Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-22
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Advertisement For Bids For Public
Improvement SANITARY Sewer
tCons}rue&ionN

Advertisement For Bids For Public
Improvement - SANITARY Sewer
Construction.)
Public notice Is hereby given that
sealed proposals will BIO received
at the office Of the city clerk
OF the city Of Marshall
town, Iowa, until 8, O'Clock
o. nj. 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 (317) 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
sewer shall have nine service later
ais, to be built Of six-inch vitrified
sewer pipe, to be located as shown
OH 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 J, on said plans.
That said work Of Improvement shall
be commenced on or before the 10th
day of October, 1920, and be fully
completed on or before the 10th day
OF November, 1920.
The following Is an approximate
estimate Of the work to, be done:
Eight-inch sewer, lineal feet, 81;
6-lnch laterals. lineal feet, 1870;
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
sessment certificates or street inn
provement bonds, the entire cost and
expense of such improvement to be
assessed against the. abutting prop
erty on the streets Ito be so Inn
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 tho 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 ac-
cordance with the provisions of seq
ton S41 Of the code Of Iowa and acts
alnendatory 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 for
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 the Improvement or sewer fund
to be raised by means of a special
levy on property within the city of
Marshal1town, Iowa, said levy may
be so made as to extend over a. per-
iod OF. ten years, as provided by law.
Notico is further given that the
contract between tho city Of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, and the contractor,
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plans. specifications and profile
therefor.
Notice is further given that said
bids win be acted upon by the mayor
and city council at its meeting to be
held in the council chamber Of the
city OF Marshalltown, Iowa, on the
18th day Of October, 1920, at 9 o'clock
a. M, and that all bids are required
to be made on written forms fur
nished by the city clerk, and all bids
must be accompanied by a certified
check In 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 that
the bidder will enter into a formal
contract for the doing of the work as
provided by the bid and the accep-
lance thereof, and that he will furn-
isl q construction bond in the
amount Of the estimated cost Of the
work, which shall include the provi-
sion for a guaranty Of maintenance
for the period Of four years, as pro-
yided by law. The check, SO fur
nished by the. successful bidder shall
be held and retained by the city of
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 the
resolution ordering said improve
nlknt. the specifications, plans and
PiOAiic laCA SAoAs 10 oiA li1o Will LILY
city clerk of said city, and will be
available for inspection Of any per-
son desiring to make bids upon the
proposed work and that the contract
to be entered into will be in the u.s.
ual form, and viii enbody the re-
euirements Of the specifications an(
plans for said improvements and
shall be in accordance with the reso.
luton Of necessity and the resolution
ordering said Improvement.
All bids win be publicly opened
and the city council will act thereon
at its meeting on the 4th day of Oc-
tober. 1920, as aforesaid. unless ac-
ton shall be deferred thereon unit
some later date and the contract will