The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS;
STREET PAVING.

Public notice IL hereby given 10y TIT
Board OF Local improvements Of the
city Of Cairo. Illinois. that itemlzcd
sealed bids Will be received by II IN
Il! the hour OF ten o'clock a. IN. Of Fri
lday. August 2srd, a. d. 1907. for the
construction of the following local I'M
provement In said city OF Cairo
namely.
A vitriflcd brick pavement, with q
1 combination concrete curb and gut
ter on each side thereof, upon Wash
Iinaton avenue. from the north line OF
Second street to the north line OF
Thirty-hfth street, IN said city OF
| Cairo.
| The said brick pavement, including
(, the concrete curb and gutter on each
i side thereof, shall be Of the width OF
thirty-four (14) 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
lof Center street extended eastwardly,
and for the width Of twenty (20) feet
on each side of said Washington ave-
nue. from line distant ten t10) 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 (9h) 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
own cost and expense and shall not
be included in the contract to be let
for the making of said local improve
mellt.
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 |
each side OF the center line OF said |
avenue at the distance
Of ten Q0) feet from the center line
Of said avenue a concrete curb shall
be constructed on said avenue and
said concrete curb shall be six 60
inches wide and seventeen 1D
inches deep and shall extend six (6) |
inches above the top surface OF the
finished pavement At all street In.
,ersections said concrete curb shall
DO extended around and meet the
curb on the opposite side of the ave-
Tue at the center line of said avenue
,eing turned at all corners with
,uryes Of four (4) feet radius.
That portion of said Washington
venue between the north line of said
Center street extended eastwardlyI l.
md the north line OF Thirty.fifth
street which is to be inclosed. or sur
by said concrete curb, viz
ounded by said concrete curb, viz;i
en- t10l feet ON each side Of the CEN
hall not he paved. except at straetI
but the same shall be
xcavated to depth OF six 90 inches
My above the top surface of the
rick pavement when the same Is
ompletcd and shall be left to be
sed as grass plat
The said vitriied brick pavement
nd combination concrete curb and
utter shall. at all street intersec-
ons. be extended around, with
urves Of eight 90 feet radius, and
ut to the lot line on both sides OF
be street. so that the distance be-
ween the curbs at the lot lines shall
e thirty 800 feet apart. or fifteen
Isl feet from the center line, on all
streets sixty t6t) feet
ide. except Eighth street, where the 4
istance between curbs shall he
lrty-six $3.50 feet, or eighteen OS) J
'et on each side of the center line OF
aid Eighth street, and at the inter \
,ction of all streets fifty (50) feet
ide the distance between the curbs 4
lall be twenty-four (24 feet. or
gelve (12) feet on each side of the
inter line. OF said intersectlng streets,
ld at the outer edge OF the said
lex pavement as extended. natural
marginal curbs, six 90 a
ches wide and twelve U2D inches
'cp, shall be set between the paving
ii the natural earth. on a natural y
nth foundation, and flush with the
me ut the top.
Two GU brick catch basins shall be
N each block on each
le of the said Washington avenue. {
tween the said north line of Second 4
rect and the said north line OF
lirty-fifth street.
All OF the twenty-eight (2Sl present a
listing manholes. in said avenue, N
all be built up to the level OF the =,
mpleted brick pavement with hard Il
rned brick. laid In Portland cement T"
ortar. and the insides thereof shall .,
plastered with Portland cement
Drtar; and the said manholes shall 81
fitted with cast iron rings and IN
vers of not less than three hundred
oo) pounds combined weight each.
Said local improvement shall be n
instructed In compliance with the q
ms and provisions OF Ordinance O
J. 141 OF said city Of Cairo. adopted
~ %. 1907. and approved May s1st, p
"a. p