Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-09-05
Sanitary District Of Chicago.
TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals addressed to the Board
If Trustees of the Sanitary District Of CHI.
cago aud Endorsed:
Proposals for cxcavating u certain chan.
| mel designated by the sanitary District OF
Chicago as an extension II the North
Branch ~ the Chicago River northward to
Clerk of the sanitary District at Room lilo.
Security Building. Chicago. until IL NJ.
lStandnrd rime) OF wednesday, November
by the said Board of Trustees at u meeting
| Of the Board held on that day.
The work for which said tenders are In.
vited covers the excavation 81 u channel ~
s' S % g" h taS a to The as ss . G
Of this channel tn be ~ feet on foot.
The work also Involves the erection OF tenn
porary bridges at the streets crossing the
line of the proposed work and restoring such
highways to a condition proper for accom-.
modating the travel thereon, all In accord.
ancc with the plans adopted therefor by the
Sanitary District.
known respectively rs section No. aud See.
tion No. . Section No. 1 extends from Bel.
mont Avenue northward for a distance Of
s.4W feet, more or. less. and involves the
excavation Of $4,000 cubic yards Of mate.
rial.
section No. . extends from the north end
OF section No. 1 northwar,i for a distance.
the excavation Of 252 900 cubic yards Of ma.
tcrial. The material excavated II to lie
spread over the adjacent territory IN such
manner us to hll up the bed II the old
river and the low ground nd jacent thereto.
The work for which said tenders are In.
vltcd includes supplying Of all materials.
tools. appliances. lqbor ana superintendent
essential for the proper execution Of the
accordance with the plans. specifications
and directions Of the sanitary District.
Bidders Will make separate proposals Tor
the work to he done upon each Of the see
sl..s.. II. .N..sl h..s.
Each hid must he accompanied by u Ger.
titled check or cash to the amount of five
thousand (S5,OOOl dollars. All certified
checks must he drawn on some Responsible
| and made payable to the order IL the
| Clerk Of the Sanitary District. The said
| amounts ~ Ave thousand Cs5.OsD dollars de-
| posted with bids will be held by the SAM
| respective bids for said Sections have been
convasscd and the contracts awarded and
signed. the return ~ snid check or cash be-.
Ing conditioned upon the appearance within
ten uO) days after receiving notice II the
award to him Of the contractor to whom the
award shall have been made, with bonds.
men. and the execution by him Of contract
with the sanitary District for the work so
awarded. nnd giving u bond satisfactory to
the Bonrd Of Trustees IN the sums hcrcinnf.
ter named. viz:
For Section One ID In the sum Of thirty
| Thousand (s:,O.OsO dollars.
For Section Two q, In the sum of twenty
| thousand $50 1000 dollars.
All bids must he made upon blank forms
| furnished by the Sanitary District. No bid
| will be considered unless the party making
| II shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the
Board Of Trustees ~ his experience In the
class Of work to be undertaken by him and
OF his financial ability to prosecute said con
tract IN case the same shall be awarded TO
him.
Bidders ARE required to state IN their bids
their individual names and places OF resi-.
dcncc IN full.
The said Board Of Trustees reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHI.
CAGO,
by Thomas A. Smyth,
President NJ Its Board Of Trustees
Attest:
T. u. Griffin, Clerk.
Chicago, Sept. =, 1903