The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-11-02
PROPOSALS WANTED.
Printing Revised Ordinance Book of
the City of Cape Girardeau. Mo.

By authority of resolution adopted
by the City Council of the City of
Cape Girardeau. Missouri on October
16, 1917, will receive bids until
Monday evening at o'clock, Nove,n-
Der 9Th, 1917, when same will be con-
sidered by council in regular session,
| for printing revised ordinance book
of the City of Cape Girardeau Mis-
souri,, in conformity with specifica-
tons adopted by council, which ale
as follows:
"TNo hundred complete copies %
the Revised Ordinance Book of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri;
book pages are to be six by nine,
when trimmed and bound and the
type face for each page four by sew
en- inches. The text Of the general
ordinance to be in 10 point primer
type, loaded with two point leads;
the text of the extracts of the Mis-
| souri, laws, permanent franchise or
dinances and historical data and m
dex to be in s point type properl.g
loaded. Appropriate type to he used
for title pages, chapter headings OF
I special headings and subject heal
ings and index is to be used so that
the book when completed will be 4
first class job in appearance and
workmanship. Each page of the
book at top to have title of the sub
ject matter contained on such page.
Index pages to be in point type, IN
less Ordinance Revision Committee
desires smaller type, with black face
type for catchwords. Paper to be S.
and s. C. bases 25x3S-6O or No.
machine finish, either stock to be
equally as good as Graham's Mon
arch S. and S. C. bases 25x3S-60, and
the paper to be approved by the Or
dinance Revision Committee or tine
City Counsellor OF the City ofCape
Girardeau, Mo-, before work by the
successful bidder is started. The book
is to be sewed but not stapled. Under
no circumstances will stapling lie
permitted and the words "Revisei
Ordinance of the City Of Cape Cir
ardeau, Mo-, 1916, stamped in gold d:
the shelf back or backbone, the boot;
to be well rounded and to be of frs:
class binding.
The Look to consist of not less
than six xhundred and forty pages
(640) printed, and the bid on same l.
20 be made on that basis. Bids mu i
also be made for each additional
page over and above GAO pages
The City Counsellor examined the
subject matter of said book and he
IS Of the opinion that about five
eights of the book will consist of tna
extracts of Missouri Laws, permaa-
ent franchise ordinances, historical
data and index. This proportion
! shall be considered only as an opi"-
ION ana estimate.
Every bidder must deposit with his
bid a certified check for $500 made
payable to Will Hirsch. Mayor, as 4
guarantee in the event he is awarded
the contract that he will enter intJ
a contract for the printing of the
above book according to his bid ami
the specifications. If his bid is -.
iected the certified check will be re-
turned to the bidder. When the oil
is awarded the successful bidder
shall enter into a contract for print
ing of such book and shall furnish
4 good bond in the sum of $1,000 that
said work will be done in accordance
with his bid and contract and spa,-
ifications, said bond to be approved
by theMayor of Cape Girardeau, No,
and the books to be delivered posi-
paid to the City Clerk of the City %
Cape Girardeau within ninety days
from the date of the signing of the
held within the above time limit il
he is not supplied with copy as soon
and often as he needs same. All bids
shall be subject to rejection and the
council is. privileged to accept any
bid regardless of whether it is the
lowest or not. No extra charge is 10
be made for proof reading, and the
lid shall be in full of all work. As
the subject matter of this book con-
sists principally of laws already en-
acted, there will be few or no chang
es, however, if the City of Cape Git
ardeau desires any changes in print
in any one line different from copy,
an additional charge of three cents
per line shall be allowed for such
change"
Bids shall be sealed and envelopes
marked plainly: "Bid for printing re-
vised ordinance book of the City Of
Cane Girardeau. Mo-