The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-02

ana West TWenty-eighth 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, will receive sealed
|itemized bids or proposals for the
construction of vitrified tile pipe
sewers, house connections and inlets
and brick manholes in Twenty-second
and West Twenty-second streets,
|Twenty,third and West Twenty-third
streets, Twenty-fourth and West
Twenty-fourth streets, Twenty.fifth
and West Twenty-fifth streets. Twen-
ty-sixth and West Twenty-sixth
streets. Twenty,seventh and West
Twenty-seventh streets, Charles
street and part of Walnut street,
In the said City of Cairo, and for the
filling with earth or the untitled por-
tons of the said streets.
The said sewers, mouse connections,
inlets and brick manholes and the
said filling must be constructed. made
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
cial avenue, where printed copies of
the ordinance may be obtained on
application to the said clerk, and vin
the office of the City Engineer of the
city, in the same building. the specifi-
cations Of aid for the said work will
be found and may be there examined.
The said local Improvement as al
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 a check pay |
able to the order OF the President OF |
the said Board In his official capacity, |
and certified by responsible bank. |
for an amount equal to ten (10) per
t,tr ~ 40 he
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 70 the Secretary of Board at |
bis office with the said City Clerk /
No. iii Commercial avenue afore |
said; and at said time and place, the |
said Board, In open session win 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.
Dr for such part thereof as may be
awarded to him. in strict accordance
with the terms ond requirements of
he said ordinance. and shall also en-
Ter INTO bond payable 10 the said
lily in the sum of fifty t50) per
,entum of the amount of his bid.
with security to be approved by the
said Board. conditioned for the faith
ul performance. in all respects. of his
laid Contract and for holding the city
harmless. etc; and he shall bind him.
3elf, in his said contract and bond, to
guarantee the sewer construction
work for the period of two GU years
rom and after the acceptance of the
iame by the said Board and its con-
irmation by the court.
The contractor to whom the con-
ract for the construction of the i'm
or any part thereof. is
awarded and who shall do the work.
will be paid in bonds of the city bear
ng interest at the rate of five (5l II
per centum per annum from their re-
5pectiye dates. Blanks for bids or
proposals Will be furnished on appIf-
,ation to the said City Engineer at
his Office aforesaid
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board of Local I'm
proyements of the City Of Cairo.
Illinois.
Attest:
ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary Of Boara.
-afro Tfsootz January % tonR L,