The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
paxinn Einhth Street.

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. IL
emized bids or proposals for the I'M
rrovement OF Eighth street, in said
City of Cairo, Illinois, from the wesJ
line of Ohio street 20 the east line
of Jefferson avenue. by excavating
and gre1ing the said Eighth street for
the width OF thirty-six t36) feet, In
the center thereof, that is to say, for
the width Of eighteen tlS) 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 exeavating and grad
ing the said Eighth street for the
width of thirty 800 feet, in the center
thereof. that Is to say, for the width
of fifteen Q5) 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 yitrifed brick pavement, with a
combination concrete curb and gut
or on both sides of said brick pave
ment, of the width, including said
combination curb and gutter. of thir
ty-six (3G) 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
the said east line of Washington ave-
nue.. and by The construction upon
the said Eighth street, in the center
thereof, of vitrified brick pavement,
with a 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 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 an 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 gutter-flags 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
i 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
and cast-iron covers therefor. from
the said west line of Ohio street to
the said east line of Jefferson ave-
Inne, 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 castiron
! covers therefor, and by the construc'
/ ton in the said Eighth street of q
yitrified tile pipe sewer, of twelve
! 12) inches inside diameter, with
( house connections leading from each
side thereof to point within ten 00)
feet of the lot line on both sides Of
said Eighth street, and with four ca
brick fnanholes constructed therein
and with cast-iron rings and cast-iror
covers provided for said manholes
from the manhole, located at the in
tersection of Commercial avenue an,
Eighth street, in the Commercial ave
nue. main sewer, to brick manhol
to be constructed in the said Eight
street on the east line OF Washington
avenue, in said City OF Cairo.
The above work is provided for b
and fully described in Ordinance Nc
222 Of said City of cairo, adopte
April 18th, A. D. 1910, and approve
April 18th, A. d. 1910 now on file an
of record In the office Of the Cit
Clerk Of said City Of Cairo. at NJ
I1111 Commercial avenue. In said Cit
of Cairo, and the said bids must b
for the construction Of the said loca
improvement as whole In strict col
formity to the terms and provision
of said ordinance, which IL now
record in the office OF the City Cler
Of said City Of cairo, No. I'LL Con
Emercial avenue, In said City of Cair'
where printed copies of the said ord
nance may be obtained on applies
| ton to said City Clerk, and in the 0
) flee of the City Engineer Of the sal
n City OF Cairo, No. lI13 Commercial
avenue, in said City OF Cairo whic
is 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.
amined
All bids or proposals must be a
companied by cash, or by check, pa
able to the order OF the President
the said Board OF Local lmprov
ments, in his official capacity. cert
fed by a responsible bank for o
amount equal to ten (l0) per centu
OF the amount of the bid or propos