The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-10

Paul u. Schuh AZ Sons, special Agent
, Ishall be constructed by the Cair
, Electric and Traction Company at II
J own cost and expense and shall no
be included in the contract to be le
flor the making OF said local improve
, |ment. s
From the said north line OF sal
Center street extended eastwardly L
the north line of Thirty-hfth street
except at all interseeting streets, OF
each side Of the center line, of sal,
washington avenue at the distances
of ten (10) feet from the center lin
lof said avenue concrete curb shall
be constructed On said avenue an,
lsaid concrete curb shall be six t6l
inches wide and seventeen 1I
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.
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.iifth
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
excayated to depth of six (6) inches
only above the top surface of the
brick pavement when the same Is
completed, and shall be left to be
used as a grass plat
The said vitrified brick pavement
and combination concrete curb and
gutter shall, ats an street ifitersec
tons. 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 let lines shah
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 1867 feet, or eighteen (1S)
feet on each side of the center line 81
said Eighth street and at the inter
section OF all streets fifty (50l feet
wide the distance between the cuTbs
shall be twenty.four (24) feet or
twelve l2), feet on each side OF the
of said interseeting streets,
and at the otter edge of the said |
brick pavement, as extended, natural |
limestone marginal curbs. six (6) |
inches wide and twelve (12) inches |
leep, shall be set between the paving |
and the natural earth, on natural |
Earth foundation, and flush with the |
same at the top.
Two (2) brick catch-basins shall be |
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
street.
All of the twenty-eight (2S) present
Existing manholes. in said avenue, |
hall be built up to the level of the
brick pavement with hard
,urned brick. laid in Portland cement
Mortar. and the insides thereof shall |
,e plastered with Portland cement |
fortar; and the said manholes shall |
,e fitted with east iron rings and
lovers of not less than three hundred
SOo) pounds combined weight each.
Said local Improvement shall be
in compliance with the
erms and provisions of Ordinance
20. 1ii, Ct said city of Cairo, adopted
fay 20. 1907. and approved May 31st,
9O7.
Itemized. sealed bids will be re
eived. by said Board of Local I'M
for the construction OF
aid local Improvement as a whole
n accordance with the said ordl-
ance providing for the making of
aid Improvement. Said bids shall be
accompanied by cash. OF by check
ayable TO the order of the President
I the Board of Local improvements
Z the said city Of Cairo. In his Oft
lal capacity. certified by a respon
ible bank. for an amount which shall
quail ten per centuTn of the amount
T the proposal or bid for the making
Z said local improvement: and NO
roposai or bid for making said local
viii be considered by ,
he Board unless the same Is accom- ,
anied by such cash OF check: and :
AID proposals or bids shall be de- :
vered to the said Board Of Local :
and the said Board
fIl. in open session. at the hour Of I
n O'Clock a. m. 81 Wednesday. Feb r
nary 18th. A. d. 1908. AZ the city 4
suncii chamber. No. I'LL CONNER '
Ial avenue. in the said City Of Cairo. 4
pen. examine and publicly declare 4
be said bids or proposals so delivered s
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A copy Of the ordinance above de- G
.rfbed. providing for the making Of =
Aid local announcement can he oh