The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWER.
Thirty.First Street.


Public notice is hereby given that
until ten tl0) o'clock a. m. Monday,
October 49, 1908 at the city council
chamber Of the city Of Cairo. Illinois.
No. iii Commercial avenue, the
Board of Local improvements OF the
city of Cairo will receive sealed item.
lied bids or proposals for the con
struction of vitified tile pipe sewer,
house connections and inlets and brick
manholes In Thirty-First street, from
teen (18) feet west Of the east line OF
Washington avenue.
| The said sewer house connections,
inlets and brick manholes must De
Constructed made and done In accord
lance with the terms and proyisons OF
| Ordinance No. 1917, approved August
ia. 1908, now OF record In the Office
OF the city clerk of said city, No. I'LL
commercial Avenue, where printed
copies OF the ordinance may be obtain
ed on application To the said clerk.
and in the office Of the city engineer
Iof the city, in the same building, the
specifications of and for the said work
will be found and may be there exam
med.
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,
All bids or proposals must be ac.
companied by cash or by a check pay.
able to the or4er of the president OF
the said Board in his official capac
ity, and certified by a responsible
bank, for an amount equal to ten (10l
per centum of the amount of the bid
or proposal, and without such cash or
check. no bid or proposal will be con
sidered. The bids must be delivered
TO the Board at the time and place
first above mentioned, No. iii Com
mercial avenue aforesaid; and at said
time and place the said Board. in
open session, will open. examine and
publicly declare said bids or pro-
posals
The contractor whose bid may be
with the said city Of Cairo for the
construction Of the said Improvement.
IN strict accordance With the terms
and requirements Of the said Ordi-
nance. and shall also enter into
bond payable TO the said city In the
sum Of fifty 500 per centum OF the
amount Of sis bid. with security to be
accepted shall enter into a contract
approved by the said Board. condition
ed for the faithful performance. in all
Of his said contract and for
holding the city harmless. etc: and
be- shall bind himself in his said con.
ract and bond. to guarantee his work
Tor the period Of two 90 years nom
and after the acceptance OF the same
by the said Board and It's confirmation
by the court.
The contractor 70 whom the con
ract for the construction Of the lns-
lrovement Is awarded and who shall
10 the work. will be paid IN bonds Of
he city bearing interest al the rata
% I've t5j per centum per annum from
heir respective dates. Blanks for bids
rr proposals vili b. furnished on alr
ilication to the said city engineer at
lis Office aforesaid The Board -
erges the right to reject any and all
ids.
Dated al Cairo. Illinois. this 7th
sy Of October. A. D. 1905
GEORGE PARSONS.
resident Of the Board Of Local I'm
provements u the City Of CsIrn.
Illinois
.tiest- ERNEST WORKMAN.