The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.
Paving Elm Street.

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
said City of Cairo. will receive seal
ed, itemized bids or proposals for the
filling with earth of the untitled puf.
tions 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 excava-
ting and grading the said Elm street
for the width CT thirty (3e} feet, in the
center thereof, that Is to say, for the
width of fifteen (15) feet on each side
If 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 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 (30l feet. being OF the width
of fifteen 05) feet on each side of the
center line of said street, from the
to the said east line of Washington
avenue, and for the construction upon
| the said Elm street of natural lime
stone marginal curbs, at all unpayed
street intersections, at the outside
edges of said brick pavement and
Icombination concrete curb and gutter
as extended out to the lot line on
both sides Of said street, and for the
constructon upon the said Elm street
of brick catch-basins, from the said
north line of Thirtieth street to the
lsaid east line of Washington avenue,
in said City of Cairo
The above work is provided for by
and fully described in Ordinance No
1913 of said City of Cairo. adopted July
18th, A. d. 1909, and approved
July 10th, A. ID. 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
lprinted copies of the said ordinance
Imay be obtained on application to
said City Clerk. and in the office Of
the City Engineer of the said City Of
Cairo. No 1113 Commercial Avenue,
in said City of Cairo which is just
across the hall from the said City
Clerks office, the specifications OF
land for the said local improvement
can be found and may be there ex-
amined,
| All bids or proposals mrst be ac-
companied by cash, or by check. pay
liable to the order of the President OF
Iments, in his official capacity. certi-
flied by a responsible bank, for an
Iamount equal to ten (10) per centum
OF the amount of the bid or proposal
for the construction Of said local i'm
Iprovement 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
licly declare said bids or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local Inn
Iprovement shall enter into a con
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction OF the said local i'm
provement as whole in strict ac-
cordance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into q bond payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sum
CT fifty (50) per centum of the amount
Of his bid with security to be APP
proved by the said Board, conditioned
for the faithful performance, in all
respects, 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
of two (2) years from and after the
acceptance of the same by the said
Board and It's confirmation by the
court.
| The contractor to whom the con-
tract is awarded for making said To-
cal improvement and who shall con
struct said local Improvement. will
be paid in bonds Of the said City OF
Cairo bearing interest at the rate of
FIVE 60 per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
| Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application to
the said City Engineer at his office
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right to re.
| ject any and all bids.
| Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this Sth day
of September A. D., 1909.
GEORGE PARSONS,
| President of the Board of Local I'm.
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