The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-15
NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS
For the Purpose of Sale of Bonds of
the City of San Jose.

THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCII OF
the City of San Jose, having by ordinance
titled IAN ordinance providing for the issuance
and sale Of bonds of the City of san Jose" etc.
passed on the 2lst day of December. 1886, and
approved on the 23d day Of December, 1898
ordained that there should be issued By said city
of San Jose six hundred high school building
bonds, OF the determination of 1925 each, and four
hundred sewer bonds of the denomination of 100
each both classes of bonds to bear interest at the
annually, and also by said ordinance authorized
aud directed the City Clerk of said city to give
notice inviting proposals for the sale of said bonds
now therefore
Public notice is hereby given that the City Of San
Jose intends to issue thousand bonds aforesaid
ana That sealed proposals will be received at the
office OF said City Clerk. at the City II ali in san
Jose, alifornia, until the hour OF eight O'Clock
NJ, the eighth day of February, 1897 TAT
which time soon. thereafter as said Mayor
and Common Council shall duly convene, said bids
will be opened) for the purchase of the whole or
any part of said h gh school building and sewer
bonds, or either the reof Said bonds are to bear
date June !, 1897. anu the interest thereon to be
paid semiannually on the first day IF December
and the first day of June Of each year thereafter
lawful money of the United States
a Said high school building bonds shall be num-
bered consecutively from one to six hundred, both
inclusive, and be divided into forty series, num-
bered cOnsecutively from forty, both In
elusive. each series consisting Of fifteen bonds;
the first series is 10 include those bonds which are
mum bered from one to fifteen, both inclusive, and
bonds numbered consecutivey after those in
cluded in the next preceding series
Said sewer bonds shall be numbered conaecu-
and b divided into forty series numbered con-
secutivey from one to forty, both inclusive each
series consisting of ten bonds the first series is to
include those bonds which are numbered from
one to ten, both inclusive, and each succeeding
series Is to include the ten bonds numbered con-
sc cutivey after those included in the next pre-
ceding SERIES
The first series OF said high school building
bonds and said sewer bonds sh al be made payable
on the first d y Of June 1898, and one of the re-
naming series is TO be made payable on the first
day OF June in each succeeding caendar year
thereaf er, until and including the year 1887.
Said bonds are TO be ade payable TO the order Of
the purchaser or payee by name and to each Of
said bonds there is to be attached interest bearing
coupons, double in number TO the number OF years
which such bond has to before its maturity.
Proposals must state the price ofe ed the descrip
ton of the bonds desired, and be accompan ed by
certified check on some responsible bank, pay
able to the order Of the Mayor of said City, for at
least per cent of the amount bid said checK 10
be returned to bidder in case the bid is not ac-
cepted. The pure base money for said bonds shall
be paid In gold coin of the United -tates within
ninety days after notice of acce ptance The right
10 accept any or all bids and TO reject any all
bids, or portions of bids, is hereby expressly re-
served. j. w. cook City Clerk.
Dated January I'd, 1897.