The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving and Sewering Holbrook
Avenue.

NJ OF THURSDAY. April nth. A. ID
laI3. at the Citv Council Chamber NJ
the City Of Cairo. Illinois, at No.
I'LL Commercial avenue. ia 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 the improvement OF
T1olbrook avenue, from the north line
of Twenty-first street to the north
line Of Charles street in said City OF
Cairo, consisting Of the construction
upon the said Holbrook avenue, In
the center thereof. from the north
line Of Twenty-first street to the
north line of Charles street. In said
City of Cairo, of vitrified brick
pavement of the width of forty (40)
fe1t, with a combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides OF said
brick pavement. at the outside edges
Of said brick pavement, and with
natural limestone marginal curhs
set on both sides of said Holbrook
avenue, at all unpayed street inter-
sections, at the outside edges Of said
brick pavement and between the In
side edges OF the gutter-flags of said
curb and gutter as extended around
and out to the lot line on both sides
Of said HolbTook avenue, at said un-
paved street intersections, and con-
sisting of the construction upon the
said IIolbrook avenue Of brick catch
basins and supplying caat-iron traps
and cast-iron covers therefor, and
consisting Of building up and repair
Ing the seven Cd brick manholes
now in the said Holbrook avenue and
supplying cast-iron rings and cast
iron covers therefor, and consisting
Of the construction In the said Hol-
brook avenue, from the brick man
hole, located at the intersection OF
Holbrook avenue and Twenty-first
street, In the Twenty-first street
sewer to the brick manhole, located
at the intersection Of Hnlhrook ave-;
nue. and Charles street, in the Char
les street sewer, OF a vitrified tiio
pipe sewer, with vitrified tile pipe
"Y" branch house connections placed
in the said sewer on both sides there
of at distances twenty-five (25) feet
apart, between street crossings, and
with vitrified tile sewer pipe laid
from each "Y' branch house connec-
ton, on each side of said sewer, to a
point ten (1O) feet from the street
line on each side of the said Hol-
brook avenue.
The above work Is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No, 276 of said city of Cairo, adopted
August goth, A. d. 1912, and APP
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 ssid 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.
t113 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 anG may be there examined.
ALI bids or proposals must be ac-
eompanied by cash, or by check,
payable to the order of the President
of the said Board of Local Improve
ments in his official capacity, certi-
lied by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal TO ten (10) per cen.
tum 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
posal will be considered by the sale
Board, The bids shall be delivered t.
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 he
accepted for making said local Inn
provement shall enter into a con-
tract with the said City Of Cairo fo'
the construction of said local Inn
Iprovement as whole in strict &C
ieordance with the terms and require
Imsnts OF the said ordinance. and
s6ali also enter into bond, payable
TO the said City Of Cairo, IN the sur,
Tor fifty $500 per eentum OF tbs
amount Of his bid, with security 70
be approved by the said Board. con-
Iditioned 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 bond, to guarantee his sait
work and materials and the sail
| local improvement for the period o
1.-TWO t2) years from and after the &C
leeptance of the same by the sait
|, Board and Its confirmation By tn
County Court. %
i The contractor to whom the con