The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-31
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Fourth Street.

faNiic notice Is hefeby given mat
NTH the hour of ten 100 O'Clock, A. |
NJ. of Monday, March Slst, A. D. |
1918. at the City Council Chamber of
the City of Cairo, Illinois. at No.
III Commercial avenue, in said
City of Cairo, the Board of Local
Improvements of the said City of
Cairo will receive sealed, itemized
bids or proposals for the improve
ment of Fourth street. from the west
line of Ohio street to- the east line
OF Washington avenue. in said City
of Cairo, except the intersection OF
! Commercial avenue with said Fourth
street which has already been i'm
proved. consisting of the construction
upon the said Fourth street. in the
center thereof, from the west line o.
Ohio street to the east line Of Wash
| ington avenue, in said City Of Cairo.
except the intersection of CONNER
cial avenue with said Fourth street
which has already been improved, OF
vitrified brick pavement, OF the
width Of thirty-six $3.50 feet from
the west line OF Ohio street to the
east line of Commercial avenue, in
said City of Cairo. and of the width
of thirty 600 feet from the west
line of Commercial avenue to the
east line of Washington avenue, in
said City Of Cairo, with a combina-
ton concrete curb and gutter on both
sides of said brick pavement, at the
Ioutside edges Of said brick pavement
ard with natural limestone margi-
nal curbs set On both sides OF the
said Fourth street, at all unpaved
street intersections, at the outside
edges of said brick pavement and
between the inside edges of the gut
ter flags of said curb and gutter as
extended around and out to the lot
line on both sides of said Fourth
street, at said unpaved street inter-
sections, and consisting OF the CON
structior upon the said Fourth street
cast-ron traps and east-Iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
lup and repairing the two (2) brick
manholes now in the said Fourth
street and supplying cast-iron rings
and cast-iron covers therefor.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No 277 Of said City of Cairo, adopted
August 10Th. A. D. 1912, and ap-
proved August 30th, A. ID. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
Istructon of the said local improve.
ment as a whole in strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
of the said ordinance, which is nov
of record in the office of the City
/ Clerk of said City of Cairo, No I'LL
! Commercial avenue, in said City Of
Cairo, where printed copies of the
said ordinance may be obtained on
\ application to the said City CLERK
and in the office Of the City Engi-
neer Of the said City of Cairo, No
11l3 Commercial avenue, in said
4 City Of Cairo. which is just across
the hall from the said city clerks
office the specifications of and for
the said local improvement can be
round and may he there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
companied by cash, or by check
/ payable to tie order of the President
of the said Board of Local Improve
ments, in his official capacity. certi-
| fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (l0) per cen
! t'ln' Vt the amount Of the bid or pro-
pcsal for the construction Of said
local improvement, and without
such cash or check, no bid or pro-
posal will be considered by the said
Board The bids.sh be delivered to
the Board, at the time and place
above mentioned; and at said time
I and place above mentioned the said
| Board, in open session, will open.
examine and publicly declare said
bids or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm.
provement shall enter into a con-
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of said local i'm
provement as a whole In strict ac-
cordance with the terms and require
mcnts OF the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into bond, payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sum
Of fifty t50) per centum of the
amount of his bid, with security to
he approved by the said Board. CON
ditioned for the faithful performance,
in all respects, of his said contract
and for holding the said city harm.
less, etc, and he shall also bind
himself, in his said contract
and hond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period OF
two CO. years from and afterthe ac-
centance Of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
County Court.
The contractor to whom the con-
tract is awarded for making said To-
cal improvement and who shall con.
struct said local improvement will
be paid in bonds of the said CITY Of |
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate Of
five t5) per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
Plank forms for bids or proposals
viii be furnished on application n