The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Thirty-Fourth Street.

Public notice Is hereby given that
until two CO o'clock p. m. of Mou
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
Iof Cairo, will receive sealed, itemized
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, AMI brick catch basins,
on the said Thirty-Fourth 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. 1T
OF said City of Cairo, adopted Nov
ember 10th, A. d. 1908, and approved
November 18th, A, ID. 1908, and the
said bids must be for the const ruct-
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. I'LL Commercial Ave
nue., in said City of Cairo, where
printed copies of .he said ordinance
may he obtained on application to
said City Clerk, and in the office of
the City Engineer CT the said City OF
Cairo. No. 1f13 Commercial Avenue.
in said City of Cairo, which is just
across the hall from the said City
Clerks office, tho specifications NJ
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
ments. in his official capacity, cert
fled by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten 100 per ctntum
of the amount of the bid or proposal
for the construction Of said ioca, i'm
provement, and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal will be con
sdered by said Board. The bids
shall be delivered to the Board at the
time and place first above mention
ed and at said time ana place a'%vc
mentioned the said Board, in open
session, will open, examine and pub
licly declare said bids or proposals,
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local I'm.
provement shall entor into a con
tract with the said City Of Cairo for
the construction of the said local i'm
proyement as wnola in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require
ments OF the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into G bond payable
to the said City of C 70. in the sum
OF fifty (50) per ce' am of the amount
OF his bid, with security to be ap.
proved by the said Board conditioned
Tor 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
(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
five 90 per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or propc sails
will be furnished on application 10
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Dated al 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.
Attest. NEST NORMAN