The San Francisco call., 1897-02-01
NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS
For the Purpose OF Sale of Bonds of
the City of San Jose.

THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIr OF
tne oity OF san Jose, having by ordinance en-
and sale of bonds of the City OF San JOSEF etc
passed on the 2lst day of December. 1896, and
approved on the 23d day OF December, 1885,
ordained that there should be issued by said city
OF San JoAe six hundred high school building
hundred sewer bonus OF tSs denomination Of s 100
each, both classes of bonds bear interest at the
annually, ana also by said ordinance @ autSorized
and directed the City Clerk of said city TO give
notice inviting proposals for the sale of said bonds
Public notice is hereby given that City OF San
Jose intends to issue one thousand bonds aforesaid
and that sealed proposals VIII be received se tne
office of said City Clerk. at the City h ali IN san
Jose, California. until the hour of eight O'CLOCK
p NJ on the eighth day of February, 1897 lat
which time, soon thereafter as said Mayor
aud Common Council shall duly convene, said bids
will be opened) for the purchase OF the whole or
any part Of said high school building and sewer
bonds or eitheo oOnGS are 10 u, oes III
paid semi-annuaHy on the first day Of December
and the first day OF June OF each year thereafter
both principal and interest payable In gold coin
lawful money of the United States
said high school building bonds shall be num-
bered consecutivey from one to six hundred both
inclusive, and be divided into forty series, num-
bered consecutively from one 10 forty, both in
elusive. each series consisting OF fifteen bondi;
the first series is 10 include those bonds which are
numbered from one to fifteen. both Inclusive, aud
each succeeding series Is to include the fifteen
bonds mum bered consecutively after those il
cluded in the next preceding series
Said sewer bonds shall be numbered consecn-
lively from one TO four hundred, both inclusive
and b. divided into forty series numbered "on-
secutiveIy from one to forty both inclusive, each
series consisting of ten bonds; the first series Is 20
include those bonds which are numbered from
one to ten, both inclusive andseach succeeding
series Is to include the ten bonds numbered con-
sc cutively after those included in The next pre-
ceding series. 49,
The first series OF said high school buiiains
bonds and said sewer bonds shall be made pay aoie
the first day of June, 1898. and one OF tne re-
naming series is 10 be made payable on the nrst
day OF June In each succeeding CO enoar year
thereaf .er. until and including the yeir 1887:
the purchaser or payee by name and 10 each OF
said bonds there Is 10 be attached bearing
coupons, double in number 10 the NUMBER OF years
which such bond has to run before IT'S maturity.
Proposals must state the price one ed the descrip-
ton of the bonds desired and be aecompan ed by
q certified check on some reSponslDle panX pay
nbe TO the order of the Mayor OF SAID CITY, Tor at
least ten per cent of the amount bid, said CHECK
be returned to bidder in case the bid Is not ac-
cepted. The purchase money for said bonds shall
be paId in gold coin OF the United -tates within
ninety days after notice OF acceptance The right
% accent Lny or all bids and TO reject any all
bids or portions OF bids, is hereby expressly
served J. W. COOK, City Clerk.
Dated January 2d, 1S97.