The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
PAVING Eiqhth Street.


Public notice is hereby given that
until eight (S) o'clock p. m. on FRI
day, July 22nd, A. d. 1910, at the City
Council Chamber of the City of Cairo,
Illinois, at No. III Commercial ave
nue., in said City of Cairo, the Board
of Local Improvements Of the said
City OF Cairo, will receive sealed, At
emiaed bids or proposals for the i'm
provement of Eighth street, in said
City of Cairo. Illinois, from the west
line of Ohio street to the east line
of jefferson avenue, by excayating
and grading the said Eighth street for
the width Of thirty-six t36) feet, in
the crnter thereof, that is to say, for
the width of eighteen (lS) 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 excayating 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 (15) feet u 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 1850 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
nue., and by the construction upon
the said Eighth street, in the center
thereof, of a vitriiied 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
ty 900 feet, being of the width OF
fifteen (15) 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 curbs, at al 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-ilags of said
combined curb and gutter as extended
around and out to the lot line on both
sides of said Eighth street, at sale
Iunpavcd street interse ctons, eXeep
! the said intersection of Eighth stree
| and Commercial avenue, from thu
said cas-. line of Jefferson avenue
and by the construction in and upol
the said Eighth street of brick catch
basins and supplying castiron trap
and cast-iron covers therefor, from
the said west line of Ohio street Il
! the said east line of Jefferson ave
nue., and by building up and repair
| ing the four ca brick manholes nov
in the said Eighth street and sur
plying cast-hon rings and cast,lrol
covers therefor, and by the construC
ton in the said Eighth street of
yitlified tile pipe sewer, Of twelv
1 Q2) inches inside diameter, wit
house connections leading from eac
side thereof to point within ten 90
feet Of the lot line on both sides 0
said Eighth street, and with four a
brick manholes constructed therei
and with castiron rings and CASTRO
covers provided for said manhole
from the manhole, located at the II
tersection of Commercial avenue an
Eighth street, in the Commercial ave
nue. main sewer to brick manhol
to be constructed in the said Eight
street on the east line of Washingto
avenue, in said City Of Cairo.
The ABOVE work is provided Tor b
and fully described in Ordinance NJ
222 of said City of Cairo, adoptt
April 18th, A. D. 1910, and approve
1 April 18th, A. d. 1910, now on file ar
> of record in the office of the Gil
. Clerk OF said City of Cairo, at N
q I'LL Commercial avenue, in said Gil
n of Cairo, and the said bids must
T for the construction of the said loo
+ Improvement as whole in strict co
formity to the terms and provision
G Iof said ordinance, which is now
4 record in the office of the City Clel
Il of sad City Of Cairo, No. I'LL Coz
Q mcrcial avenue, in said Clty of Cair
where printed copies of tlie said orr
nance may be obtained on apple
ton to said City Clerk. and in the
flee of the City Engineer Of the sa