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

Public notice is hereby given tha'
iuntl two CD O'Clock .. m. cf 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 CT
Local Improvements Of the said City
of Cairo, will receive sealed itemiz d
bids or proposals for eXcayating and
grading Thirty-Fourlh street, from
the west line of Commercial Avenue
to the east line Of Washington Av F.
rue, in the City Of Cairo, illinois and
for the construction of a vitrified
brick pavement with combination
concrete curb and gutter on each
side thereof. and brick eaten basins
on the said Thirty,Folrth street, from
the west lire Of Commercial Ayeuuo
to the east line Of Washington Ave
.uue. in said City eff Cairo.
The above work is provided for and
fully described in Ordinance No. 1T
of said City of Cairo, adopted Nov
ember 10th, A. ID. 1908, and approve d
November 18th. A. d. 1903, and the
said bids must be for the cons ruet-
ion of the said local Improvement as
whole in strict conformity TO the
terms and provisions of the said ordi
n2nce, 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 tie said ordinance
may be obtained on application to
said City Clerk and In the office Of
The City Engineer eff 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.
amined.
All bids or rropJ sails must lie &C,
companied by cash. or by check, pay
able TO the order CT the President o
ments, in his official capacity. certl
fled by a responsible Lank for an
amount equal 10 ten fi0i per centum
Of the amount Of the bid or proposal
for the construction If said ioca! i'm
and without such cash cr|
check, no bill or proposal viii be con
sidered by said Beard. The BIDS
shall be delivered to the Board a the
time and place first above mention
ed: and at said time ana place acnvc
mentioned the said Board, in open
session, will onen, examine and pub
licly declare said bills or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm
shall ent"r into con
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of the said local inn
provement IS wao'a III strict &C
ccrdance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into bond payable
to the said City of Cairo. in the sum
of fifty (5o) per centum Of the amount
Of his bid, with security to he 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 and bond, to guarantee
bis said work for the period Of two
(2l years from and af er 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
five 90 per cent. per annum from
their respective dates
Blank forms for bids or prop sails
will be furnished on application to
the said City Engineer at his off &c
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids.
Dated a; Cairo, Illinois, this 30th
day of March. A. D. 1899.
GEORGE PARSONS.
President Of the B1ard of Local
Improvements Of the City ell
Cairo Illinois.