The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Walnut Street and Holhrook
e Avenue. ,ete

1
~ Avenue.
| Public notice is hereby given that
until two t2l o'clock. p. m, on Mon
lday. September '20th, A. ID. 1909 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, itemiged bids or proposals for the
improvement of Walnut street and
| Holbrook avenue, in said City of
Cairo, Illinois. from the north line OF
Jefferson avenue to the south line OF
West Twenty-eghth street. by ex-
cavating and grading the said Walnut
street for the width OF thirty-two (32)
feet, in the center thereof, that Is to
isay, for the width of sixteen 1G)
feet on each sile of the center line
! of said street, from the north line OF
| Jefferson avenue to the east line OF
IHolbrook avenue, and by excavating
land grading the said iIolrbook ave
niue for the width OF forty t40l feet,
lin the center thereof, that Is TO say
flor the width OF twenty GOO feet on
each side of the confer line of said
javenue, from the north line OF
lCharles street to the south line OF
West Twenty-eighth street. and by
the, construction upon the said Walnut
istreet. in the center thereof. OF a
Iytrifed brick pavement, with com
,ibnation concrete curb and gutter on
both sides of said brick pavement, of
tthe width, including said eombina-I
ttion curb and gutter, of thirty-two
t(22) feet, being of the width of six
teen (lG) feet on each side of the
center line of said street, from the
said north line OF Jefferson avenue
/ to the said east line OF Holbrook
avenue, and by the setting upon the
said Walnut street Of natural lime
stone marginal curbs, at all unpaved
street intersections, at the outside
edges Of said brick pavement and be
tween the inside edges of the gutter
flags of said combined curb AMI
gutter as extended around and out
to the lot line on both sides of said
Walnut street, at said unpaved street
intersections, from the said north line
of Jefferson avenue to the said east
line of Holbrook avenue. and by the
construction upon the said HolbrooR
avenue, in the center thereof, of a
yitrified brick pavement, with com
bination concrete curb and gutter on
both sides OF said brick pavement
of the width, including the said con.
bined curb and gutter OF forty t40)
feet being OF the width of twenty
600 feet on each side of the center
line OF said avenue, from the said
north line OF Charles street to the
said south line of West Twenty.
eighth street. and by the setting upon
the said Holbrook avenue of natural
limestone marginal curbs, at all un.
paved street intersections at the out.
side edges OF said brick pavement
and between the inside edges of the
gutter.hags OF said combined curb
and gutter as extended around and
out to the lot line on both sides OF
said Holbrook avenue, at said un
paved street intersections, from the
said north line OF Charles street to
the said south line OF West Twenty
!, eighth street, and by the e0nstruc
ton in and upon the said Walnut
street of brick catch basins and sup
.plying cast-iron traps and castjroI
covers therefor, from the said norti
: Zine of Jefferson avenue to the saii
east line of Holbrook avenue. and b,
: building up and repairing the seven
: teen 90 brick manholes now in Thu
said Walnut street and supplying
+ castiron rings and cast-iron cover
+ Therefor. and by the construction II
d the said Walnut street of vitrifie,
q tile pipe sewer. of fifteen (l5D niche
J inside diameter. with house connet
/. lions leading from each side thereo
r to point within ten t10) feet Of III
IOt Inc OI DbtH ctutS vi Shiu w ttihii
S street, and with three go brick mar
c holes constructed therein and wit
!. cast.iron rings and cast-iron cover
c provided for said manholes, from tn
u brick manhole at the intersection o
}. Seventeenth street and Walnu
3. street, in the Seventeenth stree
e sewer. to a point twenty-four ga
l. feet north of the south line OF Twer
l. ,tieth street. in said City of Cairo.
r The above work is provided for b
l. and fully described In Ordinance Nc
3 1879 OF said City OF Cairo, adopte'
3 July 18th, A. d. 1909 and at
d proved July Goth, A. d. 1909, and TIL
@ said bids must be for the eoustruc
II ion OF the said local Improvement a
It a whole In strict conformity to tn
J. terms and provisions OF said ord
d nance, which is now OF record In III
II loffice of the City Clerk OF said Cit
II Iof Cairo, No. I'LL Commercial Avs
I, niue, In said City of Cairo. wher
Is tprinted copies OF the said 0rdlnanc
o lmay be obtained on application I
e tsaid City Clerk, and In the office q
d the City Engineer OF the said City {
o Cairo. No, lib Commercial Avenue