The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-28
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
STREET FILLING.

All cross streets between Twenty
First Street and Twenty-Eighth AM
West Twenty Eighth Streets, excep
ITwentyFourth Street and West TWEEN
ItyFourth Street, in the City of Cairo
| Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
until ten (10) o'clock a. M, of Mon
day, March End, 1908, at the City
Council Chamber of the City of Cairo
Illinois, No. I'LL Commercial Avenue,
the Board of Local improvements of
the City of Cairo, Illinois, will re-
ceive sealed itemized bids or propos.
Is for the filing with earts Of the I'M
filled portions of Twenty-Second and
West Twenty-Second Streets, Twenty
Third and West Twenty-Third Streets,
Twenty-Fifth and West Twenty-Fifth
Streets. Twenty.Sixth and West
Twenty-Sixth Streets, West Twenty
Seventh Street and Charles Street. in
the said City of Cairo.
The said street filling must be CON
structed, made and done In accord.
ance with the terms and provisions
of Ordinance No. 1877 of said City Of
Cairo, approved May IS, 1907, now of
record In the office of the City Clerk
of said City of Cairo, No. Ill Com
|mercial Avenue, wnere printed copies
of the ordinace may be obtained on
application to said City Clerk, and in
the office of the City Engineer OF the
said City of Cairo, in the same build
ing, the specifications of and for the
said work will be found and may be
there examined.
The said local Improvement as
whole and In all its parts is fully de
scribed In the said ordinance, and the
bids for said filling must be for the
construction Of the Improvement in
strict conformity with its terms and
provisions. Bids will be received for
the filing of all of said streets as a
whole or for one or more OF the same.
All bids or proposals must be &C,
ccmpanied by cash. or by a check
payable to the order Of the President
Of the said Board In his official capac
Ity, and certified by responsible bank |
for an amount equal to ten 10) per
eentum of the amount of the bid Or
proposal. and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal VIII be con
'idered. The bids shall be delivered |
10 the Board at the time and place |
first above mentioned; and at said |
line and place above mentioned the |
said Board, in open session, will open,
examine and publicly declare said |
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted shall enter into contract |
With the said City of Cairo for the |
filing of all of said streets with earth |
,r for the filling of such of said /
streets as may be awarded to him, in |
strict accordance with the terms and /
of the said ordnance, |
md shall also enter into bond pay.
lble to the said City OF Cairo in the
ium of fifty 500 per centum of the
amount of his bid, with security to
'e approved by the said Board, con
litioned for the faithful performance,
n all respects. OF his said contract
ind for holding the said city harm
ess. etc.
The contractor to whom the con
ract for the filling OF said streets
With earth. or for the filling OF any
4 said streets with earth Is awarded
nd who shall do the work, will be
aid In bonds of the said City of Cairo
'earing interest at the rate of five
81 per cent. per annum from their
dates. Blanks for bids o.
will be furnished on appli.
alton to the said City Engineer at
lis office aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right TO
eject any and all bids.
GEORGE PARSONS.
resident of the Board of Local I'm
proyements of the City Of Cairo, nH.
nois. /;
.ttest: ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary Of Board
Cairo. Illinois. February 18th, A. D.