The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Thirty.Fourth Street.


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Public notice is hereby given that
until two GU o'clock ~ m, cf MOI
day, April 18th. 1909, at the city
council chamber of the City of Cairo.
1 Illinois, No. iii Commercial Avenue,
in tho said City of Cairo, the Board Of
LEGAL improvements eff the said City
of Cairo will receive sealed, itemiz d
bids or proposals for excavatiag and
grading Thirty-Fourh street from
the west line Of Commercial Avenue
to the cast line Of Washington Ave-
Inuc, in the City cf Cairo. Illinois, anil
tor the construction of ytrified
brick pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter en- each
side thereof. apT brick catch basins,
on the said Thirty.Fourth street, from
the west lire Of Commercial Avenue
to the east line of Washington Ave
Inuc. in said CITY of Cairo
The above work Is provided fir and
fully described in Orli1ance. No. III
Iof said City of Cairo, adopted Nov
omber 10th. A. d. 1908, and APPROX
November 18th, A, y. 1873, and the
sail bids must he for the construct
ion of the said \local improvement as
"a whole in strict conformity to the
terms and provisions Of the said ordi.
nonce. which is n3w Ct. r,cord il the
office Of tho City Clerk Ct sad City
.of Cairo. No. I'LL Commercial Ave
nue.. in said City of Cairo, whera
printed copies OF .he said orlinlnca
may be obtained on application to
said City Clerk, and in the office Of
the City Engineer Ct the said City Of
Cairo, No 1113 Commercial Avenue
in sail City Of Cairo, which is Just
across the hall from the said City
Clerks office. tho specifications Of
and for the said local Improvement
can be found and may be there tX-
amined.
All bids or proposals must be ac'
.companled by cash. or by check, pay
able to the order OF the President Of
the said Board of Local Improve.
ments. in his official capacity, certi.
fled by a responsible bank. fer an
amount equal 10 ten 100 per ccntum
of the amount of the bid or proposal
for the construction Of said ioca! inn
provemant, and without such cash or
check, no bill or proposal will be con
sidered by said Board. The bills
shall be delivered 10 the Board at the
time and place first above mention
ed; and at said time AMI place ae' We
mentioned the said Board in open
session. will omen. examine and pub
liely declare said bills or propc sails
The contractor whose lid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into a ecu
tract with the said CITY of Cairo for
the construction of the said local inn
provcment rs w11ls IN sfrlet ac
ccrdance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordnance, and
shall also enter into bond payalle
to tho said City Of Cairo. in the sum
OF fifty f5J) per Centum cf the amolnt
of his bid. with security 10 be a
proved by the said Board. conli'ioae
for the faithful performance in al
respects, of his sad contract and for
holding the sad City harmless. otc
and he shall also biud himeelf. in hiss
said contract and bond. TO guarantee
bis said work for the reriod cf two
(2D years from and afer the accept.
arce of the same by the said B-arl
and its confirmation by the court.
The contractor to whom tho con
tract Is awarded for making said To-
cal Improvement and who shall con
stTtict said local Improvement. VIII
he paid IN bonds Of The said City Of
Cairo hearing interest at the rate Of
FIVE 60 per rent ner anuum from
their respective daie3.
Blank forms fer bids or proposals
will re furnished on application to
tic said City Engineer at his off &c
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the ripht 10 To-
iect any AMI all bids.
Dated a Cairo. Illinois. this 3aih
day cr March. A. u fqIa.
GEORGE PARSONS.
Prss'lest r. tie p arl nf Local
Improvements of the City eli
Cairo. Illinois
Attest. -ERNEST WORKMAN
Secretary OF said Beard.