The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-23
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Public notice is hereby given that
until two (2) o'clock, p. M, on Mon
day, September 2Gth, A. ID. 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 ThirtT-fourth
street, by filling the untitled portions
of said Commercial avenue with earth
for the entire width of said avenue,
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. ID. 1910, and approved
April 18th, A. d. 1910, and by excavat-
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 thirtyfour
(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 combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides Of said
brick pavement, OF the width, includ-
ling said combination curb and gutter,
Of sixtyeight (6S) feet, being of the
width of thirty-four t34) 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
iunpaved street intersections, except
the Eighth street intersection, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges OF the
gutter.flags of said curb and gutter as
extended around ana out to the lot
lime 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. 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 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, al
No. III Commercial avenue, 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 Ensi
neer OF said City OF Cairo, at No
lib Commercial avenue, In said Cit
lof Cairo, which is just across the hal
from the said City Clerks Office, ta'
specifications OF and for the said loca
improvement can be found and ma,
be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be &C
companied by cash, or by check, pay
able to the order of the President 0
the said Board Of Local improvements
in his official capacity. certified by
Irresponsible bank, for an amount equa
to ten Q0l per centum Of the amonn
Of the bid or proposal for the cor
d struction of said local improvement
and without such cash or check, nj
bid or proposal will be considered b,
, said Board. The bids shall be delil
cred to the Board at the time an,
place first above mentioned; and a
said time and place first above men
toned the said Board, in open sess
ion, will open, examine and publicl
declare said bids or proposals.