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

Public notice is hereby given that
until the hour of ten O0) o'clock. A.
NJ of Thursday. April 18th, A. d
I19l3. at the City Council Chamber
/ of the City of Cairo, Illinois, at No
il1I Commercial avenue, In said
City of Cairo, the Board OF Local I'M
provements of the said City
of Cairo will receive sealed
itemized bids or proposals for
F, the improvement OF Twelfth
street. from the west line or
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 thereof,
| from the west line of Ohio street to
the east line OF Poplar street, In said
City of Cairo. except the intersection
lof Commercial avenue with said
Twelfth street which has already
been improved, Of yttrlfied brick
pavement, of the width OF thlrty-siy
| (36) 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 600 feet from
the west line Of Commercial avenue
to the east line Of Poplar street, in
said City of Cairo, with combina-
tion concrete curb and gutter on both
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-
pairing the one ID brick manhole
now In the said Twelfth street and
supplying a cast-iron ring and q
cast iron cover therefor.
The above work Ia provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. $50 OF said City OF Cairo, adopted
August 2sth, A. d. 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 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. iii
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 Engi-
neer OF the said City Of Cairo, No.
I1113 Commercial avenue. in said
lefty 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 ac-
companied by cash, or by check
payable to the order OF the President
Of the said Board OF Local Improve.
| r,ou4, a, bta off{ntoi "a rantfv aarti
flied by responsible bank. for an
amount equal to ten (101 per cen.
'um OF the amount OF the bid or pro
posal for the construction OF said
local Improvement, and without
such cash or check, no bid or pro
pcsal will be considered by the said
Board. The bids shall be delivered u
the Board, at the time and place
above mentioned; and at said timr
= and place above mentioned the SAID
Board, In open session, will open
examine aud publicly declare sale
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 10
, 1.-THE construction Of said local i'm
! provement az a whole in strict &C
lcordance with the terms and require
! ments Of the said ordinance, an,
shall also enter into a bond, payabl
2 TO the said City of Cairo. In the sun
Of fifty (501 per centum 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
e himself, In his said contrac
n and bond, to guarantee his sal
p work and materials and the sal
0 local improvement for the period c
: two t2) years from and after the az
J. eeptance OF the same by the sal
I Board and Its confirmation by tn
: County Court.
al The contractor to whom the cor
4 tract is awarded for making said ID
dscal improvement and who shall con