The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWERS AND FILLING.
All Cross Streets Between Twenty.
first Street and Twenty eighth
and West Twenty-eighth Streets,
and a Part Of Walnut Street, IN
the Citv of Cairo. IIIinois.

ana west tWenty-eighth Streets,
and a Part Of Walnut Street, In
the City of Cairo, Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
luntil ten Q0) o'clock A. M, Wednes-
day, February u. 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. win receive sealed
ltemized bids or proposals for the
| construction OF vitrified tile pipe
sewers. house connections and inlets
Iand brick manholes in Twenty-second
land West Twenty-second streets,
Twenty-third and West Twenty-third
streets, Twenty-fourth and West
Twenty-fourth streets, Twenty.fifth
| and West Twenty-ffth streets, Twen.
| ty-sixth and West Twentysixth
streets. Twenty-seventh and West
Twenty-seyenth streets, Charles
street and a part of Walnut street,
in the said City of Cairo, and for the
filling with earth OF the untitled por.
| tions of the said streets,
| The said sewers, house connections,
| inlets and brick manholes and the
said filling must be constructed, made
and done in accordance with the
terms and provisions Of Ordinance
No. 127, approved May IS, 1907, now
of record in the office of the City
Clerk of said city, No. iii CONNER
cial avenue, where printed copies OF
the ordinance may be obtained on
the office of the City Engineer of the |
city, In the same building, the specifi- |
cations Of ard for the said work win |
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 be for the construction OF |
the Improvement In strict conformity |
with its terms and provisions. Bids
Will be received for the making OF |
the Improvement as a whole and al |
so for the construction of the sewer |
work without the filling and for the
filling without the sewer work and
also for the sewer work and filling on
the different streets separately
All bids or proposals must be &C.
companied by cash or by check pay
able to the order OF the President of
the said Board in HIS official capacity,
and certified by a responsible bank,
for an amount equal to tn (10) per /
centum of the amount of the bid or
proposal. and, without such cash or
check. no bid or proposal viii be con-
sidered The bids may be delivered |
to the Board at the time and place
first above mentioned or before that
time to the Secretary OF Board at
his office with the said City Clerk.
No. I'LL Commercial avenue afore.
said and at said time and place, the
said Board, In open session win open. i
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid may be
accepted shall enter into a contract
with the said City of Cairo for the
of the said Improvement.
or for such part thereof as may be
awarded TO him, in strict accordance
with the terms ond requirements OF
The said ordinance. and shall also en-.
ter into a bond payable TO the said
rity in the sum of fifty (5o) per
centum of the amount Of his bid,
with security TO be approved by the
said Board. conditioned for the faith.
mi narformanea On all raesar.e of hfe |
said contract and for holding the city ,
etc: and he shall bind him.
self. 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
frmation by the court.
The contractor to whom the con
tract for the construction Of the i'm
or any part thereof, Is
awarded and who shall do the work.
viii be paid in bonds of the city bear
Ing interest at the rate OF FIVE (s) II
per centum per annum from their re- h
spectiye dates. Blanks for bids or
will be furnished on appif
,ation to the said City Engineer at
his office aforesaid.
GEORGE PARSONS. Fl
President Of the Board Of Local I'm
proyements Of the City Of Cairo,
Illinois.
Attest:
ERNEST N0RDMAN.