The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-13
CA|RO'S BIG SEWER
WILL Be BUILT
AT Cost Or
$10S,8O3.
BID or RICH CONSTRUCTION CO..
or ST. LOUIS, ACCEPTED by
AUTHORITIES.
ANOTHER ASSESSMENT
VIII BE Necessary But Citizens viii
Have Ten Days to Undertake
Work Themselves at 10
Per Cent Less.

Yesterday morning the Board OF
Local improvements met to open
bids on the big sewer proposition.
tDnly two bids were received, from
the same parties who bid before. and
| HE Rich Construction company, Of
Sc. Louis was again the lower BID
! der, although its figures were very
much in excess OF its former condi-
tionaI bid, being This time sloS,St3,10,
while the other bid. by the Mercantile
Bridge & Concret Tile company, of
Paris, M. WIS sl99,SS1.45
A committee consisting of Alder
men Scuilin and Snyder and Engi
near Thistlewood verified The bids
ana reported that the Rich Construc-
ton company's bid was regular and
was the lowest bid being accom-
panied by check AIS required by
law; and on motion of Alderman
koehler that bid was accepted. The
Paris, ILL.,. company also had ten
desed a check for $1,000 with their
bid, which was returned TO them
The lowest bid II about $4,000
above the estimated cost Of the work
ana IL viii be necessary to make Al
supplemental assessment to cover
the difference But little time Is likely
to be lost on this account
Under the law the owners Of prop
erly affected will have ten daSs In
which to- consider the bid and file al
proposition to do the work or have
it done at a cost of 10 per cent less
than this bid Failing to do this the
contract win be awarded TO the Rich
Cons ruction company, and they
must file their acceptance within a
sivea time, with bonds for the faith
FIJI performance Of the work Fol
f f'1ilF'' at rd5ffifratt6f stwtfs d ffnmnany in
four feet internal diane
ter from Thirty eighth
street to Thirtyfourfh
street. l1la feet at SIS
per lineal foot ~...$ 5.o600oI
For all concrete sewer Of
four feet internal diane
ter from Second street
TO Tenth street. 20i0
feet at $3.50 per lineal
foot ............,.. 13,26O00
For all concrete sewer of
fcus feet internal diane
ter In outlet into Ohio
river 106 feet at $3.50
per lineal foot 1850. 6Ss.oo
For all concrete sewer Of
four and one half feet in
ternaI diameter, 1881 feet
at $3.50 per ilHeal foot 9,95l5O
For all concrete sewer OF
five ana one hald feet in
tegnaI diameter. $685. feet
at $50 per lineal foot 25,49I00
For all concrete sewer OF
SIX feet internal diameter
tnot reinforced1 from
Sixteenth street 10 Tenth
street. 1850 feet at $l2
per lincaI foot .M 1900. 90
For all concrete sewer of
six feet internal diameter
tstccl reinforced in
Tenth street, lis feet at
sa2 per IineaI foot. 49,. ls.2SOOo
For all tile pipe sewer of
ten inches inside diane
ter for inlet connections.
1868 feet at 60c per lineal
foot ..e....,........ 2,55iSo
For all tie pipe sewer Of I
eight inches internal
diameter for auxiliary
sewers, 1898 feet at soc
per lineal foot .~.. s.52i.5o
'or all tile pipe sewer of
six inches internal dame
ter. for house connec-
tions, 1854 feet at 45c
per lineal foot .... 17349O
or manhoIes. eight feet
deep. compile. Sc at so
each ......-.......- 1lIooO
or each vertical foot Of
manhole more than eight
feet deep. lff feet stSf
per Iinea' foot ....... 5000
or specially CorEiructcd
manhole in Ohio street
for main gate amount in
excess Of regular man
hole .-...-....-L.....- $4,000 {
or specially constructed
nlanhole at Twentieth
street for emergency
gate. amount ia excess e
regular maabole ~ 10000 Z
or III inlets complete. at
SIS each ..........-..i.c 1.eG5.O0l :
u al concrete not other
wise provided foE. h.
cubic yards at 81 per o
cubic yard in place ....- 5000
Or timber foundations.
sheating and anchor J
pests in place, 10000 B. 8
A.. $50 per thousand fee
board measure ----..--. $500 90 -
,r main gate in place. 1000 ~
n lowering Tenth street