The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS;
STREET PAVING.

Public notice Ii hereby givcn Jy Iii,
Board Of Local improvements or thc
lefty OF Cairo. Illinois. that itemizrd
lsealcd bids Win be received by Il IN
II! the hour of ten O'Clock a. m. OF Fri
lday. August 23rd. A. D. 1907, for the
| construction OF the following local i'm
provement in said city Jof Cairo
namely: N tiFl
/ A vitrifled brick pavement, with q
combination concrete curb and gut
tel on each side thereof, upon Wash
ington avenue, from the north line OF
Second street to the north line OF
Thirty-fifth street, In said city oil
Cairo
! The said brick pavement including
] the concrete curb and gutter on each
side thereon, shah be Of the width d
thitvfour (si) fcct on each side 81
the center limo Of the said washing
ton avenue, from the north line OF
said second street to the north line
Iof Center street extended eastwardly,
and for the width OF twenty (e0) feet
or each side OF said Washington ave.
nue. from a line distant ten tl0) feet
from the center line of said Washing.
ton avenue, from the north line of
said Center street extended eastward
ly to the north line Of said Thirty
fifth street
Nine and one-half (9k) feet on
each side of the center line of said
Washington avenue, of said brick
pavement on said Washington avenue,
from the south line of Sixth street to
the north line OF Twentieth street,
shall be constructed by the Cairo
Electric and Traction Company at its
cwn cost and expense and shall not
be included in the contract to be let
for the making Of said local improve
ment.
From the said north line of said
Center street extended easwardly to
the north line or Thirty-ffth street,
except at all intersecting streets, on
each side Of the center line of said
Washington avenue at the distance
of said avenue a concrete curb shall
be constructed on said avenue and
said concrete curb shall be six 90 |
inches wide and seventeen 40 |
inches deep and shall extend six go |
inches above the top surface OF the |
pavement. AT all street in
tersections said concrete curb shall |
be- extended around and meet the
curb on the opposite side of the ave-
nue at the center line ~ said avenue |
being turnea at all corners with !
curves Of four (D feet radius.
That portion Of said Washington |
avenue between the north line of said |
Center street extended eastwardly |
and the north line of Thirty-fifth |
street which is to be Enclosed, or sur
rounded by said concrete curb, viz:
rounded BY said concrete curb, viz
ten (l0l feet on each side of the cen
shall not be paved. except at street |
hut the Same shall be !
exeavated to depth OF six 60 inches
only above the top surface Of the
brick pavement when the same IS
and shall be left to be
lsed as a grass plat.
The said yitriaed brick pavement |
md combination concrete curb and
gutter shall, at all street intersec-
ions, be extended around. with
,urves of eight (S) feet radius, and
nut to the lot line on both sides OF
he street, so that the distance be-
ween the curbs at the lot lines shall
,e thirty (30) feet apart. or fifteen
15l feet from the center line, on all
streets sixty (6b) feet
vide, except Eighth street, where the
istance between curbs shall be
hirty.siX (3G) feet or eighteen GS)
eet on each side of the center line OF
aid Eighth street. and at the inter ]
eetion OF all streets fifty tj0) feet
idle the distance between the curbs
hall be twenty-four (2i1 feet. or
Helvc G2) feet on each side of the
enter line Of said intersecting streets,
nd at the outer edge of the said
rick pavement, as extended, natural
lnestonc marginal curbs, six co 4
tchcs wide and twelve tf2) inches
.ep. shall he set between the paving
I'D the natural earth. ON a natural
nth foundation, aud flush with the
me at the top.
Two ca brick catch-basfns shall bel
M each block on each
lie of the said Washington avenue, (
.tween the said north line of Second :
rect and the said north line OF
hirty-fifth street. ::
All of the twenty-eight 1881 present ..
listing manholes, in said avenue. q
Iall be built up to the level of the =.
'mpleted brick pavement with hard q
lrned brick, laid In Portland cement
ortar. and the insides thereof shall 81
, plastered with Portland cement
ortar; and the said manholes shall e
fitted with east iron rings and 4,
vers of not less than three hundred
00) pounds combined weight each
Said local Improvement shall be q
instructed in compliance with the g
rms and provisions of Ordinance o
}. li1 of said city OF Cairo, adopted
~ 20, 1907, and approved May 3ist. z,