Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-12
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
Advertisements for, Bids for construo.
tiop Of Street Improvements.

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Advertisement for, Bids for construo-
tiop Of Street Improvements.
Public notice is hereby given3 that
sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the clty clerk Of the
city OF Marshalltovll, Iowa, until the
hour of so'elock "a M, on the 2Srd
day or August, A, D. 1920, for the
furnishing Of labor and material for
the grading, ,curbIlg and paving Of
the following streets and parts OF
streets. to-Wit:
South. Third street from the south
line of'West Nevada street ito the
north line of West Railroad street.
West Railroad street from the west
line of South First street to the east
line Of South Second street.
Summit street from the west line
Of North Sixth street to the east
line OF North Seventh Sweet
North Eleventh street from the
north line Of West Main street to the
south line OF West State street; to-
gether with all Intersections Of streets
and alleys included therein, all in
Marslalltown, Iowa.
All paving to be thirty (so) feet in
width.
Said paving to lss constructed of
concrete, being one course cement
concrete att least six (6) inches in
thickness with mixture Of one part
/ cement, two parts sand and three
parts course aggregate with concrete
curbing, all as narHcularIy provided
, by the specificatipIls, now on file in
the office OF the city clerk Of said
city.
All grading, curloing and paving.
shall be done in accordance with the.
plans and specifications therefore. as
! prepared, blythe city engineer, and
approved by the city council, which
are now on file with the city clerk,
which said plans sIld specifications
are by reference made a part OF this
advertisenent.
The following is an approximate
estimate OF the construction work to
4 be done: S,4s0 lin,,;l1 feet Of curb
ing. s07S square yards Of pavement.
Said work shall be commenced on or
before the list day Of September,
1920, and be fully completed on or
before the 18th day of November,
1920. The cost and expense Of grads
Ing upon the compIs1on OF said inn
pfovement to be paid by warrants
drawn on the grading fund.
Notice 10 further given that the,
j payment for the construction Of such
cement curbing and paving, includ-
{ ing labor and material, and Incl
dental costs and EXPENSES, shall be
made by special assessment GER
&. tificates, drawing interest at the rate
Of 8 per cent per elrnum, issued in
aocordance with thu, provisions of
the code OF Iowa. to-. the extent that
the cost OF the same is assessable by
law against the real property aButtA
ing on said improvements, and such
other property according to area, SO
! as to INCLUDE ore-haf Of the pri-
yqtely owned properly between the
streets SO to be improved, apd the
next street. whether such property,
privately owned. alb Its upon said
street improvement 81 not, but in no
y case shall privately owned property
situated more than three hundred
5000 feet from the streets to be so
improved, be assessed for any pant
of the cost thereof, said assessments
to be in proportion TO Z the special
benefits conferred iron said props
f erty by reason Of said improvements,
and in accordance with the law gov
erning the same, butenot exceeding
25 per cent Of the actual value of
4 any lot or parcel Of ground at the
time of the levy, ard the last pre-
ced1Hg assessment roll Shall be tax
en- as prima facie evidence of such
6 value.
Said certificates to be issued and
delivered to the contractor after the
work is completed, and fully accent
ed by the mayor and city council;
Z any deficiency between the amount
OF the contract price, and the amount
OF said certificates, and also the cost
OF intersections, where, the same are
i not assesseble against abutting or
adjacent property within three hun
dred 5000 feet of said improvements
\ to be paid in warrants; drawn on the
Improvement fund of said city avail
able for the fiscal year beginning
April 1, 1920, and any additional de-
ficiency to be- paia from the pro-
ceeds Of a special Tux levied under
the provisions sof Section $50 of the
| code of Iowa, and acts apendatory
thereto, in anticipation Of which
revenue bonds may be issued under
the provisions OF Section 9i2 OF the
code of Iowa, and acts amendatory
thereto.
The contractor shall look exclul
slVely to the funds stated in the con-
tract for the payment OF said i'm
proYements, aud the city of Mar
shalltown viii not rersder itself pe-
cuniarily liable for the payment of
the cost or any part Of the same and
VIII not incur any Indebtedness
therefore, and in the event that any
SUCH cost or expense shall be re-
auired to be paid from the said i'm
provement fund to be raised by
means of the special levy on prop
erty within the city of Marshall
. town, Iowa, said levy may be made
to extend over a period Of ten years.
as provided by law.
Notice is further given that the
contract between the city of Mar
shalItown, Iowa, and the contractor
shah be in accordance with the spec-
ifeations above referred to, and
shall provide for the completion Of
said contract and the maintenance
thereof and keeping the same in re-
pair for the period OF four "a years;
the contractor to furnish good and
sufficient bond OF guaranty there
fore, in an amount equal to 100 per
cent Of the cost of said improve
meut the same to b,s approved by