The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-17


lied sealed bids will be received by i
until the hour of ten o'clock a. m. o.
Tuesday. February 10Th, A. y. 1907
for the construction of the following
local Improvement in the said city o.
Cairo, namely
For the construction Of main con
crete sewers on Commercial avenue
and Tenth street, In the city of Cairo
Illinois, first. a sewer on Commercial
avenue from point eleven uD feet
north of the south line Of Thirty
eighth street to a point ten (l0) feet
south Of the center line of Tenth
street; and second a sewer on Com
mercial avenue from the north line OF
Second street to a point ten coo feet
south of the center line of Tenth
street, the TWO sewers conyerginc into
/ q third concrete sewer, to be con.
! structcd on said Tenth street. extend
! ing from the intersection Of line ten
! (l0) feet south of the center line of
! Tenth street with the east line OF
| Commercial avenue along line
1 parallel to but ten Co) feet south OF
the center line Of Tenth street to n
point in the Ohio river one hundred
and thirty 'ght (13S) feet east of the
east line Of Ohio street, etc, under
ordinance No. SO Of said city of
Cairo, adopted July 10, A. D. 1896,
and approved July II, A. d. 1906
ltem2ed sealed bids will he re.
ceived for the construction of the said
local Improvement as a whole, in ac-
cordauce with the said ordinance pro
yiding for the making OF said i'm,
provement. Said bids shall be accom-
panied by cash or by a 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 MAKING Of said local improvement
and no proposal or bid for making
said local Improvement will be con
sdcred unless the same is accom-
panied by such check or cash; ana
said proposals or bids shall be de-
liverod 10 the said Board Of Local I'm
proyemeHts. and the said Board Will
in open session at the hour of ten
O'Clock a. m. Of Tuesday, February
10Th, A. y 1907 at The city council
chamber No III Commercial ave
0ue, in the said city of Cairo. open,
examine and publicly declare the said
bids or propoe ais so delivered to it,
A copy Of the ordinance above dc.
cribed can be obtained from the city
clerk of said city Of Cairo at his
office at No. I'LL Commercial avenue.
in the said city Of Cairo, end the
specifications for the said local inn
provcmeut can be found md ex
amined at the office of the city ensi-
neer Of the said city of Cairo, at No.
iii Commercial avenue, IN the said
city Of Caro-
The contractor whose bid shall he
accepted for the making Of said local
Improvement will be required to en-
ter into contract with the said city
of Cairo for the construction Of said
local Improvement, and will also he
required to enter into bond, pay
able to the said city of Cairo, in the
sum Of fifty 600 per centum Of the
amount Of his bid. with security toI
be approved us HE said noard oil
local improvements. conditioned for
tho faithful performance, in all re
spocts Of his contract and for hold
ing said city harmless, etc, and SHALL
bind himself. in the contract and
bond, TO guarantee his wort; for th"
pcliod of two CD years from and
after It's acceptance by The said
Board of Local improvements Said
contractor will he paid in bonds of
the said city Of Cairo drawing inter
est at The rate Of five 90 per cent
Blank forms for proposals will be
furnished on application to the city
engineer of said city of Cairo, Hi
nois.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids
Dated at Cairo. Illinois this 9Th
day Of February, A. D, 1907
GEORGE PARSONS.
President e the Board Of Local I'm. /
provements Of the City of Cairo, /
Illinois.
Attest:
WILBUR n. TUTSTLENOOD,
Secretary Pro Tom