Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-26
NOTICE.
500, 600 b onds of the city of Fresno for
Sale.

$50, 900 Bonds of the City of Fresno for
Sale.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IT IS
IN the intention of the board of trustees of
the city of Fresno, and the president thereof, to
offer to the highest and best bidder bonds OF said
city to the amount of $50, ,000, for the purpose of
providing for the purchase OF grounds and the
erection and furnishing a building for school
purposes within said city.
Sealed bids for the purchase of the municipal
bonds, issued by the city of Fresno, Fresno
county, state of California, under the act OF the
legislature of said March ~, 1889,
entitled IAN act authorizing the 1ncurring OF
Indebtedness by cities, towns and municipal cor
porations, Incorporated under the laws of this
state, for the construction of water works, sew
ers and ell necessary public improvements, or
for any purpose whatever, and to repeal the act
approved March 8, 1885, entitled, An act to
authorize municipal corporations of the fifth
class containing more than three thousand, and
less than ten thousand inhabitants to obtain
water works. also, to repeal the act approved
March 10, 1887, entitled, An act authorizing
the incurring OF Indebtedness by cities, towns
and municipal corporations, Incorporated un-
der the laws of this state" will be received by
the city clerk of said city on behalf of the board
of trustees, and the president thereof, at his of
flee in the city hall of said city of Fresno coun
ty of Fresno, state of California, from the first
publication of this notice to the hour of 1880 p
m. of the 18th day of June, 1881, when said
bids will be opened and said bonds sold by said
board of trustees and the president thereof, to
the highest bidder, and thereafter for cash in
United States gold coin to be paid for on the de-
livery of said bonds at the city treasurers Office
in said city.
character known as serials, of municipal i'm
provement fund No. 5, said fund was estab-
hshed on the 18th day of May, 1891, by ordi-
nance of said city, entitled, "An ordinance pro-
viding for the issue and sale of bonds OF the
city of Fresno for the payment of the costs of
certain permanent municipal Improvements in
said city, for the following purposes, to wit:
For the purchase of school grounds and the
erection and furnishing OF a building for school
purposes-$50,0O in accordance with the re-
suit of q special election held in said city on
the 9Th day of April, 1891. pursuant to the
provisions of an act of the legislature of the
! state of California. approved March 10,
| incurring of Indebtedness by cities. towns
and municipal corporations, Incorporated
under the laws of this state for the con-
struction of water works, sewers and all neces-
sary public improvements, or for any purpose
whatever and to repeal the act approved
March s.. 1885, entitled, An Act to authorize
municipal corporations OF the NTH class, con
tainlng more than three thousand and less
than ten thousand inhabitants to obtain water
works.; also, to repeal an act approved March
| 49, 1887, entitled, An Act authorizing the in
curing of indebtedness by cities, towns and
municipal corporations Incorporated under
the laws of this State"
bidder must state the number of bonds bid for;
and no bid will be considered at less than the
face value OF the bond bid for.
The board OF trustees OF said city of Fresno,
I
reject any and all bids.
There will be issued 100 bonds of the demon
ination of $500 each, numbered respectively
from number one tonumber one hundred, both
| inclusive, and so drawn as that one-twentieth
part of the same shall be made payable each
year, for twenty years, in the order of their date
and number, with interest on same at 5 per
| cent per annum, both principal and interest
payable annually at the Office of the city treas
urer of said city.
That said bonds will be delivered in such
| amounts at a time as the board of trustees shall
from time to time determine, provided that all
of said bonds shall be delivered on or before one
year after the date thereof, and such delivery
| shall be made with rebate OF any and all in
terest appearing to be due at the date thereof
| The purchaser or purchasers OF said bonds
must give an undertaking of at least two sufii-
cient sureties in the penal sum OF lOper cent OF
the purchase price bid, payable to the city OF
Fresno, on The condition that said purchaser
according to the terms of notice of said sale
| and within thirty days after receiving written
notice or readiness on the part of said Board OF
Trustees and the president thereof to deliver
said bonds or said purchaser may in lieu OF
| said undertaking deposit a certified check OF
draft payable to the President of the Board oi
failure to take and pay for bonds so bid for
| by the purchaser within thirty days after
written notice of readiness to deliver
undertaking, or forfeiture of said
| check; and that the sum mentioned in said
undertaking. or check, shall be held and con
| SlQefcu as llquludleu udIHHgeS, anu VHdt Stlu
| undertaking may be sued upon, or said check
presented and collected Immediately in the
name of said city, and the amount specified
| recovered or received, as liquidated damages
Deposit in the United States postofice at the
CITY OF Fresno, of notice of readiness to deliver
bonds signed by the city clerk, with the seal OF
said city affixed, and postage prepaid and ad-
| dressed and directed to the purchaser at his
| place of residence or business, shall be deemed
| and considered as notice to the purchaser oi
| the contents of said notice from date of deposit
/ " order of the hoard of trustees Of the EiiV
| of Fresno. W. B. BENNETT, City Clerk.
| Fresno, May 20, 1891. my22-20t