The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-22
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

Public notice is hereby given that
until two ~ o'clock, p. MI, 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 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 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. ga OF said City OF Cairo, adopted
April l4th. A. d. 1910, and approved
April 18th, A. D. 1910, ana by excavat-
ing and grading the said Commercial
avenue for the width Of sixty-eight
| (68l 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 construction upon the said
Commercial avenue. In the center
| thereof, of a vitirified brick pave
| ment with 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 (6s) feet, being Of 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 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 pavement
and between the inside edges Of the
| gutter-flags of said "urb and gutter az
extended around and out to the LOT
llne on both sides of said Commercial
avenue, at said unpaved street inter
Iseetions, except the said Eighth street
| intersection, from the said north line
Of Second street to the said south
| line of Thirty-feurtb street.
The above work is provided FOR
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 224 of said City or 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. I'LL 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
lis now of record in The office OF the
City Clerk of said City OF Cairo, at
No, iii Commercial avenue, in sai6
ICity OF Cairo, where printed copies OF
the said ordinance may be obtained
on application to said City Clerk
land in the office OF the City Eng
Ineer OF said City Of Cairo, at No
Ills Commercial avenue, In said CITY
Iof Cairo, which is Just across the hal
from the said City Clerks Office, The
specifications of and for the said loca
Improvement can be found and ma,
be there examined
All bids or proposals must be &C
lcompanied by cash, or by check, pay
liable to the order OF the President 81
the said Board of Local Improvements
In his official capacity, certified by Q
Irresponsible bank. for an amount equa
to ten (10) per centum OF the amonn
OF the bid or proposal for the cor
istruction OF said local improvement
and without such cash or check, M
bid or proposal will be considered b!
lsaid Board. The bids shall be deliy
cred to the Board at the time ant
Iplace 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.