The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-10
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
/ Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Clerk of the City OF Keo-
kuk, at his office in Keoknk, until 6
o'clock p. ~, on the 22nd day OF
August, 1916, for the construction OF
the following described improve
ment, as per plans and specifications
now on file in the Office OF the said
clerk:
Cement cutters alongside of the
following lots. to-wit:
Lots l and IL, block SO, lots 1 and
IL, block S5, lots s and Z, block 81,
lots 6 and Z, block 81, lots and q,
block 63, lots and II. block 81. also
five foot cement gutter and curb
alongside of the front 145 feet of lot
!. block 5. all in the city Of Keokuk.
about 1900 feet Of gutter and 145 feet
OF curb, more or less, work to begin
on or before the 9th day OF Septem-
Der, 1915, and to be fully completed
on or before the Both day Of October,
1916.
So much OF the cost of the
construction OF the said improve
ment as is by law assessable
against abutting and adjacent prop
erty (and railway and street railways
having tracks located on the streets
SO improved) to be assessed against
the privately owned property abutting
on and adjacent to said improvement.
according to area, so as to include
one-half (1s) OF the privately owned
property between the street SO im-
proved and the next street, whether
such privately owned property abut
upon said street or not, but in no
case shall privately owned property
situated more than three hundred
5000 feet from the street SO I'M
proved be SO assessed land the prop
erty of said railway companies) in
accordance with the law governing
the same. and payment to the amount
of such assessment for such work
will be made in assessment certifi-
Gates, bearing interest at the rate OF
six per cent per annum, issued in ac-
cordance with law. In case OF any
deficiency between the contract price
such deficiency will be paid in war
rants drawn on the City Improvement
fund available for the fiscal year
beginning April LIST, 1915. payable out
OF the proceeds Of the tax levied
therefor, and from no other source,
the city to incur no liability other
than the duty to levy the said tax
and to properly apply the proceeds
thereof, to making the special assess
ment above referred to and issuing
assessment certificates to the con-
tractor therefor. The warrants here
in provided for, to be drawn as soon
as the proceeds OF said tax are avail
able. Said assessment certificates
and warrants. if such warrants be
issued, shall be accepted by the con-
tractor in full payment for all work
done under his contract without re-
course on the City OF Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check, in separate en-
velope. said check to be drawn on
some known responsible bank, and
made payable to the order OF the
city treasurer of the city Of Keokuk,
in the sum of one hundred (s100)
dollars. Each envelope must be ad-
dressed to the City OF Keokuk and
endorsed with the name of the bid
der and the improvement such check
and proposal are for. Certified checks
accompanying proposals will be re-
turned TO the unsuccessful bidders
when the contract has been awarded,
and also to the bidder to whom the
contract is awarded when he shall
have entered into contract for the
construction OF said improvement
with the City Of Keokuk and given
bond in the sum OF five hundred
($50O) dollars, with sureties to be
approved by the city council of the
City Of Keokuk, for the faithful per-
Torrance of his contract. The con-
tract will contain a provision that
the contractor shall guarantee the
improvement to remain in good re-
pair for the period of two years
from and after the date of its &C
ceptance by the city council, and the
bond will contain a like condition.
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter into contract with the
city of Keokuk for the construction
of said Improvement or furnish bond
as herein required, and as required
by law, the certified check deposited
by him with his bid shall be forfeited
to the city of Keokuk as agreed and
liquidated damages.
Z The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
The proposals received will be acted
upon by the city council of the city
of Keokuk on the 23rd day of Aug
ust, 1916.
Published by authority of the city
council of the city of Keokuk.
O. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk of said City