The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving ThirtmFourth Street.


until two 90 O'Clock n. m, CT Mo-
day April 18th. 1909, at the city
council chamber Of the city Of Cairo
Illinois. No I'LL Commercial Avenue
in TIE said City CT Cairo. the Board OF
LEGAL improvements of the said City
of Cairo. will receive sealed itomiz d
bids or proposals for exoayating and
grading Thirty-Fourth street from
the west line of Commercial Avenue
10 the cast limo Of Washington Ave.
rue, in the City of Cairo, Illinois, and
fer the construction of a vitrified
brick pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on each
side thereof anil brick eaten basins
on the said Thirty-Fourth street, from
the west line ef Commercial Ayenu2
to the east line Of Washington Ave
nue.. in said city Of Cairo
The above work is provided fr and
fully described in Orli1an'e No, 1T
of said City Of Cairo, adopted Nov
omber 10th, A, D. 1903. and approx d
November 18th. A. d, 1903, and the
said bids must re for the cons ruct-
ion of the said local Improvement as
a whole In strict conf rmity to the
terms and provisions Of the said ordi-
nence. which is now Of II cord in the
office of the City Clerk CT sad City
Of Cairo. No. iii Commercial Ave
nue.. in said City of Cairo, where
printed COPIES Of the said ordinance
may he obtained on application to
said City Clerk, and In the office of
the City Engineer Ct the said CitY CT
Cairo. No. 1113 Commercial Avenue
in sail City Of Cairo, which is lust
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 ey
ahmed
All bids or proposals must he ac-
companied by cash, or by check, pay
able to the order C the President of
the said Board OF Local Improve
ments, in his official capacity. certi
fled by a responsible bank, fer an
amount equal 10 ten ;l0i per ctntum
of the amount Of the bid or proposal
for the construction Of said iOca! i'm
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 1nl place a"'vc
the said Board. in Ore1
session. will ocen. examine and pub
licly declare said bills or propc sails.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm
shall Hnt0r into a con
tract wi the said CITY Of Cairo for
the construction of the said local i'm
% wnrle N STREET az
rCrdance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into . bon1 payable
10 the said City of Cairo in the sum
Of fifty t5Dl per Centum CT the amount
Of his bid. with security to he a."
proved by the said Board conditio1e
for the faithful performance, in
respects. of his said contract and for
holding the said oily harmless. etc E.
and he shall also bind himself, in his
said contract and bond. to guarantee
bis said work for the period Of two
~ years from and af er the accept
luce of the same by the said Beard
and It's confirmation by the court.
The contractor to whom the con
.ract is awarded for making said 10
,al Improvement and who shall cen
struct said local Improvement. will
De paid in bonds of the said City of
Cairo bearing interest at the rate Of
i've Cd per cent. per annum from
heir respective dates.
Blank forms fer bids or propc sails
viii be furnished On application to
he said City Engineer at his Office
aforesaid.
The Boa.d reserves the right to re
Get any and all bids.
Dated a Cairo. Illinois. this 3Oth
lay of March. A o 1893.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President CT the B 1ard of Local
improvements of the City Of
Cairo. Illinois.