Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-24
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
board of trustees of the Western Illinois State
Normal school at the office of the president.
in Rock Island, Ill, up to the hour of !
O'Clock p. M, sharp, on Monday, Oct -, 1900,
for all OF the work embraced in contract for
foundations of the building of the Western
State Normal school near the city of Macomb,
to be in accordance with the plans and speci-
locations prepared 10y Robert Bruce Watson,
supervising architect Of the state of Illinois,
suite 1902. Fisher building. Chicago, Ill. which
plans and specifications may be obtained at
the ONCE of the architect or of President G.
j. Searle: OF Rock Island; Ill, or OF b. NJ
Chipcrield, secretary of the board, of Canton,
Ill, on or after Monday Oct. -, 1900.
Contractors desiring TO figure on this work
shall deposit with the architect, or the person
OF whom he gets plans, the sum of SIS, which
amount will be receipted for and returned TO
them upon the return in good order of all the
plans and specifications taken.
Proposals must be made on the regular
printed form as NAV be obtained with plans
and must be enclosed in an envelope furnished
for the purpose, which must be sealed, in
do -Sed and addressed to q j. Searle, president
board of trustees Western State Normal
school, Rock Island, Ill.
All proposals OF every kind must be accom-
panied by II deposit equal to per cent OF the
largest an cunt of bid, and must be in the form
OF cash or certified check drawn upOn some
banking institution OF good standing, DONG bus
mess ia the state or illinois and must be made
payable 10 the president of the board.
No proposals will be received after the hour
specified in this notice, at which time the
board OF trustees and the architect will meet
foF the opening of bids and the consideration
of the same.
the right is reserved to accept or reject any
or all proposals submitted
The fountain walls and footing courses OK
cept the bottom course, are to be constructed
of Tubble stone, and Cgurcs are waited based
on the use OF Joliet, Napsrville and Quincy
lime stone, and MacomD sand stone for all of
such work.
The board of trustees OF the Illinois West
ern State Normal School is composed of the
foil owing:
G. j. Searle president, Rock Island Ill.
Il. NJ. Chtperneld secretary, Canton, Ill.
j. j. McLallen. Aurora, Ill
|. II. Southwick Flora, Ii.
s. T. RobiUson, Bloomington, Ill
Alfred BayIi~S, ex-ofiicio, Sprip gfield, Ill.
The board of trustees will make their award
or reject any or all proposals on or before the
tnirty-first day of October, 1900, and the bid
der TO whom the contract Is awarded will be
required to execute the contract and bond on
or before the third day of November 1900,
and in the event of his failure refusal to
execute said cantract and bond within the
time specified, the deposit shall be subject to
forfeiture end retention by the board OF 'trus-
tees as liquidatcd damages. The deposits of
all bidders will be returned to them be-
fore the first day of November. 100.
Board OF trustees Western IlinoiSStatc Nor
Z NAL, by b. NJ. Chiperiield Secretary.
Canton, Ill, Oct. 49, 1900.