The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving and Sewering Sixth Street.

Public notice is hereby given that
until the hour Of ten tl0l O'Clock
A. NJ, of Thursday, April l7th, A. ID.
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 Improve
ments OF the said City OF Cairo will
receive seated, itemized bids or pro-
posals for the Improvement OF Sixth
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 ave-
nue. with said Sixth street which has
already been improved, consist ng of
the construction upon the said Sixth
street, In the center thereof, from
the west line of Ohio street to the
east line Of Washing ton avenue, in
said City OF Cairo, except the inter-
section Of Commercial avenue with
said Sixth 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
the width Of thirty $500 feet from
the west line of Commercial avenue
to the east line of Washington ave-
nue., In said City of Cairo, with q
combination concrete curb and gut
ter on both sides OF said brick pave
ment, at the outside edges of said
brick pavement, and with natural
limestone marginal curbs set on both
sides of the said Sixth 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 Sixth
street. at said unpaved street inter-
sections. and consisting OF the con-
structlon upon the said Sixth street
of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting Of the
building up and repairing of the two
(2) brick manholes now in the said
Sixth street and supplying cast-iron
rings and cast-iron covers therefor
and consisting OF the construction in
the said Sixth street, from the man
hole, located at the intersection OF
Commercial avenue and Sixth street
in the Commercial avenue main sew.
er to a brick manhole to be con-
structed in the said Sixth street on
on the east line of Washington ave-
nue.. of a vitrified tile pipe sewer
with vitrified tile pipe "Y" branch
house connections placed in the said
sewer on both sides thereof at dis
tances twenty-five (25) feet apart
between street crossings, and with
vitrffied tile sewer pipe laid from
each "Y" branch house connection
on each side Of said sewer, to point
ten (10) feet from the street line on
each side OF the said Sixth street
and consisting of the construction In
the said Sixth street OF two (2)
brick manholes and supplying cast.
iron rings and cast-iron covers there.
for.
The above work Is provided 10,
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. 278 Of said City OF Cairo, adopted
August 2sth, A. D. 1912, and ap
proved August Both, A. ID. 1912, ant
the said bids must be for the con
struction OF the said local improve
ment as whole In strict accord
ance with the terms and provisions
If the said ordinance, which is nov
Of record In the office Of the Cit,
Clerk Of said City Of Cairo. No. III
Commercial avenue. In said City o
Cairo. where printed copies OF tn,
said ordinance may be obtained OF
application to the said city Clerk
and In the office of the City Engi
neer of the said City OF Cairo. No
1113 Commercial avenue, In salt
City Of Cairo, which is Just acros
the hall from the said city clerk.
office. the specifications Of and TO
the said local Improvement can b,
found and may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be &C
companied by cash, or by a check
payable TO the order of the Presiden
IF the said Board OF Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, certl
tied by a responsible bank, for al
amount equal to ten (10) per cen
tum OF the amount OF the bid or pro
aosal for the construction of sail
local Improvement, and withou
such cash or check, no bid or pro
posal will be considered by the sail
Board. The bids shall be delivered t
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
accepted for making said local i'm
| provement shall enter into a con
tract with the said City OF Cairo 70
the construction of said local I'm
nroyement az whole in strict ae
cordance with the terms and require
ments Of the said, ordinance, an
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