The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Elm Street.

| "HiiN hoei'C 10 ucibDy given lHdt
until two t2) O'Clock. p. M. on Mon
day. September Goth, A. d. 1909. at
the city council chamber of the City
of Cairo, Illinois, at No iii CONNER.
cial avenue, in said city of Cairo, the
Board of Local improvements of the
Isaid City of Cairo will receive seal
ed, itemized bids or proposals for the
milling with earth of the untitled nor
|tlons of Elm street, from lot line to lot
line, and to the grade OF said street as
Inow established by ordinance, from
the north line of Thirtieth street to
the east line of Washington avenue,
LIP said City of Cairo, and for excava-
ting and grading the said Elm street
for the width CT thirty t3ei feet, in the
center thereof that Is to say, for the
width of fifteen t15) feet on each side
lof the center line of said street. from
the said north line of Thirtieth street
to the said east line of Washington
Iavenue, and for the construction upon
the said Elm street, in the center
| thereof, of vitrified brick pave
ment, with combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement, of the width, inClud-
ing said combination curb and gutter,
of thirty 600 feet, being of the width
of fifteen 05l 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
layenue, and for the construction upon
| the said Elm street of natural limo
stone marginal curbs, at all unpaved
street intersections, at the outside
combination concrete curb and gutter
as extended out to the lot line on
both sides of said street and for the
construction 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 by
and fully described in Ordinance No.
1873 of said City of Cairo. adopted July
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 provisions of said ordi-
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 he obtained on application to
said City Clerk, and In the office of
he City Engineer of the said City of
Cairo. No. f113 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 &C
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 (10) per centum
of the amount of the bid or proposal
for the construction of said local i'm
and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal win be con-
SiHprpH nv cujI nnurJ Tho hfA-
shall be delivered to the Board at the
time and place first above mention
I'd and at said time and place above
mentioned 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
)rovement shall enter into a con
ract with the said City of Cairo for
he construction of the said local i'm
'rovement as whole in strict ac-
'ordance with the terms and require
nents of the said ordinance, and
hall also enter into a bond payable
o the said City Of Cairo, in the sum
- iil'S No'l PEI CtntuUi Ol the amount
If his bid, with security to be ap-
'rovej by the said Board, conditioned
or the faithful performance. in all
aspects, 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 ca years from and after the
cceptance Of the same by the said
oard and its confirmation by the
Ourt.
The contractor to whom the con-
act is awarded for making said To-
al improvement and who shall con
ruct said local Improvement. will
G paid in bonds of the said City Of
afro bearing interest at the rate of
We (5) per cent. per annum from
leir respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
Ill be furnished on application to
lie said City Engineer at his office
oresad.
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