The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals Will be received by
the City Clerk of the City of Keokuk.
at hts office On Keokuk, until 400
O'clock p. m, on the 18th day of Oc-,
tober, 1917, for the construction of the
following described improvements, as
per plans and specifications now on
Tile in the office Of the said clerk:
For the obstruction of approximately
842,5 linear feet Of permanent sides
walks in the city Of KeokulI more PARK
t1cularly described as follows:
Cement Sidewalk II feet wide In
front Of West as feet. Lot 6, Block
1856, City of Keokuk, 45 feet.
Cement sidewalk feet wide along
side Of the following lots, to-wit:
Lot /, Block 81, City of Keokuk,
14o feet
Lot /. Block 80. City of Keokuk.
Lot 9, Block IA, City of Keokuk.
40 feet.
Lot Il. Block 20, Reids Addition.
40 feet.
Cement Sidewalk. 5 feet wide In
front of the following lots, to-wit;
Lot 7. Block II. City of Keokulr.
SO feet
w. 12A IT.. Lot 1, Block 16, Estes.
12.5 feet.
East Y Lot 2, Block 10, Estes, IS
feet
Lots 4, and 6, Block Is, Estes, $50
| feet
| Work to begin on or before the 29th
| day of October, 1917, and to be fully
completed on or before the 10th day
OF November, 1917
So much of the cost Of the construc-
ton of the said improvem ent as is by
law assessable against abutting prop
erty to be assessed against the pri-
Tately owned property AUDITING on
said Improvement, inaccordance with
the law governing the same, and pay
ment to the amount of such assess
ment for such work will be made in
assessment certificates, bearing inter-
est at the rate of six per cent. per
annum, issued in accordance with
law. The city to incur no liability
other than the duty to make the spe-
cial assessment above referred to and
issue assessment certificates to the
contractor therefor. Said assessment
certificates and warrants, if such war
rants be issued, shall be accepted by
the contracto in full payment for all
work done under his contract without
recourse on the City Of Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
certified check, in a separate en-
velope, said check to be drawn on
some known responsible bank, and
made payable to the order Of the City
Treasurer of the City OF Keokuk in
the sum Of Fifty dollars. Each
envelope must be addressed to the
City Of Keol<uk and endorsed with the
name Of the bidder and the improve
ment such check and proposal are for.
Certified checks accompanying pro-
pOsals will be returned to the unsuc-
cessful bidders when the contract has
been awarded, and also to the bidder
to whom the contract is awarded
when he shall have entered into con-
tract for the construction of said i'm
with the City of Keokuk
and given bond in the sum of Three
Hundred Dollars, with sureties to
he approved by the City Council of
the City OF KeCkul5, for the faithful
performance of his contract. The con-
tract will contain provision that
the contractor shall guarantee the I'M
provement 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 VIII
contain a 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
liquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
The proposals received will be act
ed upon by the City Council of the
City of Keokuk on the 18th day OF
October, 1917
Published by authority Of the City
Council Of the City of Keokuk
o. w. SANDBERG,
Civ Clerk op So55 rifv,I