The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-13

the city council chamber Of the City
.of, Cairo, Illinois, az Mol III. CONNER
cial avenue. in said city of Cairo. the
Board Of Local improvements Of the
said City of Cairo. Will receive sealsI
ed, itemized bids or proposals for the
Improvement OF Twenty-first and
West Twenty-fifst streets. in said
City of Cairo. from the west line OF
Commercial avenue to the east line
of the Mississippi ievee. by filling
the untitled portions of the said
lTwenty-first and West Twenty-first
streets with earth. from lot line to
lot line and to such depth or height
as will make the grades thereof con,
form TO the grades provided for the
said streets in and by Ordinance No.
200 of said City of Cairo, adopted
July 18th. a. d. 1909, and approved
July 20th, A. d. 1909, from the west
lime of Commercial avenue to the east
lime of the Mississippi levee, and by
iexeavating and grading the said
Twenty first and West Twenty-hrst
streets for the width of twenty-four
(2D feet. in the center thereof, that
lis to say, for the width of twelve t12l
feet on each side Of the center line OF
said streets. from the said west line
lof Commercial avenue to the said
east line of the Mississippi levee, and
, by the construction upon the said
lTwenty-hrst and West Twenty-iirst
streets, in the center thereof, OF a
lyitrified brick pavement. with a com
tbination concrete curb and gutter on
both sides OF said brick pavement. OF
the width, including said combination
curb and gutter, of twenty-four (24l
feet, being OF the width of twelve tl2l
feet on each side of the center line
of said streets, from the said west
lime Of Commercial avenue TO the said
east line Of the Mississippi ievee, and
Il Is setting upon the said Twenty-flrst
and West Twenty-first streets OF nat
nra limestone marginal curbs, at all
lunpayed street intersections, at the
outside edges OF said brick pavement
and between the inside edges OF the
gutterfags Of said combined curb
land gutter as extended around anil
ont to the lot line on both sides Of
| the said Twenty-hrst and West TWEEN.
| ty.iirst streets, at said unpaved street
intersections, from the said west line
of Commercial avenue to the said east
line Of the Mississippi leyee, and by
the construction upon the said Tween
ty-first and West Twenty-first streets
| of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast.iron traps and castiron covers
therefor, from the said west lipe Of
Commercial avenue to the east line OF
the Mississippi levee. and by the con
stluetion in the said West Twenty.
first street Of a vitritied tile pipe sew
leE OF twelve t1s) inches inside diane
tier, from the Brick manhoie in the pres
mt Twenty.frst street sewer, said
manhole being located thirty (30) feet
west OF The east line of Holbrook
avenue, to point thirteen hundred
Lf1300) feet west Of the east line OF
Holhrook avenue, and hy the CON
strucUon in the said sewer, in the
fsaid West Twenty FIRST street, of five
Isl brick manholes and supplying
cast,iron rings and castiron perfor.
lated covers therefor,
The above work is provided for by
land fully described in Ordinance No,
200 of said City Of Cairo, adopted
July 18th, A. d. 1909 and approved
| duly 2oth, A. d. 1909, and the
said bids must be for the construct.
ion of the said local Improvement as
a whole in strict conformity to the
/ terms and provisions OF said ordl.
nance, which is now of record in the
office OF the City Clerk Of said City
Iof Cairo, No iii Commercial Ave
lnue, in said City OF Cairo, where
printed copies of the said ordinance
may be obtained on application to
said City Clerk, and In the office OF
the City Engineer Of the said City OF
Cairo, No. 11l3 Commercial Avenue,
in said City of Cairo, which Is Just
across the hall from the said City
/ Clerks office, the specifications Of
and for the said local Improvement
can be found and may be there ex.
tamined
All bids or proposals must be ac
lcompanied by cash, or by check, pay
able to the order Of the President pf
the said Board OF Local Improve
lments, In his official capacity. cert.
fled BY responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten t1ol per centum
OF the amount of the bid or proposal
for the construction of said local i'm
provement, and without such cash or
lcheck, no bid or proposal viii be con.
1 sitiered by said Board. The bids
shall be delivered to the Board at the
thine and place first above mention
led and at said time anil place above
i mentioned the said Board In open
session. viii open, examine and pub
|liciy declare said bids or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall be
! acteDted for making said local I'M