The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Thirty.Fourth Street.

Paving Thirty.F Street.
Public notice is hereby given that
until two 90 O'clock y. m. Of Mon
day, April 18th. 1909, at the city
cornell chamber Of the City OF Cairo,
Illinois, No. iii Commercial Avenue,
il the said City of Cairo. the Board Of
Local improvements of the said City
of Cairo, will receive sealed, itemiz d
bids or proposals for eXcayating and
grading Thirty-Fourth street, from
the west line of Commercial Avenue
to the east line of Washington Ave
niue, in the City of Cairo, Illinois, and
tor the construction of vitrifed
brick pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on each
side thereof, and 1rick eaten basins
On the said Thirty-Forrth street, from
the west line of Commercial Avenue
to the east line of Washington Ave.
nue., in said City of Cairo,
The above work is provided for and
fully described in Ordinance No. 177
Iof said City Of Cairo. adopted Nov
ember 10th, A. d. 1908, and approved
November 18th. A. d. 1903, 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
hence 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 III said ordinance
NAV he obtained on application to
said City Clerk, and IN the office Of
the City Engineer Ct the said City Of
Cairo, No. 11l3 Commercial Avenue.
in said CITY Of Cairo. which is just
across tie hall from tho said City
Clerks office, tho specifications of
and for the said local Improvement
can be found and may be there eX-
amined.
All bids or proposals must be &C
compaaied by cash, or by check, pay
able to the crlcr Of the President of
the said Board of ocal Improve
ments, In his official capacity. cert
fled by responsible hank, for an
amount equal to ten 20, per etnlum
Of the amount Of the bid CT sal
FOR the construc ion &c said i0ca! i'm
prcvemaEt and without srch cash or
check, no Bill or proposal wi he con
sidcred by said Board The BIDS
shall be delivered TO the Beard at the
time and place first above mention
ed. and at said time 1nl place awe
mentioned the said Board in Ore1
session, win oren, examine and pub.
licly declare said bills or propc sl's
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm
provpmeut shall ent'r into con
tact with the said CITY cf Cairo for
the construction of the said local i'm.
.provement rs . wlala N STREET ac
cordapce with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance. and
shall also enter into boad payable
to the said City of Cairo. in the sum
of fifty (50) per centum Of the amount
of his bid with security to be ap-
proved by the said Board, conditioned
for the faithful performance. in al
respects, of his said contract and for
holding the said city harmless, etc
and he shall also bind himself. in his
said contract aud bond, TO guarantee
bis said work for the period Of two
(2) years from and after the accept
ance 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
be paid in bonds of the said City of
Cairo bearing interest at the rate of
Eve 90 per cent. per annum from
tbcir respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will Re furnished on application to
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid.
Tho Board reserves the right to re.
iect any and all bids.
Dated al Cairo. Illinois, this 30th
day of Ma4h. a. y. 1903.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President Of the Board Of Local
Improvements of the City Of
( Cairo, Illinois
Attest:-ERNEST WORKMAN.