The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-10


Of the center line of said street. from
the said north line of Thirtieth street
to The said east line of Washington
laNenGc. 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
Dflck pavement, of the width, incluI.
ing said combination curb and sutter
lof thirty 800 feet, being of the width
of fifteen tl5l 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 limo
stone marginal curbs, at all unpavei
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 Tie
construction upon the sad Elm strett
OF brick catch-basins. from the said
north line of Thirtieth street to t5e
said east line of Washington avenue.
in said City of Cairo.
The above work is provided for nv
and fully described in Ordinance Va.
1913 of said City of Cairo, adopted Juiv
| 18th, A. d. 1909. ana approved
July 10th, A. d. 1909, and i've
/ said bids must be for the construct.
ion of the said local improvement az
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 be obtained on application to
said City Clerk, and in the office of
/ the City Engineer of the said City of
Cairo, No. 1l13 Commercial Avenue,
in said City Of Cairo, which is lust
across the hall from the said CITY
Clerks office, the specifications of
and for the said local improvement
can be found and may he there ex-
amined.
All bids or proposals must be a.
companicd by cash, or by check nav.
able to the order of the President of
the said Board Of Local Improve
ments, in his official capacity, cefti-
fled by 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 inn
proyement and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal will be con.
sidered by 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
provement shall enter into con
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction Of the said local inn
provement as a whole in strict ac-
cordance with the terms and require.
ments of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into a bond pavah'e
to the said City of Cairo. in the sum
Of fifty 600 per centum of the amount
of his bid, with security to be ap-
proved by the said Board conditioned
for the faithful performance, in all
of his said contract and for
holding the said city harmless. etc,
and he shall also bind himself, in his
said contract and bond TO guarantee
his said work and materials and the
said local improvement for the period
IF two (2) years from and after the
acceptance of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
,ourt.
The contractor to whom the con.
ract is awarded for making said To-
al improvement and who shall con.
truct said local Improvement will
'e paid in bonds of the said City Of
afro bearing interest at the rate Of
i've 90 per cent. per annum from
heir respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application to
he said City Engineer at his office
foresaid.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ect any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois. this 9Th day
t September, A. d. 1909.
GEORGE PARSONS,
resident of the Board of Local I'm,
provements of the City of Cairo,
Illinois
ttest-ERNEST WORKMAN,
Secretary OF Said Board