The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-14
NOTICE no coNrRAcroRs;
STREET PAVING.

II
city Of Cairo, Illinois, that ltemized
sealed bids viii be received by II M
Ill the hour OF ten O'Clock a. m. OF Fri
day, August 23rd A. ID. 1907, for tn,
construction OF the following local i'm
proyement in said city of Cairo
namely:
A vitrified brick pavement, with |
combination concrete curb and gut
lei on each side thereof, upon Wash
lington avenue. from the north line o
/, Second street to tho north line o
Thirtyiiith street, IN said city o
Cairo.
The said brick pavement includin,
the concrete curb and gutter on eacl
side thereof. shall be Of the width o
thirty -four t34) feet on each side q
1.-THE center line OF the said Washing
ton avenue. from the north line d
Isaid second street to the north line
ioi Center street extended eastwarlly
land for the width of twenty (20) feel
on each side Of said Washington ave
nuc from line distant ten Q0l feet
from the center line OF said Washing
ton avenue, from the north line OF
said Center street extended eastward
Iy 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,
ishal be constructed by the Cairo
| Electric and Traction Company at it's
Icwn 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.hfth street,
except at all intersecting streets, ON
each side of the center line OF said
Washington avenue at the distance
Of ten t10) feet from the center line
FOR said avenue concrete curb shall
be constructed on said avenue and
said concrete curb Shall be six (G)
inches wide and seventeen QD
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 and meet the
curb OH the opposite side OF the ave-
niue at the center line OF said avenue.
being turned at all corners with
curves Of four (4) feet radius.
That portion Of said Washington
Hayenue 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 BY said concrete curb viz,
shall not be paved, except at street
intersections, but the same shall be
.excavated to depth Of six tGl inches
only above the top surface of the
brick pavement when the same is
completed and shall be left to be
rsed as a grass plat
The said vitrifed brick pavement
aud combination concrete curb and |
gutter shall. at all street intersec.
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 500 feet apart. or fifteen
tl5) feet from the center line. on all
ntersecting streets sixty t60) feet
wide, except Eighth street, where the
distance between curbs shall be Il
Lhirty-siX t36) feet or eighteen 0S)
feet on each side of the center line of
said Eighth street, and at the inter-
section OF all streets fifty t50) feet
vide the distance between the curbs
shall be twenty.four (2i) feet. or
.welye Q2) 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 90
nches wide and twelve G2) inches
Ieep shall be set between the paving
nd the natural earth. on n natural
arth foundation. and flush with the
anne at the top.
Two (2) brick cateh.basins shall be
VI each block on each
ide of the said Washington avenue.
the said north line of Second I
treet and the said north line OF
street. /.
All of the twenty-eight (2SD present :
xisting manholes. In said avenue. o
hall be built up To the level of the .
oinpleted brick pavement with hard 9
urned brick. laid in Portland cement
1ortar, and the insides thereof shall .
q plastered with Portland cement
lortar; and the said manholes shall .
g fitted with cast iron rings and &
overs of not less than three hundred
300D pounds combined weight each.
Said local Improvement shall be
INSTRUCTED in compliance with the G
erms and provisions OF Ordinance
10. 141 of said city of Cairo. adopted
lay 20, 1907, and approved May 31st.
g07. ?
ltemizel, sealed bids will be ra-
aived. by said Board of Local I'm. 9
rovements. for the construction Of !,
Md local Improvement as a whole. b.
accnrdaura with Tho oafJ orJf ~