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

Public notice iG hereby given thai
NTH the hour of ten f10) o'clock. A.
VI. of Thursday, April 18th, A, ID.
1913. at the City Council Chamber
If tho City of Cairo. Illinois, at No.
III Commercial avenue. in said
City Of Cairo. the Board Of Local Inn
srovements OF the said City of Cairo
will receive sealed. itemized bids or
proposals for the improvement OF
Tenth street, from the west line OF
Ohio street to the east line of Poplar
street. In said City of Cairo, except
the intersection of Commercial ave-
nue. with said Tenth street which
has already been improved, consist
ing Of the construction upon the said
| Tenth street, in the center thereof,
from the west line of Ohio street to
the east line of Poplar street, IN
'aid City of Cairo, except the inter-
section of Commercial avenue with
said Tenth street which has already
been improved, of vitrified brick
pavement, OF the width of thirty-six
| 36) feet from the west line OF Ohio
street to the east line OF Commercial
tvenue. in said City of Cairo, and of
he width Of thirty (30) feet from
the west line Of Commercial avenue
to the east line of Poplar street, In
'aid City OF Cairo. with combina-
ton concrete curb and gutter on
both sides of said brick pavement,
at the outside edges OF said brick
pavement, and with natural lime
stone marginal curbs set on both
sides Of the said Tenth street, at Nil
Inpaved street intersections, at the
outside edges of said brick pavement
| md between the inside edges Of the
| gutter-flaEs of said curb and gutter
as extended around and out TO the
lot line on both sides of said Tenth
| street, at said unpaved street inter.
sections. and consisting of the con
struction upon the said Tenth street
OF brick catch-basins and supplying
| cast-jron traps and east-iron covers
| therefor, and consisting of building
up and repairing the one (1) brick
manbole now in the said Tenth street
and supplying cast-iron ring and
cast-iron cover therefor.
| The above work is provided for
by and fully described In Ordinance
No 279 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 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. 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 Fngi-
neer of the said City of Cairo, No.
ll1f3 Commercial avenue. in said
City of Cairo. which Is Just across
the hall from the said city clerks
loffiee. the specifications of and for
The said local improvement can be
found ard may be there examined.
All bids or proposals must be ae-
COMMANDED by cash. or by check,
payable 10 the order of the President
Of the said Board of Local Improve
lments In hts official capacity. certi-
fled by responsible bank, for an
amount equal to ten tt0) per cen
tunl Of the amount of the bid or PRO
posal for the construction of said
| local Improvement, and withou,
such cash or check, no hid or pro.
oosal will be considered by the said
Board. The bids shall be delivered to
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 con
tract with the said City of Cairo 70.
the construction Of said local i'm
provement az whole in strict &C
cordance with the terms and require
ments of the said ordinance, and
shall also enter into bond. payable
to the said City of Cairo, in the sun
Of fifty t50) per centum of tbs
amount of his bid, With security t.
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 bint
himself. in his said contrac
and bond, to guarantee his sale
J work and materials and the sale
local Improvement for the period o
1.-TWO t2) years from and after the ac
J ceptance of the same by the sal,
Beard and its confirmation by tn
. County Court.