The San Francisco call., 1897-01-28
NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS
For the Purpose of Sale of Bonds Of
the City of San Jose.

THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
l. the Cliy of San Jose, having by ordinance en-
and sale OF bonds Of the City OF san Jose" etc
passed the 2lst day of December, 1895, and
approved the 23d day OF December 1885
ordained that there should be issued by said CITY
of San Jose six hundred high school building
bonds of the dshomin alton Of s125 each. and four
hundred sewer bonds of the denomination Of 500
each both classes of honda to bear interest at tn
rate of 412 rer cent Der snnum. payable SENT
annually. and also by said ordinances authorizea
aud directed the City Clerk of said CITY TO giva
notice inviting proposals for the sale Of said bonds
Public notice is hereby given that the City of San
Jose intends to issue one thousand bonds aforesaid
and that sealed proposals will be received a. tina
office of said City Clerk at the City ali in san
Jose, California, until the hour of eight o'cloc,c
P. NJ. on the eighth day of February, 1897 taI
which time, or as soon thereafter as said MAYOR
aud Common Council shall duly convene said bids
will be opened). for the purchase Of the whole or
bonds, or either thereof Said bonds are to bear
date June ], 1897 and the interest thereon 70 be
paid semi-Annuslly on the first day Cf December
and the nrst day OF June of each year thereafter,
both principal and interest payable in gold coin or
lawful money of the United States
said high school building honds shall be num-
bered consecutively from one to six hundred. both
inclusive, and be divided into forty series. num-
bered consecutiyeIy from one 10 forty both In
ciuslve, each series consisting of fifteen bonds;
the rst series is 10 include those bonds which are
mum oered from one TO fifteen. both Inclusive, and
eacn succeeding seHes Is to include the nfteen
bonds numbered consecutively after those In
Guided In tue next preceding series
tlveiy from one to four hundred, both Inclusive,
and D divided into forty series numbered CON
secntivey from one to forty, both inclusive. each
series consisting of bonds first series Is TO
Include those bonds which numbered from
one to ten, both inclusive. and each succeeding
series Is to include the ten bonds numbered con-
Sc cutively after those included In the next pre-
ceding series.
The first series OF said high school buildtny :
bonds and said sewer noDds sh All be made payabe 0
on The first day OF June, 1898 and one of the re-
naming series is made payable on the first
DAY June in each succeeding endar wear
theFeaf er, until and including the year 1887.
said bonds to be NJ ade payable 10 The order Of
the purchaser or payee b. name, and to each OF
said bonds Is TO be attached interest bearing
coupons. double in number 10 the number of years
which such bond has to before its maturity
Proposals mu the price ofe ed the descrlp-
tion of the bonds desired and be accompanied bv
a certified check on some responsible bank pay-
able 20 the order Of the Mayor OF said City for AZ
least per cent of the amount bid, said checK I'D
be returned to bidder in case the bid ia NOT ac.
cepted. The purchase money for said bo q ds shaII
be paid In gold coin OF the United >tstes within
ninety days after notice of acce ptance The ri0h-
TO accept any all bids and to reject anv or All
bids, or portions Of BIDS is hereby expressly "a.
served. J. W. cook Citv Geek
Dated January ID. 1897.