Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-21
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Advertisement For Bids For Public
Improvement - (Sanltary Sewer

Advertisement For Bids For Public
Improvement (Sanltary Sewer
construction.)
Public notice is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received
at the office Of the city clerk
OF the city Of Marshall
town. Iowa, until 9 o'clock
a. m. on the 4th day Of October.
1920, for the furnishing of labor and
material for the following sanitary
sewer construction, to be located up
on the following streets and parts
Of streets. the course thereof being
as follows, to-wit:
Extending from the manhole at the
intersection Of Boone street and
South Fourth street. south three
hundred seventeen GID feet to a
lamphole.
All of said sewer shall be- con-
constructed in accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor,
heretofore approved and adopted BY
the mayor and city council of the
city Of Marshalltown, Iowa, and now
on file in the office of the city clerk;
and the same shall be constructed of
eight-inch vitrified sewer pipe. The
sewersshall have nine service later
ais. to be built Of six-inch vitrified
sewer pipe, to be located as shown
on the plans. and shall extend from
the center line of Main sewer to a
point eighteen feet out and shall be
laid at a three per cent grade, and at
an angle with the main sewer OF 60
degrees: in connection Herewith,
one lamphole shall be built at the
location as shown on said plans.
That said work OF Improvement shall
be commenced on or before the 18th
day Of October, 1920, and be fully
completed on or before the 10th day
OF November, 1920.
Tho following Is an approximate
estimate of the work to be done:
Eight-inch sewer, lineal feet, sl7;
G-lnch laterals, lineal feet, $50;
lampholes, /.
=, Notice Is further given that pay
ment for the construction Of such
public Improvement. including labor
and material. incidental cost and ex-
penses, shall be made by special as
Bessment certificates or street I'M
provement bonds, the entire cost and
expense of such improvement to be
assessed against the abutting prop
erty on the streets to be SO i'm
proved, in proportion to the benefits
and according to the law governing
the same, and also as provided by
the terms Of the resolution Of neces-
sity and the resolution ordering said
improvement, such certificates or
street improvement bonds to draw
interest at the rate Of per cent per
annum. and shall be isued In nc
cordance with the provisions Of sec
ton 81 Of the code Of Iowa and acts
amendatory thereto. The contractor
shall look exclusively to the funds
stated In the contract, for the pay
ment OF said Improvement, and the
city Of Marshalltown, Iowa, will not
render itself pecuniarily liable fol-
the payment OF the cost of any part
OF the same. and will not incur any
Indebtedness therefor, and in the
event that any Of such, cost or ex-
pense shall be required to be paid
from tho Improvement or sewer fund
to be raised by means of a special
levy on property within the, city OF
Marshalltown. Iowa, said levy may
be 80 made as to extend over a per-
iod OF ten years. as provided by law
Notice Is further given that the
contract between the city Of Mar
shalltoWn. Iowa. and the contractor
shall be in accordance with the
plans. specifications and profile
therefor.
Notice is further given that sale
bids win be acted upon by the mayor
and city council at it's meeting to be
held In the council chamber of the
city OF Marshalltown. Iowa, on the
18th day OF October, 1920, at 9 o'clocls
a. M. and that all bids are required
to be made on written forms fur
nisfed by the city clerk, and all bids
must be accompanied by a certified
check In q seperate envelope, in the
sum OF 10 per cent Of the amount OF
the bid, payable to the order of the
city treasurer Of the city Of Mar
shalltown, Iowa. as a guaranty thai
the bidder will enter into a formal
contract for the doing of the work as
provided by the bid and the sccep-
lance thereof, and that he will furn.
ish q construction bond in the
amount of the estimated cost of the
work, which shall include the provi-
sion for guaranty of maintenance
for the period Of four years, as pro-
vided by law. The check, so fur
nished by the successful bidder, shall
be held and retained by the city oil
Marshalltown, Iowa, until such con
tract is fully executed, and the
checks OF the unsuccessful bidders
shall be returned.
All interest. on certificates and i'm.
provement bonds shall issue from the
date of acceptance, and the option
shall be given the owner of the prop
erty to be assessed, to have the same
payable in seven equal annual in.
stallments, upon the signing by the
property owner. Of a waiver of all OBJ.
jections to the levy and all former
proceedings.
Notice is further given that tn,
resolution ordering said improve.
ment, the specifications, plans ant
profile therefor Is on file with tn,
city clerk Of said city, and will b.
available for inspection of any per
son desiring to make bids upon tn,
proposed work, and that the contrac
to be entered into will be in the US
ual form, and will embody the re-
auirements Of the specifications AM
plans for said improvements, AM
shall be in accordance with the reso'
luton of necessity and the resolution
ordering said improvement.
All bids will be publicly opened
ard the city council will act Thereon
at it's meeting on the 4th day of DC.
tober. 1920, as aforesaid. unless &C
ton shall be deferred thereon unit