The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
STREET PAVING, SEWER AND
STREET FILLING.
Sycamore Street from the East Line
OF Washington Avenue ton the
North Line Of Thirty-Fourth
Street, in the CITY of cairo, Illi.
nos.

Public notice Is hereby given that
until ten tlol o'clock a. IN. Monday,
March l6, 1908, at the city council
chamber of the City OF Cairo, Illinois,
the Board Of Local improvements of
| said city will receive sealed itemized
| bids for the construction of vitrified
| tile pipe sewer. catch-basins and
transformations In Sycamore street,
In the said City OF Cairo, illinois, for
filling said street with earth and for
the construction OF vitrified brick
pavement on said street from the east
line of Washington Avenue to thu
north line of Tbirty-Fourth street. III
accordance with the terms and condi
tions OF Ordinance No. 1A7 of said
city, adopted September 10. 1907, and
approved September y, 1907, now OF
record In the office Of the city clerk
Of said city. No, iii Commercial
Avenue, where printed copies OF the
said ordinance may be obtained on
application to the said clerk. The
specifications of and for the Improve
ment will be found and may be ex-
amined at the office OF the City Engi,
neer of said city at said No. I'LL Com.
mercial Avenue The bids or pro,
posas must be for the construction OF
the Improvement in strict conformity
TO the terms and provisions of said or.
dinance.
All bids must be accompanied by
cash or by check payable to the or.
der of the President of said Board in
his official capacity and certified by
a responsible bank, for an amount
equal to ten (10) per centum Of the
amount OF the bid and without such |
cash or check. no bid will be consider
81. The BIDS or proposals shall be de. |
livered TO the Board at the time andI
place first above mentioned, and at
said time and place. the said Board. in
open session, will open. examine andI
publicly declare the said bids or pro
nosals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted shall enter into a contract
with the said City OF Cairo for the
of the said Improvement
IN accordance with the terms and rel
luirements Of the said ordinance andI
shall also enter into a bond payable
10 the said city. in the sum of fifty
500 per centum Of the amount OK
IFS bid. with security to be approved
~ the said Board. conditioned for the
aithful performance, in all respects
# his said contract and for holdfngl
he said city harmless. etc. and ne
hall also bind himself in his saidl,
'Cntraet, and bond TO guarantees his
aid work for the period Of two (2D
ears from and after the acceptance
q the same by the said Board and its |
confirmation by the court.
The contractor 10 whom the con
ract for tie construction Of the I'm
'royement shall be awarded and who
han do the work. will be paid IN
ends Of the city bearing interest at
he rate of five 90 per centum per
nnum from their respective dates
Blanks for bids or proposals will be
furnished on application to the CITY
at his office aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right tol
eject any and all bids.
Dated al Cairo. Illinois. this fourth
ay Of March. 1893.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President Of the Board Of Local I'm
roTements Of the city OF Cairo, nii-
ois.
Ittest.-E ERNEST NoRDMAN.
Secrefar- az Roard