The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-05
CITY OF CLARKSBURG,
WEST VIRGINIA
$4,000 5 Per Cent. Bridge
Bonds. seS

Sealed proposals will be received at
the Office of the City Clerk of the City
of Clarksburg, State of West Virginia,
until noon ON
Friday, FEBRUARY 20, 1914,
for the purchase CT all or any number
Of the following bonds
One Hundred and Ten bonds OF the
aggregate par value of $4,000, Is
sued by the City of Ciarksburg for the
following purposes:
To build or repair the bridge on
North Fourth Street, leading into
Glen Elk, in said City and to build one
or more new bridges in said City, and
to open construct, and repair neces-
Rary taoroughfares leading to the ap-
proaches of said bridge, OF bridges
Sst bonds are issued under au-
tf1orfty of an ordinance passed and
adopted by the City Council thereof
lawfully called and held at its cham
Der on the 21st day of November
1913; which ordinance and all mat
tors pertaining thereto We're, by proc
lam alton duly made by the Mayor OF
the city on oath day Of November,
1913 and published as required by
law. submitted to vote of the electors
Of the City of CIarksburg, at an cleo
ten called and held in said city on
the 9th day of January, 1914, at which
election said ordinance was ratified
three-dfths of the votes cast at said
election.
Said bonds are each for the sum OF
$1,000, dated January /, 1914. and bear
interest at 5 per centum per annum,
payable annually on the first day OF
January of each year, and are payable
On the first day of January, 1914, with
She right OF the City to redeem same
on any interest day after the year 1928
By paying par and accrued interest.
The bonds to be redeemed are to be
Relected by lot, and the holder shall
have notice IN the meantime OF the
intentio1 Of the City to redeem any
bond.
are payable in gold coin OF the United
tates. of the present standard of weight
and fneness at the Empire National
Bank of Clarksburg, at Clarksburg, w.
Va.
These bonds will be sold to the high
est bidder or bidders so as to reallze
the largest amount for the entire issue
at public sale, upon offers in writing
submitted as herein required, and the
City must have the right to award to
any bidder any number OF said bonds
np to the amount OF his bid.
The bidder must accompany his bid
with q certified check, payable to the
erder OF the City OF Clarksburg, for
An amount GQud1 10 lFS PSA SS4AIA -
Of his bid; the same to be returned II
bid Is rejected.
All bids must be securely sealed and
endorsed Proposal for Bonds, and
mailed to the City Clerk within the
time named.
The bonds will be ready for delivery
on the day of sale, and must be accept
cd and paid for in full within twenty
days thereafter, and the city shall have
the right to resell any bonds not ac-
copied and paid for within said per-
Tod. and to retain the five per centnm
paid as forfeit
The Council reserves the hight to re-
5ect any bid. The bids shall be opened
publicly at the Council room in said
City at 800 p NJ. February 20, 1914.
Full details touching said loan. tax
rate Indebtedness of the City value of
taxable prop erty within the City, and
all matters pertaining to the sale of
said bonds shall be furnished by the
Mayor or City Clerk upon application.
Dated January 10, 1914.
WILL H COLE, Mayor.
@. q. FTNLY, City Clark