The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-10
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

,lss NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received
the City Clerk of the City OF Keo-
NJ Tx, at his office in Keokuk. until
clock p. M, on the 10th DAY OF
1gust, 1918, for the construction OF
se following described improve
ss ent, as per plans and speclncauons
DIV on file in the Office OF the SAID
ERIK:
Grading between sub-grade and
Established grade. curblng VIII
.ment. and paving with No. vitri-
sd paving blocks on a I'VE men con
-ete base. and paving with concrete
vement seven inches deep. Main
rect from the west line of water
as4, the east line of Second street, Do
ss,et between curbs. Brick block paw
lg to be constructed fifteen feet WIDE
a each side of the center line OF SAID
treet. concrete to be laid eighteen
sat wide on each side of the street
etween point fifteen feet and
I N hirty-three feet on each side OF salo
slSsenter line of Main street, about 2,2zO
souare wards of brick block paving,
700 square yards concrete paving,
md 1.450 linear feet of cur5ine, more
sr less. work to begin on or before
Il he 18th day of September, 1918, ana
10 be fully completed on or be1ore me
st day of November, 1918.
So much of the cost OF the con-
trnction of the said Improvement as
IS nv law assessable against abutt1ng
md adjacent property to be assessed
l,gainst the privately owned property
.butting on and adjacent to said I'M
,royement, according to area, so as
g include one-half (1a) of the prl-
yately owned property between the
street so improved and the next
street, whether such privately owned
property abut upon said street or not,
but in no case shall privately owned
property situated more than three
hundred (300) feet from the street SO
Improved be SO assessed IN accord
ance with the law governing the
same, and payment to the amount OF
such assessment for such work Will
be made in assessment certlncates'
hearing interest at the rate of six
per cent. per annum. Issued IN &C
cordance with law. In case OF any
deficiency between the contract price
and the amount of such certificates,
such deficiency will be paid in war
rants drawn on the City Improvement
Fund available for the fiscal year
beginning April LIST, 1918, 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
thereof. to making the special assess
lment above referred to and issuing
assessment certificates to the con-
Tractor therefor The warrants here
in provided for. to be drawn as soon
as the proceeds of said tax are avail
able. Said assessment certificates
and warrants, if such warrants be
issued, shall be accepted by the con-
tractor in full payment for all work
done under his contract without re-
course on the City of Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
certified check, in separate en-
yelope, 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 fifteen hundred
dollars. Each envelope must be ad-
dressed to the City of Keokuk and
endorsed with the name of the bidder
and the Improvement such check and
proposal are for. Certified checks
accompanying proposals will be re
turned to the unsuccessful bidders
when the contract has been awarded.
and also to the bidder to whom the
contract is awarded when he shall
have entered into CONTRACT for The
construction of said improvement
with the City of Keokuk and given
bond in the sum of seven thousand
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 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 into contract with the
CITY of Keokuk for the construction
of said Improvement or furnish bond
as herein required, and as required
by law. the certified check deposited
by him with his bid shall be forfeited
to the City of Keokuk as agreed and
liquidated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any
md all bids.
The proposals received will be
acted upon by the City Council of the
CITY of Keokuk on the 21st day OF
August, 1918.
Published by authority of the City
Council of the City of Keokuk.
o. w. SANDBERG,
City Clerk of Said City.