The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Eiqhth Street.

| until eiSht 10 u tlUCh, " H.. III hoh-
lday, August Sth A. D. 1910. ut 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. IL
emized bids or proposals for the i'm
lrroyement of Eighth street, in said
ICity Of Cairo. Illinois, from the west
line OF Ohio street 10 the east line
of Jefferson avenue, by excayating
and grading the said Eighth street for
the width of thirty-six 1850 feet in
| the center thereof that Is to say, for
THE width of eighteeP llSl feet on
each side of the center line of said
street to the east line of Washington
avenue, and by excavating and grad
ing the said Eighth street for the
width of thirty 600 feet, IN the center
thereof, that Is to say for the width
Of fifteen 15) feet on 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 vitrified brick pavement, with a
combination concrete curb and gut
er on both sides of said brick pave
ment of the width, including said
combination curb and gutter. Of thir-
ty-six (36) 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 vitrified brick pavement
with combination concrete curb and
gutter on both sides Of said brick
pavement. of the width, including said
Icombnation curb and gutter, Of thir-
Ity (30) feet, being OF the width
fifteen Q5) feet on each side of the
center line of said street, from the
Isaid west line Of Washington avenue
, to the said east line of Jefferson ave
/ nue.. and by the setting upon the said
Eighth street of natural limestone
, marginal eurbs, 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-fiags 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 intersections, except
Z the said intersection of Eighth street
i and Commercial avenue, from the
said west line OF Ohio street to the
j said east 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 tC
the said east line of Jefferson ave
nue., and by building up and repair
ing the four ca brick manholes now
in the said Eighth street and sup
lplyiny cast-iron rings and cast-iror
covers therefor, and by the construc
ton in the said Eighth street OF .
vtrified tile pipe sewer, Of twelve
: Q2) inches inside diameter. will
house connections leading from eacl
side thereof to point within ten (10
feet of the lot line on both sides 0
: said Eighth street, and with four CA
!, brick manholes constructed thereil
and with cast-iron rings and cast-irol
covers provided for said manholes
= from the manhole, located at the II
. tersection of Commercial avenue an
Eighth street, in the Commercial ave
4, nue. main sewer, to brick manhol
y to be constructed in the said Eight
v street on the east line of Washingto
W avenue, in said City of Cairo.
# The above work is provided for b
n and fully described in Ordinance NJ
% 222 of said City of Cairo, adopte
"A April 12tA, A. ID, 1870, and approve
n. April 18th. A. ID. 1919. now on file an
IT of record In the Office of the Cit
a Clerk of said City of Cairo, at N
Y. an Commercial avenue, In said Cit
,r of Cairo, and the said bids must !
for the construction Of the said loc
Improvement as whole In strict co
formity to the terms and provision
: Of said ordinance, which is now I
record in the office OF the City CleI
= Of said City of Cairo, No. I'LL Cor
: mercial avenue, IN said City OF Cair
!, where printed copies of the said ore
!, lnance may be obtained on apple
!. ton to said City Clerk and in the {
n flee of the City Engineer Of the sa
A City of Cairo, No. r113 Commerce.
"a avenue in said City Of Cairo Whit
n is Just across the hall from the sa
City Clerks office, the specification
Of and for the said local improveme
can be found and may be there G
=, amined.
All bids or proposals must be
is' companied by cash, or by check, pa
he able to the order OF the President
to the said Board OF Local ImproN
m. ments, in his official capacity Ger
ia. fed by a responsible bank for
amount equal to ten (10) per cent?