The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Clerk OF the City of Keo-
kuk at his office in Keokuk, until 6
o'clock D. M, ON the Both day Of
April, 1917, for the construction OF
the following described improvement,
as per plans and specifications now
on file in the Office Of the said clerk:
Alley through block 10, City Of
! Keokuk, by grading between sub
. grade and established grade and pay
ing with No. 2 vitrified brick block,
about 730 square yards Of paving,
more or less, work to begin on or pc
fore the LIST day of June, 1917, and to
be fully completed on or before the
LIST day Of July 1917.
So much of the cost of the con-
struction of the said Improvement as
is by law assessabie against abuttins
and adjacent property to be assessed
against the privately owned property
AUDITING on and adjacent to said liz
provement, according to area, so as
to include one-half (12) of the PRIV
| ately owned property between inc
alley so improved and the next street
whether such privately owned prop
erty abut upon said alley or not, bu
in no case shall privately owned
/ pTOptTly SlUudIGu 1lOlC lheah cAA~
hundred fifty 150) feet from the
alley so improved be so assessed Ill
accordance with the law governing
the same, and payment to the amount
Of such assessment for such WORK
will be made in assessment certirl-
Gates, bearing interest at the rate OIL
six per cent. per annu1n, issued III
accordance with law. In case or any
deficiency between the contract price
and the amount of such certificates,
such deficiency will be paid in wal.
rants drawn on the City improvement
fund available for the fiscal year be-
ginning April 1st, 1917, 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 assessment
above referred to and issuing assess
ment certificates to the contractor
therefor The warrants herein pro-
vided for, to be drawn as soon as the
proceeds of said tax are available.
Said assessment certificates and war
rants, if 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 Keolluk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
certified check, in separate en-
veiope, 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 one hundred sixty ($160j
dollars. Each envelope must be ad-
1raccoI no (Etty He Ka0tyI1k and
endorsed with the name Of the bid
der and the improvement such check
and proposal are for. Certified
checks accompanying proposals viii
De returned to the unsuccessful bid
ders when the contract has been
awarded, and also to the bidder TO
whom the contract is awarded when
he shall have entered into contract
Tor the construction OF said improve
ment with the City of Keokuk and
given bond in the sum of eight hun
dred ($S00) dollars, with sureties TO
be approved by the City Council OF
The City of Keokuk, for the faithful
performance Of his contract. The
contract will contain a provision that
the contractor shall guarantee the
Improvement to remain in good re-
pair 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
tall to enter into contract with the
.ne City Of Keokuk for the construc-
uon of said improvement or furnish
pond as herein required, and as re-
qulred by law, the certified check de-
posted by him with his bid shall be
.orfeited to the City of Keoliuk as
agreed and liquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Inc proposals received will be act
gu upon by the City Council of the
Sd.y Council Of Keokuk on the 1st
aay of May, 1917.
uolished by authority of the City
council of the City of Keokuk
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk Of said City.