The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Paving Fourth Street.

/, NJ. of Thursday, April 18th. A. D
1913, at the City Council Chamber ol
the City of Cairo, Illinois. at No
l111t Commercial avorne, In said
City Of Cairo. the Board. of Local
improvements of the said City OF
Cairo will receive scaled. itemizcd
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
ciai avenue with said Fourth street
which has already been improved, of
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 900 feet from the west
line OF Commercial avenue to the
cast 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.
struction upon the said Fourth street
of brick catch-basins and supplying
cast-lron trans 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 cast-iron rings
and cast-iron covers therefor.
The above work is provided for
by and fully described in Ordinance
No. PIT OF said City of Cairo, adopted
August 10th, 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 nov
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
|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.
ALI bids or proposals must be &C.
companied 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-
fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten 10) per cen
tum of the amount of the bid or pro
pcsai for the construction of said
local Improvement, and without
such cash or check. no bid or pro-
posaI will be considered by the said
Board The bids shall be delivered tt
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 I'm
lprUvement as whole in strict &C.
IcordHnce with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance. and
tshali also enter into a bond. payable
to the said City Of Cairo, in the sum
lof fifty (sal per centum Of the
amount of his bid. with security &c
/ 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 bind
himself, In his said contract
and bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period d
two CD years from and after the ac
ceptance of the same by the said
Board and its confirmation BY tn,
County Court.
| The contractor to whom the con
tract Is awarded for making said 10
cal improvement and who shall con