The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
pavina Eighth Street.

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 t.
emized bids or proposals for the i'm
rroyement of Eighth street, III said
City 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 t3Gl feet, in
the center thereof, that is to say, for
the width of eighteen (lS) feet on
each side of the center line of said
street, from the west line Of Ohio
street to the east line of Washington
avenue, and by excavating and grad
ing the said Eighth street for the
width of thirty (30) feet. in the center
thereof, that is to say, for the width
of fifteen Q5l 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
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 1863 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
nue., and by the construction upun
the said Eighth street, in the center
thereof, of vitrltied brick pavement
with combination concrete curb and
gutter on both sides of said brick
pavement, of the width, including said
combination curb and gutter, of thir-
ty 600 feet, being of the width
fifteen G5) feet on each side of the
center line of said street, from the
said 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 curbs, 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 gutterhags of said
combined curb and gutter as extended
and out to the lot line on both
sides OF said Eighth street. at said
unpaved street intersections, except
the said intersection of Eighth street
and Commercial avenue, from the
said west line Of Ohio street to the
said east line OF Jefferson avenue,
and by the construction in and upon
the said Eighth street of brick catch
basins and supplying eastiron traps
and cast,iron covers therefor, from
the said west line of Ohio street to
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
plying cast-iron rings and cast-iron
covers therefor, and by the construc.
ton in the said Eighth street OF a
vitrified tile pipe sewer of twelve
G2) inches inside diameter, with
house connections leading from each
side thereof to point within ten GO
feet of the lot line on both sides OF
said Eighth street, and with four (G
brick manholes constructed therein
and with cast-lron rings and cast-iron
covers provided for said manholes.
from the manhole, located at the in
tersection of Commercial avenue and
Eighth street, in the Commercial ave-
nue. main sewer, to brick manhole
to be constructed in the said Eighth
street on the east line Of Washington
avenue, in said City OF Cairo.
The above work is provided for by
and fully described in Ordinance No.
222 of said City of Cairo, adopted
April 10Th, A. d, 1870 and approved
April 18th, A. d. 1919. now on file and
of record In the office Of the City
Clerk of said City Of Cairo, at No.
iii 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 con
formity to the terms and provisions
Of said ordinance, which Is now OF
record in the office Of the City Clerk
Of said City Of Cairo, No. I'LL Com
mercial avenue, in said City Of Cairo
where printed copies of the said ordi'
nance may be obtained on appliea,
ton to said City Clerk, and in the OF.
flee OF the City Engineer Of the said
City OF Cairo, No. NIB Commercial
avenue, in said City Of Cairo which
is Just across the hall from the said
City Clerks office, the specifications
of and for the said local Improvement
can be found and may be there ex'
amined.
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 Improve
ments, in his official capacity. certi-
fed by responsible bank for an
amount equal to ten (10) per centum