The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS;
STREET PAVING.

nd, Public notice Is hereby given by Ill
he Board of Local improvements of In
~ city OF Cairo, Illinois, that ltomizeo
so sealed bids win be received by II IN
at I'll the hour OF ten O'Clock a. M. OF Fri
40 day, August 23rd, A. ID. 1901 for tn,
- construction OF the following local i'm
!, provement in said city of Cairo
a namely;
st A vitrified brick pavement, with {
g. combination concrete curb and gut
: ter on each side thereof, upon Wash
. ineton avenue from the north line OF
" Second street TO the north line OF
IS Thirtydfth street in said city OF
Cairo.
q The said brick pavement, including
r the concrete curb and gutter on each
{ side thereof, shall be of the width OF
thirty.four $50 feet on each side of
the center line of the said Washing.
ton avenue, from the north line of
said second street to the north line
OF Center street extended eastwardly.
and for the width of twenty (20) feet
on each side of said Washington ave.
nue. from a line distant ten 10) feet
from the center line OF said Washing
ton avenue from tne north line OF
said Center street extended eastward
~ to the north line OF said Thirty
| fifth street
| Nine and one-half t9lsl 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 it's
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-ffth street.
except at all intersecting streets, on
each side Of the center line of said
Washington avenv7 at the distance
Of ten (10) feet from the center line
of said avenue a concrete curb shall
be constructed on said avenue and
said concrete curb shall be six go
inches wide and seventeen 17)
inches deep and shall extend six (6)
inches above the top surface of the Il
finished pavement. At all street In. .
said concrete curb shall 3
be extended around and meet the Q
curb on the opposite side of the ave Z
nue. at the center line of said avenue, D
being turned at all corners with u
curves of four CA feet radius II
That portion of said Washington Y
avenue between the north line OF said (
Center street extended eastwardly e
md the north line of Thirty-fifth a
street which is to be incIosed. or sur e.
'ounded by said concrete curb. viz; o.
'ounded by said concrete curb. viz, c
en- (l0) feet on each side of the cen n
hall not be paved. except at street l!
'Xcayated to a depth of six 90 inches LOT
MY above the ton surface Of the
rick pavement when the same is &C
ompleted. and shall be left to be tr
sed as grass plat. aN
The said yitrified brick pavement pf
nd combination concrete curb and nj
utter shall at all street intersec- 10
ions, be extended around, with tn
uryes Of eight (S) feet radius. and til
ut to the lot line on both sides of an
he street, so that the distance be- ST
ween the curbs at the lot lines shall w
G thirty 900 feet apart, or fifteen an
15) feet from the center line, on all Sc
streets sixty (60l feet CT
idle except Eighth street where the te
istance between curbs shall be pr
lirty-six 1850 feet. or eighteen 1S) ad
aet on each side of the center line of NJ;
aid Eighth street and at the inter he
action of all streets fifty 500 feet DC
ide the distance between the curbs
hall be twenty-four (24) feet, or tai
yelve 02) feet on each side of the an
enter line of said intersecting streets
nd at the outer edge of the said
rick pavement. as extended, natural
marginal curbs six 90
ches wide and twelve G21 inches
Pep. shall be sct between the paving
ld the natural earth. on a natural
irth foundation. and flush with the en-
me at the top.
Two (2) brick catch-basins shall he
in each block on each
lie of the said Washington avenue, 5
,tween the said north line of Second do,
rect and the said north line of oc
hirty-ffth street
All Of the twenty-eight (2S) present n
listing manholes. in said avenue. 7
all be built up to the level of the tbe
mpleted brick pavement with hard att
lrned brick. laid in Portland cement tho
ortar, and the insides thereof shall ne
piastered with Portland cement erd
ortar; and the said manholes shall Arc
fitted with cast iron rings and aga
vers of not less than three hundred r,cl
O0) pounds combined weight each. the
Said local Improvement shall be s51
instructed in compliance with the dire
rms and provisions of Ordinance Cor