Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
der the provisions Of section s12 OF
!, the code OF Iowa and acts arnendatory

der the provisions Of section 912 Of
the code of Iowa and acts amendatorS
thereto.
The contractor shall look exclusive
~ to the funds stated In the CONTRACT
for the payment of the cost of the same
and the city will not incur any IN
debtedness therefor, and In the event
that any such cost or expense shall DC
required to be paid from the said I'M
provement fund, to be raised by means
of the special levy on property within
the city of Marshalltown, Iowa, saio
levy may be made to extend over a
period Of ten years. as provided py
law
Notice is further given that the con-
tract between the city Of Marshalltown.
Iowa, and the contractor shall be IN
accordance with the specifications
above referred to and shall provide for
the completion of said contract and the
maintenance thereof and keeping in re-
pair Of said paving for the period OF
one year, the contractor to furnish a
good and sufficient bond as guaranty
therefor in the sum of so per cent OF
the contract price, to be approved by
the mayor and city council Of said
city.
Notice Is further given that said bids
will be acted upon by the mayor and
city council at it's meeting to be held
in the council chamber in the city OF
MarshalltoWn, Iowa, on the Goth day oil
June, 1916. at . o'clock a. m. and that
all bids are required to be made on
written forms furnished by the city
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panied by certified check in sep
arate envelope in the sum of fifteen
, hundred dollars payable to the order OF
the city treasurer Of the city of Mar
shalltown Iowa, as a guaranty that the
bidder will enter into a formal con-
tract for the doing OF the work as pro-
vided by the bid and acceptance there
Of, and the check so furnished by the
successful bidder shall be held and re
tanned by the city of Marshalltown,
Iowa, until sdch contract Is fully eX-
ecuted and all checks of unsuccessful
bidders shall be returned.
All assessment certificates and
street improvement bonds shall draw
6 per cent interest per annum on all
deferred payments from the date OF
acceptance and the option shall be
given the owners of the property as
seSSed to have the same payable in
seven equal annual installments upon
the signing by the property owner
whose property is assessed for any
part of the cost of said improvement,
of waiver Of all objections to the
levy and all former proceedings.
Notice is further given that reSolu-
ton ordering said Improvement and
the specifications for the same, are now
on file in the office of the city clerk Or
the city Of Marsiiaiitowii. Iowa, and
will be available for the inspection of
any person desiring to make bids upon
the proposed work, and that the con =
tract to be entered into will be in the
usual terms and will embody the re-
quirements of the specifications for said
street improvements.
All bids will be publicly opened and
the mayor and city council will act
thereon at their meeting on the 26th
day of June, 1916, unless action shall
be deferred until some time later, and
the contract will be let in the name of
the city Of rMarshalltown. Iowa. to the
lowest bidder but the mayor and city
council reserves the right to reject all
bids and order new ones.
Dated this Sth day OF June. 1916.
]. J. WILSON.
City Clerk of the City of ,Marshalltown
| Iowa.
Published in the T.-R. June ant
| 10. 1916.