The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-10
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving and Sewering Holbrook
Avenue.


1913, at the City Council Chamber Of
the City of Cairo, Illinois, at No,
I'LL Commercial avenue. In said
City Of Cairo, the Board Of Local I'M
provements of the said City of Cairo
will receive sealed, itemized bids or
proposals for the Improvement of
Holbrook avenue. from the north line
| of Twenty-first street to the north
line &C Charles street, in said City OF
Cair'. consisting Of the construction
upon the said Holbrook avenue, In
the center thereof, from the north
line of Twenty-first street to the
north line of Charles street. in said
City of Cairo, of a vitrified brick
pavement of the width of forty (40I
feSt. with combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides OF said
brick pavement. at the outside edges
OF said brick pavement, and with
natural limestone marginal curhs
set on both sides OF said Holbrook
avenue, at all unpaved street inter-
sections, at the outside edges of said
brick pavement and between the In
side edges of the gutter-flags of said
curb and gutter as extended around
and out to the lot line on both sides
Of said Holbrook avenue, at said I'M
paved street Intersections, and con-
sisting OF the construction upon the
said Holbrook avenue of brick catch
basins and supplying cast-iron traps
and cast-iron covers therefor, and
90 Dsistt--s rs -~-.r~.ns .r .-ssu fcpafIs
ing the seven (7) brick manholes
now in the said Holbrook avenue and
supplying cast-iron rings and cast
iron covers therefor, and consisting
Of the construction in the said Hoi-
brook avenue, from the brick man
hole, located at the intersection OF
Holbrook avenue and Twenty-first
street, In the Twenty-first street
sewer to the brick manhole, located
at the intersection of Holbrook ave-
nue. and Charles street, In the Char
les street sewer, OF vitrified tile
pipe sewer, with vitrified tile pipe
"Y" branch house connections placed
| in the said sewer on both sides there
of at distances twenty-five (25) feet
apart, between street crossings, and
with vitrified tile sewer pipe laid
from each "Y" branch house connec.
ton. on each side of said sewer, to q
point ten (f0) feet from the street
lime on each side OF the said Hol.
brook avenue.
The above work Ia provided FOR
| by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 276 OF said City of Cairo, adopted
August goth, A. d. 1919. and ap'
proved August 30th. A. D. 1912. and
the said bids must be for the con
Istruction of the said local improve
Iment as a whole in strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
lof the said ordinance, which is nov
tof record in the office OF the Cit.
lClerk of said City Of Cairo. No. Ill.
commercial avenue, In said City o
ICairo, where printed copies Of tn
Isaid ordinance may be obtained oil
duplication to the said City Clerk
land In the office OF the City Engi
ineer of the said City of Cairo. Nc
I1113 Commercial avenue, In sal
City of Cairo, which Is Just acros
1.-THE hall from the said city clerk
loffice, the specifications OF and 70
the said local improvement can b
found and may be there examined.
| All bids or proposals must be &C
companied by cash, or by a checl
payable to the order OF the Preslden
OF the said Board OF Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, certi
fled by a responsible bank, for a
Iamount equal to ten (10) per cen
tum of the amount Of the bid or pro
| posal for the construction of sal
| local improvement, and withou
: such cash or check. no bid or pro
/ posal will be considered by the sal
. Board. The bids shall be delivered t
2 the Board, at the time and plae
e above mentioned; and at said tim
and place above mentioned the sal
/. Board, In open session, win open
d examine and publicly declare sal
bids or proposals.
el The contractor whose bid shall h
!. accepted for making said local i'm
: provemcnt shall enter into a con
r tract with the said City of Cairo fc
l. 1.-THE construction of said local In
: provement as whole In strict a
: cordauce with the terms and requir,
d ments of the said ordinance, an
o shall also enter into bond, payab
n to the said City of Cairo. in the SUI
e Iof fifty (50) per centum OF Il
q amount OF his bid, with security
+ be approved by the said Board, COZ
. lditioned for the faithful performanc
It in all respects, Of hts said contra