The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

TIE CITY OF PEKIN hereby invites pro
4 posals until AUGUST THIRTEENTH,lS66
Tor the building of Dirt Road, En- bank ment or
Causew.v across the Illinois rIver bottom, oppo-
site said city, about one and three-Quarters miles
in length not less than twelve feet height, on
average to be wide enough on top for easy pas
sage OF teams, and in no event less than eighteen
feet The embankment to slope to base wide
enough insure stability of work. The materI-
ais for this work are on the spot
In connection with and as pari of the above
proposals are also asked for the grading OF com
mon road sIIty-sII feet wide across a I'd beyond
the bluff west of said bottom, about Eve and one
fourth miles IN length.
The city of Pekin owns the ferry franchise al
this point, with boats and tackle also lands OPP
posite ferry, and right OF way across SAID bottom
to bluff. and pile and plank bridge built across
said bottom, Said city now proposes to give the
mxserials in said bridge, and lease OF said ferry
franchise and appurtenances, for term of years
not exceeding fifty, to parties who will construct
.ueh c.use~sy and road keep the same always in
good repair, and maintain such ferry boat or
boats at such Terry as the public demsnd may re-
quI-s, during the continuance OF such lease, the
city resetvlng only an equal control with such
lessee and contractor in the management Of said
road and ferry-:. The letting 20 be made TO the
patty who will contract to complete said work IN
the shortest period OF time, and for the smallest
The city reserves the right to reject any and all
proposals.
Proposal to be addressed to the undersigned in
sealed envelopes. Endorsed, ssProposss Tor build
ing roads and leasing ferry - and must De accom-
panied by names of two resPonsoIe Patues VINO
viii become seearity for the performance OF the
work in the time proposed by the bidder
Parties are invited 10 examine the work with q
view to bidding
The CITY of PsLin Is situsted on The east bank
o,.,h. IiI;,;. ,;yer on the Peoria, Pekin q Jack
.onvijle n r. about 10 miles nom Chicago by
rail .nd about e25 miles from st. Louis by river:
$500 popu alton OF about {, 900 inhabitants
"a 80, OF the ubsta ntial elements of prosperi-
=, cesar TO build up fine hourishing city
Il, n .1y point between Chicago and st. Lofts
IT, bluffs at the end of the caussway or embark
,sut proposed, are full of coal equal in quality
10 any in the state, and for which, with irewood
and hard timber In cless proximity. there 10 sn
ever increasing demand. The country to be
cached by said road, we'll settled by enterpris
ing farmers, whose natural market Is at Pekip.
As grain market, Pekin ranks as good a. the
best, II not the best, and ships more grain than
any other point on the river, besides consuming
large amount At her distilleres.
The city has fourishing and constantly in
ereasing trade, and lies the direct route of en-
gration fro the esst to the Mississippi and west
ward. s@ 3f-sE Ssao-1
The terry in its present situation, il in the
hands of individual enterprise, would yield
handsome return upon the cost to the city. The
city or reasons, will sell the ferry,
bat prefer 70 give to enterprisng men who will
invest some capital In building the embankm ent
and road an opportunity to realize handsome, il
not immense profits upon their outlay, by increas-
ing Che: advantages Of the ferry, being content
with, the general benefit that may accrue to the
public by the proper and energetic Management
of her Interest in the iranehise. got gaE -
Apersonal examination 10 solicited by the CITY
authorities, who will be pleased to show to per
sons who contemplate bidding the site Of the pre-
posed work. VIM. M. OLMsTED,
june26dtd. City CLERK, Pskin, ILL.,