The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-06
NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS
For the Purpose of Sale of Bonds OF
the City of San Jose.

THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
4. 4 the Cly 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 Dist day of December, 1895, and
ordained that there should be issued by said city
of San Jose six hundred high school building
bonds, OF the determination OF Sl29 each AUD four
hundred sewer bonds of the denomination OF 500
each both classes of bonds to bear interest at the
rate of ala per cent per annnm' 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 one thousand bonds aforesaid
and that sealed proposals VIII De received at the
office OF said City Clerk at the City ali in San
Jose, alifornia, until the hour of eight O'Clock
P. NJ. on the eighth day OF February, 1897 (at
which time or as soon thereafter as said Mayor
and Common Council shall duly convene said bids
will be opened) for the purchase OF the whole or
bonds or either thereof. said bonds are to bear
date June l. 1897. anu the interest thereon TO be
maid semi-annually the first day Ct 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 consecutively from one to six hundred, both
inclusive, and be divided into forty series, num-
bered consecutivel from one 10 forty, both ill
elusive, each series consisting OF fifteen bonds;
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 num- ered c0nSecu lively 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 divided into forty series numbered con-
secutively from one to forty, both inclusive each
series consisting of ten bonds first series is 10
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 cutiyely after those included in the next pre-
ceding SERIES
The first series of said high school building
bonds and said sewer bonds sh III be made payable
on the first day of June 1893. and one Of The re-
naining series Is to be made payable on the first
uay or June in each succeeding endar wear
thereafter. until and including the wear 1897
said bonds are TO be made payable to the order Of
the purchaser or payee by name, and TO each az
SAID bonds there IS to be attached interest bearing
coupons, double in number To the number Of wears
which such bono has to run before its matiIritv
Proposals must state the price ofei ed the descrn
ton of the bonds desired, and be accompanied hv
a certified check on some responsible bank paw
able 20 the order Of the Mayor of said CITY for NJ
least ten per cent of the amount bid said chee tn
be returned to bidder in case the bid is NOT ar
cepted. The purchase money for said bonds oh all
be paid in gold CON OF the United states within
ninety days after notice of acceptance The riJht
oaccept any or ali bids and to reject any or ali
bids, or portions of bids, is hereby expressly re
Dated January I'd, 1897. S''' o'eiA'