The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-19
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
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saving Twenty-First and West Tween
Ra ty-First Streets.


day. September goth 4. T. 1899 at
the city council chamber o. the tity
of Cairo, Illinois. at No, III Comlner
ciai avenue. in said city Of Cairo. the
Board of Local improvements of the
said City of Cairo, will receive seal
ed. itemi7ed bids or proposals for the
Improvement Of rwentyfirst and
West Twenty-ficst 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
Twenty-first and West TwentN.lrst
streets with earth, from lot line to
lot line ami 10 such depth or height
as viii make the grades thereof con
form to tae graies provided Ton Inc
said streets in and by Ordinance No.
200 OF said City of Cairo, adopted
July 18th, A y. 1900 and approved
July 10th, A. ID. 1909, from the west
line of Commercial avenue TO the east
line OF the Mississippi ievee. and by
excavatiug and grazing the said
Twenty first and West Twenty.iirst
streets for the width of twenty.fGur
Lea feet. in tie center thereof. that
lis to say. for the Width of twelve. (1a)
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 leyee, and
by the construction upon the said
ITwenty.first and West Twenty-first
streets, in the center thereof, OF a
vitrified brick pavement, with com
bination concrete curb and gutter on
| both sides of said brick pavement, OF
1.-The width including said combination
Icurb. and gutter. of twenty-four t24)
fleet, being of Tie width of twelve t12l
| feet on each side of the center line
| of said streets, from the said west
line Of Commercial avenue to the said
I east line Of the Mississippi leyee, and
thy setting upon the said Twenty.frst
and West Twentyfrst streets OF nat
ural limestone marginal curbs, at all
lunpayed street intersections, at the
outside edges OF said brick pavement
and between the inside edges Of the
gutterflags Of said combined curb
and gutter as extended around and
out To the lot line on both sides ol
the said Twentysfirst and West Tween
ity-hrst streets, at said unpayed street
Iintersact ions, from the said west 1.-The
of Commercial avenue tothe said east
Ihne of the MississipH 'levee.i and b,
1.-The construction upon the said Tween
lty.frst and West Twentt-frst streets
!of brick catchbasins' and supplying
lcast.iron traps and Cast-iron covers
| therefor, from the said west line Q
Commercial avenue TO the, east line o
the Mississippi ievee. and by the cor
lstruction In the said West Twenty
first street oil d yitrified tile pipe sew
err. of twelve (t2l inches inside diane
ter, from the brick manhole in the pres
lent TWenty-first street sewer. sa'
. I1nanhoe being located thirty 600 fee
west of the east line of Holbroo
avenue. to q point thirteen hundre
= lf13001 feet west OF the east line {
Holbrook avenue. and by the con
Istruction in the said sewer, In til
Isaid West Twenty-tirst street OF fly
; go brick manholes and supplyin
T cast.iron rings and castiron perfo
lated covers therefor.
The above work is provided for b
land fully described in Ordinance NJ
900 Of said City of Cairo, adopte
IJuly 10Th, A. D. 1909, and approve
IJuly goth, A, D. 1909, and tn
said bids must be for the construc
Ion Of the said local Improvement .
a whole I'm strict conformity TO Il
itefms and provisions of said ord
nance, which is nov of record III II
loffice of the City Clerk OF said CT
LOT Cairo, No. I'LL Commercial Az
Inue. in said City of Cairo, whel
a printed copies Of the said ordinant
D may be obtained on application
!; said City Clerk, and in the office
X the City Engineer Of the said City
lCairo, No. 1lt3 Commercial Avenu
y in said City of Cairo, which Is 1u
U across the hall from the said q
clerks office, the specifications
and for the said local improveme
can be found and may be there G
G amined.
lgt All bids or proposals mist be
Fri companied by cash, or by check, pc
RS able TO the order of the President
Id the said Board Of Local lmpro'
In ments, in his official capacity, cer
flied by a responsible bank, for
y; amount equal to ten t10) per cent?
rs of the amount of the bid or proBos
WI for the construction OF said local
Iprovement, and without such cash
lcheck, no bid or proposal will be CO
sidered by said Board. The bi
ishall be delivered to the Board at |
time and place first above menti
led; and at said time and place abe
mentioned the said Board, In or
session, will open, examine and p
ilicly declare said bids or PROPOSE