The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Elm Street.

uoSt ocpicHhnef -utl A. ID. lJug, at
the city council chamber of the City
of Cairo, Illinois. at No. I'LL CONNER.
cial avenue. in said city of Cairo, the
Board of Local improvements of the
said CITY of Cairo. will receive seal
ed, itemized bids or proposals for the
hlling with earth of the untitled Dor
lions OF Elm street, from lot line to lot
line, and to the grade OF said street as
now established by ordinance, from
the north line of Thirtieth street to
the east line of Washington avenue,
IN said City of Cairo, and for excaya-
ting and grading the said Elm street
for the width of thirty t3ef feet, in the
center thereof. that is To say, for tha
Width of fifteen t15l 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
the said Elm street, in the center
thereof, of yitrified brick pave.
ment, with combination concrete
curb and gutter ON both sides Of said
brick pavement, of the width, tlll.
ing said combination curb and gutter
OF thirty (30) feet, being of the width
OF fifteen (15) 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
the said Elm street Of natural lime
stone marginal eurbs, at all unpaved
street intersections, at the outside
edges of said brick pavement and
combination concrete curb and gutter
as extended out to the lot line on
both sides of said street, and for the
upon the said Elm street
of brick catch-basins, 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 Nv
and fully described In Ordinance No,
1888 of said City of Cairo, adopted July
18th, A. d. 1909, and approved
July 10th. A, d, 1909, and tie
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 ord.
nance. which is now OF record in the
office OF the City Clerk of said City
Of Cairo, No. iii 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, 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 he found and may be there OK
mined.
All bids or proposals must be ac.
1ompaned by cash OF by check. pay.
able to the order of the President of
he said Board OF Local Improve
nents, in his official capacity, certi-
lied by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (l0l per centum
)f the amount of the bid or proposal
'or the construction of said local inn
and without such cash or
heck, no bid or proposal will be con-
'idered by said Board. The bids
shalt be delivered to the Board at the
line and place first above mention.
Id and at said time and place above
the said Board, in open
session, will open, examine and pub
icly declare said bids or proposals.
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm.
'royement shall enter into con-
ract with the said City OF Cairo for
he construction of the said local i'm
royement as whole in strict ac-
ordance with the terms and require,
aents Of the said ordinance. and
hall also enter into a bond PAYABLE
o the said City of Cairo, in the sum
I fifty 600 per centum of the amount
t his bid, with security to be APP
foved by the said Board, conditioned
or the faithful performance, in all
Of his said contract and for
olding the said city harmless, etc,
nd he shall also bind himself In his
aid contract and bond, to guarantee
is said work and materials and the
aid local improvement for the period
t two {2) years from and after the
cceptance of the same by the said
'oard and its confirmation by tha
curt.
The contractor to whom the ron.
'aet Is awarded for making said 10.
al Improvement and who shall con.
truct said local Improvement wilt
g paid in bonds Of the said CITY of
afro bearing interest at the rate OF
We I'D per cent. per annum from
leir respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
III be furnished on apple alton To
lie said City Engineer at his office
foresaid.
The Board reserves the right to re.
'ct any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 9Th dav
September A. D. 1000