Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-10
INSIDE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FOR BIDS FOR PUBLIC I'M.
pROVEMENT

HHoV6MENt VI.
Public notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be :eceived'at the
office Of the city clerk Of the city of
..Iarshalltown, Iowa, until o'clock a.
m. on the twenty-sxth day of June,
1916, for the furnishing of labor and
material for the grading. curbing and
paving Of the following streets and
parts of streets to-wit:
North Twelfth street from the north
line Of Main street to the south line
of State street.
South Twelfth street from the south
line of Boone street to line 200 feet
north of the north line of the Mime
apols & st. Louis Railway Companys
right way.
South Twelfth street from line 200
feet south of the south line of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway Com
pany's right Of way. south to the north
line Of the proposed paving on Doty
street and intersecting Herewith.
North Ninth street from the north
line of State street to the south line
Of Summit street; together with all
intersections included therein, all in
Marshalltown, Iowa.
streets except where ourbing is now in
place and in good repair. All of said
paving shall be thirty feet in width.
All Of said grading. curling and paw
ing shall be constructed in all re-
spects In accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor now on file
in the office of the city clerk of the
city of Marshalltown, Iowa, and said
plans and specifications are by refer
ence made part of this advertisement.
said work Of improvement shall be
commenced on or before the first day
of July 1916, and be fully completed
on or before the twenty fifth day of
October, 1916. The following is an ap-
proximate estimate of the work to be
done: 5000 square yards of concrete
paving, and $3.50 lineal feet Of curling.
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
Guartzite 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
specifications now on file in the office
of the city clerk of said city. The cost
aud expense of grading upon the COM
pIetion Of said Improvement shall be
paid from warrants drawn on the
grading fund.
Notice is further given that payment
for the construction of such cement
curbing and paving, including labor
and material, and incidental costs and
expenses, shall be made by special as
sessment certificates or street i'm
provement bonds drawing interest at
the rate of per cent per annum is
sued in accordance with the provi-
sions of the code of Iowa to the extent
that the cost of the same is assessa-
BILE by law against the real property
abutting on said improvements. and
such other property according to area
SO as to include ne-half of the prl-
vately owned property between the
streets so to be improved and the next
street whether such property privately
owned Adults upon such street or not.
but In nc case shall privately owned
property situated more than 300 feet
from the street to be so improved be
assessed for any part of the cost there
Of. and said assessment to be in pro-
portion to the special benefits con-
ferred upon said property and in ac-
cordance with the law governing the
same sac tg3sx-Fin- %jtp EFT ETA
same, and such certificates or i'm
provement bonds to be issued and de-
livered to the contractor after the work
is completed and fully accepted by the
mayor and city council; any deficiency
between the amount Of the contract
price and the amount of said certifi-
Gates and also the cost Of intersections
where the same are not assesSable
against abutting or adjacent property
7 Within 300 feet of said improvement
! to be paid in warrants darwin on the
| Improvement fund Of said city availa-
BILE for the fiscal year beginning April
| !. 1915, and any additional deficiency
| to be paid from the proceeds of q
special tax levy under the provisions
of Section $50 of the Code of Iowa and
| acts amendatory thereto, in anticipa-
ton of which revenue bonds will be
| issued under the provisions Of Section
912 Of the Code of Iowa and Acts
amendatory thereto. The contractor
shall look exclusively to the funds
stated in the contract for the payment
of said improvement. and the city OF
| Marshalltown will not render itsel!
pecuniarily liable for the payment Of
the cost of any part Of the same. and
| will not incur any Indebtedness there
| for, and in the event that any such
cost or expense shall be required to be
| paid from the said improvement fund
| to be raised by means of the specia
levy on property within the city OF
Marshalltown Iowa, said levy may BIZ
made to extend over period Of ter
years. as provided by law.
| Notice is further given that the con-
] tract between the city of Marshall