Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-06-21

manhole directly north of Lots No.
IA nd of Block No. 10, Original
West DEBORAH, Iowa, now DEBORAH,
Iowa, thence East to manhole at
the center of State Road at its in
tersection with Hill street, with 5
inch vitrified sewer pipe $500 feet
more or less); and starting at man
hole on Hill Street directly north of
Lots No. IA and Z, of Block No. 10.
Original West DEBORAH, Iowa, now
Decorair, IoWa, thence Southwesterly
across said lots No. IA and z of Block
No. 10, Original West DEBORAH, Iowa,
now DEBORAH, Iowa, to a manhole at
the intersection of North Street. and
East Street, with inch vitrified sew
er pipe $3.50 feet more or less).
All said sewers to be constructed
of No. / salt glazed vitrified clay
sewer pipe of the best quality of the
internal dimensions above specified.
Said sewers to be provided with the
necessary manholes, lampholes, flush
tanks, and other appurtenances as
may be necessary.
All said sewers to be constructed
in strict accordance with the plans
and specifications prepared by A. N:
Hanson, City Engineer and approved
by the State Board of Health, and al
so by the City Council of DEBORAH,
Iowa, and now on file in the office of
the City Clerk at his office in DEBORAH,
Iowa.
The approximate amount of work
is as follows:
a man holes
1475 lin. #. s inch Vitrifed Sewer
Pipe.
Work to be commenced on or be-
fore the 18th day of July, 1922, and
to be fully completed on or before
the 18th day of August, 1922. All
bids must be accompanied in a separ-
ate envelope by a certified check in
the sum of $4,000, which certified
check will be held as security that the
bidder will enter into contract for
the construction of said work and
will furnish the required bonds, and
in case the successful bidder shall
fail or refuse to enter into the said
contract and furnish the required
bond, his certified check may be re-
tanned by said city as agreed and
liquidated damages.
Payment will be made to the con-
tractor as follows, in special assess
ment certificates, bearing interest at
the rate of 6 per cent per annum, is
sued in accordance with the provi-
sions of Sec. SAL ct seq. of the Code
of Iowa and amendments thereto, to
the extent that the cost of said i'm
provement is assessable by law
against the property abutting upon
or adjacent to said improvement, said
certificates to be issued and delivered
to the contractor after the work is
Completed and accepted by this coun-
ell. Any deficiency between the
amount of the contract price and the
amount of such certificates to be paid
in Warrants drawn on the sewer fund
available for the year beginning
April 1st, 1922. Or so much of the
cost and expenses of said work as is
by law assessable against the proper
ty AUDITING upon or adjacent to said
improvements will be assessed and
payments will be made to the contrac-
tor to the amount of said assessments
in sewer bonds to be issued in antici-
patton of the collection of said special
assessments, under the provisions OF
Chap. s Tiit.le Vet the Code of Iowa
and amendments thereto. Any def.
cheney between the amount of the
contract price and the amount OF
said bonds, will be paid from the pro.
ceeds of a special tax to be Levied
under the provisions of Sec. 831 Of
the Code of Iowa in anticipation Of
which bonds will be issued and de
livered to the contractor, under The
provisions of Sec. 912 of the Code o.
Iowa, and Sec. 912-a of the Code Sup
plement.
The contractor shall give good anc