Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-08
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the City Clerk of Cresco, Iowa, on the
10Th day of June, 1917, until 8 o'clock
p. M, for the construction of Lateral
Sanitary Sewer, in and for the City of
Cresco, Iowa, the extent of the work,
kinds of material and method of con-
struction to be as shown by the plans
and specifications now on file in the
Office of the City Clerk, which are by
reference made a part hereof, and as
provided by a resolution of necessity
passed by the City Council on the 5th
day of June, 1917, which is by refer
ence made a part hereof, said sewers
to be built of vitrified salt glazed
sewer pipe, cast iron pipe, where
required, hard burned building brick,
etc., and to be located as follows:
Commencing where the center line
of the alley lying north of block six on
the irregular survey of the northwest
t and part of the southwest of Sec
ton %, Township SO North, Range II
West of the 9Th P. M. intersects the
east line of Third Street West, thence
Southeasterly along the center line of
said alley distance of about 1876 feet
to connection with Sewer No. in
the center of Second Street West, said
sewer to be known as Lateral No. ID.
The work to be constructed in
with the plans and speci-
fications above referred to-, and shall
be commenced on or before the 9th day
of July, 1917, and fully completed on
or before the LIST day of Sept, 1917.
Payments for said work to be made
after its completion and acceptance by
the City Council by Special Assess
met Certificates, against the prop
erty abutting aud adjacent to said
sewers in proportion to its benefits asI
provided by law and said resolution of
necessity. Said payments to be made
as soon as by law provided after the
completion and acceptance of said
All proposals must be
made on blanks to be furnished by the
City Clerk, and each bid shall be
accompanied by certified check in the
sum of $4,000 drawn on some bank in
the City of Cresco, Iowa, in a separate
envelope and made payable to the City
Treasurer as security that the bidder
will, in case his proposal is the lowest
and best legal bid submitted, and con-
tract is awarded to him, enter into
contract for the doing of the work and
give bond within ten days in the sum
of 100 per cent. of his contract price
conditioned upon the proper carrying
out of the work, and the faithful per-
Torrance of the contract, and the con-
tract bond shall contain a condition
requiring the contract to carry work.
men 8 compensation insurance, and the
contractors and his bondsmen to keep
said improvement in repair for
period of one year from and after the
completion thereof. Certified checks
will be returned to unsuccessful
bidders and to successful bidders when
they have signed the contract and
given bond as required. In case the
successful bidder shall fail to enter
into contract and give bond as
required, the certified check filed with
his proposal may be retained by the
City Council at their option as agreed
and liquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all proposals, and proposals
received will ne acted upon at meet
ing to be held by the City Council at 8
O'Clock p. m. on the 10th day of June,
1917, or at an adjourned meeting
thereof. .
Published by authority of the City
Council of the City of Cresco, Iowa.
A. E. BARKER, MAYOR.
Attest: