Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-03-08
Resolution Ordering Construction o.
improvement and Directing Adj
yertisement for Bids
TherqfoF

Improvement and Directing Adj
yertisement for Bids
Therefor
BE it resolved by the City Council
of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa, that
pursuant to a Resolution of Necessity,
proposed at a meeting of this council
on the nth day of January, A. d. 1922,
and duly passed by this council at a
meeting held on the 9Th day of Feb
ruary, A. -. 1922, II is hereby ordered.
upon motion of this council without
petition of property owners, that the
improvements described in said Reso"
lotion Of Necessity. consisting of pave
ment, curb and gutter, plain Curp' or
pavement alone, or resurfaclng OF
from the East line of the bridge over
Dry Run East to and including the in
tersection of said Water street with
Montgomery street. width or S3 rect
along Montgomery street to the north
line of Broadway street, a width of 30
feet between curbs; on washington
street from the South line OF water
street south to the North line of the
bridge over Dry Run, a width of AZ
feet between curbs as at present i'm
proved; in the Alley south of Water
street from the West line of State
meeting with the present concrete
paving in said alley, a width of 10
feet; said pavement TO be constructed
in one. or more Of the following
/. Concrete pavement, 12 inches
?. Concrete pavement, inches
8. AsphaItic concrete on five inch
concrete base.
4 Bitulithic CWarrenite) on five
inch concrete base.
). Bitulithic, (Warrenite) on an
eight inch maCadam base.
9. Niuitied brick pavement, on
five inch concrete base.
7. Nitrified Brick pavement resur-
facing on old macadam base.
Upon each side of such pavement as
is included above on Water and Mont
gOmery streets, shall be constructed
concrete curb and gutter or plain con-
crete curb without gutter, be and the
same are hereby ordered constructed.
BE it further resolved that the City
Clerk be and he is hereby ordered and
instructed to advertise for proposals
for the construction of the improve
ments above described, the said inn
prOVCments to be constructed in strict
accordance with the plans and speci-
tiCations therefor prepared by the City
Engineer, and heretofore approved by
this council on the 1St day of March.
A. ID. 1922; the work to be commenced
on or before the 25th day of April, \.
ID. 1922 and to be fully completed on
or before the 18th day of July. a. d.
1922.
That payment to the contractor will
be made upon completion and ac-
Gil or within sixty days thereof in one
or more of the following methods:
(a) By Special Assessment certifl-
Gates. bearing interest at the rate of
cordanCe with the provisions OF Sec
S41 ct seq. of the Code of Iowa and
amendments thereto to the extent
that the cost of said improvements is
assessable by law against the proper
ty abutting upon or adjacent to said
Improvement, and against the real
estate and personal property OF the
railway companies whose track, rights
of way or station grounds are located
thereon. abut thereon, or are adjacent
thereto. if any there be: said certifli-
Gates to be issued and delivered to the
contractor after the work is complet
ed and accepted by this council.
OBJ By Street Improvement Bonds to
be issued in anticipation of the collec-
ton of said special assessments made
for so much of the cost and expenses
of said work as is by law assessable
against the property abutting upon
or adjacent to said Improvement and
against the real estate and personal
property of railway companies whose
tracks. rights of way or station
grounds are located upon. abut upon
or are adjacent thereto; said bonds to
be issued under the provisions of
and amendments thereto: said Street
Improvement bonds to be issued and
delivered to the contractor after the
work is completed and accepted by
Co BY warrants drawn on a fund
created by the sale of the Street I'm
provement Bonds mentioned in OBJ
above.
(d) Any deficiency between the
amount of the contract price and the
amount of the Special Assessment GER
tificates or Street Improvement Bonds
or the fund created by the sale OF
Street Improvement Bonds will be
paid from the proceeds of a special tax
to be levied under the provisions of
Sec. $50 of the Code of Iowa, in antici-
patton OF which bonds will be issued
and delivered to the contractor, under
the provisions of Sec. 9l2 Of the Code
of Iowa. and Sec. 912-a of the Code
Supplement.
created by the sale of the bonds issued
under (d) above.
Be it further resolved that propos-
ais received for the construction, of
said improvements will be opened by
this council at a meeting to be held in
the council chamber in said city on the
9th day Of April. \. ID. 1922 at 1880
o'clock p. m, and acted upon at said
time, or such later time as maybe then
fixed
Be it further resolved. that the City
Clerk of said City be and he is here
by ordered and directed to advertise
for bids for the making OF such inn
prOvcment, to be received at the time
and place hereinbefore specified. and
lRdt eaCh pa must be accompanied, in
separate envelope. with a certified
check payable TO the Treasurer of said
City. in the sum of five per cent of the
amount of his bid, as security that the
| bidder will enter into contract with
said City for the doing of such work,
and will furnish bonds conditioned for
the faithful performance of his con-
tract, in the amount and form provid
ed for by the specifications for said
work. which includes a provision re-
curing the contractor and his bonds
men TO keep said Improvement in good
repair for a period of five years from
and after the acceptance thereof
Adopted and passed by the City
Council this LIST day OF March, A. d.
1922.
| F. NJ. Hughes
City Clerk
| Approved BY ma this 1st day Of
! March, A. D. 1922.
| F. w. Conover,
! - Mayor.
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