The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
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-
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, 1896, and
approved the 23d day OF December, 1896,
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 800
EACH both classes of bonds to bear interest at the
rate OF 412 per cent per annum. 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
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 at the
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, as 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 igh school building and sewer
bonds or either thereof said bonds to bear
date June l, 1897, and the interest thereon TO be
paid semt-annually on the first day of December
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
bered consecutively from one TO six hundred, both
inclusive, and be divided into forty series, num-
bered consecutively from to forty both in
elusive, each series consisting OF fifteen bonds;
the first series is 10 include those bonds which
numbered from one to fifteen, both inclusive, and
each succeeding series is to incl ude the fifteen
bonds numbered conSecutlvely after those in
Guided in the next preceding series
Said sewer bonds shall be numbered consecu-
lively from one to four hundred. both inclusive
and b. divided into forty series numbered CON-
secutvely from one to forty, both inclusive each
series consisting of ten bonds the 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-
cedng 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, 1885, and one OF the re-
naming series is to be made payable on the first
day OF June In each succeeding calendar year
thereaf err 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 10 be attached bearing
coupons double in number to the number of years
which such bond has to run before its maturity
Proposals ust state the price offered the descrip
ton of the bonds desired, and be accompanied by
a certified check some responsible bank, pay
able 10 the order of the Mayor OF said City, for at
least per cent of the amount bid, said cheek
be returned to bidder in case the bid is not
cepted. The purchase money for said bonds shall
be paid In gold coin of the United states within
ninety days after notice of acceptance. The right
to accept any or all bids and to reject any or all
bids or portions OF BIDS is hereby expressly re-
served. j. w. COOK, City Clerk. 9.
Dated January I'd, 1897