The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Eighth Street.

until eight Is o'clock, p n. on Mon
day. August Sth A. ID. 1910, at the City
Council Chamber of the City of Cairo
Illinois, at No. I'LL Commercial ave.
nue., in said city of Cairo. the Board
of Local Improvements OF the said
City OF Cairo will receive sealed IT,
emized bids or proposals for the I'M
rrovement of Eighth street in said
City Of Cairo, Illinois, from the west
line of Ohio street TO the east line
of Jefferson avenue, by excayatlng
and grading the said Eighth street for
the width of thirty-six 1861 feet, in
the center thereof, that is to say. for
the width of eighteen (lSl 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 500 feet, In the center
thereof. that Is to say, for the width
of fifteen tl5) 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 vitrfied brick pavement, with a
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 (36) feet, being of the width
of eighteen f1S) feet on each side OF
the center line of said street, from
the said west line of Ohio street to
the said east line of Washington ave-
nue., and by the construction upon
the said Eighth street, in the center
thereof. OF yitrified 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 thfr-
ty 600 feet, being of the width
fifteen (15) 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 unpayed 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 gutter-fiags OF said
combined curb and gutter as extended
around 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 cast-iron traps
aud 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 (4) brick manholes now
In the said Eighth street and sup
plying cast-iron rings and cast-iron
covers therefor, and by the construc-
tion in the said Eighth street OF a
vitritied tile pipe sewer, of twelve
(12) inches inside diameter, with
house connections leading from each
side thereof to point within ten (l0)
feet of the lot line on both sides OF
lsaid Eighth street, and with four (D
brick manholes constructed therein
and with cast-iron rings and cast-iron
covers provided for said manholes
from the manhole, located at the in
tersection of Commercial avenue ant
Eighth street in the Commercial ave
nue. main sewer, to a. brick manholt
to be constructed in the said Eight
lstreet on the east line Of Washington
avenue, in said City OF Cairo.
The above work Is provided for b.
and fully described in Ordinance No
222 of said City Of Cairo, adopte,
April 18th, A. d. 1870, and approve,
lAprll 18th, A. d. 1919. now on file an
of record In the Office of the Cit
Clerk of said City of Cairo, at Nc
It111 Commercial avenue, In said Cit
Eof Cairo, and the said bids must b
for the construction of the said loca
Improvement as a whole In strict col
formity to the terms and provision
LOT said ordinance, which Is now Q
record in the office Of the City Cler
of said City Of Cairo, No. I'LL Con
Imercial avenue, In said City Of Cairo
where printed copies Of the said ord
nance may be obtained on applct
Ition to said City Clerk, and In the d
flee of the City Engineer Of the sal
lefty of Cairo, No, lib Commercis
avenue, in said City Of Cairo whie
ID just across the hall from the sal
City Clerks Office, the specification
of and for the said local improvement
can be found and may be there e.
damned.
All bids or proposals must be a.
mpanied by cash, or by check, pa.
able to the order of the President
1.-THE said Board OF Local Improve