Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-03-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the City Clerk of the City of DEBORAH,
1880 o'clock. p. m... on the 5th day of
April, A. ID. 1922, for the construction
of the following described improve
ments in said city, to-wit:
line of the Bridge over Dry Run East
to and including the intersection of
said Water street with Montgomery
street. width of Ss feet between
curbs; thence southeasterly along
Montgomery street to the north line of
broadway street, width of 80 feet
between curbs.
2 on Washington street from the
the north line of the Bridge over Dry
Run, a width of AZ feet between curbs.
as at present improved.
In the Alley south of Water
street west along said alley to and
meeting with the present concrete
paving in said alley width of 10
feet
Said improvement to consist Of
pavement, curb and gutter, plain curb.
or pavement alone, or Restricting of
present pavement. said pavement to be
constructed in one or more of the fol-
lowing methods. to-wit:
l., Concrete pavement, z 1-2 inches
2. Concrete pavement, inches
g. Asphaltic conrete on 5 inch
concrete base.
A. Bitulithic (warranite) on 5
5. Bitulithic (warrenite) on an s
inch macadam base.
6. Vitrified Brick pavement. on
5 inch concrete base:
7. Vitrified Brick resurfacing on
old macadam base.
3 Upon each side of such pavement as
is included in section one above on
Water and Montgomery streets, shall
h.. on ltyn tod rot 10 nd ~
ter, or plain concrete curb without
gutter
The approximate amount of said
work is:
S225 So. yds. of pavement (streets)
1888 so. yds. of pavement (alley)
2055 so. yds. of resurfacing
1850 linear IT. curb or curb and gut.
ter.
$50 Gu. yds excess grading.
400 IT OF -" sewer pipe in place.
20 Gu. yds. excess concrete.
All bids must be accompanied in a
separate envelope by a certified check
payable to the Treasurer of said city
in the sum of five go per cent of the
amount of the bid submitted, which
certified check will be held as security
that the bidder will enter into a con-
tract for the construction OF the work
and will furnish the required bond,
and in case the successful bidder shall
and furnish required bond, his certi-
fed check may be retained by said
city as agreed and liquidated damages.
Payment will be made to the con-
tractor upon completion and accep-
lance of the work by the city council.
or within sixty days thereof, in one or
more of the following methods:
| (a) BY Special Assessment Certifi-
six per cent per annum. Issued in &C
cordance with the provisions of Sec
S4l ct seq. of the Code of Iowa and
shat Rs cost of ssa fSe
assessable by law against the property
abutting upon or adjacent to said inn
proyement. and against the real estate
and per sonal property of the railway
companies whose tracks, rights of way
or station grounds are located thereon,
abut thereon, or are adjacant thereto,
II any there be; said certificates to Do
issued and delivered to the contractor
after the work is completed and ac-
(b) BY Street Improvement Bonds
TO be issued in anticipation of the coll
made for so much OF the cost and ex-
penses OF said work as is by law asses
sable against the property abutting
and against the real estate and per-
sonal property OF railway companies
whose tracks. rights of way or station
grounds are located thereon. abut up
on or are adjacent thereto; said bonds
to be issued under the provisions OF
: Chapter 8, Title V Of the Code OF Iowa
! and amendments thereto: said Street
: Improvement Bonds to be issued and
delivered TO the contractor after the
the work is completed and accepted
by this council.
> Co BY warrants drawn on a func
} created by the sale OF the Street I'm.
2 provement Bonds mentioned in Cd
5 above.
(d) Any deficiency between tn.
? amount of the contract price and thu
> amount OF the Special Assessment
Certificates or Street improvement
2 Bonds, will be paid from the proceed
} OF a special tax to be levied under tn,
provisions of Sec. $50 OF the Code o
( Iowa, in anticipation of which bond
D will be issued and delivered to tn
Z contractor, under the provisions o
2 Sec. 9l2 of the Code of Iowa and Sec
: igl2-a OF the Code Supplement
(e) BY warrants drawn on fun
5 created by the sale of the bonds issue,
under Id above.
3 The work is TO be commenced on o
before the 25th day of April. A. i
4 1922 and to be fully completed on o
before the 18th day OF July, A. ID. 1872:
5 The contractor shall give good an
sufficient bonds in the form to be sup
5 piled by said city. obligating the con
tractor and his bondsmen to the faith
) full performance Of the contract, an