The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Thirty-Fourth Street.


| Public notice is hereby given that
until two (2) O'Clock y. m of Mol-
day, April 18th. 1909, at the city
council chamber of the City of Cairo,
I 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, itemiz d
/ bids or proposals for eXcavating and
grading Thirty-Fourth street, from
1.-THE west line of Commercial Avenue
to the east line of Washington Ave
hue, in the City of Cairo. Illinois, anil
/ for the construction OF vitrified
brick pavement, with n combination
concrete curb and gutter on each
/ side thereof, and brick catch blsins,
on the said Thirty-Fourth street, from
/ the west line of Commercial Avenue
to the east line of Washington Ave
niue, In said CITY CT Cairo.
The above work Is provided fer and
fully described in Ordinance No. III
of said City of Cairo, adopted Nov
cmber 10th, A. ID. 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 the City Clerk CT said City
of Cairo, No. iii Commercial Ave.
nue., In said City of Cairo, where
printed copies Cf tht said ordinances
may be obtained on application to-
said City Clerk, and in the office of
the City Engineer of the said City Ct
Cairo No. ll13 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 propc sails must lie &C
companied by cash, or by check, paw
able TO the order Of the President Of
the said Board of ! ocal Improve
ments. in his official capacity cert
fled by responsible bank, FIR an
amount equal TO ten ;i0i per ctntum
of the amount Of the bid or proposal
for the construction IF said i0ca! i'm
provemont, and without srch cash Crl
check, no bid or proposal viii he con
sidcred by said Beard. The bids
h. I,H IN hn II nj
time and place first above mention
ed and at said time anil place awe
mentioned the said Board In oren
session. will onen, examine Snd pub
licly declare said bids or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall he
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into con
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of the said local i'm
proVcment ps = wlAla m strict ac
cordance 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 600 per centum of the amount
of his bid, with security to he APP
proved bv 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
his 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. VIII
he paid IN bonds Of The said City of
Cairo bearing interest at the rate of
five ca per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or propC sails
will be furnished on application TO
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid
The Board reserves the right TO re-
ject any and all bids.
Dated a, Cairo, Illinois, this goth
DAY of March. A. D 1909.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President Of the Board Of Local
Improvements of the City Of
Cairo. Illinois.
WORKMAN.
Secretary of said Board.