Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-12
Sanitary District Of Chicago
To Contractors.

Sealed proposals addressed to the
Board of Trustees of the Sanitary Dis
trict of Chicago AMI ndorse,l.
proposals for constructing the sub.
structures of certain bridges across the
Chicago River In the City of Chicago
and main drainage channel of the SAM.
tnry District of Chicago" will he re-.
ceived by the clerk of the said snn,.
tary district at Room ITO Security
Building. Chicago. H.. until II IN,
standard time, of Wednesday. the Sd
day Of September. a. II. 1907. and will
be publicly opened by said Board of
Trustees az u meeting of the board held
that day.
The bridges for which said tenders
are invited are two In number. and the
sites are us follows:
At 18th street. across the Chicago
River. design prepared under the
Scherzer rolling.lift bridge patents.
At LOOMS street. across the Chicago
River. design prepared under the Scher.
Ger rolling.lift bridge patents.
The work for which said tenders are
Invited includes supplying all materl.
ais for the substructurcs of said
bridges and constructing them com.
plete. according to plans furnished by
the Sanitary District of Chicago and In
conformity with specifications furnish.
ell by the said district.
The designs for the said bridges are
owned and controlled by said sanitary
District of Chicago
Each bridge Will be treated as u sin
gle contract In canvassing proposals
and making awards.
Each bid must he accompanied hy u
certified check ar cash to the amount
of two thousand $4,000 dollars. Al
certified checks must he drawn on some
responsible bank doing business In tho
City Of Chicago. and he made payable
Ia the order Of the clerk of the SAM.
tary District Of Chicago. Said amount
of two thousand ,S2.O0O, dollars de.
posted with bids viii he held by the
sanitary district until all of the bids for
said structure have been canvasseh ami
the contract awarded and signed. the
return of said check or cash being con.
ditloncd upon the appearance within
ten nO days after receiving notice Of
award to him of the bidder to whom
the award of said work shall have
been made. with bondsmen. and exc
cutting contract with the sanitary dis.
trict for the work SO awarded. and Civ
ing bond satisfactory to the Board of
Trustees for the fulfillment Of the con.
and LOOmls street bridges across the
Chicago River In the amount of fifteen
thousand (Slj,OOW dollars.
All bids must be made upon blank
forms furnished by the sanitary dis
trict.
No bid will he considered unless the
party making 1t shall furnish evidence
satisfactory TO the Board of Trustees of
his experience In this class of work,
and his financial ability successfully To
prosecute the said contract in case the
same shall he awarded him.
Bidders are required to state In their
bids their individuals names and places
Of residence In full
The Board of Trustees reserves the
right To reject any and all bids.
THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF
CHICAGO.
BY THOMAS \. SMYTH,
President Of Its Board of Trustees
Attest
\. II. PORTER. Clerk.
Chicago, July ., 1902.
Statutes providing that the estates
OF Insane persons who have no heirs
in the United States dependent upon
their estates for support shall be
chargeable with the expense Incurred