The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-09
EOTlCE TO CONTRACTORS; CON
STRUcTiON OF MAIN SEWERS.

/ EOTlCE TO CONTRACTORS; CON
STRUCTloN OF MAIN SEWERS.
Public notice is hereby given by
! the Board Of Local Improvements of
The city of Cairo, Illinois, that item
| lied sealed bids will be received by it
until the hour Of ten O'Clock a. m. of
Tuesday, February 10th, A. D, 1897
| for the construction of the following
local improvement in the said city of
| Cairo, namely
For the construction of main con
crete sewers on Commercial avenue
and Tenth street in the city Of Cairo,
! Illinois; first. sewer on Commercial
avenue from a point eleven (lD feet
north of the south line Of Thirty
eighth street to point ten (10) feet
south of the center line of Tenth
areet; and second a sewer on Com
mercial avenue from the north line of
Second street to point ten tl0) feet
south of the center line of Tenth
street, the two sewers converging into
a third concrete sewer, to be con
stmcted on said Tenth street extend
! ing from the intersection of a line ten
tl0l feet south of the center line Of
! Tenth street with the east line Of
Commercial avenue along line
parallel TO but ten (10) feet south Of
the center line OF Tenth street to a
point in the Ohio river one hundred
and thirty-eight 13S) feet east of the
east line Of Ohio street etc. under
ordinance No. Sc Of said city of
! Cairo, adopted July 10, A. y. 1886
ana approved July H. A. D 1906.
Itcmizcd sealed bids Will be re-
celyed for the construction Of the said
local Improvement as a whole. in ac-
cOdance with the said ordnance pro
Yiding for the making Of said i'm
provemont, Said bids shall he accom-
panied by cash or by check pay
able to the order Of the President Of
the Board Of Local improvements of
said city of Cairo. in his official capa
city certified by a responsible bank
for an amount which shall equal ten
per centum Of the proposal or bid for
The maxine Of said local improvement
and no proposal or hid for making
said local Improvement VIII he con
idered unless the same Is accom-
panied by such check or cash, and
said proposals or bids shall be de-
liyered 10 the said Board of Local I'm
provements, and the said Board will
in open session. ~ the hour Of ten
O'Clock a. m, Of Tuesday February
18Th, \. j. 1901 at the city council
chamber. Ne. nh Commercial ave
nuo, in the said CITY OF Cairo opcn
examine and publicly declare the said
bids or proposals So delivered TO IT,
4 copy of the ordinance above de-
rribcd can Doe obtained from the city
clerk of said city of Cairo at his
Office at No nm Commercial avenue
in tho said city of Cairo. and tbn.
specifications for the suid lJc,l ira
proyemcnt can De found and Ok .
amined ar the Office Of the CRY onGit
neer Of the said city OF Cairo. at 10. /
III Commercial avenue, in the said .
city of Cairo.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for the making of said local
Improvement VIII he required to en-
ter into contract with the said city
Of Cairo for the construction Of said
local Improvement. and will also he
required 10 enter into a bond. pay
able to he said city Of Cairo. in the
um of fifty l79i per cenmm Of the
amour, Of his bid. with security to (
bc approved hv he said Board f.
.. ucal improvements cpud itipuod fnr
-ae faithful performance. in an re-
-pcci- of Gia contract and for hold
ue said city harmless etc and shall
lnI himself in the contract and
bond. to guarantee his work for the
lc-iud nf lvo 90 year, from aud
after lf- acceptance by .hc said
Board OF Local Improvements said
contractor viii BE- paid in bonds Of
bc said city Of Cairo. drawing inter-
.-t at the rate Of five go per cent.
Blank forms for proposals win he
furnished m application 90 the city
.nEincer of said cify Of Cairo. hi
lois.
The board reserves the right TO re
ect any and all bids
Dated ar Cairo. Illinois. this 9Th
ay Of February. a D. 1907.
GEORGE PARSONS.
resident If The Board Of Local I'm ,
proyements Of tha City IF cairo.
Illinois
.ttezt.
WILBUR 3 THIsTLEWOOD. .