The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sewers and EiIiino.

| All cross streets between Twenty.
first street and Twenty eighth and
West Twenty eighth streets. and a
part of Walnut street, in the City of
Cairo. Illinois, except Twenty.fourth
and West Twenty fourth streets.
Public notice is hereby given that
until ten 00) O'Clock a. m, Monday
April G, 1908 at the city council cham
Der of the City of Cairo, Illinois, No
I'M Commercial avenue, the Board of
Local Improvements or the City of
ICairo will receive sealed. itemiZed bids
Ter proposals for the construction of
yitrified tile pipe sewers, house con
Injections and inlets and brick man
lhoes in TwentysecOnd and West
lTwentysecond streets, Twenty-third
land West Twenty-third streets, Tween.
Ity-dfth aud West Twenty streets
Twenty and West TwentysiXth
streets, Twentyseventh and West
Twenty scverJh streets, Charles
street and a part of Walnut street in
the said City of Cairo and for the fill
ling with earth of the untitled portions
of the said streets.
The said sewers, house connections,
inlets and brick manholes and the said
Ihlling must be constructed, made and
done in accordance with the terms and
provisions of Ordinance No 1877 of
said city, approved May IS, 1907, now
of record in the office Of the city
clerk of said city, No. iii Commercial
Iavcnue where printed copies of the
Ion dinance may be obtained on appli
lcation to the said city clerk, and in
1.-THE Office of the city engineer of the
city. In the same building, the speci-
Ihcatons Of and for the said work viii
be found and may be there examined
The said local improvement as q
whole and in all of its parts is fully
described in the said ordinance az
| the bids must be for the construetlnr
| Of the Improvement in strict con
| formity with its terms and provisions.
| Bids will be received for the
making of the Improvement as
whole and also for the construc'
| ton of the sewer work without the
Ihung and for the filling without the
sewer work and also for the sewer
work and filing on the different
streets separately.
All bids or proposals must be ac'
cCmpained by cash. or by a check,
payable to the order of the president
OF the said Board in his official capa
city. and certified by a responsible
bank for an amount equal to ten (10)
per centum of the amount of the bid
or proposal, and, without such cash
Ter check, no bid or proposal will b"
considered The bids snail he dc'iv
cred to the Board at the tiht. aHH
u'are FIRST above mentioned Hu. W
| ~ tinc md place tl. said .mrL
IN open session, will open, eAam.n
and publicly declare 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,
or for such part thereof as shall be
awarded to him in strict accordance
with the terms and requirements Of
the said ordinance. and shall also en-
ter into bond payable to the said
city liz the sum of fifty t50) per
Icentum of the amount or his bid, with
Isecurity to be approved by the said
Board. conditioned for the faithful
performance, in all respects. of his
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harmless. etc, and he shall bind him
lself. In his said contract and bond, to
guarantee the sewer construction
work for the period Of two (2) years
from and after the acceptance Of the
same by the said Board and its CON
lfrmation by the court
The bond for the hlling work shall
be in the sum of twenty (20) per
lcentum of the amount of the bid
which shall be accepted for the filing
work to be done and shall he condi-
ltioned for the faithful performance in
Ian respects. of his said contract and
lfor holding the city harmless. etc.
The contractor to whom the CON
tract for the construction of the i'm
Iprovement, or any part thereof is
awarded and who shall DO the work
Twill be paid in bonds OF the city bear
ling interest at the rate Of five 90 per
lcentum per annum from their respec-
Tive dates. Blanks Tor bids or pro-
lposals viii be furnished on applica-
ltion to the said City Engineer at his
lofIice aforesaid.
The Beard reserves the right to re-
ject any and all lids.
Dated. at Cairo, Illinois, this 22rd
lday OF March, A. D. 1908.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President Of the Board of Local I'M
provements of the City of Cairo, I'LL
nois.
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary Of Board.