Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-06-14
OFFICIAL NOTICE. NOTICE
TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the City Clerk Of the City of DEBORAH,
Iowa, in said city until the hour of
five o'clock p. M. on the 2Sth day of
June, 1922, for the construction of
the following Improvements in said
city, to-wit: Lines of sanitary sewer
in said city as follows:- Starting at
manhole 100 feet East of the East
line of Ohio Street at its intersection
with Hill Street, thence East along
Hill Street to manhole at the cen
ter of Center Street at its intersec-
ton with Hill Street with s inch Wit
rifed sewer pipe 1868 feet more or
less); Starting at manhole rs feet
east of the east line of Center Street
at its intersection with Hill Street,
thence East along Hill Street to a
manhole directly north of Lots No.
IA a nd Z of Block No. 10, Original
West DEBORAH, Iowa, now DEBORAH,
Iowa, thence East to a manhole at
the center of State Road at its in
tersection with Hill street, with s
inch vitrified sewer pipe (560 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
DEBORAH, Iowa, thence Southwesterly
across said lots No. Ia and 7 of Block
No. 10, Original West DEBORAH, Iowa,
now DEBORAH, Iowa, to a manhole at
East Street, with inch vitrified sew
er pipe $3.50 feet more or less).
All said sewers to be constructed
of No. 1 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:
man holes.
1475 lin. fit. 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 per cent per annum, is
sued in accordance with the provi-
sions of Sec. SAL ct seq. of the Code
ofolowa and amendme- = thereto. To
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proyement is assessaoie 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