The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-16

| CT Cairo, Illinois, at No. I'LL CONNER
eial avenue. in said city of Cairo. the
/ Board of Local improvements of the
said City of Cairo. will receive seal
ed itemi2ed bids or proposals for the
liilling with earth of the untitled nor.
lions 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 of thirty (3e} feet, in the
center thereof, that is TO say, for the
width of fifteen tl5) 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 uDon
the said Elm street, in the center
thereof, of vitrified brick nave.
ment, with combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement, of the width, includ-
ing said combination curb and gutter,
Iof thirty 600 feet. being of the width
of fifteen (15) 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 line
stone marginal eurbs, at all unpayed
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 the
construction upon the said Elm street
Of brick catch-baslns, from the said
north line of Thirtieth street to the
said east line of Washington avenue,
in said City of Cairo
The above work is provided for by
ana fully described in Ordinance No.
1913 of said City of Cairo, adopted July
18th, A. d. 1909, and approved
July 10th, A. II. 1909, and the
said bids must he for the construct.
on 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
If 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
he City Engineer Of the said City of
Cairo, No l113 Commercial Avenue,
in said City of Cairo, which Is Just
across the hall from the said City
Clerks office, the specifications OF
and for the said local Improvement
an be found and may be there ex-
lmined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
;ompanied by cash or by check. pay
lble 10 the order Of the President Of
the said Board of Local Improve
nents. in his official capacity certi-
fled by 4 responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten 10l per centum
Of the amount OF the bid or proposal
for the construction OF said local i'm
provement, and without such cash or
check no bid or proposal will be con-
'idered 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
provement shall enter into CON
tract with the said City of Cairo fer
the construction Of the said local i'm.
proVement as a whole in strict ac-
cordance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance and
shall also enter into bond payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sum
CT fifty f50l 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
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 ~ years from and after the
acceptance of the same by the said
Board and its 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 CD 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
aforesaid
The Board reserves the right to re-
ect any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 9Th day