The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-11
NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS
For the Purpose of Sale of Bonds of
the City of San Jose.

THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
the City of San Jose, having by ordinance en-
and sale of bonds of the City of Jose" etc.
passed the 2lst day of December S96, and
approved on the 23d day OF December, 1895
ordained that there should be issued by said CITY
of San Jose six hundred high school building
bonds of the denomination of 1925 each. and four
hundred sewer bonds of the denomination of 500
each both classes of bonds TO bear interest at the
rate OF Az Ler cent Der aunum. payable semi
annually. and also by said ordinance authorized
and 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,
and that sealed proposals Will be received at the
office of said City Clerk. at the City I'll ali in san
Jose, aliforna, until the hour OF eight O'CLOCK
P. NJ. the eighth day OF February, 1897 tat
which time, or soon thereafter said Mayor
aud Common Council shall duly convene, said bids
will be opened), for the purchase of the whole
any part of said gh school building and sewer
bonds. or either thereof Said bonds bear
date June l, 1897, ami the interest thereon to be
and the first 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 bonds shall be num-
bered consecutively from one to six hundred, bot
inclusive, and be divided into forty series,
bered consecutively from to forty, both in
elusive, each series consisting OF fifteen bonds;
the first series is 10 include those bonds which
mum bered from one TO fifteen, both Inclusive and
each succeeding series is to inc ude the fifteen
bonds numbered conseclt ivey after those in
cludeI in the next preceding series
lively from to four hundred. b III Inclusive,
and b divided into forty series numbered con-
secutively from to forty, both Inclusive. each
series consisting of bonds first series is to
include those bonds VIII CHI numbered from
one to ten both inclusive, and each succeeding
series is to include the ten bonds numbered con-
cutively after those included in the next pre-
ceding series.
The first series of said high school building
bonds and said sewer bonds sh all be made payable
on the first day of June, 1898 and one of the re-
naming series is to be made payable the first
day OF June in each succeeding endar year
thereafter until and including the We n 1887.
Said bonds to be m ade payable to TN order Of
the purchaser or payee by name and 10 each of
said bonds there Is 10 be attached interest bearing
coupons double in number 10 the number of y-atS
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 response lie 6ank, pay
able 20 the order of the Mayor OF said City, at
least ten per cent Of the amount bid, said cheek to
be returned to bidder in the bid is not
copied. The pure base money for said boaGs shall
be paid in gold coin of the Uni ed ties within
ninety days after notice of acceptence he ishs
accept any all bids and rel ct any all
bids or portions OF bids, is hereby expressly
served. j. w. COOk City Clerk.
Dated January ID, 1897.