The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


of Cairo, illinois, at No I'LL Com;
lmereial avenue, III said City Of Cairo,
the Beard Of Focal Improvements #
iths said City Of Cairo will receive
sealed, itemized bids or proposals fof
the Improvement of Commercial ave-
nue., in said City Of Cairo, Illinois,
| from the north line of Second street
ITO the south line Of Thirty-fourth
lstreet, 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. D. 1870, and approved
April 18th, A. d. 1910, ana by excavat
ling and grading the said Commercials
avenue for the width of sixty -eigE'
(6S) feet, in the center thereof, that
is to say, for the width of thirty-foul
| (34) feet on each side of the center
line OF said avenue, from the sait
north line of Second street to the sale
south line of Thirty-fourth street
and by the construction upon the sale
Commercial avenue, in the cent?
thereof, Of vitirified brick pave
ment, with combination concret
curb and gutter on both sides of sal,
brick pavement, OF the width, includ
ing said combination curb and gutter
of sixty-eight (GS) feet, being of tn,
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 pavemen,
iand between the inside edges of the
lguttei-flags of said curb and gutter as
extended around anu out to the loi
Iline on both sides OF said Commercial
avenue, at said unpaved street inter
lsections, except the said Eighth strcet
intersection, from the said north line
lof Second street to the said south
line of Thirty-fourth street.
The above work is provided fo'
lby and fully described in Ordinance
No, ga of said City or Cairo, adopted
lApril iith, A. D. 1910, and approved
lApril 18th, A, d. 1910, now on r's
land Of record in the office of tn,
lCity Clerk of said City of Cairo, a
| No. I'LL Commercial avenue, in sal,
City of Cairo and the said bids mus
| he for the construction OF the saiG
local improvement as whole i'll
Istrict conformity to the terms anC
provisions OF said ordinance, which
| is now of record in the office of the
| City Clerk Of said City of Cairo, al
| No I'LL 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 Engi
neer Of said City of Cairo. at M
| 1113 Commercial avenue, in said CitS
of Cairo, which is just across the hal
from the said City Clerks Office, TIE
specifications of and for the said loca
| improvement can be found and MAJ
| be there examined.
| All bids or proposals must be &C
lcompanied 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 (10) per centum of the amour
Of the bid or proposal for the cor
Istruction of said local improvement
and without such cash or check, n
bid or proposal will be considered b
said Board The bids shall be deli,
cred to the Board at the time an
place first above mentioned; and a
said time and place first above mel
toned the said Board, in open ses'
ion, will open, examine and publicl
ldeclare said bids or proposals.
+ The contractor whose bid shall b
laccepted for making said LEGAL IN
lprovement shall enter into a COZ
Tract with the said City Of Cairo fn
tine construction, of the said local in
| proyement as. q whole In strict az
eordance with the terms and requlr'
lmcnts OF the said ordinance. and she
also enter into bond, payable |
the said City Of Cairo, in the sum (
fifty t50) per centum Of the amour
tof his bid, with security to be Al
proved by the said Board, conditions
for the faithful performance, in n
respects of his said contract and Il
holding the said city harmless, etc
and shall also bind himself, In h
said contract and bond. TO guarant,
his said work and materials and ii