The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Thirty-Fourth Street.

Public notice is hereby given tnal
until two (2) O'Clock D. m. Of Mon
day, April 18th. 1909, at the city
council chamber OF the City of Cairo,
Illinois. No iii Commercial Avenue,
in the said City of Cairo, the Board of
Local improvements of the said City
OF Cairo, will receive sealed, itemiz2d
bids or proposals for eXcavating and
grading Thirty-Fourh street, from
the west line of Commercial Avenue
to the east line of Washington Ave
rue, in the City of Cairo, Illinois, and
for the construction of vitrified
brick pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on each
side thereof, AMI brick catch basins,
on the said Thirty-Forrth street, from
the west line of Commercial Avenue
to the east line of Washington Ave
niue. in said City of Cairo.
The above work Is provided for and
fully described in Ordinance No. 1T
of said City of Cairo, adopted Nov
cmber 10th, A. D. 1908, and approved
November 18th A. d. 1908, 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 the said ordi-
nance, which is now of record in the
office of tho City Clerk of said City
of Cairo, No. iii Commercial Ave
nue., in said City of Cairo, where
printed copies of .h1 said orlnan 90
may be obtained on application to
said CITY Clerk, and in the office OF
The City Engineer CT 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, tho specifications OF
and for the said local Improvement
can be found and may be there ex-
Iamined.
All bids or proposals must be ac'
companied 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 responsible bank, for an
amount equal 10 ten il0l per centum
of the amount of the bid or proposal
for the construction Of said local i'm.
provement, and without srch cash CT
check, no bill or proposal will be con
sidered by said Beard. The bids
shall be delivered to the Board at the
time and place first above mention
ed and at said time and place arovc
mentioned the said Board, in open
session. will open. examine and pub
licly declare said bills or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm
provemcnt shall enter into con
tract with the said City of Cairo FOR
the construction of the said local i'm
lprovement rs wnn'e III strict ac
cordance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into q bond payable
to the said City of Cairo. in the sun
of fifty (5o) per centum of the amount
of his bid. with security to be APP
proved by the said Board. conditlOncd
for the faithful performance, In al
respects, of his said contract and fol
holding the said city harmless. etc.
and he shall also bind himself, In his
said contract and bond, TO guarantee
his said work for the period Of two
| (2D years from and after the accept
ance of the same by the said Boar,
and its confirmation by the court.
The contractor TO whom the con
tract is awarded for making said 10
cal Improvement and who shall con
struct said local Improvement. vii
be paid in bonds of he said City o
Cairo bearing interest at the rate o.
five 90 per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application tt
the said City Engineer at his offic'
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to re
feet any and all bids
Dated al Cairo. Illinois. this 30ti
day of March. A. D. 1909.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President Of the Board OF Loca
Improvements of the City o
Cairo, Illinois
Attest ERNEST WORKMAN.
Secretary of said Board.