The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Tenth Street,

NUlICE ~ CUN lhhJlUhS,
Paving Tenth Street.
Public notice is hereby given that
until the hour of ten ft0) o'clock, "A.
NJ of Thursday, April 18th. A. d.
1918. at the City Council Chamber
IF the City of Cairo, Illinois, at No.
III Commercial avenue. in said
city Of Cairo, the Board of Local I'M
nrovements of the said City of Cairo
will receive sealed, itemized bids or
proposals for the improvement OF
Tenth 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 Tenth street which
has already been improved. consist
ing Of the construction upon the said
Tenth street, in the center thereof
from the west line of Ohio street to
The east line of Poplar street. IN
aid City of Cairo, except the inter
section of Commercial avenue with
aid Tenth street which has already
been improved, of a vitrified brick
| pavement, Of the width of thirty-six
1861 feet from the west line of Ohio
street to the east line OF Commercial
avenue, in said City of Cairo, and OF
he width of thirty (30) feet from
| the west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line of Poplar street, in
'aid City of Cairo. with a combina-
ton concrete curb and gutter on
10th sides Of said brick pavement,
at the outside edges of said brick
pavement, and with natural lime
stone marginal curbs set on both
sides of the said Tenth street, at all
lnpaved street intersections, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
md between the inside edges of the
| rutter-flags of said curb and gutter
as extended around and out to the
| lot line on both sides of said Tenth
street, at said unpaved street inter
sections, and consisting of the con-
| ,truction upon the said Tenth street
| II brick catch-basins and supplying
| cast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
Up and repairing the one (D brick
nanhole now in the said Tenth street
and supplying a cast-iron ring and a
,ast-iron cover therefor.
| The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 279 of said City of Cairo, adopted
August goth, A. y. 1912, and ap-
proved August 30th. 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
IF the said ordinance, which is now
| VI record In the office of the City
Jerk of said City of Cairo, No. I'LL
Commercial avenue. in said City oil
afro, where printed copies of the
said ordinance may be obtained on
! duplication to the said City Clerk
md in the office of the City Engi.
neer of the said City of Cairo, No
Ills Commercial avenue. In said
city of Cairo, which Is Just acros;
he hall from the said city clerk:
office, the specifications of and fol
the said local improvement can BIZ
found ard may be there examined
| All bids or proposals must be az
Icompanied by cash. or by a check
payable TO the order of the Presiden
If the said Board Of Local Improve
nents in his official capacity. certi
fled by responsible bank, for al
mount equal to ten (10) per cen
'um of the amount OF the bid or pro
7osal for the construction of salt
local improvement, and withon
such cash or check, no bid or pro
1osal will be considered by the SAT-
BOARD. The bids shall be delivered I,
1.-THE Board, at the time and plae
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
accepted for making said local i'm
provement shall enter into a con
'ract with the said City of Cairo 70
the construction of said local i'm
) provement as whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require
ments Of the said ordinance, an
shall also enter into bond. payabl
Ito the said City of Cairo, In the SUI
} IF fifty (50) per centum Of til
, amount Of his bid, with security
: be approved by the said Board. cor
! lditioned for the faithful performance
lin all respects. of his said contrat
: land for holding the said city harm
Hess. ETC., and he shall also bin
himself. in his said contrat
stand bond. to guarantee his sal