The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-08

Town cost and expense and shall no
be included in the contract to be 10
for the making OF said local improve
Iment.
4 From the said north line OF sal,
lCenter street extended eastwardly Il
the north line of Thirty-ilfth street
except at all intersecting streets, OF
each side OF the center line OF sal,
washington avenue at the distanc,
lof ten (l0) feet from the center linz
of said avenue a concrete curb shall
be constructed on said avenue AM
said concrete curb shall be six (6l
inches wide and seventeen IN
inches deep and shall extend six Co
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 (i) 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 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 curbn at the lot lines shah
be thirty 800 feet apart, or fifteen
15) feet from the center line. on all
intersecting streets sixty (G0) feet
wide, except Eighth street, where the
distance between curbs shall be
thirty-six 1861 feet. or eighteen (1S)
feet on each side of the center line oi
said Eighth street, and at the inter
section of all streets fifty 500 feet
wide the distance between the curbs
shall be twenty-four (24) feet, or
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 (6)
inches wide and twelve Q2) 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 (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,
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
De plastered with Portland cement
mortar: and the said manholes shall
be fitted with cast iron rings and
covers of not less than three hundred
(30m pounds combined weight each.
Said local Improvement shall be
In compliance with the
terms and provisions of Ordinances
No. 141, Of said city of Cairo. adopted
May 20, 1907. and approved May 3ist,
1907.
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 ordi- |
lance providing for the making OF
aid Improvement. Said bids shall be
by cash. or by a check /
payable to the order of the President /
II the Board OF Local improvements
u the said city of Cairo. I'm his Off
,ial capacity. certified by a respon
iible bank. for an amount which shall
,qual ten per centum of the amount
# the proposal or bid for the making
# said local Improvement; and no
proposal or bid for making said local
will be considered by
he Board unless the same is accom-
,anied by such cash or check: and
aid proposals or bids shall be de-
ivered to the said Board OF Local
and the said Board
will. in open session. at the hour Of
en- O'Clock a. m of Wednesday. Feb
uary 18th. A. ID. 1908. at the city
.ouncii chamber. No. I'LL CONNER
ial avenue. in the said City Of Cairo.
pen. examine and publicly declare
he said bids OF proposals so delivered
0 t.
a copy 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
4 Cairo. at his Office. at No. I'LL /
Commercial avenue. and the speci-
ieations for the said local improve
nent can be found and examined at
he Office Of the city engineer Of the
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