Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-22
NOTICE FOR BIDS


Notice is hereby given that scaled
proposals will be received by the City
Council of the City of Audubon, Iowa,
In the City Hall in said City
until Three go O'Clock P. NJ
on the 9th, day of March
1917, for constructing the following
Improvements, viz: Paving, CURLING
Guttering and Grading to the estab-
lished grade, the following streets,
parts of streets and street and alley
intersections and alleys and spaces
opposite streets and alleys intersect-
ing but not crossing, in and of the
City of Audubon, Iowa, tC-wit
Leroy Street from the south line of
Chicago street, south to the west line
of East Division Street;
East Division Street from the
south line of Broadway Street south
TO a point on said East Division
Street approximately six hundred
5000 feet south of the south line of
Nash Street;
South Division Street from the east
line of East Division Street east to
the west line of Third Avenue;
Brayton Street from :he east line
of East Division Street east to the
west line of Third Avenue:
South Street from the east line Of
Leroy Street east to the west line of
Third Avenue;
Chicago Street from the west line
of Leroy Street west TO the west line
of Market Street;
Church Street from the north line
of Chicago Street north to the south
line of Broadway Street. and Church
Street from the north line of Broad
way Street north to the north line of
Davenport Street;
Davenport Street from the east line
of Church Street east to the south
line of North Division Street;
North Division Street from a point
10 feet west of where the north Gu. b
line of Davenport Street intersects
the south curb line of said North Di
vision Street, east to the east line of
East Division Street.
Washington Street from the south
line of Chicago Street south 10 the
north line of the alley along the
south side of Block forth-two (42)
(Freeman Place. City of Audubon,
Iowa.
Freeman Avenue from the east line
of Washington Street east TO the west
line of East Division Street:
First Avenue from the north line
of Broadway Street north to the
south line of North Division Street;
Tracy Street from the south line
of Chicago Street south to the north
line of South Division Street;
South Street from the west line OF
Leroy Street west to the west line of
Market Street;
Market Street from the north line
of South Street north TO the south
line of Chicago Street;
South Division Street from the west
line of East Division Street west to
the east line of Washington Street;
Second Avenue from the south line
of Chicago Street south TO the north
line of South Division Street;
Third Avenue from the south line
of Chicago Street north to the south
line of Broadway Street;
Leroy Street from the north line of
North Park Place north to the south
line of Davenport Street.
Market Street from the south line
of Davenport Street north to a point
in said street approximately 10 feet
north of the north line of North
Street, and
The alley in Block Thirty-Two 1929
Audubon. Iowa, proper, extending
from Chicago Street to Broadway
Street from the north line of Chica-
go Street north TO the south line of
Broadway Street.
The width of the combined paving
and gutter between face of curb lines
on all above streets shall be twenty
four feet. The width of all alley
paving shall be eighteen feet.
Said pavement shall be construct
ed of one or more of the following
kinds, described herein, and the City
Council shall select and determine
the kind or kinds of paving and
materials that in their judgement is
best suited for said Improvements,
and parts thereof, the selection to be
made and the kind or kinds determin-
ed after bids are received thereon,
it being understood that different
kind; may be used for different parts
of any street.
First Kind
Said pavement shall be construct
ed of artificial stone composed of
portland cement, sand and crushed
stone or gravel, in the following
proportions, viz: One part of portland
cement, two parts of sand and four
parts of crushed stone or gravel. laid
on the prepared sub-grade to a depth
of six inches, and shall be worked
and compacted until a smooth even
surface is obtained and the surplus
water taken up by a dry coating of
cement and sand mixed, the whole
floated to a smooth and even sur
face, the pavement to be lined on
both sides by a portland cement curb
or curb and gutter combined
Second Kind
Said pavement shall be construct
ed of a wearing surface two inches
thick of an intimate mixture of a