The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWlE RS.
Division Street, Center Street and
TWentyFirst Street, Cairo, hi.
nois.

Public notice is hereby given that
: until ten (10) o'clock A. NJ, Monday,
March 10th, 1908, at the city coun,
Gil chamber OF the City CT Cairo. Hi.
nols, the Board Of Local Improve.
ments of the said city will receive
sealed itemized bids for the construc
ton Of yitrilied tile pipe sewers, house
connections and inlets and brick man
holes In Division street, Center
street and Twenty-First street. in the
SAID city of Cairo, Illinois, in accord
ance with the terms and provisions
Iof Ordinance No. 1876, approved May
lS, 1907. now Of record in the Office
81 the city Clerk Of said city, No. it'll
commercial avenue, where printed
copies OF the ordinance may be Oh. |
tanned on application to the said
clerk. The specifications Of and for
the Improvement will be found and |
may be examined at the office of the
City Engineer of said city In the same
building. The bids or proposals must
be for the construction Of the i'm
proyement in strict conformity to tho
terms and provisions Of the said Or
dinance.
All bids must be accompanied by
cash or BY check payable to the or,
der OF the President OF said Beard in
his official capacity and certified BY
q responsible bank .0r an amount
equal to ten (I0) per centum OF the
amount Of the bid, and without such
cash or check, no bid win be consider. /
I'd. The bids or proposals shall be de-
ivered 70 the Board at the time and
place first above mentioned, and at
said time and place, the said Board, In
open session will open, examine AMI
publicly declare the said bids or pro.
9osals
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted shall enter into d contract
With the said City of Cairo for the
construction Of the said Improvement
L accordance with the terms and re- I
uirements of the said ordinance and
hall also enter into a bond payablel
. the said city, in the sum Of fiftyl
50) per centum of the amount of A
is bid, with security to be approved
Y the said Board. conditioned for the
tithfui performance, in all respects, ! !.
his said contract and for holding. :.
re said city harmless. etc, and he !.
nall also bind himself, in his said =
1ntract and bond to guarantee his !,
lid work for the period of two CD 4,
ears from 6nd after the acceptance a
the same by the said Board and its !,
by the court n
The contractor to whom the con- r,
act for the construction of the i'm. N
ovement shall be awarded and who III
all do the work, will be paid in to
'nds of the city bearing interest at q,
6 rate Of five 60 per ceKtum per di
mum from their respective dates. is
anks for bids or proposals will be
rnished on application to the City gr
lgineer at his office aforesaid. tn
The Board reserves the right to WI
ject any and all bids. bp
GEORGE PARSONS, 81
csident OF the Board of Local I'm. te
of the City of Cairo. I'LL Fl
nois. m,
test: ERNEST WORKMAN, trs
Secretary OF Board. a.
iro, H.. March Cd. 1908. mi
Construction OF Manhoies. M
In a certain technical college when ~ ~
= question, why are manhoies made "a
iptical and not CIRCULAR" was put
the class in examination the ma ~
ity answered by describing the 49,
ape Of a mans head or body. or in
ne other manner going into the de- -.
Is of the human anatomy The 80
iors answered that the reason for -
king them eliiptical Is that the COW g.
may be placed on the inside, an mo
ration which would be impossible .,
IA a circular manhole. o..