The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-14

eighth street and by. the construc-
ton IN and. upon the said Walnut
street of brick catch basins and sup
plying castIron traps and castiron
! covers therefor, from the said north
line OF Jefferson avenue TO the said
east line OF Holbrook avenue. and by
building up and repairing the seven
teen g7) brick manholes now In the
said Walnut street and supplying
east-iron rings and cast-iron covers
therefor, and by the construction in
the said Walnut street Of vitrified
tile pipe sewer, of fifteen (15) inches
inside diameter. with house connec-
tons leading from each side thereof
to point within ten (l0) feet OF the
lot line on both sides of said Walnut
street, and with three (3) brick man
holes constructed therein and with
cast-iron rings and east-iron covers
provided for said manholes. from the
brick manhole at the intersection of
Seventeenth street and Walnut
street, in the Seventeenth street
sewer, to point twenty-four (24)
feet north of the south line OF Twen-
tieth street. in said City of Cairo.
The above work is provided for by
and fully described In Ordinance No.
1879 OF said City OF Cairo, adopted
July 18th, A. d. 1909. and APP
proved July goth. A. d. 1909, and the
said bids must be for the construct
ion OF the said local improvement as
a whole in strict conformity to. the
terms and provisions of said ordi-
nance. which Is now OF record In the
office OF the City Clerk of said City,
OF Cairo, No. iii Commercial Ave
nue., In said City OF Cairo, where
printed copies OF the said ordinance
may be obtained on application to
said City Clerk. and in the office OF
the City Engineer Of the said City Of
Cairo, No. l113 Commercial Avenue,
in said City of Cairo. which is just
across the hall from the said City
Clerks office. the specifications OF
and for the said local improy ement
can be found and may be there ex-
amined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
oompanied by cash. or by check, pay
able to the order o. the President of
the said Board OF Local Improve
lments, in his official capacity. certi-
fled by responsible bank. for an
amount equal to ten t10) per centum
! of the amount of the bid or proposal
/ for the construction of said local Inn
iprovement. and without such cash or
check no bid or proposal will be con.
sidered by said Board. The bids
shall be delivered to the Board at the
time and place first above mention
ed and at said time and place above
mentioned the said Board. in open
session, will open, examine and pub
licly declare said bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local Inn
provement shall enter into con
tract with the said City OF Cairo for
the construction OF the said local i'm
provement as a whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require.
lments OF the said ordinance. and
shall also enter into a bond payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sum
lof fifty (50) per centum of the amount
of his bid, with security to be. ap-
npnunl hxF thn patI rI
for the faithful performance. In all
| respects, Of his said contract and for
i holding the said city harmless. etc,
and he shall also bind himself, In his
said contract and bond, to guarantee
his said work and materials and the
said local improvement for the period
OF two CD years from and after the
acceptance of the same by the said
Board and It's confirmation by the
|court
j The contractor to whom the con-
tract Is awarded for making said 10
cal Improvement and who shall con-
struct said local Improvement, will
be paid in bonds OF the said City OF
Cairo bearing interest at the rate of
five 60 per cent, per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application to
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to re
iect any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 9Th day
of September, A. d. 1909.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President of the Board OF Local I'm.
| provements of the City OF Cairo,
Illinois.
Attest ERNEST NORDMAN,
/ Secretary of Said Board.