The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Ei1hth Street.

IJOuucll IEiniDef OF me lily Oh tdlEo,
Illinois, at No. iii Commercial ave
Gue, in said City OF Cairo, the Board
of Local improvements of the said
City of Cairo, viii receive sealed, IT.
emized bids or proposals for the I'M
lproyemcnt Of Eighth street, in said
City Of Cairo. Illinois from the west
line OF Ohio street to the east line
of Jefferson avenue, by eXcavatins
ana grading the said Eighth street for
the width of thirty-six (36) feet, in
the &c inter- thereof. that is to say, fer
the width of eighteen 0S) 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 500 feet, in the center
| thereof, that is to say, for the width
| of fifteen Q5) feet "a 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 vitrified brick pavement, with a
combination concrete curb and gut
ter on both sides of said brick pave
| ment, Of the width. including said
| combination curb and gutter, of thir
ty-siX $3.50 feet, being OF the width
of eighteen 1S) 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
nuc, and by the construction upon
the said Eighth street, in the center
thereof, Of yitrifled 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-H
y 600 feet, being Of the width of
fifteen t15l 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.
niue, and by the setting upon the said
Eighth street of natural limestone
marginal rurbs, 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-fags 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 interse ctiOns, except
the said intersection OF Eighth street
and Commercial avenue. from the
said west line of Ohio street to the
said cas-. 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 cast-iron covers therefor, from
the said west line Of Ohio street toI
the said east line of jefferson ave-
nue, and by building up and repair
ng the four (il brick manholes now
n the said Eighth street and sup
dying cast-hon rings and cast-iron
covers therefor, and by the construc
ion in the said Eighth street of a
vitNtied 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, aud with four (4l
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 a 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 Tor by
and fully described in Ordinance No.
222 of said City Of Cairo, adopted
April 18th, A. D. 1910, and approved
April 10th, A, D. 1910, now on file and
Of record in the office of the City
Clerk of said City of Cairo, at No
LII 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. I'LL Com.
mercial avenue, In said city Of Cairo,
whore printed copies Of the said ordi.
nance may be obtained on appica
! ton TO said City Clerk, and in the OF
| flee of the City Engineer of the said
City of Cairo, No, 1ll3 Commercial
avenue, in said City Of Cairo. which
| is just across the hall from the said
| City Clerks office, tho specifications
OF aud 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, cert.
| fed by responsible bank, for an