The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

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| Public notice is hereby given that
until two 90 o'clock, p. M, on Mon
day. September 26th, A. d. 1910, al
the City Council Chamber of the City
of Cairo, Illinois, at No iii 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 foc
/, the Improvement of Commercial ave-
lnue. 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 buck pave
ment to be constructed on said Com
mercial avenue to the grade
specified for the top surface
of said completed brick pave
mant provided for by Ordinance
No. 224 of said City of Cairo, adopted
April 14th, A, d. 1910, and approved
April 18th, A. ID, 1910, and by exeavar-
ing and grading the said Commercial
avenue for the width of sixty-eigEt
| (GSl 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 construttio 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, includ.
| ing said combination curb and gutter,
| OF sixty-eight (6S) feet, being of tho
width Of thirty-four (S41 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
gutterfags of said curb and gltter as
extended around and out to the lot
line on both sides OF said Commercial
avenue, at said unpaved street inter.
sections except the said Eighth street
intersection, from the said north line
of Second street to the said south
line Of Thirtyfourth street
The above work Is provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No. 224 of said City or Cairo, adopted
April nth, 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 a 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 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 No.
1it3 Commercial avenue, in said City
Of Cairo, which Is just across the hatl
from the said City Clerks Office, tse
specifications Of and for the said local
Improvement can be found and may
be there examined
All bids or proposals must be ac
companied by cash, or by check, pay.
able to the order of the President Of
the said Board of Local improvements
in his official capacity, certified by a
responsible bank, for an amount equal
to ten (1o) per centum of the amount
OF the bid or proposal for the cor
struction Of said local Improvement
land without such cash or check, no
bid or proposal will be considered by
said Board, The bids shall he delis
cred to the Board at the time and
place first above mentioned; and al
said time and place first above men
toned the said Board, in open sess
ion, will open, examine and publicls
/ declare said bids or proposals.