The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-07

street ana u Wenty- Elqnth and
West Twenty-Eehth Streets, and a
Part Of Walnut Street, in the City
of Cairo, Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
| until ten (10l O'Clock a.. m, Thursday
May 81 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 item.
lied bids or proposals for the con
struction Of yitrifed 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,
West TwentyFourth Street, Twenty
Fifth and West Twenty Streets,
Twenty-Sixth and West Twenty-Sixth
Streets. Twenty-Seyenth and West
! Twenty Streets, Charles
Street and part OF Walnut Street
in the said City of Cairo, and for fill
ing with earth of the untitled portions
of the said streets.
The said sewers, house connections
inlets aud brick manholes and thes
said filling must be constructed, mada'
and done in accordance with the
terms and provisions of Ordinances
No. 1877, approved May IS. 1907, now
of record in the office of the Cityf
Clerk CT said City. No iii Commer{
cial avenue, where printed copies OF
the ordinance may be obtained ON
application to the said Clerk, and it}
the Office of the City Engineer of the
City, in the same building, the speeiny
cations of and for the said work wifi
be found and may be there eXamineds
The said local improvement as II
whole and in all its parts is fully DEF
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 aud for the
filling without the sewer work amt
also for the sewer work and filling on
the different streets separately.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
lcompanied 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 0O per
centum of the amount Of the bid Or
proposal, and without such cash or
check no bid or proposal will be con7
sidered, The bids may be delivered
to the Board at the time and place
first above mentioned and at said
| time and place, the said Board, In
open session will open, examine and
publicly declare said bids or pro.
posas
The contractor whose bid may be
accepted shall enter into 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 and requirements of
the said ordinance, aud shall also en-.
ter into a bond payable to the sail
city in the sum e fifty (50) 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 contract and for holding the city
HARMLESS, etc; and he shall bind him
self. in his said contract and bond, to
guarantee the sewer construction work
for the period of two (2) years from
Iand after the acceptance of the same
by the said Board aud its confirmation
Iby the court
The contractor to whom the con
tract for the construction of the i'm
prOyement, or any part thereof, IS
awarded and who shall do the work
will be paid in bonds of the city bear
ing interest at the rate of five 90
Iper centum per annum from their re-
Ispectiye dates Blanks for bids or
proposals will be furnished on applil
cation to the said City Engineer at his
office aforesaid
| The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids
Dated this 18th day of May. 1908.
GEORGE PARSONS.
| President Board of Local Improve.
ments OF the City of Cairo.
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary OF the Board.
MASTERS SALE.