The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sewers and FilIinq.

! first street and Twenty-eighth and
West Twenty-eighth streets, and a
part Of Walnut street. in the City OF
Cairo, Illinois, except Twenty Fourth
and West Twenty-fourth streets.
Public notice is hereby given that
until ten 00) o'clock a, M, Monday,
April 6. 1908, at the city council cham
Der OF the City OF Cairo, Illinois, No.
I iii Commercial avenue. the Board OF
| Local improvements or the City OF
! Cairo will receive sealed, itemized bids
or proposals for the construction OF
yitrified tile pipe sewers, house con
nections and inlets and brick man.
holes in Twenty-second and West
ITwenty-second streets, Twenty-third
and West Twenty-third streets, TWEEN
tyffth and West Twenty fifth streets
Twenty-sixth and West Twentysixth
streets Twenty-seyenth and West
Twenty seventh streets, Charles
street and a part of Walnut street, in
the said City of Cairo, and for the fill.
ing with earth of the untitled portions
of the said streets
The said sewers house connections
inlets and brick manhoies and the said
filling must be constructed, made aud
done In accordance with the terms and
provisions of Ordinance No 127 Of
said city, approved May is, 1907 now
Of record in the office Of the city
clerk of said city No. I'LL Commercial
avenue where printed copies of tho
ordinance may be obtained on appli
caticn to the said city clerk. and II
the office Of the city engineer of tie
city In the same building, the sac,
fications of and for the said work wi
be found and may be there examined
The said local Improvement as .
whole and in all Of its parts is fully
described In the said ordinance, ane
the bids must be for the construction
Of the Improvement Ia strict con
formity with its terms and provisions
Bids will be received for tbs
making of the Improvement as
whole and also for the construc
ton of the sewer work without tn
filling and for the filing without the
sewer work and also for the sewer
work and filling on the different
streets separately.
All bids or proposals must be az
complained by cash, or by a check
payable to the order Of the presiden
OF the said Board in his official capa
city, and certified by a responsible
bank for an amount equal to ten t1O)
per centum of the amount Of the bid
or proposal and, without such casl
or check. no bid or proposal will bC
considered. The bids shall be deliv
cred to the Board at the time and
place first above mentioned, and a
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 shall b.
accepted shall enter into contract
with the said city of Cairo for the
construction of the said improvement
or for such part thereof as shah -
awarded to him in strict accordance
with the terms and requirements q
the said ordinance. and shall also en-
ter into a bond payable to the said
city in the sum Of fifty 500 20.
centum of the amount of his bid, witt
security to be approved by the sale
Board, conditioned for the faithful
performance, in all respects, of hi
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 and after the acceptance Of tn
same by the said Board and its cor
frmation by the court.
The bond for the nlling work shall
be in the sum Of twenty (20) per
ctntum of the amount Of the BIZ
which shall be accepted for the filing
work to be done aud shall be condi
toned for the faithful performance. =.
Al rcsDects Of his said contract A..
FIR holding the city harmless, etc.
sTha contractor t. whom the CO..
tract f.u t.. c.Hst- etiu - t.- la
Heu. .e aat t8t ,oe
4.. .ru -NsH #r Tire work.
.H. b. 1-.. la H.a-- aI giro r.ty bear
ing interest at the rate Of five 60 per
centum per annum from their respec
tive dates. Blanks tor bids or pro
posals will be furnished on applica-
ton to the said City Engineer at his
office aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
Dated, at Cairo. Illinois. this 23rd
day Of March. 4. d. 1903. d..
GEORGE PARSONS
President Of the Board Of Local In
provements Of the City of Cairo. Illi
nois.
Attest: ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary of Board.
ELECTION NOTICE.