The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-30

said resolution Of necessity, as pass
ed, by grading between sub-grade and
established grade, paving with con-
crete and curbing with cement, about
5000 square yards Of paving and 1920
linear feet Of curbing; r.
leighton avenue from west lire OF
Thirteenth to east line of Fourteenth,
be improved in the manner specified
in the said resolution of necessity, az
amended and passed, by grading be-
tween sub-grade and established
grade, paving with concrete and curb
ing with cement, width of street to
be twenty-six feet wide. about 1850
square yards Of paving and 600 linear
feet OF curbing. more or less, and
Be it further resolved. That the
City Clerk be, and he is, hereby in
structed to advertise for proposals
for construction Of the Improvement
above designated, as required by
law; the improvement to be construct
ed in accordance with the plans and
specifications therefor prepared by
the City Engineer, and approved by
this council on the 9Th day of March.
1917; the work to be commenced on
or before the 18th day Of May, 1917.
and fully completed on or before the
1st day OF August, 1917, payment
therefor to be made in special assess
ment certificates bearing interest at
the rate OF six per cent per annum,
issued in accordance with the pro-
visions of law, to the extent that the
cost Of the same is assessable by law
against the privately owned property
abutting on and adjacent to said inn
provement, according to area, so az
to include one-half Of the privately
owned property between the streets
iYrr nd he
such privately owned property abut
upon said streets, or not. but in no
case shall privately owned property
situated more than three hundred
(300) feet from the street so inproY-
ed be so assess ed; said certificates
to be issued and delivered to the con-
tractor after the work is completed
and accepted by this council; any de-
ficiency between the amount Of the
contract price and the amount of
said certificates to be paid in war
rants on the city improvement fund
available for the fiscal year beginning
with April 1st, 1917.
Be it further resolved, That pro
posals received for the construction
OF the said improvement will be acted
upon by this council on the 10th day
of April, 1917.
All bids must be accom- panied in
a separate envelope. with a certified
check, payable to the order of the
City Treasurer. in the sum of two
hundred dollars for Leighton avenue
and four hundred fifty dollars for
Des Moines street. as security that
the bidder will enter into a contract
for the doing of the work and will
give bond in the sum of one thous-
and dollars for Leighton avenue, and
twenty-five hundred dollars for Des
Moines street. conditioned upon the
proper carrying out Of the terms of
his contract and the faithful perform
ance thereof; and the contract will
contain a provision requiring the con.
tractor and his bondsmen to keep said
improvement in good repair for per
iod of two years from and after the
completion thereof, and the bond will
be so conditioned
Adopted March 20, 1917, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Aye-Lofton, EIilpert, Hickey.
Ayes, 3: noes, o.
Approved and signed:
ED. S. LOTION,
Mayor Of the City OF keoxuk.
O w sANDRgRG Cttv Clerk