Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-03
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. SEWER
CONSTRUCTION. SEWER Dis
TRIcT NO. f6-LxoF THE CITY OF
MARsHALLToWN, IOWA.
Public notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received at
the office Of the city clerk Of the city
Of Marshalltown. Iowa, until 8 o'clock
a. m. on the fourteenth day Of August,
1916, for the furnishing of labor AMI
material for the following sewer. con-
struction, under what is known as
sewer district No. 16-L Of the city Of
Marshalltown, Iowa, and along certain
streets and alleys as follows to-wit:
Beginning at the present sewer in
Center street at or near the center
line of Railroad street where a man
hole shall be constructed; thence west
in Railroad street to the center line
Of First street where manhole shall
be constructed; thence west to, the
west line Of First street where a bulk
head shall be built on the end Of the
sewer.
All OF said sewer shall be forty
eight inches in diameter and shall be
Constructed In all respects in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
heretofore approved and adopted bS
the mayor and city council Of the
city .of Marshalltown, Iowa, and now
on Ale in the office of the city clerk,
That the kind OF material to be used
shall be salt glazed vitrifled segment
blocks or reinforced concrete pipes.
cast iron nranhole covers and street
iniets, and hard burned brick manholes
and catch basins, all as shown by the
plans and specifications on file as
aforesaid. That said work Of improve
ment shall be commenced on or before
the twenty first day of August, 1915,
and be fully completed on or before
the first day Of October. 1915. Payment
for the construction Of said improve
ment Including labor and material. in
cidental costs and expenses, shall be
made by special assessment certificates
or street improvement bonds, the en-
tire cost and expense of such improve
ment to be assessed against the abut-
ting property on the streets to be so
improved in proportion to the benefits
axd in accordance with the law gov
erning the same. and any deficiency
where the special assessment which
may be levied against any lot or tract
OF land shall be insufficient to pay, th<
cost Of such improvement shall be paid
from the sewer fund or the general
fund as shall be hereafter. determined,
and the cost and expense Of such inn
provement to be levied as provided by
law governing the same. All such GER
tificates, or Improvement bonds shall
be issued and delivered to the contrac-
torbAfter 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 certificates or bonds as
the case may be, where the same are
not assessable against abutting prop
erty are to be paid in warrants drawn
en- the improvement fund of said city,
or the sewer fund Of said city available
for the fiscal year beginning April 1.
1916, and any deficiency to be paid
from the proceeds Of q special tax levy
under the provisions OF Section $40 of
the Code Of Iowa and Acts amendatory
thereto in anticipation of which rev.
enue bonds will be issued under the
provisions OF Section 912 Of the Code Of
Iowa and acts amendatory hereto. The
contractor shall look exclusively to the
funds stated in the contract for the
payment of said Improvement, and the
city Of Marshalltown, Iowa, will not
render itself pecuniarily liable for the
payment Of the cost Of any part Of the
same and will not incur any indebted
any such cost or expense shall be re-
quired to be paid from the city i'm
provement fund or sewer fund, to be
raised by means Of special levy on
property within the city Of Marshall
town, Iowa, said levy may be made
to extend over period Of ten years, as
provided by law. The contract between
the city Of Marshalltown, Iowa, and the
contractor shall be in accordance with
the plans and specifications aforesaid.
Notice is further given that said bids
will be acted upon by the mayor and
city council at its meeting to be held
in the council chamber in the city of
Marshalltown, Iowa, on the fourteenth
day of August, 1916, at 9 o'clock a. m.
and that all bids are required TO be
made on written forms furnished by
the city clerk, and all bids must be ac-
companied by a certified check in 4
separate envelope in tho sum OF $4OO
payable to the order of the city treas
urer Of the city of Marshalltown, Iowa,
as security that the bidder will enter
into contract for the doing Of the
work as provided by the bid and the
acceptance thereof by the city Of Mar
shalltown, Iowa. All checks of unsuc-
cessful bidders shall be returned to
them, and the contract shall contain
the usual covenants and provide that
the contractor shall hold the city OF
Marshaiitown harmless from all suits
or actions Of every name and descrip-
ton brought against said city for or
on account of any injuries or damages
received or sustained by any party or
parties by or on account Of any acts of
negligence on the part of the contrac
tor, his servants or agents in the per-.
Torrance Of the work on account of
any improper materials used in the
construction of said Improvement, or
by or on account of any actions or
omissions of said contractor, his agents
or servants, and bond shall be re-
CURED to be furnished by said contrac-
tor for maintenance in accordance with
the of the specifications.
All bids will be publicly opened and
the city council will act thereon at its
meeting on the fourteenth day Of Au-
gust, unless action shall be deferred
until some later time. and the contract
let In the name Of the city Of Mar
ela 10 lowest bidder tha