The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-07

be included in the contract to be le
for the making Of said local improve
ment.
From the said north line of sal
Center street extended eastwardly t
) the north line of Thirty-fifth street
except at all intersecting streets, o.
each side of the center line Of sai
Washington avenue at the distanc
of ten (10) feet from the center lin
lof said avenue a concrete curb shal
1said concrete curb shall be six C.
Inches wide and seventeen 17l
linches deep and shall extend six CO.
inches above the top surface of the
finished pavement. At all street In
Itersections said concrete curb shall
be extended around and 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 (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-fifth
street which is to be inclosed, or sur
rounded by said concrete curb, viz.
ten (10) feet on each side of the cen
ter line Of said Washington avenue
shall not be paved, except at street
intersections, but the same shall be
excavated to a depth of six co inches
only above the top surface Of the
brick pavement when the same Is
completed, and shall be left to be
used as grass plat.
The said vitrified brick pavement
and combination concrete curb and
gutter shall. at all street intersec-
tions, be extended around, with
curves of eight (S) feet radius, and
out 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 800 feet apart, or fifteen
15) feet from the center line, on all
intersecting streets sixty t60) feet
wide, except Eighth street, where the
distance between curbs shall be
thirty-six 1860 feet, or eighteen (1S)
feet on each side OF the center line of
said Eighth street. and at the inter
section of all streets fifty (50) feet
wide the distance between the curbs
shall be twenty-four (24) feet, or
twelve t12) 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 (6)
inches wide and twelve G2) inches
deep, shall be set between the paving
and the natural earth, on natural
earth foundation, and flush with the
same at the top.
Two f2) brick catch-basins shall be
in each block on each
side of the said Washington avenue,
the said north line Of Second
street and the said north line OF
street.
All of the twenty-eight (2Sl present
existing manholes, In said avenue,
shall be built up to the level of the
completed brick pavement with hard
burned brick, laid in Portland cement
mortar, and the insides thereof shall
be plastered with Portland cement
mortar; and the said manholes shall
be fitted with cast iron rings and
covers of not less than three hundred
5000 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 30. 1907, and approved May 31st,
1907.
Itemized. sealed bids will be re-
,eived, by said Board of Local I'm
for the construction of
iaid local Improvement as a whole.
n accordance with the said ordi-
lance providing for the making OF
aid improvement. Said bids shall be
by cash, or by a check
,ayable to the order of the President
Il the Board of Local improvements
Il the said city of Cairo. In his offi-
ial capacity. certified by a respon-
ible bank, for an amount which shall
.aual ten per centum of the amount
# the proposal or bid for the making
4 said local improvement; and no
lroposal or bid for making said local
will be considered by
he Board unless the same is accom-
lanied By such cash or check; anil
aid proposals or bids shall be de-
ivered to the said Board of Local
and the said Board
rill. in open session. at the hour of
en- O'Clock a. m. Of wednesday. Feb
uary 18th. A. D. 1908. at the city
ouncil chamber. No. iii CONNER
iai avenue. in the said City of Cairo.
pen. examine and publicly declare
he said bids or proposals 50 delivered !,
o H.
A CODY Of the ordinance above de-
cribed. providing for the making Of
aid local Improvement. can be OBJ
aimed from the city clerk Of said city
Z Cairo. az his Office. st No. iii
avenue. and the speci-
cations for the said local improve
lent can be found and examined at
be Office of the city engineer OF the