The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-08

and West Twenty-eiehth Streets,
and Part of Walnut Street, in
the City Of Cairo, Illinois.
Public notice Is hereby given that
until ten 10) o'clock A. NJ, Wednes-
day, February IL. 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. win receive sealed
itemized bids or proposals for the
construction of vitrified tile pipe
sewers, house connections and inlets
and brick manholes in Twenty-second
land West Twenty-second streets,
Twenty-third and West Twentythird
streets. Twenty-fourth and West
Twenty-fourth streets, Twenty-fifth
and West Twenty-fifth streets, Tween.
ty-sixth and West Twentysixth
streets, Twenty.seventh and West
Twentyseventh streets. Charles
street and part of Walnut street,
In the said City of Cairo, and for the
filling with earth or the untitled por-
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. 1877, approved May IS, 1907, now
Of record In the office of the City
Clerk of said city, No. I'LL CONNER
ciaI avenue, where printed copies OF
the ordinance 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 specifi-
cations 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 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 ac-
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 10 tn (10) 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 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 oiflce with the said City Clerk.
No. I'LL Commercial avenue afore-
said; and at said time and place, the
said Board. In open session will open.
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, |
)r for such part thereof as may be |
awarded 10 him, In strict accordance
With the terms ond requirements Of
he said ordinance, and shall also en-.
.er into a bond payable to the said |
,ity in the sum OF fifty (5D per
.entum Of the amount OF his bid.
With security to be approved by the
aid Board. conditioned for the faith
al performance. in all respects. OF his |
aid contract aud for holding the city
harmless. etc; and he shall bind him
'elf. in his said contract and bond. TO
the sewer construction
work for the period Of two 90 years
rom and after the acceptance OF the
iamc by the said Board and its con-
irmation by the court.
The contractor TO whom the con
raet for the construction OF the i'm
lroTement. or any part thereof. is
Iwarded and who shall do the work.
win be paid in bonds Of the city bear
ng interest at the rate Of Eve go |
yer centum per annum from their re-
pective dates. Blanks for bids or
proposals win be furnished on applf
alton to the said City Engineer at
Ifs Office aforesaid.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board Of Local I'm
prOvemsnts OF the City Of Cairo.
Illinois.
ATTEST;
ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary Of Board.
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