The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-30

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/ NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
/ Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Clerk of the City Of Keo-
kuk, at his office in Keokuk, until
o'clock p. m, on the 18th day OF
April, 1917, for the construction OF
the following described improvement.
las per plans and specifications now
on file in the Office of the said clerk:
Approximately 1873 linear feet OF
permanent cement sidewalks in the
City of Keokuk, particularly de-
scribed as follows:
| Cement sidewalk II feet wide in
front of the west 20 feet of lot II.
Fayette street. Is feet.
Cement sidewalk 5 feet wide in
front of the following described lots.
to-wit:
Lots II and II, Block Is. Leighton
Addition, 100 feet.
All Of Block Sc, Reid's Addition,
1872 feet.
| Lot SO. Randall's Addition, so feet
Lots Z, s. 9. 10. II. and IL, Block
4 i, Z.
Lots z, s, 9, 10, II. and IL, Block
%, R. P. & W. Addition. 800 feet.
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 70,
R. P. & w. Addition, 300 feet.
Lots /, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 81,
R. P. & w. Addition, 300 feet.
| Cement sidewalk S feet wide along
side of the following described lots,
to-wit
Center 46 % feet, Lot IL, Block
10, Mason's, Upper Addition. 46 %
feet.
Rear As 90 feet Lot -, Block 10,
Masons Upper Addition. 46 % feet.
Cement sidewalk 6 feet wide along
side of the following lots, to-wit:
Lot II, Fayette Square, $50 feet
Work to begin on or before the
LIST day of May, 1917, and to be fully
completed on OF before the 18th day
of June. 1917.
SO much Of the cost of the con-
struction of the said Improvement as
is by law assessable against abutting
property to be assessed against the
privately owned property abutting on
said Improvement, in accordance 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 in
terest 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
special assessment above referred to
and issue assessm ent certificates to
the contractor thereof. Said assess
ment certificates shall be accepted
by the contractor in full payment for
all work done under his contract
without recourse on the City of Keo-
kuk.
Each bid must be accompanied
with certified check, IN a separate
envelope, said check to be drawn on
some known responsible bank, and
made payable to the order OF the
City Treasurer of the City Of Keo-
kuk. In the sum Of Twenty (seO)
Dollars. Each envelope must be ad-
dressed to the City of Keoknk and
endorsed with the name Of the bidder
and the improvement such check and
proposal are for. Certified checks ac.
companying proposals will be return
ed to the unsuccessful bidders when
the contract has been awarded. and
also to the bidder to whom the con.
tract is awarded when he shall have
entered into contract for the con-
struction Of said Improvement with
the City of Keokuk and given bond
In the sum of One Hundred (s1o0)
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 provision that the contrac.
tor shall guarantee the improvement
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 will con.
tain like condition
In case the successful bidder shall
fail to enter IL to contract with the
City OF Keokuk for the construction
OF said improvement or furnish bond
a herein required. and as required
by law, the certified check deposited
by him with his bid shall be for.
feited 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
acted upon by the City Council of the
City of Keokuk on the 18th day of
April, 1917.
Published by authority Of the City
Council OF the City Of Keokuk.
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk Of Said City.