The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

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 ,. M. on the ninth day OF
April. 1919. for--&he construction Of
the following described Improvement,
as per plans and specifications now
on file IN the office OF the said clerk:
BY grading between sub-grade and
established grade, and reconstructing
with macadam, Bank street from the
east curb line OF Water street on the
northerly side, to the west line of
Second street, twenty-six feet wide
between cutters, about 1,700 square
yards of paving, more or less, work
to begin on or before the twenty
second day of April, 1919, and to be
fully completed on Or before the
twenty-fourth day of June, 1919.
So much of the cost OF the con-
struction of the said improvement as
is by law assessable against AUDITING
and adjacent property to be assessed
against the privately owned property
abutting on and adjacent to said
Improvement, according to area, so
as to include one-half ca of the
privately 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 5000 feet from the
street so improved be so assessed in
accordance with the law governing
the same, and payment to the amount
Of such assessment for such work
will be made in assessment certifi-
Gates, bearing interest at the rate OF
six per cent per annum, issued in
accordance 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 Improve
ment Fund available for the fiscal
year beginning April /, 1919, 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
ment above referred to and issuing
dSbeSSIuSHI Gel llllStLcS W tuc CoA1-
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
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 three hundred
fifty dollars. Each envelope must be
addressed to the City Of Keokuk and
endorsed with the name OF the bid
der 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 seventeen hun
dred dollars, with sureties to be ap-
proved 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
improvement to remain in good re-
pair for the period OF two years from
and after the date Of its 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
to the City of Keokuk as agreed and
lfquidated 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 Keoi1uk on the tenth day
of April, 1918.
Published by authority OF the City
Council Of the City Of Keokuk.
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