The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-09

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inches wide and seventeen Q7l
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 on the opposite side of the ave
hue 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 (10l 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 go 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 curb5 at the lot lines shall
be thirty 500 feet apart, or fifteen
| 15) feet from the center line, on all
intersecting streets sixty (60) feet
wide, except Eighth street, where the
distance between curbs shall be
thirty-six $3.50 feet, or eighteen (lS)
feet on each side of the center line OF
said Eighth street, and at the inter
section of all streets fifty 600 feet
wide the distance between the curbs
shall be twenty-four (24) feet, o.
twelve 12) 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 (61
inches wide and twelve 12) inches
deep. shall be set between the paving
and the natural earth, on q natural
earth foundation, and flush with the
same at the top.
Two CD brick catch.basins shall be
constructed in each block on each
side of the said Washington avenue,
between the said north line OF Second
street and the said north line OF
IThirty-fifth street
All of the twenty-eight (2S) 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
(3OO) pounds combined weight each.
Said local Improvement shall be
constructed in compliance with the
terms and provisions of Ordinance
/ No. 141, CT said city of Cairo, adopted
May 20, 1907, and approved May 3lst,
1907.
/ Itemized. sealed bids will be re.
ceived by said Board OF Local I'M
lproyements. for the construction OF
said local Improvement as whole
in accordance with the said orii-
nance providing for the making OF
said Improvement. Said bids shall be
accompanied by cash. or by a check
pavable to the order of the President
of the Board Of Local improvements
OF the said city Of Cairo. in his OIL
] cial capacity, certified by respon
sible hank. for an amount which shall
equal ten per centum Of the amount
of the proposal or bid for the making
of said local Improvement; and NO
proposal or bid for making said local
limurovement viii be considered by
the Board unless the same is accom-.
named BY such cash or check; AMI
said proposals or bids shall be de
livered to the said Board Of Local
improvements. and the said Board
will. in open session. at the hour OF
ten O'Clock a. m. Of Wednesday, Feb
ruary 18th, A. d. 1908, at the city
council chamber, No. I'LL CONNER
oial avenue. in the said City Of Cairo
open. examine and publicly declare
the said bids or proposals so delivered
to t.
A copy Of the ordinance above de
scribed. providing for the making o.
said local improvement can be OBJ
tanned from the city clerk Of said cit
Of Cairo. at his Office. at No. III
Commercial avenue. and the speci
featiOns for the said local improve
lment can be found and examined a
the oHIes Of the city engineer of th'
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