The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-22
NOTICE 10 CONTAGIOUS.
Paving Fourth Street.

until the hour OF ten (l0) o'clock, A.
NJ, of Monday, March 3lst. A. D.
1913, 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
street which has already been i'm
proved, consisting of the construction
upon the said Fourth street, in the
center thereof, from the west line Of
Ohio street to the east line of Wash
ington avenue, in said City of Cairo.
except the intersection of CONNER
cial avenue with said Fourth street
which has already been improved, Of
a yitrified brick pavement. of the
width of thirty-six $3.50 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 t30) feet from the west
line Of Commercial avenue to the
east line OF Washington avenue, in
said City of Cairo, with combina-
tion concrete curb and gutter on both
sides of said brick pavement, at the
outside edges Of said brick pavement,
ard with natural limestone margi-
nal curbs set On both sides of the
said Fourth street, at all unpaved
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 unpaveG street inter-
sections, end consisting of the con-
struction upon the said Fourth street
of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-iron traps and cast-iron covers
therefor, and consisting of building
up and repairing the two t2l brick
manlloles 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. Pr of said City OF Cairo. adopted
August 29th, A. d. 1912. and ap-
proved August both, A. D. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
strnction 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 III the office of the City Engi-
neer of the said City of Cairo, No.
1113 Commercial avenue, in said
City Of Cairo, which is just across
the hall from the said city clerks
office. the specifications of and for
the said local Improvement can be
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 tho President
OF the said Board of Local Improve
n1ents. In his official capacity. certi-
fled by a responsible bank. for an
amount equal to ten Ce) per cen
tuns of the amount of the bid or pro-
rcsal for the construction of said
local Improvement and without
such cash or check. 20 bid or pro-
posaf will be considered by the said
Board. The bids shall be delivered to
the Board, at the time and place
above mentioned: and at said time
and place above mentioned the said
Board in open session, will open,
examine and publicly declare said
Bids or proposals
The contractor whose bid shall be
accepted for making said local i'm.
provement shall enter, into a con-
tract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction OF said local inn
rroveinent as whole in strict ae-
cordanee with the terms and require
nlents OF the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into bond, payable
to- the said City Of Cairo, in the sum
of fifty t50l per centum of the
amount of his bid. with security to
be approved by the said Beard. con-
ditioned for the faithful performance,
in all respects, of his said contract
and for holding the said city harm
less, etc, and he shall also bind
himself, In his said contract
and hoHd, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period of
two ca years from and after the ac-
ceptanee Of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
Comfy Court.
Tho contractor to whom the con-
tract is awarded for making said To-
cal Improvement and who shall con-
struct said local improvement will
be paid In bonds OF the said City OF
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate OF
i've l5l per cent. per annum from
their respective dates
Blank forms for bids or proposals