The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-15
he Board Of Local improvements Of


the Board OF Local improvements of
the city OF Cairo, Illinois. that item
lied sealed bids will be received by IL
until the hour OF ten o'clock a. m. OF
Tuesday. February 10th, A. %. 1907.
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, a sewer on Commercial
avenue from point eleven an feet
north of the south line OF Thirty
eighth street TO a point ten u0) feet
south of the center line OF Tenth
street; and second, sewer on Com.
mercial avenue from the north line OF
Second street TO a point ten 10) feet
south of the center line of Tenth
street, the TWO sewers conyerging into
third concrete sewer, TO be con
structed on said Tenth street, extend
ing from the intersection OF line ten
00) feet south OF the center line OF
Tenth street with the east line Of
Commercial avenue along line
parallel 10 but ten (10) feet south OF
the center line Of Tenth street to n
point In the Ohio river one hundred
and thirly-eight 03S) feet east Of the
east line Of Ohio street. etc. under
ordinance No. sc Of said city of
Cairo, adopted July 10, A. D. 1896,
and approved July H. A. d. 1906.
Tented sealed bids will be re-
ceived for the construction of the said
local Improvement as whole. in ac-
cordance with the said ordinance pro
yiding for the making of said inn
provement Said bids shall be accom-
panied by cash or by check pay
able TO the order of the President OF
the Board of Local Improvement 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 bid for making
said local improvement will be con,
sidered unless the same is accom-.
panied by such check or cash: and
said proposals or bids shall be de
livered to the said Board of Local I'm
provements, and the said Board will,
in open session, at the hour Of ten
O'Clock a. m, Of Tuesday, February
18Th A. d. 1907, at the city council
chamber, No, I'LL Commercial ave
nue., in the said city of Cairo. open,
examine and publicly declare the said
bids or proposals so delivered TO It.
A copy of the ordinance above de-
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, and the
specifications for the said local inn
provement can be found and ex
amined at the office of the city engi.
neer of the said city of Cairo at No
I'LL Commercial avenue, In the said
city of Cairo.
The contractor whose bid shall be
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 be
required to enter into n bond, pay
able to the said city of Cairo, In the
sum of fifty f50l per centum, of the
n Of a.. 10.
be approved by the said Board Of
Local improvements. conditioned for
the faithful performance. In all re
spects. Of his contract and for hold.
ing said city harmless. etc. and shall
bind himself, in the contract and
bond, TO guarantee his work for the
period of two t2) years from ana
after its acceptance by the said
Board of Local improvements. Said
contractor win 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. Illi-
nois.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo. Illinois, this 5thI
day of February. A. ID. 1907.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President Of the Board of Local I'm.
provements OF the City Of Cairo,
Illinois.
Attest:
WILBUR p. THIsTLEWOOD.
Secretary Pro TEN.