The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-19
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.
Public notice is hereby given that
until two CD o'clock, p, M, on Mon
day, September Goth, A. D. 1910, at
the City Council Chamber of the City
lof 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 foc
the Improvement Of Commercial ave-
nue., in said City of Cairo, Illinois,
from the north line of Second stree.
ito the south line OF Thrty-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 14th, A. D: 1910, and approved
April 18th, A. d. 1910, and by excavar-
ing and grading the said Commercial
avenue for the width of sixty-eight
(6S) 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 a 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 thu
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 pavemen.
and between the inside edges of the
gutter-flags of said curb and gutter as
extended around and out TO the lot
line, on both sides of said Commercial
avenue, at said unpayed 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 18th, A. d. 1910, and approved
April 18th, A. d. 1910, now on file
and OF record in the office of tina
City Clerk of said City of Cairo, at
No. iii Commercial avenue, in said
City OF Cairo, and tho said bids must
be for the construction OF the said
local Improvement as whole III
strict conformity 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, at
No. I'LL Commercial avenue, in saio
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
11l3 Commercial avenue, in said Citl
of Cairo, which is just across the hal
from the said City Clerks Office, the
specifications of and Sor the said loca
Improvement can be found and ma,
be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be &C
companied by cash, or by check, pay
able to the order of the President 81
the said Board of Local improvements
In his official capacity, certified by a
responsible bank, for an amount equa
to ten 00), per centum of the amount
OF the bid or proposal for the. cor
struction of said local Improvement
and without such cash or check. NJ
bid or proposal will be considered b.
said Board The bids shall be deliy
cred to the Board at the time ant
place first above mentioned and a.
said time and place first above men
toned the said Board, in open sess
ion. viii open, examine and publicl,
declare said bids or proposals.