The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
STREET FILLING.

All cross streets between Twenty.
First Street and Twenty Eighth aad
! West TwentyEighth Streets, except
Twenty Fourth Street and West Tween.
ty-Fourth Street, in the City of Cairo,
Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
until ten (10) o'clock a. m, of Mon
day, March end. 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 filling with earth of the un.
l1illed portions of TwentySecond and
West Twenty-Second Streets, Twenty
Third and West Twenty-Third Streets
Twenty-Fifth and West Twenty Fifth
Streets, Twenty-Sixth and West
| TwentySixth 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
of Ordinance No. 1877 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
jmercial Avenue, Mere 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 a
whole and in all its 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 will be received for
the filing of all of said streets as a
whole or for one or more of the same.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
by cash, or by a check
payable to the order of the President
Of the said Board in his official capac
ty, and certified by a responsible bank
for an amount equal to ten 10) per
,entum of the amount of the bid or
proposal, and without such cash or
heck, no bid or proposal will be con
iidered. The bids shall be delivered
% the Board at the time and place
irst above mentioned; and at said
lime and place above mentioned the
aid Board. in open session. will open,
Examine and publicly declare said
lids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted shall enter into a contract
With the said City of Cairo for the
Hing OF all Of said streets with earth
n for the filling of such of said
treets as may be awarded to him, in
trict accordance with the terms and
Of the said ordinance.
nd shall also enter into a bond pay ,
bile to the said City of Cairo in the :
um Of fifty (50) per centum OF the
mount of his bid, with security to
e approved by the said Board. con.
itioned for the faithful performance. :,
q all respects. OF his said contract :,
nd for holding the said city harm ;,
sss. etc. :,
The contractor TO whom the con- >
act for the filing OF said street. !,
18th earth. or for the filling Of any =
I said streets with earth is awarded
I'D who shall do the work, Will be
aid In bonds Of the said City Of Cairo
caring interest at the rate OF five =,
- per cent. per annum from their 7"
sspectiye dates Blanks for bids o. y
will be furnished on appli- :
ltiOn to the said City Engineer at :
Is Office aforesaid
The Board reserves the right 10
.ject any and all bids.
GEORGE PARSONS,
resident Of the Board Of Local I'm -
provements Of the City Of Cairo. mn y
nols y
test: ERNEST WORKMAN. y
Secretary Of Board
Cairo, Illinois. February 18th. A. D.
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