The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-13
The Grea. Healer.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWER.
Thirty.second Street.


Public notice is hereby given that
October 49, 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 a titrifed tile pipe sewer,
| house connections and inlets and
brick manholes in Thirty Second
street, from Commercial avenue to II
point eighty-two 1922 feet west of the
east line of Washington avenue.
The said sewer house connections.
inlets and brick manholes must be
constructed. made and done in accord
ance with the terms and provisions
of ordinance No. lGS, approved Aug
ust Il, 1908, now of record in the
Office Of the city clerk of said city,
No. I'LL Commercial avenue, where
printed copies of 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 specifications of and for
the said work will 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 constrIc-
ton of the improvement in strict con
.formlty with its terms and provisions.
Bids will be received for the making
OF the Improvement as n whole.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
conpanied by cash or a check pay
able to the order of the President Of
the said Board in his official capa.
city. and certified by responsible
bank. for an amount equal to ten (l0D
per eentum 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. iii oommer-
cial avenue. aforesaid; and at said
time and place, the said Board, m
open session will open. examine AMI
publicly declare said bids or pro-
posals.
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.
in strict accordance with the terms
and requirements of the said orhi-
nance. and shall also enter into
bond payable to the said city in the
sum OF fifty (50D per centum Of the
amount Of his bid. with security 90 be
approved BY the said Board. condi-
toned for the faithful performance.
in an respects. % his said contract
and for holding the city harmless,
etc. and he shall bind himself. in his
said contract and bond. 10 guarantee
his work for the period of two 90
years from and after the acceptance
Of the same BY the said Board md
is confirmation by the court.
The contractor 20 whom the con
tract for the construction Of the i'm
proyement Is awarded and Who shall
10 the work. viii be paid IN bonds 81
the city bearing interest at the rate
1f FIVE 60 per centum per annum
rom their respective dates. Blanks
Tor bids or proposals will be furnished
ln application to the said city engi-
ieer at his Office aforesaid. The
3lard reserves the right 70 reject anv
md all bids
Dated al Cairo Illinois. this 7th
lay Of October. A. D. 1908.
GEORGE PARSONS.
RI sident Of the Board OF Local In
provements % the City Of Cairo.
Illinois.
Ittest: ERNEST. WORKMAN.
Secretary Of Board