The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWERS AND FILLING.
All Cross Streets Between Twenty.
first Street ana Twenty-eighth
and West Twenty-eiehth Streets,
and Part OF Walnut Street, in
the CITY of Cairo. Illinois.

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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 OIL
the City of Cairo, viii receive sealed
| itemized bids or proposals for the
Iccnstruction of vitrified tile pipe
sewers. house connections and inlets
and brick manholes in Twenty-second
and West Twenty-second streets,
ITwenty.third and West Twenty-third
streets. Twenty-fourth and West
Twenty-fourth streets. Twenty-ffth
and West Twenty-fifth streets, TWEEN
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
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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
cial avenue. where printed copies or
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 ard for the said work VIII.
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 a 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 to tn O0) 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 may be delivered
TO the Board at the time and place
first above mentioned or before that
time 20 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 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
construction of the said improvement.
or for such part thereof as may be
awarded to him. In strict accordance
with the terms ond requirements OF
the said ordinance, and shall also en-.
ter into a bond payable to the said
city In the sum OF fifty (5oD per
centum Of the amount Of his bid.
with security to be approved by the
said Board. conditioned for the faith |
full performance. In all respects. of his |
said csbntraet and for holding the city
harmless. etc: and he shall bind him,
self. in his said contract and bond. 10 |
guarantee the sewer construction |
work for the period OF two (2) years
from and after the acceptance Of the
SANE BY the said Board and its con
hrmation by the court.
The contractor to when the con |
tract for the construction of the i'm
proyement. or any part thereof. Is
awarded and who shall do the work /
viii be paid in bonds OF the city bear
ing interest at the rate Of five 60 /
per centum per annum from their re-
specfive dates. Blanks for bids or
proposals win be furnished on appri-
cation TO the said City Engineer at
his Office aforesaid.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board OF Local In
provements Of the City Of Csiro.
Illinois.
ERNEST WORKMAN. 4