The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-10-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWER.
Thirtieth Street,

Public notice is hereby given that
until ten 10) o'clock a. us. Monday,
October 10. 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 will receive sealed item
ICED bids or proposals for the con.
strGction of vitrified tile pipe
sewer, house connections and inlets
and brick manholes in Thirtleth
street. from Commercial avenue to "a
noint twenty COO feet west of the
east line Of St. Mary's Place East
The said sewer, house connections,
lnIets and brick manholes mist pc
constructed, made and done in ac-
cordance with the terms and pro
visions of ordinance No. LOO ap
proved August IA, 1908, now OF
record in the office of the city clerk
iof said city, No. iii Commercial ave
nue.. where printed copies OF the ordl-
nance may be obtained on application
10 the said clerk, and in the office OF
the city engineer of the city, in the
same building. the specifications OF
and for the said work will be FOUND
and may be there examined.
The said local Improvement as a
whole and in all its parts is fully de-
scribed in the said ordinance, and the
bids must he for the construction OF
tthe enforcement in strict conformity
with IFS terms and provisions. Bids
viii be received for the making oil
the Improvement as a whole
All bids or proposals must be ae-
companied by cash or by cheek pay.
able to the order of the President OF
the said Board in his official capacity
and certified by a responsible bahk'
for an amount equal to ten (lO) per
ceutum of the amount of the bid or
nrcuosal. and without such cash OF
check. no bid or proposal will be con
siGered The bids must be delivered
to the Board at the time and place
FIRST above mentioned. No. III Com
mercial avenue aforesaid: and at said
time and place, the said Board, In
open session, will open, examine and
publicly declare said bids or pro-
posGls.
The contractor whose bid may be
accepted shall enter into a contract
with the said city Of Cairo for the
construction of the said Improvement
in strict accordance with the terms
and requirements of the said ordi-
nance. and shall also enter INTO a
bond payable to the said city in the
SUM of fifty 500 per centum OF the
amount of his bid. with security to be
approved by the said Board, condi'
toned for the faithful performance,
in all respects. Of his said contract
aud for holding the city harmless,
etc: and he shall bind himself In his
said contract and bond, to guarantee
his work for the period of two (2l
years from and after the acceptance
of the same by the said Board and
Its confirmation by the court.
The contractor to whom the con
tract for the construction OF the i'm
provement is awarded and who shat
do the work. will be paid in bonds
Of the city bearing interest at tn
rate Of FIVE 90 per centum per an
mum from their respective dates
Blanks for bids or proposals will b
furnished on application to the SAT-
city engineer at his office aforesaid
The Board reserves the right to r.
Jet any aud all bids.
Dated al Cairo. Illinois. this IN
day Of October. A. D. 1908.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President Of the board Of Local I'm
provements Of the City Of Cairo
Illinois
Attest. ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary Of Board.