The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
STREET FILLING.

All cross streets between Twenty
First Street and Twenty-Eighth and
West Twenty Eighth Streets. except
1 Twenty Fourth Street and West Tween
Ity-Fourth Street, in the City of Cairo
Illinois.
! Public notice is hereby given that
until ten, (t0) O'clock a. M, of Mon,
! day, March 2nd, 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-
ceiye sealed, itemiZed bids or propos,
Is for the filing with eartL of the un.
filled portions of Twenty-Second and
Third and West Twenty-Third Streets
ITwenty-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
Iof Ordinance No. 127 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. LII Com
mercial Avenue, Nnere 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 it's 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~wil be received for
the filling of all of said streets as a
whole for one or more of the same.
All bids or proposals must be ac
ccmpanied by cash, or by q check
payable to the order Of the President
of the said Board, In his official capac-
ity. and certified by a responsible bank
for an amount equal to ten (10) per
centum of the amount Of the bid Or
and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal will be con |
sidered. The bids shall be delivered |
to the Board at the time and place
first above mentioned; and at said |
time 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 !
filling of all of said streets with earth |
or for the filling of such of said |
streets as may be awarded to him. In |
strict accordance with the terms and
requirements of the said ordinance,
and shall also enter into bond pay-I
able to the said City of Cairo in the
sum of fifty 900 per centum of the
amount of his bid. with security to
be approved by the said Board. con.
1itioned for the faithful performance,
IN all respects. of his said contract
and 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
II said streets with earth is awarded
md who shall do the work. will be
,aid in bonds of the said City of Cairo
bearing interest at the rate of FIVE
80 per cent. per annum from their
respective dates. Blanks for bids o.
proposals will be furnished en- appli
alton to the said City Engineer at
lis office aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to
eject any and all bids.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board Of Local I'm
prOvements Of the City of Cairo, HH-
nois.
Attest. ERNEST NORMAN