The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving and sewering Holbrook
Avenue.

Public notice Is hereby given that
until the hour Of ten l10) o'clock, A.
NJ. OF Thursday. April 18th. A. d.
1913. 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 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 cs 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 (40l
fast. with combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides Of said
brick pavement. at the outside edges
Of said brick pavement, and Will,
natural limestone marginal curbs
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 gitter-flags OF said
curb and gutter az extended around
and out to the lot line on both sides
OF said Holbrook avenue, at said NM
paved street intersections, aud con-
sisting Of the construction upon the
said Holhrook avenue of brick CATCH
basins and supplying cast-iron traps
and cast-iron covers therefor, and
consisting OF building up and repair.
Ing the seven CT brick fnanholes
now in the said Holbrook avenue and
supplying cast-iron rings and cast
iron covers therefor. and consisting
Of the construction In the said Hol-
brook avenue, from the brick man
hole, located at the intersection of
Holbruok avenue and Twenty-firat
street, In the Twenty-flrst street
sewer to the brick manhole, located
at the intersection of Holbrook ave.
nue. and Charles street, In the Char
les street sewer, OF q vitrifled tile
pipe sewer, with vitrified tile pipe
eye 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 connect
tion, on each side Of said sewer, to q
point ten tl0) feet from the street
line on each side Of the said sHol-
brook avenue.
The above work Is provided FOR
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 276 OF said City OF Cairo, adopted
August 18th, A. ID. 1912. and APP
proved August seth, A. D. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con
struction Of the said local improve
ment as a whole In strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
of the said ordinance, which is now
OF record In the office of the City
Clerk OF said City OF Cairo, No. III
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 Engl-
neer OF the said City OF Cairo, No.
1113 Commercial avenue, In said
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
found and may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ac-
companied by cash, or by check,
payable to the order OF the President
OF the said Board OF Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, certi-
fled by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (10) per cen.
tum OF the amount of the bid or pro-
posal for the construction of said
local improvement, and without
such cash or check, no bid or pro-
posal viii be considered by the said
Board. The BIDS shall be delivered tn
the Board, at the time and place
above mentioned; and at said time
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 he
accepted for making said local i'm
preyemcnt shall enter into q con-
| tract with the said City Of Cairo for
| the construction of said local I'M
proyement as whole in strict ae-
cordance with the terms and requires
ments Of the said ordinance. and
shall also enter into bond, payable
to the said City OF Cairo. In the sum
lof fifty f50) per centum Of the
amount of his bid, with security te
be approved by the said Board, con.
ditioned for the faithful performance