The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWERS AND FILLING.
All Cross Streets Between Twenty
first Street ana Twenty-eighth
and West Twenty-eiehth Streets,
and a Part OF Walnut Street, In
tha CifM ~ z airn liIinnir
the city of Cairo, Illinois.

| ana West iWenty-ei0ntn streets,
and Part Of Walnut Street, In
| the City of Cairo, Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
until ten 00) o'clock A. NJ Wednes-
day, February ~. 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, win receive sealed
| itemized bids or proposals for the
construction Of vitrified tile pipe
and brick manholes In Twenty-second
land West Twentysecond streets,
iTwenty-third and West Twenty-thIrd
streets, Twenty-fourth and West
Twenty-fourth streets. Twenty-fifth
and West Twenty-fifth streets, TWEEN.
ty-sixth and West Twenty-sixth
streets, Twentyseventh 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,
lnlets and brick manholes and the
said filing mrst be constructed, made
end 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 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 specif- |
cations of and for the said work win |
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 It's 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
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 Il
the said Board in his official capacity,
and certified by responsible bank.
for an amount equal TO ten (1O) 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 to the Secretary of Board at
his 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. II
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
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
-ity In the sum of fifty (55l per
sentum Of the amount OF his bid.
with security TO be approved by the
iaid Board. conditioned for the faith
'ul performance, In all respects. OF his
aid contract and for holding the city ,
harmless. etc; and he shall bind him
ielf In his said contract and bond. to
guarantee the sewer construction
work for the period OF two 90 years
rom and after the acceptance OF the
'ame by the said Board and its con
imation by the court
The contractor to whom the con
ract for the construction Of the i'm.
Drovement or any part thereof. is
lWarded and who shall do the work.
win De paid In bonds Of the city bear
ng interest az the rate Of I've go
1er centum per annum from their re-
ipective dates Blanks for bids or
proposals viii be furnished on appff-
alton to the said City Engineer at
us Office aforesaid.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Board Of Local In
prOyements Of the City Of Cairo.
Illinois.
Attest:
ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary % Board.