The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Public notice is hereby given that
until two 90 O'Clock, p. m, on Mon.
| day, September Goth, A. d. 1910, at
| the City Council Chamber of the City
| OF Cairo, Illinois, at No. I'LL Com
mercial avenue, 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 Commercial ave-
nue., in said City of Cairo, Illinois,
from the north line Of Second stree.
to the south line Of Thirty-fourth
street, by filling the untitled portions
of said Commercial avenue with earth
from lot line to lot line, and to such
depth or height as may be necessary
| to bring the completed brick pave
ment to be constructed on said Com.
mercial avenue to the grade
specified for the top surface
of said completed brick pave
ment provided for by Ordinance
No. 224 of said City of Cairo, adopted
April 14th, A. d. 1910, and approved
April 18th, A. D. 1910, ana by excavar-
ing and grading the said Commercial
avenue for the width of sixty-eight
| (6S) feet, in the center thereof, that
is to say, for the width OF thirty-four
| (34) feet on each side of the center
| line OF said avenue, from the said
north line Of Second street to the said
south line of Thirty-fourth street,
and by the construction upon the said
| Commercial avenue, in the center
thereof of vitirified brick pave.
ment, with a combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides OF said
brick pavement, Of the width, includ
ing said combination curb and gutter
of sixty-eight (68) feet, being of tho
width Of thirty-four (34) feet on each
side of the center line of said avenue,
from the said north line of Second
street to the said south line of Thirty
fourth street, and by the setting upon
the said Commercial avenue Of natur.
al limestone marginal curbs at all
unpaved street intersections, except
the Eighth street intersection, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the. inside edges of the
gutterilags of said curb and gutter as
Fextended around and ont to the lot
line on both sides OF said Commercial
avenue, at said unpaved street inter
sections, except the said Eighth street
intersection, from the said north line
| of Second street to the said south
| line Of Thirty-fourth street.
The above work Is provided for
| by and fully described In Ordinance
No. 224 of said City OF Cairo, adopted
April 14th, A. d. 1910, and approved
April 18th, A. ID. 1910, now on file
City Clerk of said City of Cairo, at
No. I'LL Commercial avenue, in said
City OF Cairo, and the said bids must
be for the construction of the said
local Improvement as whole in
strict conformity to the terms and
provisions of said ordinance, which
is now of record in the office of the
City Clerk of said City of Cairo, at
No. I'LL Commercial avenue, In saia
City OF Cairo, where printed copies of
the said ordinance may be obtained
| nV IN
and in the office of the City Engl-
neer OF said City of Cairo, at No
lib 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 can be found and may
be there examined.
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 improvements
In his official capacity, certified by a
responsible bank, for an amount equal
to ten (10) per centum Of the amount
Of the bid or proposal for the cor
lstruction OF said local improvement
land without such cash or check. nc
bid or proposal will be considered by
said Board The bids shall be delis
ered to the Board at the time and
place first above mentioned; and al
said time and place first above men
toned the said Board, in open cess
ion. will open, examine and publicl.
declare said bids or proposals.