The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWER.
Thirty-FIrst Street.

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! Public notice Is hereby given that
until ten l10) o'clock a. m. Monday.
October 10. 1908 at the city council
chamber of the city OF Cairo Illinois.
No. Ill Commercial avenue. the
Board of local ImprbSehlents of the
city of Cairo will receive sealed lteul-
lied bids or proposals for the con
| struction OF a. vitifiad tile pipe sewer,
house Connections and inlsts and brick
manholes in Thirty First street. from
Commercial avenue to point eigh-
teen (1s) feet west Of the east line OF
| Washington avenue.
The said sewer house connections,
inets and brick manholes must Da
CONSTRUCTED. made and done In accord.
lance with the terms and provisions OF
EOrdnance No 1871, approved August
Ili, 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
OF the city. in the same building, the
Specifications of and for the said work
will be found and may be there exam
ined.
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
as a whole.
All bids or proposals must be ac.
by cash or by a check pay.
able To the or ter of the president OF
he said Board in his Official capac-
~ and certified by a responsible
bank for an amount equal to ten ti0l
per centnm of the amount OF the bid
ir proposal. and without such cash or
heck, no bid or proposal will be con.
ildered. The bids must be delivered
o the Board at the time and place
irst above mentioned. No. hi Com.
ne-cial avenue aforesaid: and at said
line and place, the said Board. ia
open session. will open. examine and
publicly declare said bids or pro.
lUsals
The contractor whose bid may be
With the said city OF Cairo for the
Of the said Improvement,
n strict accordance with the terms
.nl requirements Of the said ordi.
lance. and shall also enter into
,ond payable to the said city In the
um Of fifty 500 per centum Of the
mount Of Ms bid. with security to be
ccepted shall enter into a contract
by the said Board. condition.
. for the faithful performance. in all
aspects, Of his said contract and for
olding the city harmless. etc: and
p shall bind himself. in his said con.
act and bond to guarantee his WORK
" the period Of two 60 years nom
ID after the acceptance Of the same
: the said Board and its confirmation
Z the court.
The contractor 10 whom the con
~ ANi tue ttlc % AtA4bA u TIE lut-
'Ovement Is awarded and Who shall
} the work. will be paid in bonds Of
p city bearing interest a the rate
five 80 per eentum per annum from
cir respective dates. Blanks for bids
proposals wfll Be furnished on APP
ication 10 the said city engineer at
8 Office Aforesaid The Board r.
rves the right TO reject any and al
g.
Dated 81 Cairo. Illinois. this 7th
3 o. October. A ID. 1905.
GEORGE PARSONS.
esident Of the Board Of Local I'm
Brovements Of the Cts u Cairo.
Illinois
test. ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary q Bard