The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-15

sealed bids Will be received by IL I'M
| til the hour OF ten O'Clock a. m. OF Fri
day. August 23rd, A. D. 1907, for the
construction OF the following local i'm
provement IN said city OF Cairo
namely:
A vitrified brick pavement. with Q
combination concrete curb and gut
ter on each side thereof, upon Wash
ington avenue, from the north line 81
| Second street to the north line 81
lThirty.liIth street. In said city Of
Cairo.
The said brick pavement, including
! the concrete curb and gutter on eacl
| side thereof. shall be Of the width 81
| thirty-four (S4l feet on each side oil
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 600 feet
Tor each side OF said Washington ave
nue. from a line distant ten 10) feet
from the center line of said Washing
ton avenue, from the north line oil
said Center street extended eastward
Ily to the north line of said Thirty
| fifth street
Nine and one-half or 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 on 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
ment.
From the said north line Of said
Center street extended easwardly to
the north line OF Thirty-ffth street,
except at all interseeting streets, on
each side of the center line of said.
Washington ayenrc at the distance
cf ten tl0) feet from the center line
of said avenue concrete curb shall
be constructed on said avenue and
said concrete curb shall be SIX t6l
inches wide and seventeen (17)
inches deep and shall extend six t6)
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-
nue. at the center line of said avenue.
being turned at all corners with
curves Of four (4l feet radius
That portion OF said Washington
avenue between the north line of said
Center street extended eastwartfly
and the north line of Thirty fifth
street which is to be inclosed, or sur
rounded by said concrete curb, viz:
rounded BY said concrete curb, viz,
ten (10) feet on each side OF the cen
shall not be paved, except at street
but the same shall be
exeavated to a depth OF six 90 inches
only above the top surface Of the
brick pavement when the same is
and shall be left to be
USED as q grass plat-
The said vitriiled brick pavement
and combination concrete curb and
gntter shall, at all street intersec-
lions, be extended around. with
curves Of eight tSl feet radius. and
suit to the lot line on both sides Of
The street, so that the distance be-
.ween the curbs at the lot lines shall
be thirty 600 feet apart, or fifteen
I15) feet from the center line on all
streets sixty (G0) feet
vide, except Eighth street, where the
distance between cnrbs shall be
hirty-six $3.50 feet. or eighteen t1S)
eet on each side of the center line of
said Eighth street. and at the inter
section of all streets fifty 600 feet |
vide the distance between the curbs |
hall be twentyfour t24) feet, or
welve (l2) feet on each side of the |
enter line of said intersecting streets, !
md at the outer edge of the said |
rick pavement. as extended, natural |
limestone marginal curbs. six Co |
HCHfb Nitlt anu tWfiNt VIZ lutttS /
eep, shall be set between the paving
nd the natural earth, on natural
arth foundation. and flush with the
anne at the top
Two GU brick catch-basins shall be
,n each block on each
Idle OF the said Washington avenue,
'etween the said north line of Second
treet and the said north line of
street.
All of the twenty-eight (2S) present
xisting manholes, In said avenue.
hall be built up to the level of the
completed brick pavement with hard
'urned brick. laid in Portland cement /
Mortar, and the insides thereof shall /
'e plastered with Portland cement /
Mortar; and the said manholes shall /
n fitted with cast iron rings and |
overs of not less than three hundred |
5000 pounds combined weight each.
Said local Improvement shall be
INSTRUCTED in compliance with the |
erms and provisions Of Ordinance
TO- 141 of said city of Cairo. adopted |
lay 20. 1907. and approved May 3ist.
907.
ltemized, sealed bids will be r.
eiyed. by said Board of Local I'm
for the construction of
aid local Improvement as a whole.
d accordance with the said ordi,