The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paw 'ng Twelfth Street.

Public notice Is hereby given thar
until the hour OF ten tla) o'clock. A
NJ. OF Monday. March slst, A.
1919. at the city cn~aeii Oh" nher
Of the City OF Cairo. Illinois. at No
il1fI Commercial a~en~e. in said
! City Of Cairo, the T "A OF Local I'M
| movements nj the said CIV
of Cairo will receive sealed
itemized bids or proposals ior
the Improvement of Twelfth
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-
nre 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
| os Commercial avenue with said
Twelfth street which has already
been improved. of vitrified brick
pavement, of the width OF thirty-siy
ssl 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 tso) feet from
the west line OF Commercial avenue
Ito the east line of Poplar street, in
said City of Cairo. with 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 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 of brick
catch basins and supplying cast-iron
traps and cast-iron covers therefor,
and consisting OF building up and re-
Ipairing the one (1l brick manhole
now In the said Twelfth street ani
, supplying cast-iron ring and A
, ca 4 iron cover therefor.
Il The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. $50 OF said City Of Cairo, adopted
August oath, A. D. 1912, and ap-
proved August 30th, A. ID. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
Istruction OF the said local improve
, tment as whole In strict accord.
lance with the terms and provision:
, Eof the said ordinance. which is now
OF record in the office OF the City
IClerk Of said City OF Cairo. No III
tCommercial avenue, in said City o
/. Ecairo. where printed copies of th'
\ said ordinance may he obtained OF
!, duplication to the said City Clerk
, and in the office OF the City Engi
: Ineer of the said City of Cairo, No
\ Il1I3 Commercial avenue, in sai'
ICity Of Cairo, which is just acros
!. 1.-THE hall from the said city clerk
: office, the Specifications of and 70
the said local improvement can b
= found and may be there examined.
II All bids or proposals must be &C
: lcompanied by cash, or by check
. payable to the order of the Presiden
: lof tie said Board of Local Improve
tments In his official capacity. certl
!. fled by responsible hank, for a
!. tamount equal to ten (10) per cen
Z, tum OF the amount of the bid or Pre-
rosal for the construction OF sal
local improvement, and withou
such cash or check. no bid or pre-
: Inosal will be considered by the sal
: Board The bids shall be delivered [
I, 1.-THE Board, at the time and plac
above men nticned; and at said tim
:. land place above mentioned the sal
i Board. in open session, will opel
J, Iexamine ard publicly declare sal
: bids or proposals. ~
II The contractor whose bid shall !
!, accepted FOR making said LOCAL in
!" provemeRt shall enter into a COZ
!, ltraet with the said City of Cairo ft
- THE construction OF said local in
provement as whole In strict a.
:, cordance with the terms and reauir
y ments of the said ordinance. an
: Ishall also enter into a bond. payab
I to the said City Of Cairo. In the su
: of fifty t50( per centum Of Il
amount of his bid, with security
= be approved by the said Board, COZ
- ditioned for the faithful performanc
ie in all respects. OF his said contra
u and for holding the said city harm
~ ~ less, etc, and he shall also biz
" himself, in his said contra
and bond. to guarantee his sa
= work and materials and the sa
: local improvement for the period
" two C2) years from and after the a
~ ceptance OF the same by the sa
~ Board and its confirmation by q
=, County Court
~ The contractor to whom the co
y tract is awarded for making said
cal Improvement and who shall co
~ struct said local Improvement W
be paid in bonds of the said City
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate
/" five (5l per cent per annum fro
= their respective dates.
-, Blank forms for bids or proposs