The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF Street q,
IMPROVEMENT

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the City Clerk Of Denlson'
Iowa, until 8 o'clock p M, on the znd
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 u beginning at the
south curb of fremont street and ex.
tending to the north curp line Oh
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 sala
Block 70.
The alley running east and west
through Block IS from the west curb
line of Sweet street to the east curb
line of Main street.
The alley running north and south
through the south one-half OF BLOCK
IS 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 part
Of the advertisement The following
is an approximate estimate OF the
work to be done:
100 Gu. yds. of grading.
1850 So. yds. OF paving.
All bids must be accompanied in
separate envelope by a certified check
on local bank payable to the order
of G. L. Voss, City Treasurer of the
City of Denison, Iowa, in sum OF 5
per cent of bid as security that the
bidder will enter into contract within
ten days for the construction OF the
contemplated street improvement ana
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 ground shall be insufficient
to pay it's proportionate cost of such
improvement shall be paid from the
city Improvement fund to be raised
by special levy to be made to extend
over VcF1Uu VI NV OASOou1A6 I0A
years, said levy to be made In accord
ance with Section $50 of the code of
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 peculiarly 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 a satisfactory perform
ance of the contract and to keep said
improvement in good repair for 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.
z. +. TUCKER,
City Clerk.