The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FCR
CONSTRUCTION OF STREET
IMPROVEMENT

Sealed proposals will be received at
the Office of the City Clerk of Denison,
Iowa, until o'clock p M, on the End
day of September, 1918, for furnishing
labor and material for improvement:
on the following alleys and parts OF
alleys, to-wit:
The alley running north and south
through Block 70 beginning at the
south curb of fremont street and ex-
tending to the north curb line OF
Broadway.
The alley running east and west
through the east one-half OF Block ~
from the west curb line of Sweet
street to the east side of alley run
ming north and south through said
Block q.
The alley running east and west
through Block IS from the west curb
line of Sweet street to the east curb
lime of Main street.
The alley running north and south
through the south one-half of Block
SIS from the north curb line Of Chest
nut street to the south line of alley
running east and west through said
Block IS.
All in Denison, Iowa, by grading
and paving the same with one-course
Portland cement concrete seven inch
es in depth laid against Portland &C.
ment curb or curb and gutter in &C.
cordance with plans and specifica-
lions of the engineer and approved
by the City Council of Denison, Iowa,
which plans and specifications are
hereby referred to and made a part
of the advertisement The following
lis an approximate, estimate of the
work to be done:
100 Gu. yds of grading.
2050 SO. yds. of paving.
All bids must be accompanied In a
separate envelope by certified check
on a local bank payable to the order
|of C. L. Voss, City Treasurer of the
City of Denison, Iowa, in sum of
per cent of bid as security that the
bidder will enter into contract within
ten days for the construction Of the
contemplated street Improvement and
will give bond as required.
When the said contract has been
completed and accepted by the City
Council the cost and expense of such
street improvement, including cost of
said improvement at intersections of
streets and alleys, shall be assessed
to and against property abutting and
|affronting upon that portion of the
alley so improved and the owners
thereof and against property adjacent
thereto as provided by law but the
cost of said improvement shall be
paid by the property within the
blocks where said alleys are located
but in no case shall private owned
property more than one hundred and
fifty feet from the alleys wherein
said improvement is located be as
|sessed for the cost thereof.
Special assessment to be made in
proportion to the special benefits and
in accordance with the law governing
the same, except that the cost and Of
such alleys so improved and owned
by the City of Denison, Iowa, or any
deficiency where the special assess
ment shall be made against lots or
parcels of ground shall be insufficient
to pay its proportiOnate cost of such
improvement shall be paid from the
lefty improvement fund to be raised
by a special levy to be made to extend
over a period of not exceeding ten
years, said levy to be made in accord
clCe Will OcCIlOl GOV VI ZIG COuC VI
Iowa, and amendments thereto as pro-
vided by law or such deficiency may
be paid from the general fund Of the
City of Denison, Iowa.
The contractor shall look exclusive
ly to the funds stated in the contract
for payment of such Improvement and
the City Of Denison, Iowa, will not
make itself pecuniarly liable for the
payment of any part of said improve
ment and will not incur any indebted
ness for the same.
The contractor shall give good and
sufficient bond to be approved by the
city council obligating himself and his
bOndsmen to satisfactory perform
ance of the contract and to keep said
Improvement in good repair for a per-
|iod of one year after the acceptance
|of the same by the city council.
Dated at Denison, Iowa, this Goth
day of August, 1918.
e. f. TUCKER,
City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. 277.
An Ordinance Respecting the Illegal