The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
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
titled AN ordinance providing Tor the issuance
and sale OF bonds of the City OF san Jose," ETC.,
passed the 2lst day of December, 1885, and
approved on 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 determination OF S125 each. and four
hundred sewer bonds OF the denomination OF 100
each both classes of bonds to bear interest at
rate OF 412 Ter centssDer annum. payable semi
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
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 II ali in San
Jose, california, until the hour of eight O'clock
p. NJ, the eighth day OF February, 1897 (at
and Common Council shall duly convene, said bids
will be opened) for the purchase of the whole or
bonds, or either thereof Said bonds to bear
date June l, 1897, anu the interest thereon TO be
paid semi-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 num-
bered ccnsecutively from one to six hundred both
inclusive, and bs divided into forty SERIES num-
bered consecutively from one TO torty both in
elusive. each series consisting Of fifteen bonds:
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 thosa in
cluded in the next preceding series
tlyeiy from one to four hundred both inclusive
and b. divided into forty series numbered con.
secuttvely 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 cutively after those included in the next pre-
ceding series.
The first series of said high school building
ponds ana said sewer bonds hall be made payable
on me nrst Jay OF June, 1888. and one of the re-
mslnlng series is to be made payable on the first
day OF June in each succeeding calendar wear
tneTeafser, until and including the year 1887
SAID ponds are to be m ade payable to The order Of
tne purchaser or payee by name, and TO each of
SAID ponds there Is to be attached interest
coupons, double in number 10 the number of vsars
Wnlcn such bond has to run before its maturity.
proposals must state the price offered the descri-
tion oi me ponds desired, and be accompanied by
d ceftneu check on some responsible bank nav
hnle TO the order Of the Mayor OF said CITY for at
esst ten per cent of the amount bid said checF no
oe returned to bidder in case the bid is not ac-
Septea S Inc purchase money for said bonds shall
De paid In gold coin of the United >tates within
ninety days after notice Of acceptance The right
toaccept any or all bids and to reject anv or ali
served i W CCSiIy ~ AesSiy re-
Dated January 2d 1907 Niby SieiA.