The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-11


che said north line of Thirtieth street
i TO tie said east line of Washington
avenue, and for the construction upon
the said Elm street, in the center
thereof. Of Il vitrified brick pave.
ment, with combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement of the width, inclul-
/ ing said combination curb and gutter
If thirty tS0l feet being OF the widta
OF fifteen G5) feet on each side of the
center line of said street, from the
said north line OF Thirtieth street
to the said east line OF WASHINGTON
avenue, and for the construction upon
| he said Elm street of natural lime
tone marginal curbs, at all unpavei
| treet intersections, at the outside
edges Of said brick pavement and
/ combination concrete curb and gutter
las extended out to tie lot line on
both sides of said street, and for the
tconstruction upon the sad Elm sire,
of brick catchbasins, from the said
north line of Thirtieth street to the
said east line of Washington avenue.
| in said City of Cairo
The above work is provided for by
and fully described in Ordinance No.
1873 of said City of Cairo adopted Juiy
18th, A. d, 1909, and approved
July 10th, 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 pl DIVISIONS OF said ordi.
nance which is now of record in the
office of the City Clerk OF said CITY
| of Cairo, No. I'LL Commercial Ave
| nue., 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. l113 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-
amined.
All bids or proposals must be a.
companied by cash, or by check, pay
able to the order of the President Of
| the said Board Of Local Improve
ments, in his official capacity, certi-
fled by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (l0l per centuf
| of the amount Of the bid or proposal
| for the construction of said local i'm
provement, and without such cash or
| sidered nv said Board The bids
| shall be delivered to the Board at the
, time and place first above mention.
| ed; and at said time and place above
mentioned the said Board, in open
session, will open, examine and pub
lcly declare said bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local inn
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction OF the said local i'm
provement as a whole In strict ac-
cordancG with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into a bond payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sum
of fifty (50) per centum of the amount
of his bid. with security to be APP
proved by the said Board. conditioned
| for the faithful performance, in all
respects, of his said contract and for
holding the said city harmless. etc,
and he shall also bind himself. in his
his said work and materials and the
said local improvement for the period
of two 90 years from and after the
acceptance of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
court.
The contractor to whom the con-
tract is awarded for making said To-
cal improvement and who shall con
struct said local improvement, will
be paid in bonds of the said City of
Cairo bearing interest at the rate of
five 60 per cent. per annum from
their respective dates
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application to
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 9Th day
of September, A. d. 1909.
GEORGE PARSONS,
President of the Board Of Local I'M
proyements of the City of Cairo,
Illinois.
Attest ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary of Said Board