The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-02
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

Approximately 5,466 linear feet OF
permanent cement sidewalks in the
City Of Keokuk, more particularly des'
cribed as follows:
Cement sidewalk II feet wide In
front of the following described lots.
towit:
West AS feet of Lot IL. and east
1917 IT. Lot II, and west 80 IT. of Lot
10, Block 81, 81 IT.
West As it. Lot 6, City of Keokuk.
Block 1885, As TT.
Cement sidewalk five feet wide In
front of the following described lots,
towit, all In the City of Keokuk:
Lots and 10, Block 2, 100 TT.
Lots and 4, Block IA, 100 IT.
Lots and 6, Block 1879, 100 IT,
West n Lot 2, all Of Lot 8, BLOCK
100, rs 1T.
Lot /, Block 1879, so IT.
Lot g. Block 1877, so IT.
Front 25 #. Lots /. and s, Block
155, 140 TT.
Lot -, Block 1856. so IT.
Lots 10, IL and IL. Block So, $50 IT
Lots 7, s and 9, Block So, $50 IT.
Lot 7 and west 27h IT. of Lot 9
Block 1902, 77.5 TT.
Estes Addition:
West 1914 it. Lot /, and east " Lot
2, Block 16, 37.5 It.
Lots and 6, Block 16. 100 It.
Lots I and s, Block 16, 100 TT.
Lots 1, 2, 8, and 4, Block is, 200 IT.
Belknap Place:
Lot Z, Block 2, so TT.
City of Keokuk:
Cement sidewalk feet wide along
side OF the following described lots,
towit:
Lots 6 and IL, Block 200. $50 It
Lot 6, Block 1913, 140 IT.
Lot 6, Block 1874, lao #.
Lot /, Block 1ss, 14o IT.
Lot 6, Block 1913, lao #.
Lot l, Block 1874, 140 IT.
Lot IL, Block 81, lao It.
Lots / and IL, Block 81, ESQ 1T.
Lot 4, Block IS, 14O IT.
Lot /, Block 1853, 140 TT.
Rear 40 #. front 80 it., Lot Z. Block
1874. 40 IT.
Lot I, Block 1873, $40 IT.
Lot Z, Block 1876, 40 TT.
Lot 6, Block 1876, 140 it.
Lot 9, Except rear so #, front
100 ft.) Block SO, 100 #
Lot 12 front As It., Block so, As IT.
Estes Addition:
Lots and 70, Block Is, 80 IT.
Lots and I, Block IA, $50 #.
Lot IL, Block 16, 140 it
Bilbourne Addition:
Rear go it., Lot l, all of Lot IL,
Block II, 200 1T.
Mason's Lower Addition:
Lot u, Block ia, 40 IT.
Cement sidewalk is feet wide
alongside OF the following described
lots, towit:
West 90 IT,. Lot s, Block 1ss, City
of Keokuk, 40 IT.
Except is % IT,, front 30 IT,, Lot g.
Block &c, 140 It.
Lot Z, Block 2S, 140 TT.
Work to begin on or before the 25th
day of September, 1919, and to be fully
completed on or before the 25th day OF
October, 1919.
So much of the cost of the construc.
ton of the said Improvement as IS
by law assessable against abuttlng
property to be assesse againstDthe pri-
vately owned property AUDITING on to
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 inter
est at the rate Of six per cent per I'M
mum, issued in accordance with law.
The city to incur no liability other
than the duty to make the special as
sessment above referred to and issue
assessment certificates to the con-
tractor therefor. Said assessment GER
tIficates shall be accepted by the con-
10, p,rlf oil
done under his contract without re-
course on the City of Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
certified check in a separate en-
velope, said check to be drawn on
some known responsible bank, and
made payable to the order of the City
Treasurer OF the City of Keokuk, in
the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. Each
envelope must be addressed to the
City of Keokuk and endorsed with the
name of the bidder and the improve
ment such check and proposal are for.
Certified checks accompanying pro-
posa1s will be returned to the un.
successful bidders when the contrsct
has been awarded, and also to the bId-
der to- whom the contract Is AWARDED
when he shall have entered into con-
tract lot the CONSTRUCTION Oh Saln In
provement with the City OF KeoKuk
and given bond in the sum of Five
Thousand Dollars, with sureties to be
approved by the City Council of the
City of Keokuk, for the faithful per-
Torrance of his contract The con-
tract will contain provision that the
contractor shall guarantee the i'm.
provement to remain in good repair
for the period of a years from and after
the date of it's acceptance by the City
Council, and the bond will contain a
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 10
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 or the City
NJ Kenly1,k m fhe 18th dav or Senfa ~.