The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-13
GEORGE PARSONS,
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Sycamore Street.

day, July 22nd, A. D, 1910, at the City
Council Chamber Of the City of Cairo,
Illinois, at No. I'LL Commercial ave-
nue., in said City OF Cairo, the Board
of Local Improvements of the said
City of Cairo will receive sealed
itemized bids or proposals for the
Improvement of Sycamore street, In
the said City Of Cairo, from the north
line of Thirty-fourth street to the
north corporate limits of said City Of
, Cairo. in the said City of Cairo, by
filling the untitled portions of Syca.
more street with earth. from lot line
ITO lot line south Of Union street. and
for the width of sixty (60l feet north
iof Union street, and to such depth or
height as will make the grades there
of conform to the grades provided
for the said street in and by Ordi-
nance No. 223 OF said City OF Cairo,
adopted April 18th, A. D. 1910, and
approved April 18th. A. d. 1910, now
on file and of record in the office OF
the City Clerk of the said City of Cairo,
lat No. I'LL Commercial avenue, ia
said City of Cairo from the north
line of Thirty-fourth street to the
north corporate limits of the said CITY
Iof Cairo, in the said City of Cairo.
land for excavating and grading the
said Sycamore street for the width
|of forty (40l feet, in the center there
Iof, that is to say, for the width of
twenty 600 feet on each side of the
|center line Of said street. from the
said north line of Thirty-fourth street
to the said north corporate limits OF
the said City of Cairo. in the said
City of Cairo, and for the construcI
tion upon the said Sycamore street.
in the center thereof, of a vitrifed
brick pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on both
sides of said brick pavement, of the
width, including said combination
curb and gutter OF forty (40) feet,
being Of the width OF twenty (2o)
feet on each side OF the center line
OF said street, from the said north
line OF Thirty-fourth street to the said
north corporate limits of said City OF
Cairo, in the said City of Cairo and
by setting upon the said Sycamore
street of natural limestone marginal
curbs, at all unpaved street intersec-
tons, at the outside edges Of said
brick pavement and between the in.
side edges of the gutter-fiags OF said
combined curb and gutter as extend.
ed around and out to the lot line on
both sides of the said Sycamore
street, at said unpaved street inter,
sections, from the said north line of
street to the said north
corporate limits Of said City of Cairo.
in the said City of Cairo, and by the
construction upon the said Sycamore
street OF brick catch-basins and sun,
plying cast-iron traps and cast-iron
covers therefor, from the said north
line Of Thirty.fourth street to a point
eleven hundred and eighteen 1l1S)
feet north of the south line of Union
street in said City of Cairo, and bv
the construction OF gutter-drains on
each side of certain portions OF said
Sycamore street.
The above work is provided for by
and fully described In Ordinance No.
223 OF said City of Cairo, adopted
April 18th, A. d. 1910, and approved
April 18th, A. d. 1910, which is now
on file and of record in the Office of
the City Clerk OF said City of Cairo.
lat No. I'LL Commercial avenue, In
the said City OF Cairo. and the said
bids must be for the construction 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. Ill 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
the City Engineer Of the said City or
Cairo, No. 1l13 Commercial avenue,
IA said City Of Cairo, which is lust
across the hall from the said CITY
Clerks office, the specifications o.!
and for the said local improvement
can be found and may be there ax.
|amined.
All bids or proposals must be &C.
companied by cash, or by check, pay.
able to the order Of the President OF
the said Board OF Local Improve.
ments, In his official capacity, cert.
/ fed by responsible bank. for an
amount equal to ten Q0) per centum
OF the amount of the bid or proposal
for the construction OF said local i'm.
lrrovement, and without such cash or
check, no bid or proposal will be con.
tsidered by said Board The bids
shall be delivered to the Board at the
time and place first above mention.
| led; 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 i'm.
lproyement shall enter into con.
Itract with the said City OF Cairo for