The Cairo bulletin., 1907-08-23
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS;
STREET PAVING.

Public notice Is hereby given by the
Board Of Local improvements Of the
city OF Cairo. Illinois. that itemizcd,
sealed bids VIII be received by Il I'M.
| III the hour of ten O'clock a. m. OF Fri.
day. August gard. A. ID. 1901 for the
construction Of the following local i'm.
provement In said city Of Cairo,
namely.
| A yitrilled brick pavement, with a
combination concrete curb and gut.
ter on each side thereof. upon Wash
ington avenue. from the north line Of
Second street to the north line Of
Thirty-ffth street, In said city OF
Cairo.
The said brick pavement including
J the concrete curb and gutter on each
| side thereof, shall be Of the width 81
thirty-four (34) 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 600 feet
on each side of said Washington ave
nue. from q line distant ten (10) 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 t9h) 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-
ment
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
Washington avenue at the distance
Of ten Q0) feet from the center line
of said avenue concrete curb shall
be constructed on said avenue and
said concrete curb shall be six CD 4
inches Wide and seventeen an
inches deep and shall extend six 90
inches above the top surface of thel
finished pavement. At all street IN.
tersections said concrete curb shall
be extended around and meet the
curb on the opposite side of the ave
nue. at the center Me OF said avenue,
being turned at all corners with
curves of four (4) feet radius.
That portion of said Washington
avenue between the north line OF said |
Center street extended eastwardly |
and the north line Of Thirty-fifthl
street which Is to be inclosed or sur
by said concrete curb, viz:
rounded BY said concrete curb, viz,
ten (l0l feet on each side Of the cen.
shall not be paved except at street
but the same shall be
excayated to a depth Of six CO. inches
only above the top surface Of the
brick pavement when the same ISL
and shall be left to be
Used as a grass plat.
The said yitrified brick pavement
and combination concrete curb and
gutter shall, at all street intersec-
tons. be extended around. with |
curves of eight 90 feet radius, and
out to the lot line on both sides of
IN tp} ha.
tween the curbs at the lot lines shall
be thirty 800 feet apart. or fifteen
t15) feet from the center line, on all
streets sixty (Go) feet
wide. except Eighth street, where the
distance between curbs shall be
thirty-six (a6) feet. or eighteen 1S) |
feet on each side of the center line OF
said Eighth street. and ut the inter-
section of all streets fifty 600 feet
wide the distance between the curbs
shall be twenty-four t24) feet, or
Twelve q2) feet on each side OF the
center line of said intersecting streets
and at the outer edge of the said
brick pavement. as extended, natural
limestone marginal curbs, SIX go
nclles wide and twelve (12) inches
leep. shall be set between the paving
md the natural earth, on a natural
,arth foundation, and flush with the
;ame at the top.
Two ~ brick catch-basins shall be
IN each block on each
Iide of the said Washington avenue,
between the said north line of Second
street and the said north line of
Thirty fifth street.
All of the twenty-eight (2S) present
Existing manholes. in said avenue,
shall be built up to the level of the
brick pavement with hard
burned brick. laid in Portland cement
mortar, and the insides thereof shall
he plastered with Portland cement
Mortar; and the said manholes shall
De fitted with cast iron rings and
overs of not less than three hundred
1900 pounds combined weight each. /
Said local Improvement shall be
In compliance with the
erms and provisions of Ordinance
No. 141 OF said city OF Cairo. adopted
NAY 29, 1907, and approved May 3ist, |