The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-15
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

For Annual Work and Supplies, En-
gineering Department, City OF Mem
office of the Board of Commissioners.
March 10, 1919.
Memphis, Tenn.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the city clerk OF Mem
phis, Tennessee, until 10 o'clock, noon,
Tuesday, March is. 1919, for furnishing
the engineering department Of the city
IN accordance with specifications on
file in the office Of the city engineer
The contracts under this advertise.
ment will be for supplies as required.
BY the city for q period OF. one year
the successful bidder. For FURNISHING
all sizes Of vitriflsd pipe and specials
delivered on the work or at the civ
store yards in carload lots when or,
Sered by the city purchasing agent.
For furnishing all materials and Ia.
Dor and constructing concrete com
hined curb and gutter, water tahie.
curbing, sidewalk, steps, walls, coming
Zone contractl when and where ordered
by, the city engineer. Bond, $1,000.
fob. cars Memphis, Tenn. Of size and
amount mot less than one carloadl as
Bond, IS, 900. ~
FOR furnishing and delivering to the
city yards miscellaneous castings as per
plans of city engineer. Bond, 81, 900, ~
For furnishing on the work or in
carload lots at city store yards. when
ordered by the city purchasing agent
hard burned building brick, bond,
For unloading from cars and deljv-
ering on the work, when ordered nv
the city engineer, limestone macadam,
eemennting gravel and lumber, Bond,
For furnishing Mississippi river
screened gravel Cor. binder), concrste
gravel, torpedo, sand, sand and WIFI
at the city store Yards In carload lots
when ordered by the city pureha sins
agent, Bond, $1,000,
For furnishing Portland cement fob
than one %carload) or delivered on the
work in amounts as ordered by the
city purchasing agent. Bond, 81. 900.
For furnishing cementing gravel fob.
cars Memphis, Tenn, OF amount mot
less than one carload) as ordered bv
For furnishing hltumlnous materials
(paving asphalt 100 tons TO 500 tons,
asphaltic road OH or refined Ntars or
both-l0o,0o gallons to 500, 900 gal.
lons), delivery to be made as ordered,
Carloads fob Memphis. Tenn. Bond,
I IVY
All proposals are to be made on blank
forms supplied by the city engineer
Each and every proposal must be &C.
compenied by a certified check for
two hundred and fifty (sa50) dollars
on some solvent bank and made paw
BILE to the order OF the city of Mem
nhis; said checks will be returned 10
the unsuccessful bidders on the award
ing OF the several contracts and viii,
be returned to the successful bidders
when they shall have executed the re-
CURED contract and made required bond
for the faithful performance OF their
contract, An approved surety bond will
be required of each successful bidder
in the sum as hereinbefore set forth
within ten days after the award OF
the contract, -
Bids will lay open for comparison
and consideration for one week after
having been publicly opened and e
before awarding the contracts.
The right is reserved TO reject any
and all bids,
LETTING.
The city reserves the right In nrose-
cutting street improvements 10 let the
work as a whole independent Of the
contract made under this advertise.