The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWER.
Thirtieth Street,

Public notice is hereby given thai
until ten G0) o'clock a. m Monday
October 49, 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 will receive sealed item
lied bids or proposals for the con-
struction of a vitrifed tile pipe
sewer. house connections and inlets
and brick manholes in Thirtieth
street, from Commercial avenue to a
point twenty 600 feet west of the
east line of st. Mary's Place East.
! The said sewer, house connections,
linlets and brick manholes must be
constructed, made and done In ac-
cordance with the terms and pro
visions of ordinance No. 1866, ap.
proved August IA, 1908, now of
record in the office of the city clerk
of said city, No. Ill Commercial ave
nue. where printed copies Of the ordi-
nance may be obtained 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 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 OIL
the improvement as Il whole.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
companied by cash or by check pay |
able to the order of the President OF |
the said Board in his official capacity |
AMI certified by a responsible bank, |
for an amount equal to ten N0) per
ceutum oftthe amount of the bid or
proposal, and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal viii be con
siGered The bids must be delivered
to the Board at the time and place
frs; 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.
Dosals.
The contractor whose bid may be
accepted shall enter into contract
With the said city Of Cairo for the
construction of the said Improvement
n strict accordance with the terms
md requirements of the said ordi-
lapce, and shall also enter into a
,ond payable to the said city in the
um of fifty t50l per centum of the /.
mount of his bid. with security TO be
.pploved by the said Board. condi. =
ioned for the faithful performance,
n all respects. of his said contract
nj for holding the city harmless
tc.; and he shall bind himself. in his
aid contract and bond, to guarantee
is work for the period Of two t2j
ears from and after the acceptance
( the same by the said Board and ,
Is confirmation by the court.
The contractor TO whom the con
ract for the construction of the inn {
rovement is awarded and who shall
o the work. viii be paid IN bonds
+ the city bearing interest at the
ate of five 90 per centum per an.
um from their respective dates. J.
Hanks for bids or proposals will De- 5
FINISHED on application to the said 5
ity engineer at his Office aforesaid y
he Board reserves the right to re. :
.ct any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo. Illinois. this 7th D
ay Of October. a. ID. 1908
GEORGE PARSONS. lp
resident of the Board OF Local I'm Lin
rrovements Of the City Of Cairo. ,
Illinois
ttest. ERNEST NORDMAN. =
Secretary Of Board. "