The Cairo bulletin., 1909-09-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Walnut Street and Hoibrook
Avenue.


until two t2) o'clock, p,' M, on Mon
day, September goth. A. d. 1909. at
the city council chamber of the City
of Cairo, Illinois, at No. iii CONNER
tcial 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
improvement OF Walnut street and
Ho,brpok avenue, in said City Of
Cairo, Illinois, from the north line of
Jefferson avenue to the south line OF
West Twenty-eighth street, by ex-
lcavatine and grading the said Walnut
lstreet for the width OF thirtyrtwo t32)
feet in the center thereof that is to
say. for the width of sixteen t1G)
feet on each side of the center line
of said street, from the north line OF
Jefferson avenue to the east line. OF
Holbrook avenue, and by excavating
and grading the said Holrbook ave-
nue. for the width Of forty (40l feet.
| in the center thereof that Ia to say
| for the width of twenty (20l feet on
each side of the center line of said
avenue. from the nerth line Of
Charles street to the south line OF
| West Twenty-eighth street, and by
| the construction upon the said Walnut
street. in the center thereof, OF a
yitrifled brick pavement, with com
bination concrete curb and gutter on
both sides of said brick pavement, OF
the width, including said combine
ton curb and gutter, OF thirty-two
| t32) feet being Of the width OF six
teen lG) feet on each siie OF the
center line Of said street, from the
said north line OF Jefferson avenue
Ito the said east line OF Holbrook
lavenue,+ 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 anil
gutter as extended around and out
Ito the lot line on both sides of said
Walnut street at said unpayed street
intersections, from the said north line
iof Jefferson avenue to the said east
line Of Holbrook avenue, and by the
reconstruction upon the said Holbrook
Iavenre, in the center thereof, of a
lyitritied brick pavement, with a CON
bination concrete curb and gutter on
both sides of said brick pavement
OF the width, including the said com
bined curb and gutter, OF forty (40)
Ifeet, being OF the width OF twenty
] (20J 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
rhinestone marginal curbs. at all un
Ipayed street intersections, at the out
Islde edges of said brick pavement
land between the inside edges OF the
Igutter,fags OF said combined curb
Eand gutter as extended around and
Iout to the lot line on both sides Of
isaid Holbrook avenue, at said un
lbayed street intersections from the
'Isaii north line of Charles street to
the said south line Of West Twenty
Ieighth street. and by the constrnc'
lion in and upon the said Walnut
street of brick catch basins and sup,
| plying cast,iron traps and east-iroD
lcpyers therefor. from the said north
inc of Jefferson avenue TO the said
east line OF Holbrook avenue, and by
building up; and repairing the seven
lteen t179 brick manhoIes now in the
said Walnut street aud supplying
ast-iron rings and cast.iron covers
l'herefor, and by the construction In
the said Walnut street ~ vitrifled
Tile pipe sewer OF fifteen (15) inches
] inside diameter. with house eonnec
ions leading from each side thereof
Ito a point within ten (l0) feet of the
ct line on both sides Of said Walnut
street and with three 81 brick man
'oles constructed therein and with
astiron rings and cast-iron covers
lInroyided for said manholes, from the
4 hrick manhole at the intersection oil
lSeyenteenth street and Walnut
4 street, in the Seventeenth street
sewer, to point twentyfour t24l
feet north of the south line or TWEEN
H. .-H
ltieth street, in said City OF Cairo.
| The above work is provided for BY
land fully described in Ordinance No
lig9 OF said City OF Cairo, adopted
July 18th, A. ID. 1909, and ap
lproved July 10Th. A. n. 1909. and the
said bids must be for the construct
i Ion Of the said local Improvement as
La whole In strict conformity TO tht
terms and provisions OF said ordi
nance, which is now OF record in tn.
office of the City Clerk OF said Cit,
Iof Cairo No. iii Commercial Ave
lnue. III said City OF Cairo, where
Il prlnted copies OF the said ordinanc,
Imay be obtained on application t
Isaid City Clerk. and in the office O
the City Engineer of the SAID City o
ICairo, No. lll3 Commercial Avenue
in said City Of Cairo. which Is jus