The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS;
STREET PAVING.

scaled bids VIII be received by Il IN
III the horr OF ten O'Clock q. IN. of FRI
day. August 23rd A. ID. 1907, for tn
construction of the following local i'm
proyemenf in said city OF Cairo
namely:
A vltrified brick pavement, with
combination concrete curb and gut
ten on each side thereof, upon Wash
Ilneton avenue, from the north line o
Second street to the north line o
Thirty fifth street, In said city 0
Cairo.
! The said brick pavement, including
the concrete curb and gutter ON eacl
side thereof shall he of the width q
| thirty,fonr t3i) feet on each side o
/ the center line OF the said Washing
ton avenue, from the north line o
said second street to the north lin,
lof Center street extended eastwardly
7 and for the width OF twenty (20) fee
/ on each side OF said Washington ave
nue. from a line distant ten t10) fee
/ from the center line OF said Washing
ton avenue, from the north line o
said Center street extended eastward
i ly to the north line of said Thirty
fifth street.
Nine and one-half (9h) feet OF
each side of the center line of sale
| Washington avenue, of said bricl
pavement on said Washington avenue
from the south line Of Sixth street tc
| the north line OF Twentieth street
ishall be constructed by the Cairo
Electric and Traction Company at its
own 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 Of Thirty.fifth street,
except at all intersecting streets on
leach side OF the center line of said
Washington ayenrs at the distance
Of ten Cl0) feet from the center line
OF said avenue a concrete curb shall
be constructed ON said avenue and
said concrete curb shall be six Co
inches wide and seventeen (1Tl
inches deep and shall extend six (6)
inches above the top surface of the
finished pavement AT all street in
tersections said concrete curb shall
be extended around aud meet the
curb on the opposite side of the ave
NJ th1 ~ IN
being turned at all corners with
curves Of four (i) 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 inclosed or sur.
rounded by said concrete curb, viz;
rounded bF said concrete curb, viz,
ten fl0) feet on each side Of the CEN
shall not be paved. except at street
but the sane shall be
excavated to a depth Of six go inches
only above the top surface of the
completed, and shall be left to be
used as grass plat.
The said vitl'iGed brick pavement
and combination concrete curb and
gutter shall, at all street intersee.
tions, be extended around with
curves Of eight (S) feet radius, and
cut to the lot line on both sides of
the street, so that the distance be-
tween the curbs at the lot lines shall
be thirty 600 feet apart. or fifteen
15l feet from the center line, ON all
streets sixty (Go) feet
wide except Eighth street. where the
distance between curhs shall be
thirty-six (36l feet, or eighteen 0S)
feet on each side of the center line of
said Eighth street, and at the inter
section OF MI streets fifty 600 feet
wide the distance between the curbs
shall be twenty.four (2D feet or
twelve G2) feet on each side of the
center line of said intersecting streets
and at the outer edge of the said
brick pavement, az extended. natural
limestone marginal curbs, six 90
inches wide and twelve G2) inches
deep. shall be set between the paving
and the natural earth, on n natural
earth foundation, aud flush with the
same at the top.
Two 90 brick catch basins shall be
in each block on each
side of the said Washington avenue
between the said north line of Second
street and the said north line of
Thirty-fifth street.
All of the twenty-eight C2Sl present
existing manholes, in said avenue,
shall be built up to the level of the
completed brick pavement with hard
burned brick. laid in Portland cement
mortar. and the insides thereof shall
be plastered with Portland cement
mortar; aud the said manholes shall
be fitted with cast iron rings and
covers of not less than three hundred
5000 pounds combined weight each.
Said local improvement shall be
in compliance with the
Terms and provisions OF Ordinance
No. 141 of said city of Cairo. adopted
May 29 1907. and approved May 31st
1907.
Itemized. sealed bids will be re-
ceived. by said Board OF Local I'm.
for the construction Of
aid local Improvement as whole
N accordance with the said ordi