The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
sewer Construction and Street Paving.
Poplar Street.

Public notice is hereby given that
ntil ten C0l o'clock, a. m. Of Monday
pril 20th 1908, at the city council
hamber Of the City Of Cairo. Hi
ois No. I'LL Commercial Avenue. ir
| he said city the Board of Local I'm
movements Of tho said City of Cairo
VIII receive sealed itemized bids on
proposals. for the construction Of q
itrifi d tile pipe sewer in Poplar
'trect. In the said city. from Invent
eth Stree. 10 ThirtvFonrth Street.
nj OF a yitrified brick pavement,
With a combined concrete curb and
utter. on tho said Poplar Street.
rom the east line Of Washington Ave
ne to tie south line Of said Thirty.
'onrth Street together with vitrified
lie pipe house connections, and brick
atch basins and manholes.
Tho above work Is provided for and
uIly described In Ordinance No. t4s.
pprovod September 10th. 1907. and
he said bids must be for the con.
trnetion of The said improvements in
li1ct conformity to the terms and uro.
isions Of the said ordinance, which
S now OF record in the office OF the
'ity. Clcrk OF said City Of Cairo. No.
III Commercial Avenue. where print
vt copies of the ordinance may be
btaincd on application to said City
Jerk. and in the office Of the City
Engineer of the said City of Cairo. in
ne same building, the specifications
Of and for the said work will be found
nd may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
fompanicd by cash, or by check pay
'ble to the order Of the President of
he said Board in his Official capacity.
md certified by a responsible bank
FOR an amornt equal to ten (10) per
entum OF the amount of the bid orI
PROPOSAL and without such cash orl
heck, no bid or proposal will be con
idCrcd. The bids shall be delivered
e the Board at the time and place
list above mentioned: and at saidI
line and place above mentioned the
aid Board, in open session, will open.
Namine and publicly declare said |
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be |
accepted shall enter into contract |
With the said City of Cairo tor the |
obstruction of the said improvement |
y strict accordance with the terms |
md requirements OF the said ordi- |
ancc, aud shall also eiser into bond |
layable to the said City of Cairo in
he sum of fifty $50 per centpm OF
he amount of his bid. with security
. he approved by sbe said Boarl., con |
itioned for the faitnaI performance.
n all respects of his said contract |
nd for holding the said citt harmless.
r., and he shall also bind himself
n his said contract and bond. to
uarantee his said worl, FOR the perimIT
I two % years from and after the
ceeptanee # the same by the said
ioarl and its confirmation by the
curt.
The contractor to whom the con. II
ract is awarded and who shall do the
York. will be paid in bonds of the Il
aid City of Cairo bearing interest at II
he rate Of five 80 per cent. per an
um from their respective dates. II
tanks for bids or proposals will be
FINISHED on application to the said Il
tty Engineer at his office aforesaid. /
The Eoard reserves the right to re-
ct any and all bids.
GEORGE PARSONS.
resident of the Board of Local I'm
provements of the City OF Cairo.
Illinois.
ttest:-ERNEST WORKMAN. II
Secretary Of Board.