The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE ~ GUN hAC OHo,
Public notice is hereby given that
until two (2) o'clock, p. M, on Mon
day, September Goth, A. d. 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 81
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 Thirty-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. d. 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 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 construtt ton upon the said
| Commercial avenue, In the center
thereof, of vitirified brick pave
ment, with a combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides OF said
brick pavement, of the width, incluG.
| ing said combination curb and gutter,
OF sixty-eight (68) feet, being Of tho
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
1.-THE said Commercial avenue Of natur'
al limestone marginal curbs at all
/. unpaved street intersections, except
THE Eighth street intersection, at th5
loutside edges of said brick pavemen,
and between the inside edges OF the
Igutter-flags OF said curb and gutter "a
lextended around and out TO the lot
line on both sides of said Commercial
Iavenue, at said unpaved street inter
[sections, except the said Eighth street
intersection, from the said north line
Iof Second street to the said south
line of Thirty-fourth street.
| The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. ga Of said City or Cairo, adopted
April 14th, A. d. 1910, and approved
lApril 18th, A. d. 1910, now on file
and of record in the office of tha
City Clerk OF said City OF Cairo, al
No. iii Commercial avenue, In sab
City OF Cairo, and the said bids must
be for the construction OF the said
local improvement as a whole in
strict conformity to the terms AM
provisions Of said ordinance. which
Is now of record In the office Of thu
City Clerk OF said City OF Cairo, a
mo. I'LL Commercial avenue, In sail
City OF Cairo, where printed copies o
the said ordinance may be obtaine'
on application to said City CLERK
and in the office of the City Eng
neer of said City of Cairo, at M
1113 Commercial avenue, in said Cit
OF Cairo, which is just across the ha
from the said City Clerks Office, tn
specifications of and for the said locf
improvement can be found and ma
lbe there examined.
; All bids or proposals must be a.
Icompanied by cash, or by check, pa.
liable to the order OF the President {
the said Board of Local Improvement
r in his official capacity, certified by
. responsible bank, for an amount equi
. to ten (10) per centum OF the amour
. OF the bid or proposal for the col
) Istruction of said local improvement
and without such cash or check. n
!. bid or proposal will be considered b
x lsaid Board The bids shall be deli
X cred to the Board at the time an
lplace first above mentioned; and ;
said time and place first above me-
|tioned the said Board, in open SEES
4. ion, will open, examine and publicl