The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-06

: shall DO constructed by the Cair,
Electric and Traction Company at it.
own cost and expense and shall no
z 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-ffth street
except at all intersecting streets. OF
each side of the center line OF sail
Washington avenue at the distanc
of ten (10) feet from the center lin
be constructed ON said avenue an.
said concrete curb shall be six &C
inches wide and seventeen III
inches deep and shall extend six &C,
inches above the top surface OF thf
finished pavement At all street In
ltersections said concrete curb sha,
be extended around and meet the
lcurb on the opposite side Of the ave
lnue at the center line Of said avenue
being turned at all corners with
curves of four (4) feet radius.
4 That portion of said Washington
layenue between the north line of said
Center street extended eastwardiy
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 (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.
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 lot lines shah
| be thirty 600 feet apart. or fifteen
i15) 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 (36l feet, or eighteen GS)
| feet on each side of the center line oi
| 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 G2) 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 (6l
inches wide and twelve t12) 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
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
|Thirty-fifth street
All OF the twenty-eight (2S) present
existing manholes, In said avenue,
Ishall 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
constructed in compliance with the
terms and provisions OF Ordinance
No. 14f, Of 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
provements, for the construction OF
said local improvement as a whole.
In accordance with the said ordl-
nance providing for the making OF
said Improvement. Said bids shall be
accompanied by cash, or by a check
payable to the order of the President
of the Board of Local improvements
OF the said city of Cairo. In his OIL
eial capacity. certified by a respon
sible bank. for an amount which shall
equal ten per eentum of the amount
of the proposal or bid for the making
of said local improvement; and no
proposal or bid for making said local
Improvement will be considered ny
the Board unless the same is accom-
panied by such cash or check: and
said proposals or bids shall be de-
livered to the said Board of Local
improvements. and the said Board
will. i'm 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
eiaI avenue. in the said City of Cairo.
open. examine and publicly declare
the said bids or proposals so delivered
to it.
A copy of the ordinance above de-
scribed, providing for the making OF
said local Improvement. can be OBJ
tanned from the city clerk Of said city
Of Cairo. at his Office, at No. iii
Commercial avenue. and the speed