The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-02

1.-THE concrete curb and gutter on each
| side thereof, shall be of the width OF
lthirty-four t34l 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 900 feet
on each side OF said Washington ave
! nue. from a line distant ten (10) feet
| from the center line OF said Washing
| ton avenue, from the north line os
| said Center street extended eastward
lly to the north line OF said Thirty
fifth street.
Nine and one-half (91a) feet on
each side CT 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
lment. Vi
From the said north line OF SAID
Center street extended eastwardly to
the north line Of Thirty-fifth street,
except at all intersecting streets, on
each side of the center line OF said
lWashington avenue at the distance
Of ten (10) feet from the center line
of said avenue concrete curb shall
be constructed on said avenue and
said concrete curb shall be six CO..
inches vide and seventeen (1D
inches deep and shall extend six 90
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 fifth
street which is to be inclosed, or sur
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
but the same shall be
excavated 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 grass plat.
The said vitrified brick pavement
and combination concrete curb and
gutter shall, at all street intersec-
ions, be extended around with
curves of eight so 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 shah
be thirty 500 feet apart, or fifteen
(15) feet from the center line, on all
streets sixty t60) feet
wide, except Eighth street, where the
distance between curbs shall be
hirty-six $3.50 feet. or eighteen .QSl
eet on each side of the center line oil
said Eighth street and at the inter
section OF all streets fifty t50) feet |
vide the distance between the curbs |
hail be twenty-four (24 feet, o.
welve Q2) feet on each side OF the
enter line of said intersecting streets, |
md at the outer edge of the said
rick pavement, as extended. natural
limestone marginal curbs,. six co.
inches wide and twelve (12) inches !,
eep. shall be set between the paving !.
nd the natural earth. on natural
arth foundation, and flush with the
anne at the top.
Two (2) brick eatch-basins shall be
in each block on each
ide of the said Washington avenue,
etween the said north line OF Second
treet and the said north line OF !
'hirty-fifth street.
All of the twenty-eight (2S) present
xisting manholes, in said avenue,
hall be built up to the level of the /
ompleted brick pavement with hard q
urned brick, laid in Portland cement I
1ortar, and the insides thereof shall {
e plastered with Portland cement I
iortar: and the said manholes shall {
e fitted with cast iron rings and s
overs of not less than three hundred t
3O0l pounds combined weight each. #
Said local improvement shall be t
in compliance with the /
srms and provisions of Ordinance
10. 141, CT said city of Cairo, adopted 5
lay 20, 1907 and approved May 3lst, S
800.
Itemlzod. sealed bids will be re- ,
eived, by said Board OF Local I'm
for the construction of
aid local improvement as a whole.
accordance with the said ordl-
ance providing for the making Of
aid Improvement. Said bids shall be
by cash, or by a check
ayable to the order of the President }.
I the Board of Local improvements
7 the said city of Cairo, In his Off
al capacity certified by a respon
BILE bank. for an amount which shall
lual ten per centum of the amount :
the nropcsal or bid for the making