The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Thirty-Fourth Street.

Public notice is hereby given tina
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 Fourth street, from
the west line of Commercial Avenue
to the east line of Washington Ave
nue., in the City of Cairo, Illinois, and
for the construction of vitrified
brick pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on each
side thereof. and brick catch basins
on the said Thirty-Fouth street, from
the west line of Commercial Avenue
to the cast line of Washington Ave
nue., in said City of Cairo.
The above work is provided for and
fully described in Ordinance No. III
of said City of Cairo. adopted Nov
ember 10th, A. ID. 1908, and approved
November 18th, A. d. 1898. and the
said bids must re 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 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. 1113 Commercial Avenue.
in sail City of Cairo, which is just
across the hall from the said City
Clerks office, the specifications OF
and for the said local improvement
can be found and may be there eX-
amined.
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 a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten 100 per centum
of the amount of the bid or proposal
for the construction of said loca! i'm
provement, 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 ar"vo
mentioned the said Board, in oren
session, will omen, examine and pub
licly declare said bills or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into a CON
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of the said local i'm
es 2 wn0'e in strict ac
cordance with the terms and require
ments Of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into G bond payable
to the said City of Cairo. in the sum
of fifty t5D) per centum of the amount
of his bid. with security to he ar
proved by the said Board, conditioaed
for the faithful performance, in all
respects. of his said contract and for
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
(2) years from and after the accept
anca of the same by the said Board
and its confirmation by the court.
The contractor to whom the con
tract is awarded for making said To-
cal Improvement and who shall con
struct said local improvement. will
he paid in bonds of The said City OF
Cairo bearing interest at the rate Of
five 81 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
The Board reserves the right to re-
Jet any and all bids
Dated a. Cairo. Illinois, this goth
day OF March. A. D. 1893.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the Boarl Of Local
Improvements OF the City Of
Cairo. Illinois
Attest WORKMAN
Secretary of said Beard