The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-20
NOTICE TO co"TaAcroas.
saving Twenty,First and West Tween
ty-First Streets.


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, temized bids or proposals for the
improvement of Twenty-first and
West Twentyfirst streets, in said
City of Cairo. from the west line of
Commercial avenue to the east line
of the Mississippi levee. by filing
the untitled portions of the said
ITwenty-irst and West Twenty-first
streets with earth. from lot line TO
lot line, aud to such depth or height
as will make the grades thereof con
form to the grades ,rovided for the
said streets in and by Ordinance No
200 of said City of Cairo, adopted
July 18th, A. d. 1909, and approved
July Goth, A, d. 1909, from the west
| line of Commercial avenue to the east
line of the Mississippi levee, and by
excavating and grazing the sail
lTwenty-frst and West Twentyfirst
streets for the width Of twenty,foar
| (2D feet in the center thereof, that
| is to say, for the width of twelve 02)
fleet 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 levec. and
Iby the construction upon the said
Twenty-irst and West Twenty-first
yitrified brick pavement. with a com
bination concrete curb and gutter on
both sides Of said brick pavement, of
the width, including said combination
curb and gutter, of twenty-four (24)
feet, being of the width of twelve ,(12)
feet on each side of the center line
of said streets, from the said west
line of Commercial avenue to the said
east line of the Mississippi levee. and
by setting upon the said Twenty.first
and West Twenty-frst streets of nat
ural limestone marginal curbs, at all
unpaved street intersections. at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges Of the
gutter-flags of said combined curb
and gutter as extended around ana
out to the lot line on both sides OF
the said Twenty-lirst and West TWEEN
ty-first streets, at said unpaved street
intersections, from the said west line
Of Commercial avenue to the said east
| line of the Mississippi levee and by
| the construction upon the said Tween
Ity-first and West Twenty-first streets
| OF brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-iron traps and castiron covers
Therefor, from the said west line d
Commercial avenue to the east line q
the Mississippi levee, and by the con
struction in the said West Twenty
first street of vitrified tile pipe sew
| er of twelve (12) inches inside diane
ter, from the brick manhole In the pres
ent Twenty-first street sewer, sa'r
manhole being located thirty 600 fee
west of the east line of Holbrool
avenue, to a point thirteen hundred
| 1300) feet west of the east line o
Holbrook avenue, and by the con
struction in the said sewer, in thu
said West Twentytfrst street, OF fiv'
| 90 brick manholes and supplying
| castiron rings and cast-iron perfor
ated covers therefor,
The above work. is provided for BY
and fully described in Ordinance No
200 of said City of Cairo, adopte,
July 10th, A. d. 1909, and approved
| July Goth A. u. 1909, and the
said bids must be for the construct
ion Of the said local improvement as
a whole in strict conformity to thu
terms and provisions of said ordi
nance, which is now of record in the
office of the City Clerk of said Cit!
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 tC
said City Clerk, and in the office o.
the City Engineer of the said City o
Cairo, No. 1h3 Commercial Avenue
in said City of Cairo, which is JUS
across the hall from the said Cit!
Clerks office, the specifications o
and for the said local improvement
can be found and may be there ex
lamined.
| All bids or proposals must be &C
companied by cash, or by check. pay
able to the order of the President o
| the said Board Of Local Improve
lments, in his official capacity, cert
fled by a responsible bank, for al
amount equal to ten (10) per centun
OF the amount OF the bid or propose
for the construction Of said local In
iprovemeD. ad without such cash 0
Icheck, 1a.ss..u or proposal will be cor
sidered by said Board The bid
shall be delivered to the Board at th
time and place first above mention
led; and at said time and place abov
mentioned the said Board in ope
session, will open, examine and pul
licly declare said bids or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall
accepted for making said local in