The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-07

Q. ". SasNDDEruJ, Ciry Clerk
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals Will be received
by the City Clerk OF the City of Keo-
kuk. at his office IN keokuk. until 500
O'Clock p. M, on the 18th day on
March. 1917. for the construction OF
the following described Improvement.
as per plans and specifications now
on Ale in the office OF the said clerk:
Grading between subgrade and es-
tablished grade, paving with brick
block on q FIVE inch concrete base
and curbing with cement combination
curb and gutter, width OF street six
ty-six feet wide between curbs.
Main street from east curb line OF
Fourteenth to the east line OF TWEEN
tieth street, with a parking seven
teen feet wide In the center OF said
street from Nineteenth to TWEEN
tieth streets: also
Grading between sub-grade and es
tablished grade. paving with brick
block on a four inch concrete base,
and curbing with cement combination
curb and gutter.
Franklin street from east line Of
Fourth to the west line o, Thirteenth:
About 1900 square yards OF paw
Ing and $500 linear feet of curbing
on Main street, and about
1890 square yards OF paving and
$3.50 linear feet of curbing on Frank
lin street, more or less. work to be-
gin on or before the 18th day of May.
1917. and to be fully completed on or
! before the LIST day of September. 1917.
SO much OF the cost OF the construc-
ton of the said Improvement as IS By
law assessabie against abutting and
adjacent property land street rail-
ways having tracks located on the
streets so improvedl to be assessed
against the privately owned property
AUDITING on and adjacent 10 said inn
l pro~efae at, accord ding 10 area. 50 rs TO
include one-half f3s) OF the privately
owned property between the street 50
improved and the next street, wheth-
er such privately owned property
abut upon said street or not. but in no
case shall privately owned property
situated more than three hundred
| (300) feet from the street so i'm
proved be 30 assessed land the prop
erty OF said railway companies) in ac-
cordance with the law governing the
same, and payment to the amount OF
such assessment for such work will
be made IN assessment certificates,
| bearing interest at the rate OF six
| per cent. per annum. issued In accord
ance with law. In case OF any den-
! cheney between the contract price
and the amount OF such certificates.
such deficiency will be paid In war
rants drawn on the City Improvement
Fund available for the fiscal year be-
ginning April LIST, 1917. payable out
/ Of the proceeds OF the tax levied
therefor. and from no other source,
the city 10 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. 20 be drawn as soon
as the proceeds of said tax are avail
able Said assessment certificates
and warrants. IL such warrants be IS
sued. 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 mus. be accompanied
with a certified check. in separate
envelope, said check to be drawn on
some known responsible bank. and
made payable 70 the order Of the C!.s
Treasurer OF the City OF Keoknk, in
the sum o. $4,000 for Main street
and $500 for Franklin street Each
envelope must be addressed 20 the
City OF Keokuk and endorsed with the
name OF the bidder and the improve
ment such check anc proposal are for.
Certified checks accompany propos-
ais will be returned to the unsuccess-
full 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 improve
ment with the City Of keokuk and
given bond in the sum OF $4,000 for
Main street, and $4,000 for Franklin
street, with sureties 20 be approved
BY the City Council OF the City o.
Keokuk. for the faithful performance
o. his contract The contract viii
contain a provision that the contrac-
tor shall guarantee the improvement
10 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
ike condition.
! In case the successful bidder shall
: fail TO enter into contract with the
/ City OF Keokuk for the construction
I OF SAID improvement Ut lux uASA HNtAt
az herein required. and as required
F. by law. the certified check deposited
by him with his bid shall be forfeited
ito the City OF keokuk as agreed and
1 IiQuidated damages
| The right Is reserved 70 reject any
and ali bids
The proposals received viii be
acted upon by the City Council OF the
civ a. KeOkuk on the Goth day o.
/ March. 1917.
Published By authority OF the City
Council o; the City of Keokak
4 o. W. SANDBERG
J City Clerk of Said City.