The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-04-06

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 vitrified 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.
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 ssid 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 east-iron cover.
therefor. and consisting Of building
mp. and repairing the two CD 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 goth, 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.
l113 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 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-
fled by a responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten (l0) per CEN
tum of the amount of the bid or pro-
pcsai for tho construction of said
local improvement, and without
such cash 0r check, no bid or pro-
nosal will be considered by the said
9oard. The bids shall be delivered to
he 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
provement as whole in strict ac-
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 (50) per centum Of the
amount of his bid, with security to
be approved by the said Board. 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 bond, to guarantee his said
work and materials and the said
local improvement for the period OF
two (2) years from and after the &C.
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 10.
cal Improvement and who shall con
struct said local improvement viii
be paid In bonds Of the said City Of
Cairo, bearing interest at the rate o.
five CD per cent. per annum from
their respective dates.
Blank forms for bids or proposals
will be furnished on application Il
the said City Engineer at his offic,
aforesaid.
The Board reserves the right Il
eject any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois, this 5tl
day of April, A. D, 1918.
GEORGE PARSONS,
: President of the Board of Local I'm
Il provements of the City of Cairo