The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-17

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. n 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 vitrified brick pavement. of the
width of thirty-six 1850 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 1907 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,
and 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 unpaved street inter-
sections. and consisting of the con-
struetion 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 (2) brick
manholes now in the said Fourth
street and supplying east-iron rings
and east-iron covers therefor
The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No PIT Of said City of Cairo, adopted
August Goth, A. D. 1912, and ap-
proved August 30th, A. d. 1912, and
the said bids must be for the con-
strucfion Of the said local improve
rnent as a 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
to the said City Clerk.
and in the office OF the City Engi-
neer of the said City of Cairo, Ho.
Lib Commercial avenue, In said
City of Cairo, which Is Just across
the hall from the said city clerks
lofficc. 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 the President
of the said Board Of Local Improve
Iments. in his official capacity, certi-
l.fied by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (10) per cen
ltum of the amount OF the bid or pro-
posal for the construction of said
focal Improvement, and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro-
posal will be considered by the said
| Board. The bids shall be delivered to
1.-The Board at the time and place
lshove mentioned: and at said time
land 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
Iaecepted for making said local i'm
Iprovement shall enter into a con-
ltract with the said City of Cairo for
the construction of said local i'm
provement as whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require
ments Of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into a bond, payable
to the said City OF Cairo, in the sum
Of fifty f50l per centum of the
amount of his bid, with security to
be approved by the said Board, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance,
lin all respects, of his said contract
and for holding the said city harm
LESS. etc, and he shall also bind
himself, In bis said contract
and bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period OF
two t2) years from and after the ac-
ceptance of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation by the
County Court.
| The contractor to whom the con.
tract is awarded for making said To-
cal improvement and who shall con.
struet said local Improvement will
be paid in bonds Of the said City OF
Cairo. bearing interest at the rate oil
4 five (5} per cent per annum from
! their respective dates.
/ BLANK forms for bids or proposals.
viii be furnished on application IL
the said City Engineer at his offics
aforessfd.