The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWER.
ThirtY.second Street.

Public notice Is hereby given that
until ten aO) o'clock a. m. Monday,
October 10. 1908, at the city council
chamber Of the city OF Cairo. Illinois,
No. I'LL Commercial avenue, the
Board of Local improvements of the
city of Cairo will receive sealed item
lied bids or proposals for the CON
lstructipn of a vitrified tile pipe sewer,
house connections and inlets and
brick manholes in Thirty'Second
street. from Commercial avenue to
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. 1853, approved Aug
ust IA, 1908, now of record in the
office of the city clerk of said city,
No iii 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 construc'
ion Of the Improvement in strict con.
formIty with its terms and provisions.
Bids Will be received for the making
of the Improvement as a whole.
\ All bids or proposals must be ac.
conpanied by cash or check pay.
able to the order of the President OF
the said Board In his official capa-
city, and certified by a responsible
bank, for an amount equal to ten (10D
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 must be delivered to
the Board at the time and place first
above mentioned, No, I'LL CONNER.
cial avenue aforesaid; and at said
time and place. the said Board. m
open session will open. examine and
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 ordi-
nance and shall also enter into a
bond payable to the said city In the
sum of fifty (55l per centum OF the
amount Of his bid. with security to be
by the said Board. condl.
TONED for the faithful performance.
In all respects. of his said contract
and for holding the city harmless.
etc, and he shall bind himself. in his
said contract and bond. to guarantee
his work for the period Of two ca
years from and after the acceptance
OF the same by the said Board and
its confirmation by the court.
The contractor to whom the con.
tract for the construction Of the I'm.
proyement is awarded and who shall
DO the work. will be paid in bonds OF
the city bearing interest at the rate
Of five 90 per centum per annum
from their respective dates. Blanks
for bids or proposals will be furnished
on application to the said city engi-
neer at his Office aforesaid The
Board reserves the right 10 reject any
and all bids
Dated at Cairo. Illinois. this 9TH
day Of October. A. D. 1908.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board Of Local I'm
provements OF the City OF Cafro.
Illinois.
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN,