The San Francisco call., 1897-01-27
BE EABTA mSs MOI
HOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS
For the Purpose of Sale of Bonds of
the City of San jose.

THE MAYOR AND COMMON COJJNCIr oP
the Ciiy Of san Jose. having by ordinance en-
and sale OF bonds OF the City OF san lose erc
passed on the 2lst day Of December, 1885, and
approved on the 23d day OF December l898
ordained that there should be issued by said CITY
Of San Jose six hundred high school building
bonds, of the deromiua alton Of $125 each and fouT
hundred sewer bonds of the denomination of 100
each, both classes of bonds bear interest at tho
annually, and aso by said ordinance authorized
and directed the City Clerk of said city to 2iye
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 al the
Office of said City Clerk. at the City al in san
Jose California, until the hour of eight o'coc :
p. NJ. on the eighth day OF February 1897 rat
which time or 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 high school building and newer
bonds, or either thereof Said bonds are to bear
date June l. 1897, anu the interest thereon to be
paid semi-annuAlly on the first day " December
and the first day OF June of each yea, 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 consecu:ively from one to six hundred, b. b
inclusive, and be divided into forty SERIES num-
bered consecutivelf from one TO forty, both in
elusive each series consisting OF fifteen bond q;
the first series is 10 include those bonds which are
numbered from one to fifteen, both Inclusive and
each succeeding series is to include the fifteen
bonds mum oered consecutfvely after those ia-
cluded in the next preceding series
said sewer bonds shall be numbered consecu-
lively from to four hundred. both Inclusive,
and b divided Into forty series numbered cnn-
secutiyely from one to forty. both inclusive each
series consisting Of ten bonds; the first series is 10
Include those bonds which numbered from
to ten, both inclusive, and each succeeding
series is TO include the ten bonds mum bered cc,-
secutively after those included in the next pre-
ceding SERIES
The first series OF said high school building
bonds and said sewer bonds shall be made payable
on the first day OF June, 1898, and one of the re-
naming series is TO be made payable on The first
dey OF June In each succeeding ca endar wear
thereaf er. until and including the year 1887
Said bonds are to be III ade payable III. order Of
the purchaser or payee By name, and 10 each Of
said bonds there TO be attached interest bearing
coupons, doub BILE in number 10 the number Of wears
which such bond has to run before Its maturity
Proposals must state the price offei the descrr
tion of the bonds desired, and be accompan ed bv
certified check on some responsible bank, pay
able to the order Of the Mayor of said City. for at
least ten per cent of the amount bid said cheek TO
be returned to bidder in the bid Is not &C.
cepted. The purchase money for said ponds shall
be paid In gold coin of the United states within
ninety days after notice OF acceptance. The righ:
to accept any or ali bids and to reject any or ali
bids, or portions OF bids is hereby expressly re-
served. J. w. COOK. CITY Clerk
Dated January I'd, 1897