approved by the city council OF
city of Denison, Iowa, which plans ana
specifications are hereby referred 10
and made part of this advertisement.
The following is an approximate estl
mate of tho work to be done:
11,7OO So. yds. of paving.x
$500 meal feet of curb.
| All bids must be accompanied in
separate envelope by a certified check
payable to the order of c. l.. Voss, city
treasurer of the city of Denison, Iowa,
in the sum of 5 per cent OF bid. as Sc
curity that the bidder will enter into
contract within ten days for the con.
struction of the contemplated street
Improvement and will give bond as re.
quired
When the said contract has been
completed and accepted by the city
council the cost and expense of such
| street Improvement including cost OF
said improvement at intersections OF
streets and alleys shall 2bc tassessed
to and against property abutting and
ailrontng upon that portion or the
street so improved and the owners
thereof and against property adjacent
to said streets so improved in and half
way to the street next to the street SO
| improved but in no case moro thah
three hundred feet from such streets
so improved and the owners thereof;
or against railroad companies whose
tracks are located ON said streets or
on property abutting or aftronting
thereon or adjacent thereto within one
half the distance to the next street
to tho one so improved not exceeding
three hundred feet. -
/ Special assessments to be made i'll
proportion to the special benefits and
in accordance with the law governing
the same, except that the cost and OK
pcnsc of such streets SO improved op.
posite property owned by the city of
nenison, Iowa, or any deficiency where
! tho special assessment shall be made
against lots or parcels of ground shall
be insufficient to pay it's proportionatee
cost of such Improvement shall be paid
from the city improvement fund TO
be raised by special levy to be made
to extend over period of not exceed
ing ten years, said levy to be made in
accordance with Section $50 Of Code
of Iowa and amendments thereto as
provided by law or such deficiency may
be paid from the general fund of the
city Of Denison, Iowa.
The contractors shall look exclusive
! ly to the fund set out in the contract
for payment for such improvement
and the city Of Denison, Iowa, will not
make itself pccuniarily liable for the
payment of any part OF said improve
ment and will not incur any indebted
ness for the same.
The contractor shall give good and
sufficient bond to be approved by the
city council obligating the contractor
and his bondsmen to satisfactory per
Torrance of the contract and to keep
said improvement in good repair for a
period of one year after the acceptance
of the same by the city council
Dated this It'll day Of August. 1916.
| Il. +. TUCKER,
32-2t City Clerk.