The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-10-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWER.
Thirty.Fipst Street.

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Public notice IL hereby given that
until ten (10) o'clock a. m. Monday.
October 10, 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 yitihed tile pipe sewer
house connections and inlets aud brick
manholes in Thirty-F'irst street, from
Commercial avenue to point efgh,
teen (1S) feet west OF the east line OF
Washington avenue.
The said sewer, house connections.
nlets and brick manholes must Da
CONSTRUCTED, made and done in accord.
ance with the terms and provisions of
! Ordinance No. 1877, approved August
| IA, 1908. now Of record in the office
of the city clerk of said city. No III
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 it's parts is fully de.
scrbed 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 ae-
companied by cash or by check pay.
able 10 the order of the president OF
the said Board In his official capae.
ity, and certified by a responsible
bank, for an amount equal TO ten (l0l
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. I'LL Com
mercial avenue aforesaid and at said
time and place. the said Board, in
open session, viii open. examine and
publicly declare said bids or pro
pcsals
The contractor whose bid may Be
with the said city Of cairo for the
Of the said Improvement.
In strict accordance with the terms
and requirements OF the said orii.
nance. and shall also enter into
bond payable % the said city In the
sum Of fifty f5Ul per centum Of the
mount Of his bid. with security TO be
accepted shall enter into a contract
by the said Board. condition.
j for the faithful performance, in all
aspects. OF his said contract and for
olding the city harmless. etc: AMI
e shall bind himself. in his said con-
-act and bond. 10 guarantee bis work
Dr the period Of two 90 years nom
nd after the acceptance Of the same
y the said Board aud IT'S confirmation
s. the court
The contractor 20 whom the con
a-a- ANl A-AE AHfAAsHA " AAtiAA ~ int III
royement is awarded aud who shall
D the work. will be paid in bonds OF
le city bearing interest at the rate
five t5f per centum per annum froIa
ieir respective dates. Blanks FOR bids
! proposals vill b. furnished Tn air
ioation 10 the said city engineer Al
IS Office aforesaid. The Board -
.rves the right to reject any and an
ds
Dated az Cairo. Illinois. this 7th
81 Of October. A. D. 1eas
GEORGE PARSONS.
-esiient u the Board Of Local In
provements q the City q Calru.
test. ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary Of Boar1.