The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-14
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Fuolic nOtlce is nereDy given tHdt
until two CD o'clock y, M, on Mon
day, September 26th, A. D. 1910, ut
the City Council Chamber of the City
of Cairo. Illinois, at No, I'LL Com
mercidl avenue, in said City Of Cairo,
the Board OF Local improvements Of
the said City of Cairo will receive
sealed. itemized bids or proposals fof
the Improvement Of Commercial ave
Inue. in said City of Cairo, Illinois,
| from the north line of Second street
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
idepth or height as may be necessary
to bring the completed brick pave
ment to be constructed on said Com
mercial to the grade specified for the
/ top surface of said completed brick
pavement provided for by Ordinance
No. 224 of said City of Cairo, adopted
/
April 18th, A. D. 1910, and by excavas-
ing and grading the said Commercial
avenue for the width of sixty-eight
(6S) feet, in the center thereof. chat
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 lire of Thirty-fourth street,
and by the construction upon the said
Commercial avenue, In the center
thereof of vitrified brick pave
Ement, with combination concrete
curb and gutter on Dotn sides Of sail
brick pavement. of the width, includ.
ing said combination curb and gutter.
of sixty-eight (6S) feet, being of the
width of thirty-four (34) feet on each
side.ofthe center line of said avenue,
from the said north line of Second
street to the said soatn line of Thirty
fourth street, and by the setting upon
the said Commercial avenue of natur
al limestone marginal curDs 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 curb and gutter as
extended around and OUT to the lot
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 Thirty-fourtn street.
| The above work is provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No pa of said City or Cairo, adopted
April 18TH. A. u. 1910, and approved
AprTr 18th, a. y. 1910, now on file
and Of record in the office OF tha
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 conformity to the terms and
provisions of said ordinance, which
is now of record in the sffice 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
1ll3 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 examined
All bids or proposals must be &C
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 (10) per centum of the amount
Of the bid or proposal for the cor
struction of said local improvement.
and without such cash or check, no
/ bid or proposal will he considered by
said Board. The bids shall be deliy
cred to the Board at the time and
place first above mentioned; and at
said time and place first above men
TONED the said Board, in open sess.
: ion, will open, examine and publicly
declare said bids or proposals.
| The contractor whose bid shall BE-
accepted for making said local I'M.
| provement shall enter into con.
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of the said local i'm
provement as a whole In strict &C.
cordance with the terms and require
inents of the said ordinance, and shall
also enter into bond payable to
the said City of Cairo, in the sum of
fifty (50) per centum of the amount
iof his bid with security to be APP
proved by the said Board conditioned
for the faithful performance, In nj:
respects, of his said contract and for
/ holding the said city harmless, etc.
and shall also bind himself, in his
said coRtract and bond, to guarantee
his said work and materials and the
said local improvement for the period