Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-04

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the privately owned property between
tho streets so to be improved and the
next street. whether such privately
owned property ADULTS upon such
streets or not but in no case shall
privately owned property situated
more than 800 feet from the street to
be so improved be assessed for any
part OF the cost thereof. and said a.
sessment to be in proportion to the
special benefits conferred upon said
property and in accordance with thu
law gnvernlnG the same. and such GER
tihcates or improvement bonds to be
issued and delivered to the contractor
after the work is completed and fully
accepted by the mayor and city coun-s
Gil. Any deficiency between the con-
tract price and the amount OF said
| certificates and also the cost OF inter-
sections where the same are not as
sessable against abutting or adjacenc
property within 200 feet OF said im-
provement to be paid in warrants
drawn on the improvement fund OF said
city available for the fiscal year be-
ginning April I. 1917, and any adj
ditional deficiency to be paid from the
proceeds OF special tax levy under
the provisions of Section $50 Of tho
Code OF Iowa and Acts Amendatory
thereto, in anticipation of which rev.
enue bonds will be Issued under the
provisions Of SECTION 912 Of the Code
Of Iowa and Acts Amendatory thereto.
The contractor shall look exclusively
to the funds stated In the contract for
the payment of said Improvement. and
city OF Marshalltown will not render
itself pecunarily liable for the payment
of the cost Of any part Of the came.
| and will not incur any indebtedness
| therefor and In the event thRt any
| such cost or expense shall be required
| to be paid from the said Improvement
fund to be raised by means OF spe-
cial levy on property within the city Of
| Marshalltown. Iowa, said leys may be
made TO extend over a period OF ten
years, as provided by law.
| Notice is further given that the con-
tract between the city of Marshall-
| town, Iowa, and the contractor shalt
| be in accordance with the speciflca-
tons above referred to and shall pro-
vide for the completion of said con-
| tract and the maintenance thereof and
keeping In repair Of said paving for
| the period OF one year; the contractor
to furnish a good and sufficient bond
as a guaranty therefor in the sum Of
| 30 per cent of the contract price. to be
approved by the mayor and city coun-
| Gil of said city.
Notice is further given that said bids
| will be acted upon by the mayor and
| city council at its meeting to he held
! in the council chamber in the city OF
Marshalltown, Iowa, on the sixteenth
day OF April, 1917, at the hour of 3
O'Clock a. M, aud all bids are required
| to he made on written forms furnished
! by the city clerk. and all bids must be
accompanied by certified check In a
separate envelope in the sum OF $4,000
| payable to the order OF the city treas
| urer Of the city OF Marshalltown. Iowa,
as guaranty that the bidder will en-
ter into a formal contract for the do
Ing OF the work as provided by tho
bid and the acceptance thereof, and
the check so furnished by the success
! fl! bidder shall! be held and retained
by the city of Marshalltown Iowa,
until such contract Is fully executed.
| and all checks OF unsuccessful bidders
| shall be returned.
All assessment certificates and street
| Improvement bonds shalt draw per
cent interest per annum on all de-
fcrred payments from the date OF as
sessment and the option shall be given
the owners OF the property TO be as
sessed to have the same payable In
seven equal annual installments. upon
the signing by the property owner
whose property Is assessed for any.
part of the cost of said Improvement.
OF waiver OF all objections to the
levy and ali former proceedings,
Notice is further given that a res-
| olution ordering said improvements
| and the specifications for the same
are now on file In the office OF the
city clerk in the city of Marshalltown.
Iowa and will be available for the In
spection Of any person or persons to
make bids upon the proposed work
| and that the contract to be entered into
i will be in the usual terms and .:....i ~
| embody the requirements Of the speci-
| iications for said street improvements,
| and shall be in accordance with the
resolution ordering said improvements.
All bids will ne publicly opened aud
the mayor and city council Will ACT
| thereon at their meeting on the six-
ieehtH uaS ol April, NJ o. uIheSS AC-
ton shall be deferred until some time
later, and the contract viii be let In
the name OF the city OF Marshaltown.
Iowa, to the lowest bidder, but the
mayor and city council reserves the
right to reject all bids. and order new
ones. ~ y
Dated this second day Of April, A. D.
| 1917 4
J. J. WILSON, sts
City Clerk Of the city OF MarshR,i.-
town. Iowa. M N "a
Published IN the Times -Repuht d
! April and I, 1917. s s. & s5iSTs