The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
STREET FILLING.

All cross streets between Twenty
First Street aud Twenty-I1ighth and
West Twenty Eighth Streets, except
Twenty Fourth street and West Twen-
ty- Fourth Street, in the City Of Cairo.
Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
until ten 1o) 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.
.ceive sealed, itemized bids or propos
.als for the filling with earth OF the TN
filled portions Of Twenty-Second and
West Twenty-Seeond Streets, Twenty
Third and West Twenty-Third Streets,
|Twenty.Fifth and West Twenty-Fifth
Streets, Twenty-Sixth and West
Twenty. Sixth Streets. West Twenty,
Seventh Street and Charles Street, III
the said City of Cairo.
The said street filing must be con
structed, made and done in accord.
ance with the terms and provisions
of 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. I'LL Com
mercial Avenue, where 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
scrlbed in the said ordinance. and the
bids for said filling must be for the
OF the Improvement in
strict conformity with its terms and
provisions. Bids will be received for
the filling of all OF said streets as a
whole or for one or more of the same
All bids or proposals must be ac
ccmpanied by cash, or by check
payable to the order Of the President
of the said Board, in his official capac
lty, and certified by responsible bank
for an amount equal to ten 00) 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 a 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 10 him, In
strict accordance with the terms and
OF the said ordinance
and shall also enter into a bond pa"
able to the said City Of Cairo in the
sum Of fifty 500 per centum Of the
amount Of his bid. with security to
be approved by the said Board. con
iitioned for the faithful performance.
in all respects. Of his said contract
and for holding the said city harm
less. etc.
The contractor TO whom the con-
tract for the filing Of said streets
with earth. or for the filling Of any
y said streets with earth Is awarded
md who shall do the work. will be
paid IN bonds Of the said City Of Cairo
bearing interest at the rate Of FIVE
C5l per cent per annum from their
respective dates Blanks for bids o.
proposals will be furnished on appli |
alton 70 the said City Engineer at
bis Office aforesaid
The Board reserves the right 10
eject any and an BIDS
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board Of Local In
provements Of the City Of Cairo. III
nOis
Attest. ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary Of Board |
Cairo. Illinois. February 18th. a. d |
1905.