The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-30
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.
SEWERS AND FILLING.
All Cross Streets Between Twenty
first Street ana Twentyeighth
and West Twenty-eiehth Streets,
and a Part OF Walnut Street, in

| first Street ana Twenty.eighth
| and West Twenty-eiehth Streets,
| and a Part OF Walnut Street, in
the City of Cairo, Illinois.
Public notice is hereby given that
Iuntil ten Ci0l O'Clock A. M. Wednes-
day, February ID. 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
litemized bids or proposals for the
reconstruction of vitrified tile pipe
tsewers, house connections and iniets
snd brick manholes in Twenty-second
and West Twenty.second streets.
Twenty-third and West Twenty-third
streets, Twentyfourth and West
lTwenty.fourth streets. Twenty-fifth
and West Twenty-fifth streets, Twen-
ty-sixth and West Twentysixth
streets, Twenty-seventh and West
Twenty-sepenth streets, Charles
street and a part of Walnut street,
I'm The Said Gitysof Cairo and for the
Ihlling with earth OF the. untitled por-
tons Of the said streets.
The said sewers. house connections,
inlets and brick manholes and the
said filling must be constructed made
and 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 specifl-
cations 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 construction of
the improvement in strict conformity
with its terms and provisions. Bids
VIII 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
also for the sewer work and filing on
the different streets separately.
All bids or proposals must be &c.
companied by cash or by check pay.
able to the order OF the President of
the said Board Ia his official capacity, |
and certified by responsible bank, |
for an amount equal to ten (l0) 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 afore1
said and at said time aud place, the |
said Board. in open session win open.
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid may be
accepted shall enter into contract |
with the said City OF Cairo for the
OF the said Improvement,
or for such part thereof as may be
awarded to him. I'm strict accordance |
with the terms ond requirements Of
he said ordinance and shall also en-. |
ter into a bond payable to the said /
city in the sum Of fifty (5a) per !
centum of the amount of his bid
with security To be approved by the
said Beard. conditioned for the faith
Iul performance IN all respects. OF his /
said eoutrac, 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 ca years
frUin and after the acceptance Of the
SANE by the said Board and its con
iirmation by the court.
The contractor to whom the con
tract for the construction IF the i'm
provement. or any part thereof. Is
awarded and who shall do the work.
viii De paid in bonds Of the city bear
ng interest at the rate Of Eve go
per centum per annum from their re
speetive dates. Blanks for bids or
proposals viii be furnished on appii
tation 70 the said City Engineer at
his Office aforesaid
GEORGE PARSONS.
President OF the hoard Of 1Dcai In
provements Of the City OF Cairo.
Illinois.
Attest:
ERNEST WORKMAN -. II
Secretary Of Beard. III
afro Illinois, January -. 1915. II