The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Twelfth Street.

M, of Monday. March aist. A. D.
1919, at the City Cornell Chember
of the City OF Cairo. Illinois, at NO
I'LL Commercial avenue. IN said
City of Cairo, the P9srd of Local im-
provements OF the said cry
of Cairo will receive sealed
itemized bids or proposals for
the Improvement of Twetftn
street, from the west line OF
Ohio street to the east line of Poplar
street. in said City of Cairo. except
the intersection of Commercial ave-
nue. with said Twelfth street which
has already been improved. consist
ing of the construction upon the said
Twelfth street. in the center thereon,
from the west line of Ohio street to
the east line OF Poplar street. in said
City of Cairo, except the intersection
of Commercial avenue with said
Twelfth street which has already
been improved. of a vitrified brick
pavement, of the width OF thirty-sis
t3el 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 800 feet from
the west line 81 Commercial avenue
to the east line OF Poplar street, Ia
said City OF Cairo. with q ccrnbfna-
tion concrete curb and gutter on both
sides of said brick pavement. at the
outside edges of said brick pavement,
and with natural limestone marginal
curbs set on both sides Of the said
Twelfth street, at all unpaved street
intersections, at the outside edges OF
said brick pavement and between the
inside edges of the gutter-flags OF
said curb and gutter as extended
around and out to the lot line on
both sides of said Twelfth street. at
said unpaved street intersections,
and consisting OF the construction
upon the said Twelfth street ofsbrick
:atch-basins and supplying cast-iFon
traps and cast-iron covers therefor,
and consisting OF building up and re.
pairing the one "a brick mauhoIe
now in the said Twelfth street and
supplying q east-iron ring and a
cast iron cover therefor.
The above work Is provided for
by and fully described In Ordinances
No. ESQ of said City of Cairo, adopted
August 29th. A. D. 1912. and APP
lnroved August Both. A. D. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
struetien of the said local improve
ment as q whole in strict accord
Iance withcthe terms and provisions
of the saidsordinanee, which Is now
Of reeordaln the office of the City
Clerk ofaseid City of Cairo. No. 4 n I
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 Engf-
neer of the said City OF Cairo, No
,t1t3 Commercial avenue. in said
City Of Cairo. which IL Just across
lehes han from the said city clerks
1ffice. the specifications of and for
the said local improvement can BE-
found and may be there examined.
ALI bids or proposals must be &c.
pcompanied by cash. or by a check
payable to the order Of the President
Of the said Board Of Local Improve
E'aents In his official capacity, certi,
Ted by a responsible bank. for ar
smount equal to ten (1o) per cen
Ftum of the amount OF the bid or pro
uosal for the construction OF sale
'ocal improvement. and withou
such cash or check. no bid or pro
acsal will be considered by the SAX
Board. The bids shall be delivered t,
the Board, at the time and plae'
above mentioned; and at said tim
and place above mentioned the sai'
Board. in open session. will open
examine and publicly declare sal!
bids or proposals. A
The contractor whose bid shalt b.
accepted FOR making said local i'm
provement shall enter into con
tract with the said City Of Cairo 10
the construction Of said local i'm
nrovement as whole In strict ae
| 'ordanee with the terms and require
uents of the said ordinance, an,
shall also enter into . bond. payabf
to the said City OF Cairo, in the sun
of fifty 500 per centrum Of tn
amount of his bid. with security +
be approved BY the said Board, con
ditioned for the faithful performance
in all respects, Of his said contrac
and for holding the said city harm
less. etc, and he shall also bin
himself. in his said contrac
and bond. to guarantee his sal
work and materials and the sal
local improvement for the period Q
two (2) years from and after the &C
I'eptance of the same by the sal
| Board and It's confirmation by tn
County Court
| The contractor to whom the cor
tract is awarded for making said IL
cal improvement and who shall cor
struct said local Improvement wi
be paid in bonds OF the said City {
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate
five t5l per cent. per annum frol
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or propose
will be furnished on application |