The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
STREET PAVING, SEWER AND
STREET FILLING.
Sycamore Street from the East Line
OF Washington Avenue 70 the
North Line OF Thirty.Fourth
Street, in the City Of Cairo, mi.
nois.

Public notice is hereby given that
until ten (10) O'Clock a. m. Monday,
March 16, 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 yitrified
| 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 yitrified brick
Pavement on said street from the east
line OF Washington Avenue to the
north line of ThrtyTourth street, in
accordance with the terms and condi.
tions of Ordinance No t47 of said
city, adopted September 10, 1907, and
approved September n. 1907. now OF
record In the office of the city clerk
Of said city, No. I'LL 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 Engl.
neer OF said city at said No, I'LL Com.
mercial Avenue The bids or pro
posals 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 Q0) per centum OF the
amount Of the bid. aud without such
cash or check, no bid will be consider.
ed. The bids or proposals shall be de-
livered to the Board at the time and
place first above mentioned. and al
said time and place, the said Board. 10
open session. will open, examine and
publicly declare the said bids or pro
posals
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted shall enter into a contract
with the said City OF Cairo for the
construction of the said Improvement
~ accordance with the terms and re.
qulrements OF the said ordinance and
shall also enter into a bond payable |
to the said city. in the sum OF fifty
500 per centum OF the amount oil
his bid. with security to be approved
By the said Board. conditioned for the
faithful performance. in all respects.
Of his said contract and for holding
the said city harmless. etc. and he
shall also bind himself, i'm his said
contract, and bond TO guarantee his
said work for the period Of two (2)
years from and after the acceptance
o. the same by the said Board and It's |
by the court.
The contractor 10 whom the con.
tract for the construction OF the I'm
proyement shall be awarded and who
shall do the work. will be paid in |
bonds Of the city bearing interest at
the rate Of five 90 per centum per
annum from their respective dates.
Blanks for bids or proposals viii be |
furnished on application 10 the CityI
az his office Aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right 10 |
reject any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo. Illinois. this fourth |
day Of March. 1908.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board OF Local I'm !
proyements of the city OF Cairo. III |
nois.
ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary Of Board.