The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received nv
the city clerk Of the city OF Keokuk,
at his office In Keokuk. until 900
o'clock D. m, on the 10th day of April,
1915, for the construction Of the fol.
lowing described improvement. as per
plans and specifications now on file
IN the office Of the said clerk:
An S-inch sanitary sewer in FRS.
street and alley in block ten, city of
Keokut. to run from point Is feet
south of the north limo Of Blondeau
street, thence north IN the center
line of First street to a point in the
center line Of alley in said bloc. ten:
thence west in said alley to a point
about 25 feet west of the east line Of
lot nine tn said block ten, about $50
lneal. feet, more or less, work to be.
gin on or before the 1st day of May,
1916. and to be fully completed on or
before the LIST day Of July. 1916.
so much of the cost Of the con.
struction of the said Improvement az
Is by law assessable against abutting
and adjacent property to be as.
sessed against the privately own
ed property abutting on and adjacent
to said Improvement IN accordance
with the law governing the same, and
payment to the amount of sroh assess
ment for such work win be made in
assessment certificates, bearing inter-
est at the rate Of six per cent per an.
mum, issued in accordance with law.
In case OF any deficiency between the
contract price and the amount of such
certificates, such deficiency will be
paid in warrants drawn on the city
sewer fund available for the fiscal
year beginning April fst, 1916. 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 there.
OF, to making the special ssessmene
above referred to and issuing assess.
ment certificates to the contractors
therefor. The warrants herein pro-
vided for. to be drawn as soon as tho
proceeds of said tax are available.
Said assessment certificates and war.
rants, II such warrants be issued, shall
be accepted by the contractor in full
payment for all work done under his
contract without recourse on the city
Of Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check, in a separate en-.
veiope, said check to be drawn on
made payable to the order of the city
treasurer Of the city OF Keokuk. in
the sum of one hundred and no-1OO
dollars. Each envelope must be adj
dressed TO the city Of Keokuk and en-
dorsed with the name Of the bidder
and the Improvement such check and
proposal are for. Certified checks &C.
companying proposals will be return
cd to the unsuccessful bidders when
the contract has been awarded and
also to the bidder 20 whom the con-
tract Is awarded when he shall have
entered into contract for the construc-
ton of said Improvement with the city
of KeolSuk and given bond in the sum
of four hundred and no100 dollars,
with surities to be approved by the
city council OF the city Of Keokuk. for
the faithful performance Of his con-
tract. The contract viii contain &
provision that the contractor shall
guarantee the improvement to remain
in good repair for the period OF two
years from and after the date OF its
acceptance by the city council, and the
bond will contain 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
liquifated damages.
The right Is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Tho proposals received will be acted
uron by the city council of the city Of
Keolzuk on the 18th day Of April, 1916.
Published by authority OF the city
council Of the city OF KeOluk.
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk of said City.