The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-24
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.
Paving Fourth Street.

W.
1s1s 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
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
strait which has already been i'm
nroyed consisting Of the construction
npop the said Fourth street, In the
center thereof, from the west line Of
Chin street TO the east line of Wash
,,vton avenue, in said City OF Cairo,
except the intersection of CONNER
cial avenue with said Fourth street
which has already been improved. or
A yitrified brick pavement, OF the
width of thirty-six (S6) 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 f30) 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
outside edges of said brick pavement,
and with natural limestone margi-
nal cnrbs set on both sides OF the
said Fourth street, at all unpayed
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-
struction upon the said Fourth street
of brick catch basins and supplying
cast-iron trans and east-iron nnTerS
therefor, and consisting Of building
up and repairing the two CD 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. 977 OF said City of Cairo, adopted
August 2ath. A. D. 1912, and APP
proved August 30th. A. D. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
struqtion of the said local improve
ment as 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 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
i11s Commercial avenue, in said
city Of Cairo, which ia Just across
the hall from the said city clerks
office, the specifications of and fol
the said local improvement can b.
found and may be there examined.
tat All Bids or proposals must be &C
companied by cash, or by check
payable to tie order of the Presiden
v Or the said Board Of Local Improve
rnents, In his official capacity, eerti
fled by responsible bank, for al
amount equal to ten t1o) per cen
tun, Of the amount of the bid or pro
ncsal for tho construction of sail
local Improvement, and withou
such cash or check, no bid or pro
posal win be considered by the sail
Board The bids shall be delivered I,
the Board. at the time and plac
above mentioned; and at said tim
and place above mentioned the sal
Board. in open session, will open
examine and publicly declare sal
bids or proposals.
THE contractor whose bid shall b
aererted for making said local i'm
movement shall enter into con
tract with the said City of Cairo 10
the construction Of said local i'm
movement az a whole in strict &C
eordance with the terms and require
mAnts of the said ordinance, an
shall also enter into a bond, payabl
to the said City of Cairo, in the SUI
of fifty t50) per eentum of til
amount OF his bid, with security /
be approved by the said Board. cor
ditiohed for the faithful Performance,
In all respects, OF his said contrae
and for holding the said city harm
less, etc, and ne shall also bin
himself, in lis said eontrat
and bond. to guarantee his sal
work and materials and the sal
local Improvement for the period
two t21 years from and after the a
eeptance of The same by the sa
Board and its confirmation by IL
Comfy Court.
The contractor to whom the co
tract IS awarded for making said /
oal improvement and who shall co
stfuct said local improvement vi
be paid in bonds Of the said City
-.Gairo, bearing interest at the rate
five & 81 per cent per annum fro
their respective dates.
Flank forms for bids or propose
will be furnished on application
the said City Engineer at his Off
aforesaid.
Tho pnard raear,.as 49, 1T,