The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-26
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the City Clerk of the City Of Keo
kuk, at his office in Keokuk, until 7
o'clock p. m, on the 7th day OF April
1919, for the construction OF the fol
lowing described improvement, as pei
plans and specifications now on file in
the office of the said clerk:
By grading between sub-grade and
established grade, curbing with cement
and paving with concrete, Johnson
street from the west line OF Water
street on the northerly side, to the
east line of Second street, thirty-six
feet wide between curbs. about $500
square yards of paving and 1850 lin.
ear feet of curbing more or less, work
to begin on or before the 22nd day OF
April, 1919. and to be fully completed
on or before the gath day Of June,
1919.
So much OF the cost of the construct
ion Of the said Improvement as is by
law assessable against abutting and
adjacent property (and railway and
street railways having tracks located
en- the streets so improved) to be as.
sessed against the privately owned
property abutting on and adjacent to
said improvement, according to area
go as to include one-half % of the
privately owned property between the
street so improved and the next street,
whether such privately owned proper
t. abut upon said street or not, but in
no case shall privately owned proper
ty situated more than three hundred
5000 feet from the street so improved
be so assessed (and the property of
= f,,o
with the law governing the same, and
payment to the amount Of such as.
sessment for such work will be made
in assessment certificates, bearing in
terest at the rate OF six per cent. per
annum, /: sued 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 warrants drawn on the City
Improvement Fund. available for the
fiscal year beginning April LIST, 1919,
payable out Of 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
assessment certificates to the con-
tractor therefor. The warrants herein
provided for, to be drawn as soon as
the proceeds of said tax are available
Said assessment certificates and war
rants, IL such warrants be issued, shall
be accepted by the contractor In full
payment for all work done under his
contract without recourse on the City
of Keokuk.
Each bid must be accompanied with
a certified check, in separate envel-
ope, 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 Seven Hundred dollars.
Each envelope must be addressed to
the City of Keokuk and endorsed with
the name of the bidder and the i'm
provement such check and proposal
are for. Certified checks accompany
ing proposals will be returned to the
bidders when the con-
tract has been awarded, and also
to the bidder, to whom the con-
tract is awarded when he shall have
entered into contract for the con-
struction of said improvement with
the City OF Keokuk and given bond in
the sum OF Thirty-five Hundred Lol-
lars, with sureties to be approved by
the City Council Of the City of Keo-
l,uk, for the faithful performance OF
his contract. The contract will contain
a provision that the contractor shall
guarantee the Improvement to remain
in good repair for the period of two
years from and after the date Of It's
acceptance by the City Council. and
the bond will contain like condi-
ton.
In case the successful bidder shall
fai' to enter into contract with the
City of Keokuk for the construction
OF said Improvement or furnish bond
as herein required, and as required