The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Eighth Street.

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 it.
emiZed bids or proposals for the i'm.
rrovement of Eighth street in said
City of Cairo, Illinois, from the west
line of Ohio street 10 the east line
of Jefferson avenue, by eXcavating
and greding the said Eighth street for
the width of thirty-six (3G) feet, in
the center thereof, that is to say, for
the width Of eighteen QS) feet on
each side of the center line of said
street, from the west line of Ohio
street to the east line of Washington
avenue, and by excavating and grad
ing the said Eighth street for the
width Of thirty (30) feet, in the center
thereof, that is to say, for the width
of fifteen (15) feet on each side OF
| the center line of said street, from the
west line of Washington avenue to
the east line OF Jefferson avenue,
and BY the construction upon the said
Eighth street, in the center thereof
| of a vitrifed brick pavement, with a
combination concrete curb and gut
| er on both sides of said brick pave
ment, of the width, including said
combination curb and gutter, of thir-
ty-six 1860 feet. being of The width
of eighteen (lS) feet on each side Of
the center line of said street, from
| the said west line of Ohio street to
the said east line of Washington ave-
nue., and by The construction upon
| the said Eighth street, in the center
thereof, of yitrified brick pavement,
with a combination concrete curb and
gutter on both sides of said brick
pavement. of the width, including said
combination curb and gutter, of thir-
fifteen f15) feet on each side of the
center line of said street, from the
said west line of Washington avenue
TO the said east line of Jefferson ave-
nue., and by the setting upon the said
Eighth street of natural limestone
marginal curbs, at all unpaved street
intersections, except the intersection
Of Eighth street and Commercial
avenue, at the outside edges Of said
brick pavement and between the in
side edges Of the gutter-aags of said
combined curb and gutter as extended
around and out to the lot line on both
sides Of said Eighth street, at said
unpaved street intersections, except
the said intersection of Eighth street
and Commercial avenue, from the
said west line of Ohio street to the
said east line of Jefferson avenue,
and by the construction in and upon
the said Eighth street Of brick catch
basins and supplying cast-iron traps
and castiron covers therefor, from
the said west line of Ohio street to
the said east line of Jefferson ave.
nue., and by building up and repair.
ing the four az brick manholes now
in the said Eighth street and sup.
plying cast-iron rings and cast-iron
covers therefor, and by the construc-
ton in the said Eighth street of a
vitrified tile pipe sewer, of twelve
(12) inches inside diameter with
house connections leading from each
side thereof to point within ten (10)
feet of the lot line on both sides OF
said Eighth street, and with four az
brick manholes constructed therein
and with cast-iron rings and cast-iron
covers provided for said manholes.
from the manhole, located at the in
tersection of Commercial avenue and
Eighth street, in the Commercial ave
nue. main sewer, to brick manhole
to be constructed In the said Eighth
street on the east line OF Washington
avenue, in said City OF Cairo.
The above work Is provided for by
and fully described in Ordinance No.
222 of said City of Cairo, adopted
April 18th, A, ID. 1870, and approved
| April 18th, A. d. 1910. now on file and
of record in the office Of the City
| Clerk of said City of Cairo, at No.
iii 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 con.
formity 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, No. iii Com
mercal avenue, in said City OF Cairo,
where printed copies Of the said ordi.
nance may be obtained on applica.
ton to said City Clerk, and in the of.
fee of the City Engineer of the said
City of Cairo, No, 1113 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 ex
amined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
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, certi.