The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Public notice is hereby given thar
until two (2) o'clock, p. M, on Mon
day, September Goth, A. d. 1910, Al
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 81
| 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. 224 Of said City of Cairo, adopted
April 18th, 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
t68) 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 vitirified brick pave
ment, with 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 TIL.
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. excent
the Eighth street intersection, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
and between the inside edges of the
OF said "arb md gutter Al
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
from the said north line
Of Second street to the said south
line of Thirty-fourth street.
The above work Is provided for
by and fully described IN Ordinance
No. ga of said City OF 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
De for the construction OF the said
ocal Improvement as whole IN
strict conformity to the terms and
provisions of said ordinance, which I
s ROW OF record in the office of the |
Sity Clork OF said City of Cairo, At |
No. I'LL Commercial avenue, in SAID |
City OF Cairo, where printed copies OF
he said ordinance may be obtained
IN application to said City Clerk, |
Ind in the office of the City Ensi. |
leer OF said City OF Cairo, at No. |
lib Commercial avenue, in said CITY |
II Cairo. which is just across the hall |
rom the said City Clerks Office, the |
pecifications of and for the said local |
can be found and may
'e there examined.
All bids or proposals must be &C
'ompanied by cash, or by check, pay.
Ible to the order Of the President Of
he said Board Of Local Improvements.
n MS official capacity, certified by a
esponsible bank, for an amount equal
Q ten (10) per centum Of the amour,
OF the bid or proposal for the cor
truction OF said local Improvement,
nd without such cash or check. no |
I'D or proposal will be considered by
aid Board. The bids shall be deli,
red to the Board at the time and
iace first above mentioned; and at
aid time and place first above men
Toned the said Board, in open sess-
on. Will open, examine and publicly
ecIare said bids or nronncaIn